[AR9s, bought new in 1980]

It was great meeting John and his friend today.  I'm very pleased to see them go to home with a true enthusiast who will appreciate and restore these wonderful AR9s.

It's odd to see them missing from my living room after many decades, but I could no longer use them due to tinnitus and I know John will truly love them.

Michael 

[AR9s, bought new in 1980]

I bought a pair AR9s new when I worked at Teledyne MEC in 1980. 

I really enjoyed listening to them over the past several decades but, unfortunately for me, I've developed severe tinnitus from years of motorcycling and various acoustic traumas and I can no longer listen to music (or ride).  It is quite heartbreaking.

So these awesome speakers have sat unused for the past 4 years and I know I need to part with them, I'm just unsure how to go about it and I thought this forum would be the best place to start.  I don't know how to determine their worth.

Although I can't hear it do to high-frequency hearing loss, my wife belives one of the speakers has developed a high-frequency hiss.  

Let me know if you guys need more info. I appreciate your help.  I'm in the SF bay area.