DavidDru Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Thought I would throw out something funny here in the holiday season. Wow, look at this 'Awesome custom Speaker system". How the heck do things get to this point. The grilles might have some value. Probably good the images are so blurry. AR Frankenstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 AR-90's with no original drivers I presume? Okay, so they upgraded the drivers since the tweeter failed and the surrounds were shot on the other drivers. Now they sound really good Maybe check and see if the original drivers are available. They may be worth more than the speakers if any are still serviceable Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 That's just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar_pro Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Ha, ha! For a second, I thought that wire going around the middle was where the cabinet had been divided in two! Even if the cabinets & crossovers are in good shape, re-populating that box is going to get pricey. The going rate for AR-9 mids & tweeters is around $75-$100/each, and an authentic 8" lower mid could be $150. I'm thinking the AR-90 woofer is about $50, when available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Not only that ar-pro but it's unknown if any of the driver holes have been altered or if the xover is original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 10 minutes ago, ar_pro said: For a second, I thought that wire going around the middle was where the cabinet had been divided in two! A-ha, a new project -- How to turn towers into subwoofers Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 $100 for the cabinets if they're in good shape and the grills are all there and don't need new fabric. Driver hole changes are easy enough to change back. I figure a 90% chance the crossovers are original and unmodded, because most frankenspeaker builders haven't a clue about the need to change crossovers for driver changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lARrybody Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Those are some awesome speakers. They may be a good match for my Franken AR 2ax's. I know from experience that buying empty cabinets and acquiring the correct drivers can get real expensive fast. You could theoretically wind up with some nice AR90's. It might be more economical to buy the ones Vintage AR has for sale. I wonder what GD70 may have to say? And what about that Yamaha Receiver? That could be the icing on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 The time to buy empty cabinets is when you notice that you have enough parts in your spares locker to build another speaker. I just acquired a pair of AR-11 cabinets, for which I've already had the drivers and the crossovers sitting idle in boxes for a while. Pretty good buy at $50 the pair. A few years back I built myself a second AR turntable the same way. It's amazing how spare parts can accumulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 hour ago, larrybody said: . They may be a good match for my Franken AR 2ax's. Larrybody, I see a pair of AR-4&1/2's there ... pull the tweet, plug the hole, drop in a single cap and voila, instant garage speakers ... Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I think those would actually be 2x's...if you get proper woofers for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 minute ago, genek said: I think those would actually be 2x's...if you get proper woofers for them. There you have it -- rare birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted December 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 I almost want to go look at them. Kind of like the lure to the tent of freaks at the circus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar_pro Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 hour ago, genek said: The time to buy empty cabinets is when you notice that you have enough parts in your spares locker to build another speaker. I just acquired a pair of AR-11 cabinets, for which I've already had the drivers and the crossovers sitting idle in boxes for a while. Pretty good buy at $50 the pair. A few years back I built myself a second AR turntable the same way. It's amazing how spare parts can accumulate. Yes. This is the Zen way of doing things. Those turntable parts caused that turntable to be built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD70 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 4 hours ago, larrybody said: Those are some awesome speakers. They may be a good match for my Franken AR 2ax's. I know from experience that buying empty cabinets and acquiring the correct drivers can get real expensive fast. You could theoretically wind up with some nice AR90's. It might be more economical to buy the ones Vintage AR has for sale. I wonder what GD70 may have to say? And what about that Yamaha Receiver? That could be the icing on the cake. These to me are donor speakers. I would pull the mids and pots and sell them, strip as much veneer as possible for future cab repairs and call it a day. The CL AR90's, that would have me thinking for a while. The cabs look pretty good, but are they worth the effort finding all the correct drivers? They would be tempting for a long term project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lARrybody Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 21 hours ago, GD70 said: These to me are donor speakers. I would pull the mids and pots and sell them, strip as much veneer as possible for future cab repairs and call it a day. These were actually giving to me when I drove to Dayton to pick up a nice set of 2a's. The mids and pots will be saved, but I really hauled them home for the veneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted December 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 Texted the seller and asked what happened to the original drivers. He said "they are still inside. I only replaced the speakers and did some rewiring." Oii. Long gone apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 "Some rewiring" probably means he's fubared the crossovers. Knock half off my original estimate of cabinet value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidhead Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 20 minutes ago, DavidDru said: Texted the seller and asked what happened to the original drivers. He said "they are still inside. I only replaced the speakers and did some rewiring." Oii. Long gone apparently. Too bad, if he had those tucked away somewhere I suspect you would be on your way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted December 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 That was the hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted January 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 Well, the seller has created an even better version of the add. Love folks use of the word "sub" in these cases. https://boise.craigslist.org/ele/5950993157.html Grilles might be the best part of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted February 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 SO what drivers are shared between the AR9 and AR90? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 On 1/9/2017 at 11:27 AM, DavidDru said: Love folks use of the word "sub" in these cases. But they're "awesome" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiganpat Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 3 hours ago, DavidDru said: SO what drivers are shared between the AR9 and AR90? LMR UMR and tweeter....90 uses AR12/48S/92 spec 10" woofers, 9 uses AR11/58S/91 12" woofers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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