The Abby Speaker

Since the Abby speaker's introduction, the momentum for low powered refinement has grown. So many of these simple systems have been installed by enthusiastic users, that we find ourselves adjusting our goals.

Since Abby's introduction we have built a few prototypes of alternate designs in an effort to improve the experience of low cost simple and refined systems. In every case we return to the basic design of the Abby and understand further “some things were meant to be”. The basic sound can be refined. But the basic sound is hard to improve upon too.

So we grind and refine.

The openness and transparency, combined with excellent tonal balance (in addition to high efficiency and dynamics), has made Abby “annoyingly good sounding” as one dealer remarked. This annoyingly good speaker has seen fit to be driven in systems with analog front ends costing twenty times as much as the Abby.

I designed the Abby to be an introduction into high efficiency speaker systems of simple yet refined design. That pays tribute to “classic” forms and re-interpret them with current thinking. The result is that Abby has succeeded and found a soft spot in audiophile's homes worldwide.

Abby Comments found on the web:

“The Abby's are hard to please in matching the right amp to get the right sound. But if you are able to do so, you have something that's really a pleasure to listen too.

“I also received my Abby's one week ago and are thoroughly enjoying them. I agree, regardless what listening level they are at the sweetness and smooth detail comes through.

“I just picked up a pair of Cain & Cain Abby speakers yesterday and they are just wonderful. They work beautifully in my room (12x20x8, with a 10x10x8 "L"), sounding even better here than they did at the dealer's demo -- I had a slight reservation about lack of bass, but at home they sound just great to me.

“I still get amazed by them every day. They're also easy on the eyes .....just frosting on the cake : ) “

“I have the Abby's and love them. Best woodwork I've ever seen on a speaker. My wife loves their looks too - first speakers she has ever said that about (and I've had a lot of different speakers). “

"chickens pimples"  Abby Review from Hi-Fi lehti  (Finnish hifi Magazine)

Some Abby Measurements

January 2004
The Abby: Best of 2003 Budget Beater Award

November 2003
The Abby - featured in JazzTimes

April 11-12, 2003
The Abby featured at Midwest Audio Hornfest