samberger0357

That's how I feel about my refurbished pair of original 5's. I auditioned a pair of the new one's when they first came out, and while I liked them, I could never replace them with my originals.

Unfortunately I live in Northern California, and a roadtrip to AZ for speakers is not on my to do list. And considering that I just acquired a holy grail audio piece (Garrard 301) my wallet thanks me for my restraint. But I'll keep looking.

It happens to the best of them. My hope is that whatever is out there in the wilds is dealt with properly when the time comes, rather then on a curb waiting for bulky garbage pickup.

I see I misunderstood your post. Whew! Thought I'd missed my opportunity. Whoever owns these at this point seemingly are holding on to them. I never see anything online from current owners except you, but then again i hardly ever see anything current written about Allison speakers other then once in a while on the Google mail group. Even then it's very rare.

What?? I have an Ebay notification for those, and never saw one pair for sale. Bizarre. I also look occasionally, and it's always the same Two's(have been there forever), some 7's, 4's, but no One's, and never IC-20's. Something from across the country probably wouldn't be realistic anyway but man, if you ever know or see a pair come up, please feel free to send a message to me.

Of course. Use them most every day.

I'm thrilled that at least I've been able to own A1's. Don't see many of those around either.

Don't see A3's come up at all. And if I ever have the opportunity to buy a pair of IC-20's, I will.

I haven't seen Three's, just Two's. Of course, I'd much prefer to find a pair locally then to deal with somebody shipping them. And finding a pair of sale in CA is near impossible. That said, I try to keep my eyes and ears open and with many, many other speakers in my possession, I can afford to be very patient.

Not many are having the benefit of dipping their toes in the classic Allison speaker pool since those of us who own them are keeping them. I love my A1's, and will never sell until I absolutely have to. I'd love to own a pair of 2 and 3's also, not to mention the Model Five's which have come up in a couple of discussions lately that indicate they too are a great speaker. But in the meantime, I'll continue to enjoy my A1's and be grateful that I've had the opportunity to marvel in their sound.

Posts pictures by uploading from your computer by clicking on the "Choose files" link below. 4's are a very rare speaker, as you might know. They are best driven by a bigger tube amp, like a Mcintosh MC240 or 275. Solid state won't get it done.

Hey if it works to make the speaker more enjoyable for you, great! My hearing according to my doc seems pretty good, although I'm sure my high end is shot somewhat from the years of tiny clubs and huge amps. But my 3's output is perfect for me. I still have 2 pairs of JansZen 1-30's both currently not working properly. One day I'll get them restored. Now they were fun, although I still don't know if I'd use them . Back in 2018 I posted a picture of them, and the Microstats being used together on a pair of 2ax's I had at the time.

I liked my Microstats at the time I used them, but that was before I had 3's with the properly rebuilt tweets. After that, I compared the new tweets with the MS's, and had no need for them. I agree that the AR sound is not for everybody, even if they're completely restored.

If the tweeters are providing normal performance, especially after a rebuild(like mine) why would a super tweeter even be necessary?

Ooh...I've always wanted to find some of those. Congratulations!