Alex C

@genekHow much do you think I'd be looking at?

@genek That is a fair point and an outcome that I'm okay with accepting, however I'd have to make the decision if I'd be better off selling my single and buying a matched pair if the opportunity arises. It's hard to not want a perfect matching set when spending that kind of money.

@JeffS Thanks for all of that info. Let me know if you see either a matching pair or single anywhere. I'll try running it the way you suggested and see how it sounds. I got into tube amplifiers about 2 years ago and have put together a collection of around 10 different tube amplifiers or pairs of monoblocks. The Marantz was actually bought from the original owner locally. He had owned a stereo repair shop from the 1960's to 1980's and his son listed all of his equipment for sale a few months ago. I had been looking for these specific pieces and paid fair value for them, which I was totally fine doing given the condition everything is in. Other amplifiers include but not limited to: Pair of MC225's Pair of MC60's , Altec 128a, McIntosh 20w2 and a number of others I think I've found what I'm looking for in terms of sound from amplifiers / preamplifiers and hope to figure out what speakers I ultimately want for a few of my setups and then just enjoy.

@frankmarsi Hey Frank, Thanks for taking the time to write all of that out, very helpful info and lessons that I need to keep in mind. I'm 35 and got into this stuff around 3 years ago, so I've got a ton to learn still. I've got a pretty decent collection of tube amplifiers but still need to figure out speaker setups for a few listening spaces in my house. I most recently bought a pair of Marantz Model 1 preamplifiers and a pair of Marantz model 2 amplifiers that I intend to use with the AR stuff. Do you think this would be an ideal pairing? I'm in the middle of moving all of my systems around and trying to optimize stuff, but I'd love to send some pictures of my listening spaces some time this week when I'm done and see if you have any thoughts or suggestions.

@JeffS Hi Jeff, Sorry for the delayed response. Thanks so much for all of this info, it's a lot of fun learning about this stuff. I've always been in love with the AR1's place in history and I'm super grateful to have found even this single speaker. I'd love to find a second matching one, but I don't know what the likely hood of that ever happening is. I didn't realize it was possible to run the AR1 and AR1-W as a pair. I feel like it may drive me nuts having the 755a driver disabled though, since I've always wondered what they sounded like and finally have one. I'll give it a shot later tonight and let you know how it goes! I'm going to run them on my Marantz Model 1 preamplifiers and Marantz Model 2 amplifiers. Do you think that'll be a good pairing for them? All three cabinets (AR1, AR1-W and Janszen I-30) are luckily the same exact finish. I only have a picture of the serial number on back of the AR1-W on my phone, but I'll send some pictures of that and the Janszen I-30 when I get home in a bit and hook everything up! Just curious, it hard to find matching pairs of AR1's if you aren't picky about serial numbers? Obviously they'd be extremely expensive regardless of serial number. Thanks so much again. Alex

Thanks! Honestly I’m just blown away by how it sounds and have a deep appreciation for the historical significance of the speaker. I’m still trying to learn everything I can about the differences between the various eras of this model and also figuring out how I should go about keeping it preserved while remaining as original as possible.

Just figured out how to post the images

I recently purchased an AR1, AR1-W and Janszen l-30 from the original owner. I’m absolutely blown away by the AR1 so far, but haven’t tried the other two speakers yet. Any suggestions on finding a matching second AR1? Curious if I’m better off finding a matching pair or trying to find one with a close S/N to this? Unsure how to post pics of my speakers, seems I cannot use iCloud URL’s, but my serial number is 0519 on the ar1. Thanks, Alex