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  1. Thanks, everyone. These speakers remind me of an old Mercedes. The leather seats are buttery and so broken in they cradle your body even if they sag a bit. The suspension has seen better days, but it floats along on the road nonetheless, with an occasional rattle when you hit a rough patch of road. It doesn't accelerate or turn like a modern car (much less an electric one), but nothing can beat it once it reaches cruising speed. You feel like you could drive from Boston to LA with pleasure.
  2. Roy - thanks again - see my response to Adams for a report out.
  3. OK, the grills are not removable, so they must be original. I tried the AR-2 on its side, and you are right that it made a big difference. Overall these speaker have an incredibly warm sound that I love. At the mid and high end they are not as precise as my Focal Chora 806s (which lack the AR warmth), and when I try to crank up the tweeters to max output, the sound becomes harsh. I have put them back to the mid-point, and that seems to work best.
  4. Thanks, Genek - this would involve replacing the existing Tweeter, correct?
  5. Jim - how hard was it to rebuild them?
  6. Martin, alas I live on the other coast or I would take you up on it! Thank you.
  7. Thank you so much, Roy and Aadams. I will experiment with them and check out the internals (as feasible) tomorrow and let you know how it goes. Much appreciated.
  8. I recently bought a pair of Focal Chora 806 bookshelf speakers, which are on sale now for about $600. They are fantastic. Smaller than the A2s, and less warm, but really, really good. Made by a French company, and great reviews. Have a look at those.
  9. I recently inherited what I was told were two AR-2 speakers, but it turns out one is an AR-2 (Serial B17373) and the other AR-2x (Serial X08776). With some trepidation, I hooked them both up to my Rega Brio and played records through my Audio-Technica midrange turntable and they sound...fabulous. Couple of questions: a) Is there any reason not to use these two speakers together (technically, I mean, rather than appearance-wise)? b) If not, any hints on how to optimize them when played together? Thank you for any insights and advice.
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