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In the Thread: Lowther Driver
Post Subject: Autistic AudioPosted by guy sergeant on: 11/17/2006
I have a cousin who is autistic. He is happy most of the time but he isn't really able to communicate his feelings to anyone else. He is also a very talented musician who plays the violin & piano very well. There are many interesting aspects of this disability but one is that it can give an insight into the potential of the human brain albeit often in only one direction such as mathematics or music.
There are some items of audio equipment that also give a glimpse as to what might be achieved although in other ways they are invariably flawed. The flaws might even be might even occasionally be the cause of the virtue. I regard the Lowther PM4A in this way. (I don't like the DX drivers at all.) I agree that it, like most Lowther drivers has serious deficiencies and is not and cannot be a universally applicable solution. however there are some things it can do which no other driver I've heard can do. For me it sets a standard with one or two of its attributes and for that reason it is interesting. I suppose this is the reason why so many listeners persist in using Lowther drivers despite their obvious shortcomings. I gave up after several years.
The Decca cartridges (when working!) are another flawed design which hint, in one area, what might be done.
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