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  1. lARrybody
    I am getting ready to replace some AR58S boards with rebuilt AR91 boards. I am not particularly interested in protecting the caps and resisters, just the inductors. I wonder if using a heat gun would soften up the hot melt glue better than injecting alcohol around the perimeter.
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    You may have to cut one. If you have a Dremel tool I would use their circle cutting attachment. Cut the outside first then the inside. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dremel-Circle-Cutter-Attachment-3-4-in-to-12-in-Diameter-678-01/202713389
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    I don't think you could have made a better choice. The pure direct option on that amp is awesome.
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    Chris1 may be on to your problem. Always check the simple obvious things first. Get a paper towel tube and see if you can isolate the problem to your offending driver (ie tweeter). I have also fixed tweeters in Ar 18 (200014-3) and Ar 18S (20038-0) with this problem. The glue becomes dried out over the years and the cones buzz and crackles on the frame. Try gently lifting the cone edge with a dental pick. I used some Aleene's Tacky Glue on a toothpick to go around the perimeter. Don't use too much. Make sure the cone is back in its original position so the voice coil remains centered. Press the cone edge down gently as the glue dries. I have also ran a 2.5k tone at low volume thru the tweeter to make sure the voice coil is aligned. Hope this is it. Eventually you may want to replace the 20uf capacitor and clean or better yet replace the control pot. They are amazing little speakers and actually fit on bookshelves nicely.
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    Mine do look like yours. Mine are AR94R models. A guy at work has a pair with walnut top caps. They may be Si or Sx models. Like most AR speakers they really like power run thru them. I re-caped mine with Dayton 5% Metalized Polypropylene Capacitors. They sounded good with a Pioneer SX-780, but when I powered them with a Adcom GFA 555II they really came alive.
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    I love looking at pictures. Especially of things like food, pretty women, pets and AR Speakers. Seriously though try resizing them to 100KB or so. You can also use a image hosting site such as imgur or flicker. Oh and by the way welcome to the best place on the planet for help and opinion about your classic speakers. Hope the caps brings your woofers in line. Like I said pictures are great especially with AR94 speakers because there were several versions of them.
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    I think the 038 tweeters are something special indead. They are going to play a little louder than the original AR7 tweeter and have a bit more sizzle. In March I found a pair of AR8b's at a local thrift store for next to nothing and snatched them up. Didn't really want a pair of 8b's, but I wanted those 038 tweeters.
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    Are you referring to the texture of the cone. They do look a little like poly cone TSW drivers, but I believe they AR 200027-0 drivers. The dust caps are correct, the silicone around the interedge of the surround is present and even the black foam gasket over the screw heads is there. Here are mine before and after refoam. Goose your serial numbers are in the 12000 range and mine ar in the 15000. I have AR grill badges and not the retucalangler ones I have seen others. These are highly sought after and priced right won't last long. There is currently a pair on CL in Chicago you can compare them to pricewise. Yours may be in better condition and being one owner is always a plus.
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    That is a old KLH trick I think I learned from you several years ago.
  10. lARrybody
    All the time. Here is a pair of 2ax's with the little pull tab made out of white satin ribbon. The grills are held in place with six 1/2 in round wafer magnets countersunk into the speaker baffle and six into the grill frame. I know it's been said many times here, but you cannot get anything more authentic than the 18 count lambswool linen grill covering available from 123 stitch.com I used the shere black grill cloth from parts express first just because I didn't want to see the grill cutouts.
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    I have used cheesecloth from the grocery store with success.
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    I know J Kent has had experience using lacquer. Maybe he will offer his thoughts soon. Look forward to seeing the finished speakers.
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    AR55 is completely right about the AR-15. I think I have remarked here that it is my favorite 2 way 8 in. vintage AR speaker. That's not to say that the AR25 is not to be appreciated. When I got my first pair they came with Realistic replacement woofers. They were replaced with AR 200037 woofers. Also original cap replaced with 6uf Erse Plus-X poly. Binding post replaced the spring clips and a L-pad were added to the tweeter circuit. Currently using them with AR18 speakers on top hooked up in parallel to a Pioneer SX-980 receiver. My AR-15's are stored away out of rotation right now.
  14. lARrybody
    I understand where you are coming from 338 (h) (10). The AR25 uses the same size cabinet with the same woofer with a single 6uf tweeter cap. Woofer just rolls off naturally to the 1 1/4 in. cone tweeter. Good sounding speaker. The AR 15 is a different animal allogether. This is my recapped AR 15 crossover. Quite a bit different. Might work but not sure how it would output with the 15's 1 in dome tweeter. My 15's
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    Also was used in the AR25.
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    If you can’t find 200001 woofers the 200037 woofers would be my next choice. They can be found on the auction site and may need to be re-foamed. My opinion, keep your AR speakers AR.
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    Thanks Tom, You are not the first person who has told me the 2ax mids are better. I saved them and may eventually put them back. Like I said I have one original grill and am looking for another. I may have found a lead to a couple grills tonight from someone that has Franken 2a's listed on Detroit Metro CL. Interesting looking modded 2a's. I have very nice reproduction square badges and "a's" thanks to JKent. I have three sets of these now and although the Korina examples are rare, they may not be my rarest. Thanks to Owlsplace post these now reside in my basement. I have not yet looked at them but plan to soon and post my observations. Thanks everybody at CSP for all the great information I find here.
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    When I saw Liangshan Marsh's post I was excited to hear about another example of some Korina venere classic AR's. Those AR2a's Tom pictured are mine. Picked them up from a guy in Dayton exactly three years ago. They have never been on ebay. Two years ago I got some 3a's in April. Last year a set of 12's in April. Maybe these 3's are my April surprise this year. They sure look good, but I tend to agree that they are probably birch. The 2a's have been put back to original dual mids. They are currently boxed up in storage. I have one original grill, still looking for its mate. Anyway I would like to see another Korina venere example out there.
  19. lARrybody
    Before 9's took their place I had 5's stacked on top of some 2ax's. They both are excellent speakers, but where the 5's walk away from the 2ax's is in the dome midranges. Vocals really stand out along with imaging of many instruments. The bass on both are solid.
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    I knew I had some of the Parts Express grill guides around here. Just had to find them. My Nines have the sockets in the speaker cabinets and the pegs on the grills. The PE pegs fit the AR sockets perfectly. The PE sockets are a little loose on my grill pegs although they appear to be the same size. I guess it wouldn't mater if all new parts were used. One other thing is my grill badges are just AR and yours say AR9. I wonder which is the earliest version. Building up and reinforcing the water damaged MDF with epoxy may be tedious, but will restore the integrity of the cabinets. Good Luck. Nines are special and when visitors see them they always want to here them.
  21. lARrybody
    If your Sony is a STR-AV500 that would be a stereo 2 channel receiver. If it is a STR-DH500 it is a 5.1 channel receiver and would have the menu mentioned above. The STR-AV500 used the RMU80 remote which there are several listed currently on the auction site for under $20.00. That is if you can't find yours.
  22. lARrybody
    I agree with Aadams that your 2ax speakers appear to be all AR. The tweeters look like what you might find on some AR 11's or 12's. Still 3/4 in domes ,just from a later generation. The woofers look good, the surrounds look like the roll is a little narrow. Good news is that the more desired surrounds are available. I would get a empty paper towel tube and listen to the mid and high drivers while adjusting the potentometers. The potentometers are the week link in the AR2ax chain and corrode and drop out all the time. They can be replaced if not repairable with L-pads or better yet 15 ohm 25 watt rheostats. There is a lot of music reproduction left in your speakers. Oh, by the way welcome to CSP and I can assure you this is the right place with the best knowledgable people willing to help.
  23. lARrybody
    L-pads were used on the midranges, thus 25 ohm resistance were added. Could of been added internally, but works the same. The woofers will look fine with the dome dust caps IMHO.
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    .One of my sets of AR5's has the early woofers with the dome dust caps. The other set looks exactly like those that sarals has and have the flat dust caps. One thing of note is that the early woofer frames have 8 mounting holes and the later frames have four. This is compared to the early 2ax ceramic magnet foam surround woofers with six mounting holes. The darker painted woofer below was purchased directly from Tom Tyson.
  25. lARrybody
    Your woofer looks very clean. I think you are on the right track for the repairs. It couldn't hurt to check with Bill at Millersound and see what his thoughts are. As far as the 18 count lambswool, it is the real deal and hard to differentiate between it and the original material. Here is a set of mine with the lambswool because the originals were stained and torn.
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