Additions and changes, in reverse chronological order

26 Aug 2024

My. Oh. My. Due to a number of issues on the web site, and problems with external links to it, I decided I had to do something. The web has certainly changed a lot since I first put this site up in 1995. Static pages as we knew them are almost gone. Mobile devices came along, and all of a sudden our static web pages became even more useless.

The audio world hasn't changed quite as much, but looking back on this site now, it's clear things have moved on there too — streaming, Class D amplifiers, active speaker configurations, smaller loudspeakers that perform amazingly well. I could go on. Suffice to say, the audio world has indeed changed.

But trends come and go, and it seems open-baffle designs, horns and low-powered amps haven't gone away, and may even be due for a renaissance. I don't have plans to revitalize the site or add new content, but it seemed only fair — and maybe useful for some — to brush it up a bit and make it more visible to people searching for information on these things. So, a few changes:

  • Responsive layouts implemented for the pages most likely to be read (mainly the project/build pages)
  • Removed defunct links — well, largely
  • Improved readability on small devices
  • Improved indexing for search engines
  • Cleaned up a lot of ugliness from the early days of the web
  • Implemented a common layout for the pages most likely to be read

The page you're currently reading (and some others) will be kept “as is” — a nice reminder of how things looked in 1995! If you've read this far, I'd recommend navigating around the whole site. After nearly 30 years, some of it makes for a pretty nostalgic and fun browsing experience.

  • 23 Aug 2002 — Had to raise the membership fee to NOK 100, changed in Joining the club.
  • 21 Aug 2002 — Pages moved to ConsultIT's KOSAT server.
  • 13 Feb 2002 — Revised links page.
  • 02 Mar 2000 — Updated member list (removed due to GDPR regulations).
  • 28 Feb 2000 — Added All Fun article.
  • Jan 2000 — Pages moved to the current URL.
  • Some revisions lost throughout '99 because of the move to a new location.
  • 25 Sep 98 — Added new links to the useful links section.
  • 29 Apr 98 — Added member list / contact page (removed due to GDPR regulations).
  • 02 Feb 98 — Retired the list of other Lowther Clubs, replaced with a link to Lowther's own pages.
  • 08 Aug 97 — Added a new project to the member's projects page.
  • 08 Aug 97 — Revised links page and the list of other Lowther Clubs.
  • 12 Nov 96 — Added a link to the new Lowther Club in Holland (know it took a while; sorry, Bert!).
  • 12 Nov 96 — Revised the list of other Lowther Clubs.
  • 9 Sep 96 — Revised the list of other Lowther Clubs.
  • 19 Jul 96 — Added an extensive literature reference list, featuring some links.
  • 19 Jul 96 — Finally got around to adding the picture of the Big Fun horn.
  • 17 Jul 96 — Added a new project to the member's projects page. Page layout revised.
  • 17 Jul 96 — Revised the list of other Lowther Clubs.
  • 30 Apr 96 — Added the member's projects section, a reference for some of the interesting projects our members were working on.
  • 04 Feb 96 — Added pages presenting Ad Hoc, the horn calculation software.
  • 14 Jan 96 — Added more information on the Lowther-Voigt LOGIC and FIDELIO series loudspeakers.
  • 14 Jan 96 — Added the “notice for non-members” section.
  • 13 Jan 96 — Added “What's new?”.
  • 13 Jan 96 — Added a number of GIFs, cross-sectional views of Lowther designs, and plans for the Acousta and the Big Fun horn to the what is a Lowther section. Also linked these GIFs from the articles section.
  • 13 Jan 96 — Added some more information on Lowther-Voigt and drivers.