Does anyone know anything about vintage speakers?

redbreegull · 05-26-2008, 05:13 PM

I just picked up a pair of AR14s from the side of the road in a trash pile. I hooked them up to my father's stereo and they seem to work, but the rubber cushion thing that the speaker cone rests on seems to have deteriorated entirely. Are these good speakers for their time? Are they worth keeping? My friend who knows a little bit about stereo equipment said that I could have blown out the speakers because I did not set the impedance level on the stereo before I turned it on. I don't even know what that really means, but anything that anyone knows about these or Acoustic Research speakers in general would be cool.

MrPantyFAce · 05-26-2008, 05:16 PM

i dont know dick about speakers but congrats on finding shit on the side of the road

cork_soaker · 05-26-2008, 05:21 PM

look around here: http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/
mostly AR info

also: http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/_...-18_manual.pdf

ohnoitsbonnie · 05-26-2008, 07:43 PM

Those aren't speakers, but turtle shells!! Put those down, boy, before I go tell your mother

Hate the Hater · 05-26-2008, 07:54 PM

05-26-2008, 05:13 PM	#1
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: WILD BOY Posts: 32,027	Does anyone know anything about vintage speakers? I just picked up a pair of AR14s from the side of the road in a trash pile. I hooked them up to my father's stereo and they seem to work, but the rubber cushion thing that the speaker cone rests on seems to have deteriorated entirely. Are these good speakers for their time? Are they worth keeping? My friend who knows a little bit about stereo equipment said that I could have blown out the speakers because I did not set the impedance level on the stereo before I turned it on. I don't even know what that really means, but anything that anyone knows about these or Acoustic Research speakers in general would be cool.

05-26-2008, 07:54 PM	#5
Hate the Hater Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 2,502	lol

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05-26-2008, 05:16 PM	#2
MrPantyFAce Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,781	i dont know dick about speakers but congrats on finding shit on the side of the road

05-26-2008, 05:21 PM	#3
cork_soaker full of longing Posts: 11,179	look around here: http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/ mostly AR info also: http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/_...-18_manual.pdf

05-26-2008, 07:43 PM	#4
ohnoitsbonnie Banned Location: somerville, nj Posts: 23,383	Those aren't speakers, but turtle shells!! Put those down, boy, before I go tell your mother