Can you believe the price on this speaker?? Just one of 2!!!!

tophatjohnny
tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
edited November 2012 in Vintage Speakers
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acoustic-Research-Inc-AR-1-Loudspeaker-One-Two-/321007483483?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555003%26algo%3DPW.CAT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D142%26meid%3D3085994899047166547%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1076%26rk%3D5%26sd%3D130778333773%26



Reserve not met?????????
"if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited October 2012
    That's interesting because there is one of these for sale on CL up where I am for about the current price on ebay. It is touted as something like the equivalent of a First Edition book by Dickens. In other words this seems to be, perhaps, the first or at least the first series of AR speakers offered by Vilchur and Kloss, so they're "collectors" items. The price reflects more the value of the collectible nature of the piece than its "intrinsic" value.

    Some of our more knowledgeable "vintage" guys probably know more about this...hint..hint!!

    cnh
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  • drgalexo
    drgalexo Posts: 159
    edited October 2012
    Collectors item. Not for my money.
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  • Cigar Man
    Cigar Man Posts: 4
    edited October 2012
    Gotta love eBay..... I used to own a pair of these in like 1969, and they were good speakers for the era, I replaced them with a pair of JBL's classic 100's with the white woofer at the top of the cabinet and never looked back. They had the orange grillcloths on the JBL's and they were VERY 70's era :twisted:. The JBL's just stomped the AR's for bass and soundstage, but you are comparing a two-way with a well designed 3-way with a much more sophisticated crossover.

    Wonder what kind of condition the vinyl/rubber cone surrounds are in on these.... bet the material disintegrated right about the same time the flower power movement did...... :loneranger:
    "A Cigar is a bananna for the monkey in your soul."
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited October 2012
    How bout these??
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAD-Exclusive-2404-Speakers-/300798441680?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4608fbf8d0
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited October 2012
    In case you all don't know - most of the value is in the Western Electric/Altec 755 8" fullrange driver that Villchur used as a "tweeter" in his first product, i.e., the AR-1.

    It is nice to see AR-1s not gutted for their 755s once in a while...

    EDIT: Those TADs should be top-class. Whether they're worth 75 kilosmackers, I cannot judge - but the TAD (Pioneer's top-end/pro audio drivers and components) hardware is superb.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited October 2012
    How about this Guys?:cheesygrin:

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sgt-Pepper-Limited-Edition-Unopened-Picture-Disc-Album-Capital-Records-/180915445416?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item2a1f669ea8
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited October 2012
    Yeah, ya never know where a thread like this will go. Those 75K speakers just blew me away. Glad I'm a cheap date!!:lol::lol::lol:
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited October 2012
    I have that same album. It is opened but still in great shape. I should be able to get at least $10,000 for it!!
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • Phasewolf
    Phasewolf Posts: 514
    edited October 2012
    I have seen a set of them at a flee market for $10 dollars I was not willing to get them at that price I surely will not pay what they want.
    Absolute corruption empowers absolutely.

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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited October 2012
    if I had it I would probably sell it before something happens to it, besides that would buy a lot of neat stuff
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    I have that same album. It is opened but still in great shape. I should be able to get at least $10,000 for it!!
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • lcrakel87
    lcrakel87 Posts: 8
    edited November 2012
    But they have free shipping.
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    How bout these??
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAD-Exclusive-2404-Speakers-/300798441680?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4608fbf8d0
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited November 2012
    Cigar Man wrote: »
    Gotta love eBay..... The JBL's just stomped the AR's for bass and soundstage, but you are comparing a two-way with a well designed 3-way with a much more sophisticated crossover.

    Then came the AR-3 and AR-3a. You know, the speakers everybody tried to emulate for the next thirty years. They can be found at The Smithsonian Institute. Under the heading "Loudspeaker". I don't think there are any others under that heading in there.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited November 2012
    these too !!!

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAD-Exclusive-2404-Speakers-/300798441680?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4608fbf8d0
    lcrakel87 wrote: »
    But they have free shipping.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited November 2012
    The free shipping seals it for me....NOT!
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    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited November 2012
    I should put this up for 5k or so. never used
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    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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