glenwcar Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 HI I have just acquired a pair of Heathkit AS-2 speakers. I have not listened yet, but woofer seem pliable, and no noticeable damage to the drivers. I am wondering if these were offered concurrently with the AR-2 which I am told they were badged AR OEM. Any input/ comments would be appreciated. Thanks Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar_pro Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Yes, they were contemporaneous. Here's a description of the AS-2 from a 1961 Heathkit catalog: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Here also is the page from the 1960 catalog....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenwcar Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 thanks for the input, and the scans. These are coming in for a listen next. They will need some new grill cloth, I may have something that is suited to the original. I may replace the caps. Any thoughts there? Thanks again, Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Hey Glen. Welcome! I had a pair of Heathkit AS-2 cabinets for a while. Ended up giving them to a fellow CSP member but I can say yes--replace the caps. But you should not need to replace the pots because Heathkit used different pots than AR. They used a 15 ohm 20% 4 watt control for the dual tweeters. Early AS-2s used marine plywood for the cabinets and used grille cloth that was different from that used by AR. Cabs came in Mahogany, Birch and Unfinished. Interesting thread here: http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/IP.Board/index.php?/topic/1342-heath-as-2-by-ar/ and you can download the full assembly manual (!!) here: https://www.vintage-radio.info/heathkit (OK--it's the 2a version with supertweeter but otherwise virtually identical). The AR-2 is a really nice speaker but very rolled off at the high end. You may want to add a supertweeter like the MicroStatic array or some other external supertweeter. Please post photos! -Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenwcar Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Hi Kent Thanks for your input. and the links. My apologies, my CSP notification went to spam. Hence my tardy reply. Random. I am coming off a busy month, ready to get back to the audio desk. I will update when I get to these. We have local audio show/swap annually called Vintage Voltage ( http://danacain.com/vintage-voltage-expo/ ) I am a vendor this year hoping to sell off a few odds and ends, but mostly to see what the other vendors have to tempt me. Cheers, Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samberger0357 Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 I'd be interested if you ever got around to updating these. My experience with my own 2's were that the caps were oil filled, which are unlikely to need changing out. Would be interested if that was what Heathkit used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.ra Posted August 1, 2018 Report Share Posted August 1, 2018 On 7/28/2018 at 7:08 PM, samberger0357 said: ......the caps were oil filled.....Would be interested if that was what Heathkit used. Not my speakers shown, but here's what I've seen regarding AS-2 crossovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Still haven't opened these yet, but I'm amazed at how good they still sound after all these years. Would have loved to have the birch cabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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