daniferfer Posted November 17 Report Share Posted November 17 Hi all, I think this is the first time I write in this forum , I am almost in the final stage of having my childhood's sound system back in life , it's comprised of two AR3's and a Marantz 7C/8B combo , the later one just came back from restoration (thanks Paul Hart !), after my dad and me stopped using it 30 yrs ago I am planing to put it to work, the thing is that with the speakers I don't know what to expect , probably rusted rheostats and expired capacitors, or even worse I was thinking to use a cheap amplifier to fire them up and see how bad are they and from there see what to do , cleaning or replacing the rheostat, changing components in the network, not to count the broken grills frames and the outside scratches and dents, the truth is that I may welcome some suggestions or thoughts . regards Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted November 17 Report Share Posted November 17 Are the speakers AR 3 or AR 3a. On this site is a really good download of how to restore the AR 3a but it also can help you on the AR 3. On the opening page on the left you will see a heading " Restoring the AR3a". Please post pictures of the speakers. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel Man Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 My thread on my AR-3's. It will give you an idea of the hurdles/ups and downs, as well as a few things I would have done differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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