Lowther in bass reflex or Cain Abby

Kunja, where are you located? Are there any Cain & Cain dealers in your area? It would be worth listening to the Abbys - they are big and difficult to transport speakers, although in your room they occupy a small footprint. You can't really go wrong with them if you are looking for a full sound.

Sorry but never heard the Lowther in questions. Another alternative often mentioned here are Bob Brines speakers, which are not quite as pretty as the Abbys and I don't know of anyone who did compare them directly to the Abbys. Lookswise there is no question though... Again in your pricerange the Horn Shoppe Horns seem like a good option too.

Also, one last comment: Single drivers do require a careful amp match. The Fi X/Abby combination is excellent, so is the First Watt F1/Horn combo in my own experience. Furthermore, single drivers are not for everyone, some people just can't live without the top end or bottom end extension. Worth listening to a few or at least buying some on trial.

Rene

I agree with Restock..you should listen before making the plunge. You may Love'Em and you may Hate'Em . The Abbys are beautifully handcrafted speakers. They also sound great with low power tubes. Wish mine were that perty!! :-)

Also you could go Open Baffle..

Go to Audiocircle.com and post your question. There are many on that forum who use and have experience with different implementations of single drivers. You could post it on Audioasylum.com in the HE forum..they're a rowdy bunch though.

Audiocircle is good, but the Fullrange Driver Forum is all fullrange, all the time. You name, they've done it. Doubt you can find more collective experience anywhere on the web.

If you can't find a Cain & Cain dealer near you, try shooting Terry Cain an email off his website to see if there is an Abby owner in your neck of the woods. You never know...

BTW, Terry does have a Fostex super tweeter that can be added to all his speakers for a little more "sparkle". I have the T-900A tweeter pods on my IM-Bens and like them, but they are no where near mandatory.

In my experience these types of speakers are very cold sounding.If you like speakers that emote you probably need to look elsewhere.
The Goodmans Axiom 80 is the exception to this however.
Many of us have been down the single driver path.You can enjoy these immensely for a while but after a while you also come to realise their weaknesses as well as their strengths.
Some don't though,so they are probably still worth a try.

Just buy some Zu speakers..there the best speakers in the world and nothing I'm mean nothings better.. you know. LOL