Lowther TP1-A Custom-Made Premium Speaker

“Lowther TP1-A”

This is the name of a speaker which has been one of the most celebrated and most sought-after single-driver speakers in the Hi-Fi audio history. Also, the TP1-A represents the most complicated and difficult-to-make speaker enclosure design in the Lowther history. This is why you can hardly find the TP1-A which is commercially made and sold today.

The Lowther UK had introduced the original TP1-A in 1954 and immediately built up the fame for its outstanding performance and beautiful enclosure design. The Lowther UK then had introduced the variants of the TP1-A models: B, C and D, differing only in finish color and front horn opening design.

The 1950's Lowther brochure for the TP1-A states:
“Built as a music instrument, sounds like a musical instrument.
This amazing development is yet another Lowther contribution
to the art of electro-acoustic reproduction.
The most efficient reproducer of audio frequencies in the world
with single driver unit/compound horn housing.
Now in use by Television, Broadcasting and Recording studios throughout the world
as a Standard Monitor.”

Since then, Lowther speaker lovers and single-driver speaker fans around the world have been looking for used TP1-A speakers. Nowadays, the used and old enclosures alone of the TP1-A are being sold as high as $30,000, depending on its condition, in the used market around the world.

Fortunately, Lowther lovers and a single-driver speaker manias would not need to look after the used and old TP1-A in the second-hand market no longer. I and our master artisan have perfectly replicated the original TP1-A under close consultation with the authorized Lowther importer.

The replicated TP1-A is somehow better than the original in many ways. The driver unit, the PM3A or PM3/5A, is same as the original, since the Lowther UK reproduces it under the exactly same original specification in a limited quantity and since the local Lowther importer supplies it exclusively to our workshop. The enclosure design precisely resembles the original plan and structure. However, the material for and the assembly quality of the enclosure are superior to the original, since the finest Finnish Birch plywood and the top-quality high-strength adhesive are used. Besides, the wooden parts are prepared and milled by a computer-controlled CNC machine to achieve the extreme level of enclosure integrity and precision, boasting the world best tolerance for parts precision and quality. Also, the finest and 1mm-thick veneer is applied to the assembled enclosure and the veneer is varnished finely and finished in the Euro-Cherry color. The enclosure itself demonstrates the highest level of craftsmanship along with precision, finesse and suaveness at its best by any standard. Period….^^

The end result is the complete and perfect re-incarnation of the glorious TP1-A in the present times. Simply, it is one of the most beautiful and eye-enticing speakers in the Hi-Fi audio history. At the same time, it offers one of the best and purest performances with a limited enclosure size and volume to reproduce the modern high-resolution recordings.

The TP1-A poses gracefully and elegantly in any living environment and interior decoration.
It exudes the air of elegance and alluring beauty, as if high-priced and luxurious English antique furniture is accepted and mingled into a luxurious interior decoration.
In this regard, I guarantee the highest WAF (wife-acceptance-factor) for this refined TP1-A speaker.

The PM3A and the PM3/5A, the driver units for the TP1-A, are obviously one of the best engineered and most revered full-range drivers and utilize only the best materials for design such as pure gigantic-sized Alnico magnet. The PM3A and the PM3/5A are one of the most sensitive driver units and are able to communicate the tiniest details of music and to express the most delicate nuances of passages even with as little as 1 watt purest amplifier power. At the same time, it can be as robust and vigorous as any speaker to render the explosive dynamics and power of a full-scale orchestra.

Performance-wise, the TP1-A boasts one of the most flat frequency responses (20~22K Hz) from top to bottom with such a modestly sized enclosure. Its enclosure has a dual horn structure. One short and wide horn is directly attached to the driver unit and radiates sound waves toward the front direction. The other horn has a complicated back-folded structure for the optimum bass frequency extension and the backward sound wave from the driver unit travels the extended and complex folded tunnel and finally escapes to the bottom direction. The room floor also co-works with the bottom direction horn to further and fully extend the bass response.

The midrange and treble of the TP1-A is so pure and easily achieves the magic to capture the soul of musicians and instruments embedded in the recordings. Maybe, you would hear first time the purest form of the music in your own audio hobby history.

Overall performance of this TP1-A will be one of the very best speakers you can find in the market regardless of how much you would pay. And you will not find this level of performance and craftsmanship under a $50,000 price tag among commercially manufactured and sold speakers.

Finally, this finest speaker system can be yours at a reasonable cost, since the end users can buy directly from factory in a limited time. For the sale price, this elegant speaker will be safely crated and comfortably delivered to your door through FedEx or UPS. All speakers will leave our listening test facility after complete and thorough listening test and examination for minimum 5 days to guarantee quality, performance, and the buyer satisfaction.

[SPECIFICATION]
Frequency response: 20 ~ 22K Hz
Driver: a pair of PM3A (a pair of PM3/5A can be chosen for additional $1,500 cost)
* PM3A for silkier and sweeter rendering; * PM3/5A for more vivid and dynamic rendering
Sensitivity: 105dB at 1 watt at 1 meter (100dB before break-in)
Power requirement : 0.5 watt ~ 25 watt purest power
Enclosure and finish: Finest Euro-Cherry finished veneer over Finish Birch plywood structure
Dimension: 47H X 32W X 23D inches (1193mm H x 812mm W x 584mm D) with feet
Weight: 180 lbs or 82Kg per pair NET
Shipping weight: 240 lbs or 110 Kg per pair (120 lbs or 55 Kg each) crated
Retail Price: USD 35,000 plus shipping
Direct Sale Price: USD 19,999 including shipping to the US, Europe, and major Asian countries.

For payment, bank transfer or a certified check is recommended, since a buyer can save the 3.5% paypal fee.
Also, a buyer may choose the Letter of Credit (LC) for payment.

For further question and inquiry, you can contact me at +82 10 4614 1306 or visit our web site at www.pyonsound.com (Technology section).