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RE: Ohms question

Posted by John Elison (A) on March 7, 2021 at 02:11:24

In Reply to: Ohms question posted by sberger on March 2, 2021 at 17:57:39:

The AR-3a's were my first pair of speakers. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough power to drive them properly, but they still sounded very good. One day I was in an audio store and they had one of those big McIntosh amplifiers with the big meters driving the AR-3a's and they sounded absolutely awesome. I was driving mine with a 40-wpc Revox integrated amplifier so I couldn't turn them up real loud, but they still sounded very nice in my little studio apartment. I was only 22-years old when I had my AR-3a's with a Thorens TD-125 turntable and SME 3009 tonearm with Shure V-15 Type II cartridge. My electronics were a Revox integrated amplifier, a Revox tuner and a Revox A77 tape recorder. That was one of the best systems I ever owned. I just wish I had a bit more power, but those speakers still sounded exceptional.

I owned that system for only a year or so. I lost my job and had to sell it. I'll never forget that system because it was one of the best systems I ever owned and it was many years before I owned another system that I felt sounded as good. I'm 73-years old now and my present system is the best I've ever owned and possibly the best I've ever heard, but I still have fond memories of that original Revox, Thorens, AR system I owned more than 50-years ago.

Best regards,
John Elison

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