Picked up some funny looking speakers - Acoustic Research or something?

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
edited September 2005 in Speakers
AR LST-2

Completely updated, all new tweeters and mids, and the crossover tweaked at the FACTORY about 15 years ago, with the last of the remaining replacement stock.

Who the man?

Cheers,
Russ
Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited September 2005
    You said it was tweaked 15 years ago? :confused:
    Chiranth
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited September 2005
    My pants are going CRAZY over here.

    If only.....

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2005
    Yes, they are 30+ year old speakers. If you don't get it, don't worry about it. ;)

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    VERY nice Russ. How tall are those things?
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2005
    Nice, but not AR-9's Chico. They were designed to go up against the wall. Right up against the wall.

    Da Man
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    That's more to my liking. I love old AR and Advent speaks. :cool:
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2005
    Must be the rum George. I won't delve into the finer points of either the LST-2 or the AR9, they both have em' in spades. All I can say is, 3 soft dome tweeters, 3 soft dome mids - PER speaker.

    I'd love to side by side them. No doubt the 9's would kill the LST-2 in bottom end - but these are almost 'there' in that dept. That AR woof - I don't have to tell you, hell YOU told me - years ago. The imaging - I'll say this, they are a jaw-dropper. Going to be VERY hard to part with, IF I can.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2005
    Simple answer. DON'T PART WITH THEM. Hang onto them until you can use them as surround speakers, with a pair of LST's up front. Then you can really sit back and sell every other speaker that comes through your hands with a clean mind. Until you get a pair of 9's. HANG ONTO THEM!!!

    Smiling for you George
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited September 2005
    Well, IF he decides to part with them, don't worry, I'm not in the market for them.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2005
    Oh, I'm parting, that's pretty much a given.

    WHEN is the $64,000, or in this instance, $2000 +/- question.

    How much do 9's typically go for again? ;)

    Cheers,
    Rooster
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2005
    Well just sell them to your sister Bolly. Stick your speakers up your ****.

    They didn't sell a LOT of those, maybe that's why they sell to Asians for that kind of money.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2005
    Sorry, edited. The high road ain't THAT bad.

    Resume your normal programming schedule.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2005
    Well then just post a picture of a pile of cash, and label it AR-LST II. Why go through all the trouble of saying how great they sound, and the way they were specially tweaked, etc.? Just post a picture of THE CASH.

    You're not going to get anybody here, or at AK to give you two grand for them. JUST POST A PICTURE OF A PILE OF CASH, and maybe a picture of the fool who gives it to you. Oh yeah, you da man alright.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2005
    George, that was never my intent. I don't see these very often (to say the least), figured a post was in order.

    Obviously you have issues with someone OTHER than you, bagging some gems. Man you have turned into one bitter Son of a ****. God forbid someone 'out AR' you. All heil king George, no one is allowed to own anything historic but he.

    Truely sad that this is the man you have turned into (or maybe it's how you have always been, it's just rearing it's head to me now). It's not the George I fell in love with, that's for sure.

    BTW, Bolly isn't my sister. My sister died minutes after birth. Never knew her, but sure do miss her.

    Why we went this direction, I'll never know. Regardless, I'm comfortable where I sit on the matter. I hope whatever has got you wrapped up around the axle works itself out.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited September 2005
    Cool speakers Russ. It's always fun to own a piece of history like those, especially when they sound as good as you say.

    Sorry to see the thread get all pissy and personal like that.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2005
    :D Oh they sound good alright,, Russ, what are you driving them with? Enjoy
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited September 2005
    Cool looking speakers, Russ is in the business as I of getting old stuff, trying it and then selling it.. (I'll assume from previous actions) It's nothing personal about the gear im sure, I guess when you run into so much gear or what ever you start to not fall in love with everything you find regardless how NICE it is.. I know that's how i am, Buy it, try it and move it on... Not everything of course
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2005
    Nice! Where does he find all these cool toys??
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited September 2005
    Sweet speaks!
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited September 2005
    They look like funky air filters. And what's that tube behind the left one? Nevermind, it's a candle, I see it now.
    Two Channel Main
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    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2005
    I wanna know what the cat was jammimg to in the first shot...
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2005
    Zep IV

    :)
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited September 2005
    Hopefully not "When the Levee Breaks", but "Black Dog".
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited September 2005
    Stop pulling our legs Russ, we know those are humidifiers circa 1982.
    Never Forget
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2005
    :eek: Or maybe de-humidifiers
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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