I've owned 2 pair of 2001s, and seriously considered the 2003. I enjoyed them greatly. I found the highs to be a bit elevated; I put a 1 ohm resistor in series w/ the tweeter, which worked well.
As with the Platinum Reference series, Phil Jones was extreme in his attacks on resonances. The cabinet walls are veneered inside with 1/8" lead sheet; tweeter horns are machined from solid moly steel slabs. Woofer and tweeter magnets are also clad in lead. Inductors were wound in house. These methods would be impossible to produce at an reasonable price but for the Chinese connection, when China really was a low cost country. The AAD silver series was also very good for the price. Classic stuff!
As with the Platinum Reference series, Phil Jones was extreme in his attacks on resonances. The cabinet walls are veneered inside with 1/8" lead sheet; tweeter horns are machined from solid moly steel slabs. Woofer and tweeter magnets are also clad in lead. Inductors were wound in house. These methods would be impossible to produce at an reasonable price but for the Chinese connection, when China really was a low cost country. The AAD silver series was also very good for the price. Classic stuff!