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RE: Never heard the 5's...

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JonM

In Reply to: RE: Never heard the 5's... posted by Mr. Dick Hertz on March 23, 2016 at 13:50:33

I owned the 2ax's, too - bought them new. I was never happy with the mids - that mid-range driver always struck me as a little rough, and that made them much less listenable than I had hoped. (I remember listening to them in a dealer's showroom compared to comparably sized/priced "Aztec" speakers. The AR's sounded like someone threw a blanket over them, similar to what you call "lacking in clarity". If I'd listened to my ears and not AR's marketing, I'd have bought the Aztecs.)

I soon sold the AR's and replaced them with large Advents, which remained my primary speakers for over 20 years.

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RE: Never heard the 5's... - DavidLD 11:08:43 03/24/16 (1)
The 5's used the same Dome mid and Tweeter used in the 3a, but had the 10 inch woofer used in the 2ax. They were also nominally 8 not 4 ohm and less power hungry than the 3a. High Fidelity loved them when they tested them, comparing them with the 3a and claiming that they sounded better in anything but a giant room.
- all about the AR 5 (Open in New Window)
- RE: Never heard the 5's... - JonM 07:34:34 03/25/16 (0)
  I remember visiting AR's showroom at Grand Central Station in New York. I only had the budget for the AR-6 at the time (their next-to-the-least-expensive speaker, one step up from the AR-4x), and it was a chance to listen to it driven by AR electronics and an AR turntable playing good quality recordings. I thought it was fine, until they switched to the AR-3a, which was simply majestic in comparison. I never did buy the 6, instead stretching my budget to get the 2ax - the tweeter and woofer from the 5 plus a less expensive midrange. Alas, that was a disappointment.
  
  All that said, I have a pair of AR-10pi's today (a derivative of the 3a design with crossover features from the LST). I absolutely love them. As I've said elsewhere, they are high on my list of speakers that are good enough that if you own a pair, you can stop looking for something better.

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