Phxjohn

I am late to this party but I noticed the white coned woofers look exactly like what Klipsch used in the KG 4's. They would never be suitable for a small enclosure. I have a pair of the original design 6's as well as 3a's. In the past, I had 7's. The 7's come nowhere close to the original design 6's for bass response.

Thanks. I have not been on here in a long time. I was involved and still am with the resurrection of the GE VR 1000 phono cartridges. I finally found some good styli for the cartridges and bought out all remaining stock. All 108 EVG from Russell Industries.

How does my 'PhxJohn' get put on some of these posts ? I never use profanity on audio forums.

My brand new Marantz PM5005 was made in China. My old Marantz 2220B needed repairs and I didn't want to put any more money into it. Plus the old Marantz is only 20 watts per channel and I intend to shortly replace my AR 6's with AR 5's which can use the additional power. This is for my 'office' system which is an AR 77-XB turntable with GE VR 1000-7 cartridge, Marantz PM5005, and for now, AR 6's. My 'other' stereo has the AR 3a's.

All of the AR experts worked on coming up with the viable solution of using the HiVi Q1R tweeters. By adding the proper value inductor the guys were able to come very close to the sound of the original tweeters. The HiVi Q1R's have a stronger output and more extended (on the high end) response. I am very happy with mine. I would not settle for a dull sounding speaker.

No. Mine will yell at you at max. Much too hot and bright. Especially since I had every bit of carpeting ripped out of here.

Mine came from Vintage AR with the HiVi Q1R tweeters. We went back and forth....HiVi or originals. I would love to hear the original tweeters but then, if the output was too low, I would not be happy. I am happy to see that there is some success with rebuilding the original tweeters. I did a post on here with some curiosity questions about them. I have the Q1R's set to about midway. Mine are the only pair that I have heard in decades. So I cannot address the 'dull' opinions. Mine certainly are lacking in nothing. They are the best sounding speakers that I have ever owned.

AR 5's are on my 'most wanted' list. I have a pair of 3a's and 6's. I am one of those who thinks the 1.5 inch midrange dome is incredible. I will never understand why someone would bypass the level controls for the midrange dome unless the driver is weak/worn out/defective. My midrange domes have very strong output. As a matter of fact, the L-pad level controls are not even turned halfway up for the midrange domes.