kenyer

Thank you peoples of the AR 90 new owner topic who gave some great advice and had sharp eyes. I just typed out a paragraph for the past 45 min and just to lose it when I logged in, but to stay out of somebody's topic my questions are this on the AR 90's I am looking at from Denver's CL. Having sold off, all at once, a basement full of vintage audio gear I'd rather not bring anything else home that will maybe cause some speakers I already have to be taken out of play and stored. Will the AR 90's be a game changer? The Kappa 8's are currently my favorite speaker and I light them up with a pair of Denon POA 4400 mono blocks (160 watts each) through a BAT VK32se pre amp that creates such a musicality it makes my eyes tear up at times. I also have a pair of Onkyo M 504 amps in stereo at 165 watts each and Acurus L 10 solid state pre amp. Other than that I have two integrated amps that could be used with great results. A Kenwood 600 Supreme ( dual power supplies) and Pioneer SA 9900. Two different personalities but the 600 Supreme is the sweetest sounding amp/component I have while the SA 9900 has the Pioneer house sound in that it's warm. Sooo, would the AR 90's fit in well as mains in a A/V set up? Like maybe as mains with the Monitor Audio Silver RS 1's as rears and Anthem AVM 50 pre/pro and Adcom GFA 7500 5 ch amp at 150 watts per with no bridging allowed. Or are they mainly going to shine with 2 channel music. Are the 90's sensitive to different cables? Do I have amps good enough to get the best out of them or would I need something else? Are there any crossover mods that would put the AR 90's in a class several rungs up the ladder?

Hey sorry guys, I didn’t mean to take over your topic with mine. I’ll be sure to be more attentive when I post something again. But to be quick, I don’t know for sure but I’m fairly certain there isn’t any documentation on anything, let alone the restoration. And for sure the capacitors have been replaced by Dayton brand. Never have I considered that brand to be boutique. But at least they were changed. And on one of the pics I saw where one mid bass looked like an original with the metal ring around the speaker while the other looks like the original speaker as far as cone and dust cap matching an original but no bright ring around the outside of the speaker. This is Denver. Where everything is priced at the outer limits. So idk what to think now. Still they are really very nice looking and they can be seen on Denver’s Craig’s if anybody wants to see.

I just now signed up for an account here on CSP because I have a line on a pair of the AR90's and wanted to learn if they are worth the asking price. I have several, and have had many different speakers from the most popular brands and models of that era with my Infinity Kappa 8's so far my favorite. I know it's the Emit's and Polydome mids that produce the airy and articulate highs I like but I also have a pair of Acoustic Research 302's I like a lot and wanted to ask if anybody on here could give their professional opinion in describing a comparison to the AR90's. These AR90's are in excellent condition with new foam on the woofers and Dayton caps ion the crossovers. Asking price is 850.00 and he says that's firm. He's had them for sale for a couple weeks at this point. I have enough time in this field to know they aren't going to depreciate (at least not much) but will they appreciate times 10 in 8 yrs like my JBL 4312A's have done? Any help will be much appreciated