Collector Quality, Professionally Restored to Like New Condition. Tweeter Controls were disassembled, the contacts polished, the spring tension adjusted, and an-anti corrosion grease applied. New Crossover Capacitors Installed. Woofers were sealed with Vintage AR cloth surround Sealer to ensure acoustical integrity of Cabinets and speakers. Midranges and Tweeters are in super condition and intact performing as specified. Speakers have been tested continuously driven by MC2100 amp for 72 HRS, and sound fantastic. In my humble opinion this is as near performance to a set of AR3A’s as you can get. ORIGINAL Grills and Badges are in beautiful condition. Cabinets are in in SUPER CONDITION, Corners and all sides. Please examine pictures carefully these speakers are fabulous! Technically the speakers sound great as they should and will operate reliably for years to come. The Acoustic Research AR-5 from 1969 is often named to be one of the greatest vintage speakers available at an affordable cost. The AR-5 is a three way speaker using a 10″ woofer, a 1,5″ dome midrange and a 0.75 dome tweeter. The AR5 features the intricate and well-designed crossover network of the AR3a and a similar midrange driver. Therefore, AR-5s have a detailed mid and high response and at the same time deep bass, less deep than the AR-3, but with more “soul” than the AR-2ax. According to audiokarma´s forum AR5 was meant for those people who thought the AR3a was a little too bass heavy. It’s midrange drivers and tweeters were basically the same as the ones of the AR3a, which was clearly superior to the 2ax. The reason for the existence of the AR5 was to give people an alternative between the AR2ax and the AR3a. Acoustic Research AR-5 Specs. 254mm (10in) acoustic suspension woofer, 38 mm (1,5 in) midrange hemispherical dome, 19 mm (3/4in) high-frequency hemispherical dome. 650 Hz, 5000 Hz. Midrange and high-frequency driver level controls. Up to 100 watts per channel. 343 x 610 x 292 mm deep (13,5 x 24 x 11,5 in). 17,8 kg (39lb). Free air 26 Hz, in enclosure 56 Hz. 38,2 liters 1.35 cu ft. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR5 SPEAKERS, METICULOUS TECHNICAL RESTORATION” is in sale since Friday, November 17, 2017. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “arspeakers” and is located in North Grafton, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Acoustic Research
- Model: AR5
- Bundle Listing: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States