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I used the connectors on the one of mine that had come loose. You never know if you might decide to take them out for whatever reason. Like once you see my cabinets all fully refinished and feel the need to do the same ;-)
 
Drugolf said:
I used the connectors on the one of mine that had come loose. You never know if you might decide to take them out for whatever reason. Like once you see my cabinets all fully refinished and feel the need to do the same ;-)
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I think I'll go this route as well. Holding these while soldering is a bit awkward, and I don't want to chance damaging the domes.
 
Wow this has been a great read Glenn, awesome speakers and I checked out your YouTube clip too which was sweet. What was the track you playing in the ADS demo ? I wanna see how that same track sounds on my AR90s after I get my 400 wpc power amp hooked up :-) Cheers
 
Markoneswift said:
Wow this has been a great read Glenn, awesome speakers and I checked out your YouTube clip too which was sweet. What was the track you playing in the ADS demo ? I wanna see how that same track sounds on my AR90s after I get my 400 wpc power amp hooked up :) Cheers
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Thanks for reading through it! These are incredible speakers. I'm still amazed I have them.
The track is called Electricity by Lee Foss & MK feat. Anabel. Great track. I think it's on Soundcloud.
 
Drivers reinstalled, and wow! These sounded great before, now even better. Mid & high details are even cleaner, more sizzle in the extreme highs, but not harsh, voices make you think the performer is right in front of you! These are life long keepers. For now, I'm leaving the crossovers alone. I will replace the grill fabric at some point.
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I believe I can be quoted from above ;-) "you wont be disappointed" hehe .. and yes you should get on them cross overs just in case ;-) think of new caps as an insurance policy protecting your drivers for the next 40 years..., a policy that happens to .. well make things sound a little better
 
They look like they have cataracts!
Happy for you glenn. They definitely challenge my AR3's and would probably win if my room was bigger.
And I am jealous of the stands that I don't have.
 
Drugolf said:
They look like they have cataracts!
Happy for you glenn. They definitely challenge my AR3's and would probably win if my room was bigger.
And I am jealous of the stands that I don't have.
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Oh, these put my AR3's in the back seat! And I love the 3's, but they cannot compete with these. When I A-B these with the 3's, the 910's are substantially louder at the same volume, just fill the space with so much sound.
Those white dots are some felt type damping fabric under the domes. The stands do make a nice improvement in the sound. They rais them 7.5 inches off the ground if you decide to raise yours.

Glenn
 
GD70 said:
When I A-B these with the 3's, the 910's are substantially louder at the same volume, just fill the space with so much sound.

Glenn
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Oh this is so wrong...

Volume has nothing to do with sound quality unless it is one of the criteria for a system, then get the best sounding speaker and pour the power to them. Much money was spent back in the day to get equal volume speaker switching networks to allow fair comparisons of different speakers in the hi-fi stores. Easy enough to have the one playing louder be the preferred speaker.

If you same volume A/B these speakers, what is the outcome?
 
Blue Shadow said:
Oh this is so wrong...

Volume has nothing to do with sound quality unless it is one of the criteria for a system, then get the best sounding speaker and pour the power to them. Much money was spent back in the day to get equal volume speaker switching networks to allow fair comparisons of different speakers in the hi-fi stores. Easy enough to have the one playing louder be the preferred speaker.

If you same volume A/B these speakers, what is the outcome?
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Fair enough. I my next listening session, I'll focus on sonic quality at equal volume and report back.
 
Sitting here in New England, I love both AR and a/d/s speakers, but I should say I've got no horse in this race. Glenn's posts are often among my favorites in this forum, and he has a spectacular collection of audio gear, but I have to endorse the sentiment expressed by Blue Shadow here. Loudness, or more correctly, sound pressure level (SPL, measured in decibels), is only a meaningful comparative guide if you factor in the efficiency, or sensitivity, of the speakers being compared. If "loudness" is a desired characteristic for a music lover, get yourself some Cerwin-Vegas and an amp with beaucoup wattage, and turn it up to 11 until the tweeters start smoking.
 
ra.ra said:
Sitting here in New England, I love both AR and a/d/s speakers, but I should say I've got no horse in this race. Glenn's posts are often among my favorites in this forum, and he has a spectacular collection of audio gear, but I have to endorse the sentiment expressed by Blue Shadow here. Loudness, or more correctly, sound pressure level (SPL, measured in decibels), is only a meaningful comparative guide if you factor in the efficiency, or sensitivity, of the speakers being compared. If "loudness" is a desired characteristic for a music lover, get yourself some Cerwin-Vegas and an amp with beaucoup wattage, and turn it up to 11 until the tweeters start smoking.
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Thanks ra. ra. Seems I've opened a can of worms here! The 910-AR3 SPL comment was more of a blanket statement I suppose. It's easy to be seduced by high volume of these. Comparing these two is an apple to oranges comparison. My next session will focus on quality of sound, not SPL output. I'll measure the decibel level for each, and reassess.
 
This has been a great read Glenn, thanks. I bought the 910s for sale in VT back in Feb. They are serial numbers 2516 and 2542. I listened to them for a bit and realized one mid was having issues, and have finally gotten them back in working order last night. I am looking froward to some serious listening over the weekend when I can get them set up properly. Like you, I am going to have to move a pile of gear around first. I am a big ADS fan having owned L710s for decades, a pair of L200s I use on my desk at work, and recently bought a couple of pairs of L300s that need new surrounds.

Have you tried the bi or triamp cards or the LEDs?

Cheers!
 
Aptone said:
This has been a great read Glenn, thanks. I bought the 910s for sale in VT back in Feb. They are serial numbers 2516 and 2542. I listened to them for a bit and realized one mid was having issues, and have finally gotten them back in working order last night. I am looking froward to some serious listening over the weekend when I can get them set up properly. Like you, I am going to have to move a pile of gear around first. I am a big ADS fan having owned L710s for decades, a pair of L200s I use on my desk at work, and recently bought a couple of pairs of L300s that need new surrounds.

Have you tried the bi or triamp cards or the LEDs?

Cheers!
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Hey Aptone!
Yours could have been built the same week as mine. You have the stands?
I just went down to give a quick listen, and that damn pesky plug on the crossover is being finicky again on one of them. Looks like I'm going to need to replace them. A link was posted earlier in the thread for a source to buy them. Was this your issue as well? You've had quite a variety of these! I think you're going to be very happy with the 910's.

I have not installed the LED cards or tried the bi-amp cards yet. Many have stated the LED's add some distortion.

Cheers!
 
nerdorama said:
Thanks. I've seen that thread and it is veddy interesting. I may get myself up to doing it on the 910's. I was particularly struck by the comments about replacing the large electrolytic in the bass section.
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Hey John,

When you have a moment, can you post the link for the plugs you bought. Thought I had the info but can't find it now.

Thanks, Glenn
 
I bought mine from Mouser, but they are now obsolete and NLA. There are some available on the big auction. The Jones/Molex part number is 38331-8006. This is a solder eyelet version with a cable clamp rather than the PCB version but they work. I used short wires between the connector and the PCB.
 
Hey Glenn, you inspired me to take to YouTube. Here are my AR90s playing 'Electricity' by Lee Foss. Streaming from Soundcloud via Airfoil to AppleTV, then into the Pioneer SX-880 :-)

 
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