Guest dogmeninreno Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 This item on ebay 3080278822 is being auctioned as a AR4x tweeter. I havn't run across this configuration before have you?? Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninohernes Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 This tweeter is from an AR-4 not a 4x. This is the original tweeter. When the 4x came out, the tweeter was changed to the newer one that is in most 4x's and the crossover point also changed. (the woofer was changed too, but this was not really a drastic change) The big difference is in the 4x, the parts were made by AR, and not for AR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger3834 Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Dale,I think I am inclined to agree with Joe here. This looks to be the 3 1/2" CTS tweeter found in the AR-4 and the AR-2ax. It does however, appear to be modified. A circular section of the fiberglass is removed from the center. In some other AR-4's that I have seen, this is not the case. In addition, The date on the tweeter is right on the transition year to the AR-4x (1965-1966). Need a little help here Tom ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tysontom Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 >Dale,>>I think I am inclined to agree with Joe here. This looks to be>the 3 1/2" CTS tweeter found in the AR-4 and the AR-2ax. It>does however, appear to be modified. A circular section of the>fiberglass is removed from the center. In some other AR-4's>that I have seen, this is not the case. In addition, The date>on the tweeter is right on the transition year to the AR-4x>(1965-1966). Need a little help here Tom !Damn. You would ask me about this driver. I am not sure about the fiberglass either, but it is for sure the CTS-made, 3-1/2-inch driver that was used on both the AR-4 and for the AR-2ax (midrange). The fact that it has 1965 stamped on it means that it possibly was designated for the AR-2ax, because the AR-4x was introduced in 1965. It is possible, too, that it might be a late AR-4 version, but I have not seent the cut-out in the fiberglass that I can recall. It does seem vaguely familiar. SteveF might know also.--Tom Tyson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dogmeninreno Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 >Damn. You would ask me about this driver. I am not sure about>the fiberglass either, but it is for sure the CTS-made,>3-1/2-inch driver that was used on both the AR-4 and for the>AR-2ax (midrange). The fact that it has 1965 stamped on it>means that it possibly was designated for the AR-2ax, because>the AR-4x was introduced in 1965. It is possible, too, that>it might be a late AR-4 version, but I have not seent the>cut-out in the fiberglass that I can recall. It does seem>vaguely familiar. SteveF might know also.>>--Tom Tyson>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting Maybe the symbol was a quick way to identify the driver as an AR2Ax component? Check the link and see if you agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bret Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Dale,I have one of these pulled from a pre-'70 pair of 2ax's (as midrange). There are numbers all over it.561-7422137-1405-74195303109There is no hole in the middle of the fiberglass. . . . oh, what the heck, the camera's right here. . .You see there is a hole, but obviously this one's been "punched" with something. I don't see any damage to the cone material but it's hard to see through this little-bitty hole.Really I just thought you might want to see what the magnet looked like.I used to be able to embed a graphic in a message. . . Did we lose that somewhere along the way or have I just forgotten how?Bret101.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dogmeninreno Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 >Dale,>>I have one of these pulled from a pre-'70 pair of 2ax's (as>midrange). >>There are numbers all over it.>>561-7422>>137-1405-7419>>5303109>>There is no hole in the middle of the fiberglass. . . . oh,>what the heck, the camera's right here. . .>>You see there is a hole, but obviously this one's been>"punched" with something. I don't see any damage to the cone>material but it's hard to see through this little-bitty hole.>Bret, I am just inquiring about the auction. I am not familiar with this style AR component. That is all. Dale> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tysontom Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 >>Maybe the symbol was a quick way to identify the driver as an>AR2Ax component? Check the link and see if you agree?The AR-2ax and the AR-4 used the identical driver -- no difference. In the AR-2ax, of course, the driver was cut off sooner. I still can't account for the whole in the fiberglass unless someone did it to supposedly allow more high frequencies. I may check with some old ex-employees.--Tom Tyson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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