Pete B Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 Starting on page 96 in the .pdf: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Audio/80s/Audio-1985-01.pdf Note that the larger box provides a 30 Hz Fc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briodo Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Great article and amazing slice in time for a host of equipment vendor names, many no longer with us. I had forgotten those were the days when a magazine could actually contain 200 pages! Impressive amount of analysis and statistics, which is more difficult to find today unless going into the more expensive realm of vendors. The AR98LS is an impressive speaker to boot... They did an incredible design to deliver a four way in a very small package. Looks great except for the cheezy plastic front. What happened there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR55 Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 AR obviously read the review and followed up with improvements incorporated into the 98LSi. The Audio review noted that there was an occasional harshness to the upper midrange - AR modified the crossover to eliminate it The Audio review noted that the grille adversely affected the sound - AR recessed the drivers and reduced the depth of the grilles from 1-3/4" to 3/4" The Audio review was not impressed with the cheesy plastic front - AR removed the plastic and added real wood veneer The 98LSi a noticeably better looking and better sounding speaker. One of my to do projects is to upgrade the 98LS' crossover to the 98LSi's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nefertem Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 I always Preferred Audio Reviews over Stereophile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted March 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Thanks everyone for the interesting comments! @AR55 I had no idea that the folks at AR read the review and actually improved them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR55 Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 Pete, It may be just coincidental that later that year AR made improvements to the 98LSi, that just happened to have addressed many of Richard Heyser’s misgivings. On the other hand, I think that AR, as well as other manufacturers, paid very close attention to Richard's often very thorough, unvarnished reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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