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[dingus]

cool, what are you driving them with?

also, the mid-bass looks slightly odd, is the surround rubber or foam? i had my AR9's for about a year before i realized that the mid-bass drivers had been previously re-coned with the wrong cones. replacing them with original drivers made a big difference in the sound for the better, they opened up and "felt" like they were easier to drive.

[r_laski]

Besides the mid-bass being replacements on your AR-9s, it looks like the tweeter(s) are also replacements. I'm not sure if they are even AR tweeters from another, later series. The mid-bass driver may be an AR 8 inch driver made by Tonegen for a later series of AR speakers such as the AR-9LS /LSi. When I bought my pair of AR-9s they had the Tonegen 8 inch mid-bass drivers that the previous owner had received from AR to replace his original drivers when the foam had rotted.

Keep trying e-Bay for original drivers. I was able to secure a pair of original 8 inchers for my AR-9s a few years ago. Just had to refoam them and had an a pair of all original AR-9s again.

Rich

[dingus]

i didnt even notice the tweeters but yes, on closer inspection they appear to be non-original.

[dingus]

I'm using a Yamaha receiver as a pre-amp for the front R&L, and to drive the center channel and surround channels. The front R&L is sent via pre-outs to a Peavey power amp. It was previously owned and modified by a recording studio owner buddy of mine, and I think it sounds pretty decent for what it is. It certainly wakes up the 9's a lot more than the 105 watt per channel Yamaha does.

i ran my 9's with a Yamaha CR-2020 receiver for a long time, i thought it matched well and did a splendid job.

[d-rok]

i ran my 9's with a Yamaha CR-2020 receiver for a long time, i thought it matched well and did a splendid job.

I knew when I bought mine recently that all the woofers, lower mid drivers and 1 tweeter were replacements from AB Tech.
I NOW know that there is simply NO comparison with the original woofers, lower mids and tweeters....NIGHT AND DAY IMPROVEMENT with all original drivers.
Biamping these puppies with 2 MK II opt.2 upgraded Carver M1.0t amps REALLY lets 'em "open up and SING"......of course, throwing 1100+wpc to most any speaker that can "handle" that much power has a tendency to "make 'em sing"...but the AR9's sing VERY WELL !!!!

[michiganpat]

the woofer in the OP's pic looks like the 8" driver from the AR holographic series, the M2, I think is the model.

[orophias]

Nice find! I have a pair of them myself. Best of luck finding the OEM drivers-they are out there.

Best regards,
Jeff