Gabriel

Here are some pictures of my woofers. I installed the old cap and resistor on the new woofer. Do you think it's good? I opened my potentiometer and I discovered that the spring inside is broken in one point. I tried to solder it but the tin does not hold on it. How could I fix it?

I want to bypass the potentiometer because one of them is not working anymore. What else should I do? I'll upload the pics later Thanks, Gabriel

Hi! I received the woofers and the tweeters. Now the loudspeakers sounds much better. I have 2 questions. 1)There are 2 different crossovers' schematics around. One with the capacitor and the resistor in parallel of the woofer and one without. Wich one should I use? 2) How can i bypass the potentiometer? I think what I did is not exactly correct. Thanks, Gabriel

The seller told me that the tweeters have the big magnet, but he also said that they will fit without problems in my cabinet. Today I made some tests with my AR-6. I excluded the cross-over and i bi-amped them using L for Hi and R for low. Then I used a software digital crossover to cut the frequencies. I managed to get out a much better sound than before. Obvoiusly, since I don't have 2 amps, I cannot use this bi-amp system normally. So I wired the speaker as before, but removing the capacitor and the resistor soldered to the pearless cones. I think that the sound is much better now. In my opinion the Low-Pass filter made for the AR woofer was cutting to low for this cones, making a gap in the mid-high frequencies. I'll update you once the new woofers and tweeters arrive. Gabriel

I had also found a pair of AR-6 Woofer from Italy but the seller asked me for 160€ for the couple. I decided to get these because I got them at a much cheaper price. Regarding the tweeters I tried to fix the tiny wire again, but I totally broke them. I decided to buy a pair of the tweeter i linked before. I'll update you once I'll receive them. Gabriel

Are these woofer good for the AR-6? https://www.marktplaats.nl/a/audio-tv-en-foto/luidsprekers/m1206329323-acoustic-research-ar-4ax-onderdelen.html?c=8c285449651fa109c354bbabe740c1b&previousPage=lr&pos=16

If the tweeter I have found is too big, will I be able to enlarge the hole? Otherwise how can I repair the tiny wire? Gabriel

I think that the muffled highs are due to the peerless woofer. There's sound coming out from them, but it is probably covered by the woofers. The real problem about the tweeter is that one of the tiny wire is broken in the middle. I fixed it soldering another small copper wire, but after some vibrations it has broken again. I'd need to change just one of them, but I prefer to change both to avoid steteo unbalancements in the highs. Gabriel

Here is the label and a picture of the backside. Should i remove the caps and the resistors from the peerless? I'm not able to found a datasheet, this is the closest I found. I found 2 tweeter on ebay.it are them good to replace mine? http://www.ebay.it/itm/ACOUSTIC-RESEARCH-TWEETER-AR8-18-17-ETC-/132343241748?hash=item1ed0459c14:g:ubcAAOSw8aVZy9jp Thanks a lot Gabriel

I can't find anything in Europe. I just found 1 in USA for 60$ + 50$ of shipping. Can you suggest me any seller in europe? Is there something more specific than "Acoustic Research wooofer 8" " i can search? Thanks

I've opened up the loudspeaker and I discovered that the woofers have been replaced. Perhaps my aunt has already renovated them. The woofers are peerless kp 825 pp. Is it a good woofer? I think it may be the reason why the loudspeakers sounds weird. Also one of the tweeters connection is broken. I've tried to fix it soldering a think copper wire to it but the vibrations have broken it again. Here are some pictures. Do you think it's worth to renovate these loudspeakers? Cheers, Gabriel

Hi everyone! My name is Gabriel and since a few days I'm a possessor of a pair of AR-6. These loudspeakers were from my grandpa and have been stocked in a humid cellar for a few years. They're in decent conditions, but I think there are some problem with mid-high frequencies. I'm not an audiophile so I cant judge, but the high frequencies are kinda muffled. The response is better if I set the Treble of my amplifier (Akai AM-U04) to the maximum. I already bypassed the potentiometer and the mid-high are slightly better. What can I do to identify the problem? Is there any kind of test i can perform? I've read that sometimes is useful to change the capacitor, but I would like to avoid useless expenses. Thanks, Gabriel