DON Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Hi everybody. I'm fairly new here but I've been lingering for quite a while. I'm 73yrs. old and I've just recently gotten back into the vintage audio market. I bought a pair of AR2ax speakers in 1973 when I was stationed in Germany. They were unlike any AR2ax speakers I've seen except for one pair on e-bay. They were walnut with a fairly dark brown grille. There was a narrow piece of wood trim on the front edges of the cabinets. They were beautiful........well my wife and I thought so. Soon after my wife passed in1995 I foolishly sold my ARs at garage sale for a give away price. I now have B&W 801 Matrix, 803 Matrix, 805 Matrix and 805 Nautilus as my main speakers so I really don't need any more speakers but "need" has seldom been the reason for buying more speakers. Over the past several months I've managed to replace the ADS L710s that I gave away and the polk Monitor 10s that I sold. I'm now looking to replace my ARs with 3s or 5s but I've never seen a pair for sale around here so CL and e-bay have been my source. The e-bay prices are so extravagant I'm tempted to message the sellers and tell them what I think. Some of the ARs on e-bay look as if they came out of the trash or had been used as benches in a shop. I'll never pay their prices so I'll have to find another source. Estate and garage sales are possibilities if I can beat the dealers. If anyone here has any other suggestions I'd appreciate hearing them.If anyone here has AR2axs like the ones I described I'd really like to see photos.............so I can kick myself again for ever selling mine. I'm looking forward to reading all the posts here and if I ever get a pair of ARs I can take part in the discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyC Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 If anyone here has AR2axs like the ones I described I'd really like to see photos.............so I can kick myself again for ever selling mine. I'm looking forward to reading all the posts here and if I ever get a pair of ARs I can take part in the discussions.You are describing the European version of the AR cabinet. They are relatively rare, but show up from time to time. Below is a photo of a pair of European AR-3a cabinets I restored a few years ago.Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Welcome to the forums Don!You've mentioned quite a few fantastic speakers thereB&W, ADS, etc. very nice choices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 You are describing the European version of the AR cabinet. They are relatively rare, but show up from time to time. Below is a photo of a pair of European AR-3a cabinets I restored a few years ago.RoyI knew they were European made......Holland I think but it's been so long I can't remember. Just my luck I'll never see another pair like those.Have you completed the refurb on the ARs? Post some photos when you get a chance. Thsnks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 Welcome to the forums Don!You've mentioned quite a few fantastic speakers thereB&W, ADS, etc. very nice choices!Thanks for the welcome Pete. All the B&W speakers were used but in mint condition. One of the store employees traded his 803s for a pair of 801s so I snatched them up. Another regular customer a little older then me brought 4 801 Matrix speakers and traded for 4 Nautilus 802s. So I got a good deal (by my standards) on one pair of his 801s. I have the ADS 710s and 810s and they are wonderful speakers but they sound different than the B&Ws and I prefer the B&W sound. I've collected several older receivers and amps and my plans are to have a room with all vintage equipment where I can go to remember a better time in my life. The speakers and electronic equipment are much heavier than they were just 10 yrs. ago and I won't be rotating them in and out of my system as often as I first thought. Anyway I'm getting a lot of enjoyment from all my toys.'ve spotted some nice ARs and Advents on e-bay but the sellers haven't accepted my offers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Shameless bump No one actually own these speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlausDK Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 HiI do not own a European set of 2AX but only a US set, but I have a picture.BRgds Klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mluong303 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 If anyone here has AR2axs like the ones I described I'd really like to see photos.............so I can kick myself again for ever selling mine.I think this is the AR-2ax you are talking about which I had owned for quite few years but eventually let go just like all other famous AR speakers I had owned over the course of three decades... I am kind of miss them but I wouldn't kick myself for selling them!Minh Luong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 I think this is the AR-2ax you are talking about which I had owned for quite few years but eventually let go just like all other famous AR speakers I had owned over the course of three decades... I am kind of miss them but I wouldn't kick myself for selling them!Minh LuongThose are the ones! I thought they sounded very good after I got them up off the floor on stands weighing about 50lbs. Too close to the floor the bass was thick and boomy. I have much better speakers now but I get homesick when I hear of these. They were the first speakers my wife and I bought and since my wife is no longer here everything associated with her brings back fond memories. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 HiI do not own a European set of 2AX but only a US set, but I have a picture.BRgds KlausMine were the same except mine had a dark reddish brown grille. Thanks for the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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