Hi everybody, the AR8 is a model that sounds very so-soish. It employs components widely tested and used in other models, therefore it cannot be really bad. I own 2, 2ax MkI, 2ax MkII, 3a, 4x, 4ax, 5, 6 (two pairs AlNiCo & Ceramic woofers), 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18b, 18s, MST, Rock Partner.
What's wrong with the 8's?
The x-over frequency is the same as the 6's, the tweeter too. In some 6's the woofer response is cut by the .88 Mh inductance. In the 8's is left to run free until it mechanically rolls off.
There you are.
I placed a 1.0 Mh inductance in series to the negative of the woofer and voilà, I was back in AR realm.
I suspect they stated the 8's are good for rock because they made more noise than the other models.
Rightly so. The 10 inchers, left without restraint in this two way configuration, makes a lot of noise, unpleasant noise.
Now, after the small tweaking, I have a kind of oversized 6's, though the balance woofer/tweeter of the 6's with the 8 inchers is superior...bur not by much.