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A Lowther question, please? [message #20113] Sat, 19 June 2004 00:17 Go to next message
wunhuanglo is currently offline  wunhuanglo
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I've read several times about the Lowther's susceptibility to debris in the voice coil gap. Nobody else packs that kind of warning with their drivers (at least that I’ve ever seen). What is it that makes this a problem that seems to be uniquely associated with Lowthers?

Thanks for any info.


Re: A Lowther question, please? [message #20114 is a reply to message #20113] Sat, 19 June 2004 09:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
akhilesh is currently offline  akhilesh
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The ultra low clearance. But if you buy them new, Lowther america used to gaurantee them. And it;s not that common to have this problem.
No...the big problem with lowthers will eb to get a good bo for them. I would suggest go with a horn from theor web site. If you do it right.. i ma sure they will be great...since i see so few used horn lowthers on sale.
-akhilesh

Re: A Lowther question, please? Thanks [message #20116 is a reply to message #20114] Sat, 19 June 2004 17:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Re: A Lowther question, please? [message #20134 is a reply to message #20113] Thu, 01 July 2004 12:41 Go to previous message
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It's a combination of a very powerful magnet and that the voice coice and gap are exposed to the elements. If you look between the phase plug and the whizzer you can see the small size of the gap. Even a tiny piece of debris will get jammed causing unpleasant sounds. That said, I used a PM6A with no covers since the early nineties with no problems.

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