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  1. AR-18 is also on the equipment list of AIR studios : https://www.airstudios.com/toy-cupboard/
  2. This was filmed in Paul's own "home" studio in Sussex: https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/news/sussex-news/inside-sir-paul-mccartneys-east-7748679 https://www.soundonsound.com/people/story-beatles-anthology-project The same pair of AR-18LS speakers can also be seen in some other videos from the era, like this one, albeit only briefly from the back:
  3. Hi all! I just finished watching a short documentary on Beatles Youtube channel about the recording of their latest single Now and Then. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw AR-18LS in the role of studio monitors in the archival footage from 1994! 😃 https://youtu.be/APJAQoSCwuA?t=245 https://youtu.be/APJAQoSCwuA?t=284 https://youtu.be/APJAQoSCwuA?t=315
  4. Since overseas shopping can be too expensive and complicated in our country, some local repairmen are using alternative methods. They are using glue for catching mice or rats, that is adequately thinned for this purpose. They say that the basic components in the mice glue and the "real" cloth sealer are the same. I've never tried it, but this method is maybe worth investigating, as the alternative for the rest of us who do not have access to the fancier stuff. Here is the example of vintage Tannoy K3809 driver restoration, you'll have to scroll down to the mice glue cloth surround treatment part: https://www.zenmod.in.rs/another-tannoy-k3809-adventure-read-revitalization-again-3-previous-episodes-cumulative-with-finish/ Another link: https://www.zenmod.in.rs/tannoy-k3809-hardened-cloth-surround-issue-solved/ I know that this type of glue is forbidden in some countries, because it is a very cruel method for killing mice and rats, but this way at least it can be put to a better use. Here is the example of the glue they are using:
  5. As you said 14 years have passed. If I manage to find the original photos of my restoration, I'll post them here. Schematic, with all mods, is the same as @AR55 has posted in his post above:
  6. I still have the original foam inserts around UMRs and tweeters in my AR-90s. The foam that is very close to the original is the sponge filter material that is used in external canister filters for fish tanks. You can buy it in sheets in some pet stores. The sponge material that was installed in my fishtank filter looked exactly the same in texture as my original AR foam inserts. There are different densities and cell sizes, you should go for the finest/smallest: http://www.spongesupplier.com/product/10ppi-to-60ppi-saltwater-fish-tank-aquarium-filter-sponge-bio-filter-sponge/ l
  7. What is it that you don't like about the new "recapped" sound? I have recapped my AR90s with Mundorf white poly caps (the basic cheapest ones) and I'm very satisfied with the sound. I only had to attenuate the UMR drivers by 3dBs to tune them to my room.
  8. "TT" on that badge are not two letters T together - it is actually the symbol π (Pi)
  9. AR 30BF and 30BS, 33BX... etc.. (we have AR30BF in our son's room) AR 33 BX: :
  10. Thanks, The source for this cork/rubber was a local hardware shop in Belgrade, Serbia. I believe that it was imported from Italy. I bought it some two years ago and I don't know if they still have it.
  11. It seems that you have second generation of 98LS speakers. Later improved 98LSI models didn't have those plastic rings around woofers and lower mids. They were improved by adding some resistors in front of lower and upper midrange, which made them smoother sounding. Also, one of the capacitors was removed in front of the tweeter and its phase was inverted too. Earlier LS version was known for producing listeners fatigue. While I was refreshing my crossovers with new capacitors, I also upgraded them to LSI versions. Here you can see the restoration I did on my pair: http://www.kujucev.com/ar98ls/ar98.htm Here is the modded LSI version of the crossover:
  12. >I'm a little busy for a couple of weeks, but I will send it >along after that. > >I wonder why you chose to place soft material on the speaker >front but did not place such material on the plate holding the >dual tweeter/high mid? I would think that sound absorbing >material near the high units would be a good idea.. I also >note that you have the speakers on stands. That will probably >degrade bass response which is more room and placement >dependent than the AR9LS. Hello again, Did you get some time for scanning? I'm really looking forward to this review! Yes, I was thinking of putting some felt on the front dual driver plate. So far I can't find the right material locally. Also I have to figure out the way to attach it without ruining the finish if I decide to remove it. Bass response is OK since my listening room is quite small. Sometime with some bass heavy music, it even gets too strong. With stands and away from the rear wall, imaging and depth is much improved. Thanks in advance, Aleksandar
  13. >...but I have a copy of the Audio review >of the AR 98LS.... COOL! Can you scan it? I've heard somewhere that posting of copyrighted material (like magazine reviews) is usually not allowed on forums. But if you have a scanner, It would be so great if you can send it to me at: aleksandar(at)kujucev(dot)com replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . Please?!?! I'm on cable, so bigger the scan the better! If you're interested, I have those brochure scans I got earlier from Mark... Aleksandar
  14. Mark, Thanks a lot for the photos and scans! I got to see them today, since I was offline for almost a week - some idiots had cut the internet optical cables while digging in our street doing some other repair. You did a very professional job with those grille photos! I'm looking forward to receiving the rest of the scans! Thanks again, Aleksandar
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