jabberwockie Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Hello, I'm about to put up for sale my AR classic 30's (cherry color). I bought them brand new back in 1993, directly from AR in Canton, MA. They were my "dream speaker" back when I bought them, much too expensive for a struggling chef at the time and definitely too big for the studio apartment my wife and I lived in (she thought and still thinks I'm nuts.). I still have the original boxes, they are in near mint shape, I also have an extra spare OEM tweeter, 2 extra 10 inch OEM woofers, and 2 Spare OEM midranges. I bought all of the spares just in case because I had planned on keeping these until i died. 8 moves later including a move from cross country from Mass to Washington state and it's now time to move on and sell my precious speakers. The question I have for this group is what would be the going price for these things? PB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 I don't know much about the Classic series but I think they were designed by Ken Kantor. Beautiful wood cabinets. According Aphenos.net they retailed for $2400/pair. Condition and area being sold in may affect price. Pictures showing their condition may help those who know this series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.ra Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, DavidR said: ...they retailed for $2400/pair .......Wow...that's a lotta cabbage. Beautiful speakers, tho'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR55 Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 I saw a pair of AR Classic 30's sell on eBay for $900 a couple of years ago. Since yours are in "mint" condition and have spare drivers plus the original boxes, you very well may be able to get more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabberwockie Posted February 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 here are some pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DavidR Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 Look like new. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabberwockie Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 thanks - posted these on audiogon, and ebay, craigslist. We'll see where they go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 When I was at BA, our head transducer engineer had previously been at AR and he was one of the lead system engineers for these Classic models. He did a lot of work on the 30. He did say that they were a bear to ship because of the unusual cabinet shape, the way all the panels sloped in and down. A lot of early shipping damage before they got the packaging straightened out. I only heard them briefly, during a tour of the AR plant when it was at 330 Turnpike St in Canton MA, just before they left for CA. They sounded clean and detailed, but I wasn't using my own "test" material and I couldn't form a definite opinion. I always wondered about the low end--with two 10" woofers, did this have 90-like bass? I have reason to doubt it. The AR3 Limited came out in the same timeframe as the Classics and the 3 was a very "audiophile-ish" speaker with a 12" woofer and a MTM array with 3" dome mids and a dome tweeter. It had that off-standing metal screen grill that made it look like an electrostatic speaker. Anyway, true to its early-90's timeframe, the Limited 3 was a 'lean' sounding speaker in the audiophile tradition, not a gutsy, powerful-sounding speaker like the 3a, 11 or 9/90. Can anyone give me a real, accurate assessment of the Classic 30's sound character? Steve F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael1984 Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Would love to buy these if they are still for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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