Unclechoppy,
There is a certain satisfaction and appreciation owning vintage equipment. Of the speaker choices you've listed, I have owned the AR-10tt; it used the same components as the AR-11 but also included adjustments for bass along with adjustments for midrange and treble the 11 had. They were excellent sounding and am sure they still would be today if in restored condition. They had the classic New England or East coast presentation of smooth natural sound. Very easy and enjoyable listening, with a wide dispersion, and nice clean simple looks. I can't comment on their imaging since when I owned them, imaging wasn't talked about as much(late seventies), but I'm sure the 11's would perform well. You might also want to consider the AR-LST or AR-LST-2. When I first listened to the LST it was the finest sounding speaker I had ever heard, but that was some 40 years ago. They don't come up for sale very often, and when they do, they're normally expensive, and most likely need a lot of work. Plus they're heavy-ninety and sixty pounds. The AR-11's are probably over fifty pounds so your bookshelves will need to be very sturdy for these speakers. We are not talking about vintage acoustic windup victrolas here. These were very well designed and made loudspeakers. I wish I still had my AR-10tt's. Best of luck in your vintage search.
There is a certain satisfaction and appreciation owning vintage equipment. Of the speaker choices you've listed, I have owned the AR-10tt; it used the same components as the AR-11 but also included adjustments for bass along with adjustments for midrange and treble the 11 had. They were excellent sounding and am sure they still would be today if in restored condition. They had the classic New England or East coast presentation of smooth natural sound. Very easy and enjoyable listening, with a wide dispersion, and nice clean simple looks. I can't comment on their imaging since when I owned them, imaging wasn't talked about as much(late seventies), but I'm sure the 11's would perform well. You might also want to consider the AR-LST or AR-LST-2. When I first listened to the LST it was the finest sounding speaker I had ever heard, but that was some 40 years ago. They don't come up for sale very often, and when they do, they're normally expensive, and most likely need a lot of work. Plus they're heavy-ninety and sixty pounds. The AR-11's are probably over fifty pounds so your bookshelves will need to be very sturdy for these speakers. We are not talking about vintage acoustic windup victrolas here. These were very well designed and made loudspeakers. I wish I still had my AR-10tt's. Best of luck in your vintage search.