Speaker ID please

[Jenkster]

http://redding.craigslist.org/ele/3732981667.html

They look to be pretty good quality and if they weigh 68 lbs. each?:scratch2: Maybe AR's?

 

[cubby01]

They look familiar, like a variation on AR3 series. Good looking set of drivers :yes:

 

[mythless]

Looks like Audax drivers for the tweets and probably mids. Woofers remind me of AR/KLH-ish with what looks like doping compound on the cone.

 

[dumptruck]

AR3a with replacement mids and tweets, I think...

 

[r_brumett61]

AR3a Euro version with ABtech replacemant mids and tweeters.

 

[r_brumett61]

Maybe AR3 mod with ABtech replacements or AR3a Euro with old style woofers and ABtech mids and tweeters

 

[dumptruck]

They don't match what AB Tech is currently selling .

 

[mythless]

I think we have a winner!

 

[Jenkster]

Thanks for the replies. Do you think they are worth $100?

 

[dumptruck]

Should be worth $100 in parts, you'd have to use your ears as far as the sound with the replacement drivers, but the listing is gone now.

 

[Jenkster]

Should be worth $100 in parts, you'd have to use your ears as far as the sound with the replacement drivers, but the listing is gone now.

Well, I did buy them. They sounded good but not great. I am a sucker for a sob story. Long story short, he obviously needed the money more than I did.

Tweeters and mid-range drivers are made in Thaiwan replacements and some kind of generic crossover.:thumbsdn: The woofers appear to be original AR's with Alnico magnets, cloth surrounds.:thmbsp: They both work great and measured 2.5 ohms DCR. They also have a ring, looks like rubber, around the dust cap. There are some cracks but they are intact. I haven't done any research but I assume they have some value. I will post some pics soon.

Thanks again for the information guys.

 

[Jenkster]

Here's some pics of one woofer. They are both virtually identical.

 

[EVBoy]

At least you could get your money back selling the woofers.

 

[Jenkster]

At least you could get your money back selling the woofers.

I did just that. Put them on Ebay this morning with an initial bid of $100 and a BIN of $200. Sold for $200 in less that 10 minutes. Maybe the BIN was too low?:scratch2:

 

[dumptruck]

You probably should have just gone straight up no reserve auction on them, because who knows how many guys with money are sitting around waiting for a pair of the older woofer version to come up, but 100% profit seems pretty okay to me.

 

[Jenkster]

You probably should have just gone straight up no reserve auction on them, because who knows how many guys with money are sitting around waiting for a pair of the older woofer version to come up, but 100% profit seems pretty okay to me.

You are probably right about the auction. I am not a flipper by nature and not greedy. If they had good tweets and mids with original crossovers, I would have kept them. As you said, 100% profit aint' half bad.

I wonder how much the cabinets are worth? Nice veneer with some minor damage. Very solid and heavy. Probably a good candidate for an Econwave project.:yes: