redpackman Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Done over the past few years, from left to right AR-7, AR-6, AR-5, AR-3a. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Beautiful collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas111 Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidhead Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 beautiful. Love the color of the 5's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.ra Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 That's a great looking collection - - it's so nice to see a singular family photo that shows the size variations. Thanks for sharing. Several years ago when I started reading and contributing to audio forums (fora?), I began to occasionally clip and save photos and diagrams for future reference. The pic attached appealed to me, and the OP's collection in this current thread very much reminded me of this image I had previously saved. His collection (AK member Eunomanians) included AR-3a, AR-6, AR-4x and AR-7, and was part of a thread celebrating his recent acquisition of the long-sought-after AR-6's. The text of that thread still exists online, but I am glad I saved this pic because the images are no longer available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Nice tribute to the Classic era ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 cool! I am diggin the grille cloth selection on the 3a's. They all look well restored, but also old. Good combo. I agree ra.ra, that photo is memorable. Hard to get that good of a shot with a window like that messing with the light. At least I can't do that, which stinks because I have windows directly behind my speakers and shuter which seem to let just enough cracks of light through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 1 hour ago, DavidDru said: ... I agree ra.ra, that photo is memorable. Hard to get that good of a shot with a window like that messing with the light. At least I can't do that, which stinks because I have windows directly behind my speakers and shuter which seem to let just enough cracks of light through. Sure you can, just need to even out the lighting a bit. Here you can see light coming from more windows to the left and the table lamp was added to brighten the corner. Any recent camera should be able to handle the window light without excessive flare. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.ra Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 To the OP (red): just a thought here, but the grilles on your AR-6's look like they could be excellent candidates for cleaning - - - you'd be surprised how much better these grilles might look after some careful attention to lighten them up. Many members have their own solutions for this, but here is one thread on this topic. Regarding the photo, high contrast backlighting can indeed be a problem with exposure control, but Roger is probably correct that there are multiple methods to tame these effects. Nonetheless, I suppose it was a challenging shot to compose for the photographer (full disclosure: even I tweaked my filed image a bit before posting it here), but what appealed to me most was the livable aesthetic in the space. A handsome room, a unique assemblage of art and furnishings, and evidence of a speaker collector's joy in continual tweaking with placement and display. While unsuccessfully trying to locate another pic from that thread, I stumbled on another saved image of an impressive collection of classic AR's that is shared below - - not sure where it came from. The speakers are beautiful, but I also like the grouping of die-cast Franklin Mint truck reproductions. (Edit: am having trouble uploading simple jpeg file - - will try again later.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 I can roll with that. Here is one from Audio Asylum. RoyC rebuilt that pair of 58s'... Here is the commentary http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=vintage&m=224522 Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Posted June 14, 2016 Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Wow. Beautiful work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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