AR 38s Not convinced

[StimpyWan]

Nice soldering, but an unusual cumulative value - - which speaker model of yours uses a .25 cap?

That was just a web grab. I only used it, since it was a decent photo. Plus, good soldering skills. But, I wondered about the values too? Maybe it was for a preamp or amp, and not speakers?

 

[larrybody]

Here are my AR38S speakers.

If I remember correctly when I refoamed them they had the cone lip glued to the backside of the cone. So that's the way I put them back. Don't think it really maters much.

I recapped them with a set these capacitors.

https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/px-cap-250vdc/claritycap-6.0-mfd-px-range-polypropylene-caps/

The spring loaded speaker clips were replaced with these.

https://www.parts-express.com/parts...y-speaker-wire-binding-post-terminal--260-302

If I remember correctly they sounded rather good. A lot like the 18S models with bigger woofers and cabinets. I need to get them back out and listen again.

 

[TalThorens]

Hi there!

Greetings from Warsaw, Poland.

I recently bought a Marantz 2250B and wanted to look for a nice, good quality, not too big, pair of speakers for this receiver. I saw an occasion and bought the AR 38s. I'm not an expert and forgive me if I say something wrong but I was not convinced by the sound of these AR's. I wanted to have a nice harmonic, smooth, defined and very crystal clear sound where all the instruments/sounds are clearly identified. My perception is that didn't achieve this with the 38s. IMHO there is a lack of mids and some weak highs. Maybe I should go to 3 drivers?. I mostly listen to jazz, classic, electronic and rock&pop from 70s.

Any help, comments will be appreciated,

Regards,

JC

Hi JC,

I'm wondering if the capacitor made the difference?
Few months ago I bought a pair of AR-38's and thinking to recap them.

Thanks
Tal