Guest linedrive Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 This ad is from the February, 1958 issue of Audio magazine. The "High Fidelity" Reviewer was J. Gordon Holt, and the "Audio" reviewer was Ed Canby - pretty good company!http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/dc/user_files/1542.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynaco_dan Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Hi Ted;Thank you for posting the ad.Still makes for interesting reading, after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynaco_dan Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Hi again Ted;I should have mentioned that AR_2's are starting to gather in my hifi museum now.AR_2A's are my next quest.Then, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynaco_dan Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 >Hi again Ted;>>I should have mentioned that AR_2's are starting to gather in>my hifi museum now.>>AR_2A's are my next quest.>>Then, who knows.Hi again;After printing out the ad and reading it, I see a few points of interest.The High Fidelity review was done by, "The Stereophile Man", J Gordon Holt, the man with the golden ears.The dual tweeters start to roll off at 12K and then a rapid roll off at 14K.In other words, we can almost forget about our hearing losses, in the highs now.My not being an instrument player, I can only read and listen to those that do.His description of string tone guttiness and trumpet tearing transients, makes me want run right out and buy a pair, yesterday.Heck stack'm even.And lest I not forget, the bass, clean and un-forgetable.I do wonder what level control setting, row-M-oriented, was?He had adjusted it, at least, downward.I can relate to normal, hi or between normal and hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninohernes Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 I love my AR-2's. My Grandfather bought them new in 1959. They still sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eunomians Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 Wish I didn't sell mine Oh well, I've got too many speakers in our living room. I had to get rid of something or else I think I would've been next in line.Very nice posting, thank you.I have really enjoy all these great old ads posted here and in the Library.Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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