[Vintage-Audio] Update On AR-4 Info

Mon Jul 7 19:16:10 2003

Bob, 	

I would not call what he said exactly a 'flame', so let us not permit a
discussion to get out of hand gentleman. We can agree to disagree and still not
short circuits.  	

In my mind, the positive speaker terminal on the amplifier should go to the
positive terminal on the speaker. 	

Isn't it DC to the speaker not AC?	

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From: Robert    J. McKee <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Update On AR-4 Info
Date: Monday, July 07, 2003 5:04 PM

Not important???  What do you think puts the punch in any sound
from a bass drum to a triangle... sucking or blowing?  Think about
that for a bit before flaming.
Bob McKee

> [Original Message]
> From: AA6DX <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Date: 7/7/03 4:57:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vintage-Audio] Update On AR-4 Info
>
> I now remember.  Yes, this is the way the AR speakers were put together.
> There were long, narrow  staples holding the grill in place.  That is
> factory, Duane.
> As you know, but I itereate, for those reading who may not know, the
> polarity is not necessarily important, as long as both speakers are the
> same, and hooked up the same, to keep them in phase. We are dealing with
> alternating current here, but they both need to putting the oooom in the
> oooom pah pah at the same time in the same direction.   In later years,
when
> replacing the components, most shops would put velcro on the grilles to
> re-mount them.  Cheers, y'all .. Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 3:21 PM
> Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Update On AR-4 Info
>
>
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Ok, the old blind wonder dude got into the adventurous mood and took a
> serious
> > squint at the AR-4's. The grill is held in place by six staples, three
> down each
> > side. The staple is long enough to go through the grill material, the
wood
> panel
> > behind it and still hit the main wood of the cabinet. I can not state
that
> this
> > is factory, but it certainly appears that way.
> >
> > When the cabinet is vertical, looking at it from the back, with two
> speaker
> > terminals vertical top to bottom and tweeter pot control just to their
> right,
> > the top terminal is negative and the bottom one is positive.
> >
> > Question: the suspension around the edge of the woofer speaker cone,
what
> is it?
> > Is it supposed to be somewhat soft?
> >
> > FYI: I guessed the polarity right by ear. I tested it today with a
battery
> to be
> > sure.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Duane W8DBF
>
>
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