owlsplace Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Greetings and salutations to my Classic Speaker friends. After a tumultuous winter I am happy to report that I was able to repatriate the AR collection back to Massachusetts minus one set of early AR-5 cabs that wouldn't fit into the truck; however, Infinity and Ohm speakers were abandoned first -- all the rest made the drive from Reno, NV to Madison, WI for a short lay over then back to the Berkshires. I will be doing some more resto work and will probably have to thin out the number of ARs as my available venues are rather limited. Cheers, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Good to hear from you again. Good job bringing the pack back to MA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nefertem Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Glad to have you back in AR Land and Red Sox Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lARrybody Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I am assuming your AR58S's made the trip with you. To bad you didn't drop them off here on your way thru Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidhead Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 hi there roger, good to see you here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted May 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Fun to be back in my home state on this rainy Sunday morning ... yes, the AR-58's made it with their crossovers still outboard ... everyone of them was boxed ... even managed to box the ADS L980's and the Heathkit AS-2's which I never had time to play with ... will see how it goes as I attempt to settle in the area again ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samberger0357 Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Jealous. Growing up in Newton, spent a lot of time in the Berkshires. Lovely area, and lots of great music. Look forward to hearing about those AS 2’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted May 7, 2018 Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 Welcome back...:) Will the east coast sound....now, sound better on the east coast?.....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 13 hours ago, lakecat said: Welcome back...:) Will the east coast sound....now, sound better on the east coast?.....:) It is good to be back after forty plus years in the West -- will start with the AR-5's that started this revolution for me and let you know if an East coast speaker sounds better in the East -- I suspect they will ... I gave them a decent airing in Reno with a straight dump from the cd player through an AR-SRC into an Adcom 555II playing Simon & Garfunkel's "Concert in Central Park" -- sounded like I was there. I hadn't listened to the 5's for a few years and I won't currently have the option to entertain the neighbors at my current location so it will be a little more low-key! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiganpat Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 geez, if you needed to lighten the load a bit, you could have dropped a few pair at my house in MI (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry398 Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/5/2018 at 6:28 AM, owlsplace said: Greetings and salutations to my Classic Speaker friends. After a tumultuous winter I am happy to report that I was able to repatriate the AR collection back to Massachusetts minus one set of early AR-5 cabs that wouldn't fit into the truck; however, Infinity and Ohm speakers were abandoned first -- all the rest made the drive from Reno, NV to Madison, WI for a short lay over then back to the Berkshires. I will be doing some more resto work and will probably have to thin out the number of ARs as my available venues are rather limited. Cheers, Roger beautiful area. The Bershires are a nice area..LOVE those mountains. I like Mass......alot of character and beautiful scenery. welcome back east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 On 5/8/2018 at 5:05 PM, michiganpat said: geez, if you needed to lighten the load a bit, you could have dropped a few pair at my house in MI (: I think I have an AR obsession -- I don't mind spreading the love around but finances are strained at the moment -- did notice a lovely pair of LST's on CL in Albany this morning, but ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankmarsi Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 I'm afraid you just awakened a sleeping giant! It's only about 3 or 4 hour drive for me and I think RoyC. has room for me to crash if I'm too tired to drive back home. Hold on, I'm thinking now. I could bring up all of my speakers, pay Roy for his labor and get all of my speakers repaired at once. Roy, are you listening? FM P.S. I'm really itching for another set of LST's. Isn't everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted May 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 9 hours ago, frankmarsi said: P.S. I'm really itching for another set of LST's. Isn't everyone? Frank, They have your name on them and appear to be in exceptional condition so I wouldn't hesitate. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankmarsi Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 @ owlsplace, you're driving a hard bargain here. But, since you're now closer to these speakers than I, I bet you'll get them and your life of listening will change for the better. And please, do the right thing, use only very high power to drive them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Well, we will miss you out here Roger, but it's great to hear you are happy with the move back to the old stomping ground. Apparently the restraining order has expired. Make the most of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 7:27 AM, owlsplace said: ... yes, the AR-58's made it with their crossovers still outboard ... everyone of them was boxed ... I've not heard that story. Could you elaborate? As a 58S owner too, I'm curious as to why you have outboard crossovers? A sound benefit, or a project gone mad...? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 5 hours ago, Stimpy said: I've not heard that story. Could you elaborate? As a 58S owner too, I'm curious as to why you have outboard crossovers? ... Got caught up in a void and never finished working on them ... perhaps soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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