I have the current Duos, driven by by my rebuilt Quad IIs, Verdier Control B tube preamp and fronted by a Platine Verdier, Schroeder Model 2 and Allaerts MC1B.
You need to set the AG horns up properly - toe in to focus in front of your listening seat, and adjust the bass roll off and sub woofer volume correctly. Get the Subwoofer wrong and they can sound really unimpressive. Get it right and it just clicks.
I've heard Lowthers in any configurations, but they're not the same. In my previous life, I worked selling HiFi with Ken Kessler, before I became a medic. Like Ken, I like my system to have plenty of dynamics (I'm also a Decca fan) yet have the lucidity of tubes. The AGs are my best ever purchase, even better than my original Garrott Brothers Decca cartridge.
The AGs cost a lot as the horns are machined to very fine tolerances, so not a great DIY prospect.
You need to set the AG horns up properly - toe in to focus in front of your listening seat, and adjust the bass roll off and sub woofer volume correctly. Get the Subwoofer wrong and they can sound really unimpressive. Get it right and it just clicks.
I've heard Lowthers in any configurations, but they're not the same. In my previous life, I worked selling HiFi with Ken Kessler, before I became a medic. Like Ken, I like my system to have plenty of dynamics (I'm also a Decca fan) yet have the lucidity of tubes. The AGs are my best ever purchase, even better than my original Garrott Brothers Decca cartridge.
The AGs cost a lot as the horns are machined to very fine tolerances, so not a great DIY prospect.