AR9LS Speakers - a good buy at $1k

@yogiboy  & others, thanks for your feedback and recommendations.  It's always welcomed!

These speakers are ancient history worth  maybe $300.00.Sound quality is not good MOVE ON ASAP!!

Thanks @ebm !

I have a pair and listen to them every day, music and movies. They are excellent, plain and simple. I would put them up against any $1000 pair of new high-end speakers. I.e. they blow the doors off my Revel M105s. Compared to my Revel F206s without the addition of a sub, I guess it will depend on what you are listening to, but more likely than not the ARs will make you happier as they do it all. And they do indeed shake the foundation - no question on this whatsoever. Two stories above the wife calls me to turn them down whenever I listen to bass heavy audio at comfortable in-room levels. I have owned them since new and replaced the foam surrounds myself many years ago. There are kits readily available. I would spend a grand for a decent pair in a heartbeat. They are big, heavy, robust, articulate and loud. My main listening room is all Revel Performa3 driven by Anthem and Parasound amps and a SVS PB16-Ultra (5.1). I am never disappointed when i listen to the ARs they deliver great sound at copious levels.

Edit: And I am using only a SR5013 to drive them.

Thanks @mr-mikes !!!

It was nice to hear that you still own and appreciate your AR-9LS speakers.  I own AR-90, AR-58S, and AR-92 speakers, and they all sound wonderful.  Refoamed, recapped, and restored, to bring them to like-new condition, is well worth it.  They perform much better than hinted at here, and have nothing to be ashamed about.