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what to do with a pair of AR-9's

When I was 16 I was able to save enough to purchase a used pair of Acoustic Research AR-9's. Today I am 28 and upon returning to my Parents house and uncovering the gentle giants, I find have found all of the cone type drivers (four passive side firing 12's and a pair of 8 inch lower mids) have dry rotted away. I though I might try to install new surrounds but my non-audiophile father tried to repair them himself and accidently dissolved what little foam was left. I fear that even if the surrounds were replaced there may be permanent damage to the voice coils. I am therefore hoping that someone could suggest some moderate to low cost replacement drivers. If I can repair them they will become a background music speaker in our living room. If not does anyone need a large pair of cabinets with crossovers and high range drivers? I need help. My wife (Emily) thinks this is a lost cause) Thanks, Curt
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If you already are sonsigning them to background music, then you are saying that your taste has changed.
That presents a listening foray.
Is your wife hoping you will get smaller speakers? Probably.
Or you do have another pair of speakers you are not telling us about.
If you think you would still want them as main speakers after they were fixed ... in other words the sound will be just as good to you as before, you can have them fixed rather cheaply...new surrounds are a cinch
contact Millersound in Quakertown, PA.
not on the net.
Getting replacement speakers is not simple chore....
go to partsexpress.com
and check out its catalog...
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If it were me, I'd get the surrounds fixed, listen and if still not satisfied, sell them fixed.
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