edbrody2 Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Hi, New member here. I’ve been buying, repairing, reselling vintage audio equipment for last 6-7 years. No expert, but love learning. Both tube and solid state gear. I have accumulated a fair amount of vintage speakers, KLH 5, 17. Ar2a, dynaco a25vw’s, and a few others. Today I came across a listing at a local thrift shop. Just a picture of 2 AR speakers. I was thinking they were a pair of AR3’s. I called, told them I was interested and headed over. Got them for $80. They had them waiting and helped me load them in my truck. I looked at the back of one and it was an ar-3….score! When I got home and unloaded them I found that one was an ar-3 and the other was an ar-1. Both look to be in original clean, unmolested condition. Did some homework on the ar-1 and verified that it has the altec 755a loudspeaker. I’ll post pics below. My question is what are these worth and where would be the best place to sell them if I decide to? Thanks, Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ar_pro Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 The most recent eBay sale for a single AR-1 was in October, apparently for $1,850. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Have you hooked them up to see how they sound? Someone probably owned a mono system with the AR-1 and then added the AR-3 to make it stereo, and I can't help wondering how well that worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbrody2 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 I was thinking the same thing. I’m definitely going to try the pair out and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Man Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 A pawn shop that doesn't use the internet, apparently. I got a pair of moldy, but original and complete 3a's at an antique store for $50. You would think if you sell things for a living.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbrody2 Posted January 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 One of my favorite places. My wife and I stop by about once every couple of weeks. I’ve got some nice buys, like a Motorola 3 channel tube console, and some Heathkit test equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 Never seems to be any vintage electronics at pawn or thrift shops where I live. It's all newer stuff that is probably near the end of its life thanks to planned obsolescence. I think most people with good stuff to sell put it on Craigslist or eBay before their situations deteriorate enough to resort to pawning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 Antique stores must be the place to hunt now. I found a pair of unmolested AR-5s for $75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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