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Roy Thanks. I would also be concerned about 8 woofers carrying the Middle C region of music which contains the much of the human voice. Maybe the LST transformer deals with that issue differently and with a single woofer. Perhaps multiple pairs of nines................

Please understand I am not trying to justify or defend this but I was thinking that there would be a preamp an equalizer and 1 smallest crown amplifier per pair for a total of four power amps. From experience I already know that that many 12" ARs can create a muddy mess without some sort of control. I suppose you could do the same thing with 4 pair of AR verticals and maybe get "cleaner" sound. The objective is this: On some types of music I prefer to "flood the zone" and I almost never concern myself with "imaging", as in the positioning of individual performers in space. It has occurred to me that this could be done with multiple pairs of small 2 ways and Subwoofers but then it becomes much more of driver or sound integration issue. The AR drivers are already integrated and I like the ease with which ARs can be dialed in. Adams

I am not a modder a tweeker or an upgrader but the Kitchen is closed and I don’t think my question is really appropriate for the AR speaker thread. I have seen but never heard LSTs and have given up on owning a pair but have often wondered if they were really an AR3a on steroids. They have the same drivers as a 3a, the only differences being the quantity of drivers, the configuration and the associated crossover. My question is to anyone who can provide an informed opinion is this: Would the sound of 4 pairs of AR3as be about the same as 1 pair of LSTs? Assume adequate power in whatever form you choose for the 3s and assume the 3s would be positioned to emulate the irregular semi-hexagonal shape of the LST. The reason I ask is that for me, 4 pair of 3s is much more likely to happen than a pair of LSTs. Hey I am just asking, I don’t know that I would ever actually do it.

I await your impressions. I too have 1As and 3as. They are standing side by side. The Timewindows were purchased new in 1986, the 3as about a year ago. I still can't commit to a preference though I listen more to the ARs. Stay in touch.

Horswispr. I noticed you published an AR3a review on epinions sometime after you started this DCM thread. Do you still have both ARs and the TWs? Do have a preference?