AR9LS Speakers - a good buy at $1k

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.

I think many of the responders here are confusing the AR9 with the AR9LSi.
 I currently have s pair of AR9LSi and I would buy another pair of Them for $1000 in a heartbeat.  And with them hooked up to my phase linear 400 amplifier, and to Amazon music HD, I get tons of chest thumping bass! I have reformed all of the woofers, and midranges, and will never part with them. In fact I have even found replacement tweeters on line to have just in case I need them.  I bought them in 1984, and I’ve had them ever since. They sound excellent.
I cannot comment about the original AR9, but from what I have heard the 9LSI was an improvement. 

Whoever said these speakers are ancient history and they don't sound good don't know what they are talking about. These are some of the best loudspeakers ever made and sound absolutely incredible. That is, if they ha e been kept up.