Index   Epilogue The pictures you've just seen are only a small selection of many to give you a general, illustrated idea of the path we've taken so far with Auditorium 23. There was a time when most of our endeavours were influenced by the French publication L'Audiophile and the realization of many ideas described therein. L'Audiophile was the platform where Jean Constant Verdier wrote about his turntable La Platine, about Thorens 124 and EMT. It was here that loudspeakers like Triangle TQWT were introduced, which we have been distributing as kit concepts for a long time. And it was here that the first "Petite L'Audiophile" speakers were shown. We have built many different variations of Akihito Kaneda's amplifiers as introduced by L'Audiophile magazine and in MJ-Stereo-Technique. We were the first to distribute 300 B amplifiers in Germany (reviewed in DAS OHR 1989: "Where to find Monotriodes in Germany?") and purchased WE 300 B tube originals still dating from 1988 productions. Our horn speakers always were equipped with compression drivers, complemented by Altec woofers. Over time, this vast experience has matured into a deeper appreciation and understanding of so-called "simple" ideas. Not in a sense of reduced quality, mind - rather, we find ourselves among the many owners of big installations around the globe who have forsaken passive or active multi-way concepts, preferring the musical charme of the best coaxial or wide range working loudspeaker concepts instead. You can possibly compare it to the sense of bliss one feels when descending a mountain buoyed by the fullness of having seen the summit. We've worked with many wide range units. We have elaborated upon coaxial concepts, collected historical ones and distributed contemporary ones, e.g. the »Roiene« speakers. We've learned to appreciate the amazing potential of the 21 cm PHY unit, comparing it time and again with both historical and contemporary ones. With the 21 cm PHY, we now believe to hold a tool that comes very close to our idea of coherent music reproduction, free from disturbance. A combination with Ken Shindo's electronics of the lower price range reveals the fantastic abilities of these concepts - the bigger amplifiers of his range demand for more, but even here it will hardly exceed over two-way-concepts which are yet to tame satisfyingly. Finally, we found an old adage to be true, a piece of wisdom shared by many arts: Less is More. We do hope you enjoyed the little excursion into our history.