ARC 101 speakers

[andyrlb]

Hi guys , having a little spring clean and would like some advice please.
I have a nice set of these 101's in black, they have their original tweeters and the crossovers plugged in on the back , trouble is the woofers are not original but they're peerless drivers , I know that the original mordaunt short drivers (dsb 208 ) or ms pageants come up often on fleebay .
My question is are they worth refurbing ? I mean do they sound 199411994219943as good as some say ?

[walpurgis]

My question is are they worth refurbing?

Yes. Decent speakers.

[Dauntless]

Yes, I had a pair in the early 80's bought from Bespoke Audio. I seem to remember they sounded quite decent. Not sure regarding the Mordant Short drivers, seem to think mine were Peerless. They had the X overs plugged into the back so they could be removed for active operation. Nytech was one manufacturer who made active X overs for the 101's. I think there were several model changes and an early model than mine was fitted with Scanspeak tweeters. I have heard good results from 101's being driven from good pushpull valve amps. They didn't like too much power up them and could bottom out on heavy bass from some of the Telarc Vinyl I had at the time. Mine expired when a Crimson Amp that I was using went dc and burned the coils out of them. Just coincided with ARC going bust so I never managed to have them repaired.

[andyrlb]

Thanks

[karma67]

i can do you a pair of ms dsb208's for £30 all in.

[andyrlb]

That's a reasonable deal for someone who hadn't passed on those Keith monks mate !! Nice little profit you made on them eh mate ??��

[karma67]

That's a reasonable deal for someone who hadn't passed on those Keith monks mate !! Nice little profit you made on them eh mate ??��
yep and ive still got them,go figure?
ok seeing as you seem a bit pissed off about them,come to my door and i'll give them to you for free! hows that?

[Bigman80]

Is this gonna be on Sky Box Office ???

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[karma67]

:lol:

[andyrlb]

I thought they'd sold ? Not pissed off at all , we all know the score? Where are you again?

[karma67]

brighton,they did sell,the buyer paid,that was in November,not herd a thing from the buyer since!
if its too far to travel down,send me a £10 for postage and i'll send them to you.

[Bigman80]

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[andyrlb]

So you've had a double result !! Jammie Jamie .
It's a bit of a trek mate and I'm not 100% sure that they're right for the 101's , I have seen it on the net that they use those drivers.
Message me and I'll pay up . Top man cheers Jamie.

[karma67]

if your not sure mate do a bit of digging on the net,their not going anywhere so no worries on that score.

[dantheman91]

Well a blast from the past collecting a pair of 101's from are very own Dr Henry Jones tomorrow morning - to go with my Nytech 252

Awesome...