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Just wondering if anyone has a take on the difference between speaker cabinetry from Lowther...
Acousta vs. Acousta DeLuxe ?Is one newer than the other, is one a response to the other's design limitations, are all drivers acceptable to both cabs, etc.
Thanks very much for replies,
JD
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Hi JD.The Lowther Acousta is a Lowther designed cabinet for use with all of (with 1 or 2 exceptions) the 8 inch Lowther drivers.
According to the info I have, there are 2 versions: the Acousta 90 and the Acousta 115. There is no mention of a "Deluxe". However, this may simply be a "one-off " limited production version with expensive veneer or a special finish. It could also be something built by someone else who's not affiliated with the Lowther factory. This is done all the time and really confuses the issue. Makes it difficult to determine what's what.Regards, Rick.
The name Acousta was used by Lowwther for many different cabinets all designed orginally to take either a PM6A or a PM7A.This started in the late 1950's and early 60's when Lowther only made Alnico type (Ticonal) magnets.The original Acousta was about 18" wide by 34" tall and 15" deep.The Deluxe was a slightly larger version of this design.Could be floor standing or on legs and mounted on its side. Then, they came up with the Acousta 115 which slanted the front baffle a bit to aim the driver more up to ear level. This necessitated enclosing the rear of the ALnico magnet into a box, The Acousta 124 was a two driver unit. Then too, there was an Auditorium Acousta with front and an upward facing rear drive unit; also a corner Acousta and a Dual Position Acousta.For a while they also made a Mini-Acousta for space restricted areas. Somewhere buried in my files are copies of these.
Let's not forget a reworking of the 115 and also one called the 109.
So, you can see that the term Acousta was used for any moderate sized cabinet designed around the smaller magnet drive units.The Acousta 90 was an ill fated attempt to make a smaller unit using Reflex loading and basically designed for the Ferrite magnet models of drive units. This was the basis for trying to use BR loading for a Lowther unit. Basically a sad effort!
There was a recent post that showed the basic Acousta and the Deluxe, taken from an old Lowther brochure. Try a search on this forum and you may find it.
The Medallion II offered by Lowther-America is based on the original Acousta folding but is larger to allow for a longer horn.Dimensions for that are 14"wide by 45" tall and 20" deep. Additionally,it can take a wider choice of drive units.
Hope this clarifies some of the questions.
Tony
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