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  1. That is because I picked those up....:)
  2. What a gift! You got the preferred 2ax for sure and are early models. What is the serial numbers on back? Odd on the dates for the drivers...as it would seem crazy that they sat on shelves that long.
  3. These caught my eye recently. I initially thought they were unfinished pine, until I saw the plainness of the grain. They are in such good shape, I thought they had to have been put in cabinets - unfinished birch? What would teak look like ? Never saw those. Probably the cleanest AR speakers I've ever seen; I took photos for reference. https://www.ebay.com/itm/355031954641?hash=item52a98db4d1:g:6S0AAOSwroNlAM1G&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0CFf1fMPLIcoy5ARfZD8jTL2J0xFjJtT8rd952EmJ6dsaOgcb8N%2BKZZEko9LmeZfJAaFu2XStskQvUAOBR7e9wW6qcv0AWxpoJhPFuHy%2B6Wt346guYzAZNxikaCyVBdY7sPCGl4%2BWlGghcv9UkTDfysltVntBSBTu9XYS8ZGzMb05m%2Fk7%2B1GSpPNN2LEOhJ1lDcou2d9WdWJ0Ez3iDDu7SHu36ukRcaYO9aXivefpwvAGs2Enzo1Ts07KVL37ktOBbq7ww3%2BrtbN7KOq8qcLWhA%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR47Dn-_YYg

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      The seller never really took good pics of cabinet sides or tops so it would be a guess on those. I have a rare set of birch AR3's so they did make them....just not many. Probably why they went for that kind of money. Shame about the mid.....it will be hard and expensive to find! 

  4. $330 for a pair of stands? Pass.
  5. Please do not use wood fillers before staining and protect coat....it will make it worse. Finish your cabs...then one coat of poly or whatever you use. There is plenty of colored wax wood pencils that will match your stain and can blend it in. Also if they are a little deep, I use Mohawk epoxy putty stick in walnut with great success. I smooth it with a razor blade. Then I finish cab with one or two more coats of poly or whatever finish you use. I have even used colored magic markers with fine tips to blend on cabs too give the grain look over the scratches.
  6. This was done in 2006 and still look the same today.
  7. I have used MinWax stains and even Howards restore on more than a few cabs and came out nice. I then sprayed several coats of satin poly to finish. I have done lacquer on several rare AR3's and one cherry cab but lots and lots of work and coats.
  8. Crutchfield has them and does come with stands. https://www.crutchfield.com/S-cv8sdMqONLv/p_405M5WNT/KLH-Model-Five-English-Walnut.html?XVINQ=GZ0&XVVer=1CGE&awcr=628546504010&awdv=m&awnw=g&awug=9015410&awkw=pla-1257077852286&awmt=&awat=pla&gclid=CjwKCAiAoL6eBhA3EiwAXDom5pVgdk27ikxzoOV_aKLvfilencY3FWbei6fthy3rQNe6xEyJPSfIaxoCp0sQAvD_BwE
  9. These domes on the tweeters are cloth? It is like a soft plastic to me. I couldn't get the dent out of the dome on the one tweeter as the memory is set in that harder material. Even tried a hair dryer to soften it but nada. They do sound very good though and like this set. Thank you for taking the time to fill me in on the woofers. I am going to remove one to check the manufacture and check the caps.
  10. I don't think there is to be honest. Do like if they are replacements that will handle more volume. I know.....just me being anal...lol. I want it as perfect as possible. Frank....these must be the first run of the 11's as from what I have learned here, the yellow tweeters are not ferro-fluid. In looking at many google pics of the 11's, only a couple had the yellow tweeters. I have a pretty good collection of AR's now.... the LST, the AR3a in walnut and pine with alnico woofers, the AR3 in walnut and very rare birch, the AR12, two pairs of Heathkit AS-103's that are the 3a knockoffs, the AR 303 in black, and now the AR 11. Also experimented with two Heathkit cabinets that have AR11 woofers and midranges in it and has the 3a tweeters in it.
  11. Just out of curiousity, I have been Googling pics of AR11 speakers and finding that the pair I have with the yellow tweeter seems to be very rare. The woofer (if replaced) is no big deal as Tom Tyson said it has almost the same specs...and can handle higher volume. Here is a pic of a pair of 11's like mine and it seems to have the same woofer.... Acoustic Research AR-11 - Hifidealer
  12. This seller also had a pair of AR TSW 910's that just blew me away with it's bass. Right beside those were a pair of Kef 104.2's that sounded very good. Then took me to his bar area and a nice pair of Thiels were there and sounded very nice. Then he said he had two pair of AR 9's stored in a room upstairs!...lol....just shook my head. He said he preferred the 910 over the 9's in the room he had them in. Very knowledgeable and nice guy. First time I heard the 910's...and they were impressive.
  13. Thanks guys. No expert on the woofers but have seen this color on other 11's in past. With how nice these speakers are in original condition, I can't imagine why they would be replaced...especially with the refresh foam job. The dent on tweeter dust cap will be tough to get out as it is a harder material. Kind of like a plastic so water and tube probably won't work. Hate the thought of a needle also in trying to pry it out. Maybe heating it with a blow dryer to soften it and then a tube to suck the dent out? Any ideas?
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