[Jenn]

Andre Jute wrote:
wrote:

And which "much more expensive" speaker system outclasses even the
second best Lowther?

Here is a classification of the best speakers ever made:

1. Quad first series ESL of 1957. The speaker designer's reference.

2. Quad ESL63 of 1981.

3. Tannoy Royal Westminster horn. This is such a rare and expensive
beast, many don't count it, putting the Lowther below in third
position.

4. Any Lowther driver in a horn is a contender. The classical Lowther
drivers are not ranked by number or price but as units with their
enclosures. Fidelio horns to my ears sound best with PM6A, which are
about midway up the present price scale of Lowther drivers, though the
Fideliio enclosure is expensive to build.

I LOVE the sound of the Quads you mentioned, but the speakers in the
best system I've ever heard was the Genesis 1.1 system. Of course,
there is a huge difference of scale here, but that system was something
I'll never forget.