GD70 Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Pretty shocking! Serial #'s 0016 & 0138! Figured I'd post it just in case you gents have a wallet just overflowing with nothing to spend it on! Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan461 Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Isn't a video also worth a thousand words? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.ra Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Rather bold to ask for that kind of price, eh?.....particularly considering there are no pics of the drivers to confirm full authenticity. And yep, the serial numbers are indeed impressive to collectors, but in my opinion the potentially high value of this pair has been hugely diminished by the heavy-handed stain application on the pine cabinets. Any chance of resuscitating the original finish (or unfinish) is lost forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry398 Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 I was shocked @ 4400 for a set of AR 1. a lot of money out there I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Been for sale for awhile now....but it only takes one. But...has been casting a bit long in the river. There has been a beater pair of 303' s that have been sale for months and months with no change in price. Talk about fortitude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl1856 Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 On 10/13/2017 at 12:11 PM, ra.ra said: Rather bold to ask for that kind of price, eh?.....particularly considering there are no pics of the drivers to confirm full authenticity. And yep, the serial numbers are indeed impressive to collectors, but in my opinion the potentially high value of this pair has been hugely diminished by the heavy-handed stain application on the pine cabinets. Any chance of resuscitating the original finish (or unfinish) is lost forever. You raise interesting points about this pr. If you look at one of the pictures, one can see the drivers through the grille fabric. They appear to me to be correct; at least for the mid and tweeter. Woofer is difficult to see. Having owned early AR3 prs before, I can attest to the fragility of the grille fabric. How can one remove the fabric without irreparably damaging it ? I suspect this is a concern for the seller....at least it would be for me. As for the cabinets, a skilled wood restorer can strip off the finish(es) to uncover the bare wood below and then refinish to match. And at that price, what's a few hundred extra to restore the outward appearance ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.ra Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 25 minutes ago, rl1856 said: If you look at one of the pictures, one can see the drivers through the grille fabric. They appear to me to be correct; at least for the mid and tweeter. Yes, I would tend to agree with this statement as far as we can guess from the pics provided. And while I have no further substantive reason to challenge original authenticity, we just don't really know, do we?....and my point is that without pics, bidding on this auction without confirmation would be a huge (and naive?) leap of faith, especially at that price. And yep, trying to remove those plastic AR-3 grille frames can be a delicate operation, but since the seller made no such disclaimer or comment toward this issue, this posting remains simply an incomplete description and unconvincing sales pitch for anyone to offer up any bid at all. 38 minutes ago, rl1856 said: ...a skilled wood restorer can strip off the finish(es) to uncover the bare wood below and then refinish to match. Respectfully, I'll continue to disagree on this point. In this forum, I have documented in detail my attempt to refinish pine AR cabinets that had previously been heavily painted, and despite the arduous labor and significant time investment, I have no regrets and am pleased with the results. However, and as an overgeneralized statement, paint basically sits upon the surface of the wood, and can possibly be removed with chemicals and abrasion. Stain, on the other hand, is meant to seep and soak deeper into the veneer layer. With a darker fine-grained hardwood veneer such as mahogany or walnut (both offered by AR) I might tend to agree that some measure of color or shade recovery might be possible, but with this very light-colored, dry, wide-grained species like pine, my confidence level is near zero for ever restoring these to "original" appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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