Fully Restored Vintage AR2ax 3-way Loudspeakers. Early 1970’s Acoustic Research AR2ax 3-way loudspeakers. Among the best of the “New England” sound from that generation. Made in Cambridge MA. Designed by the historical duo of Edgar Villchur and Henry Kloss. Villchur is credited with the invention of the sealed acoustic suspension speaker design. I have done a complete restoration of these classic speakers. One of the photos is a “before and after”. My asking price just about covers my expenses in restoring them. Truly a labor of love. Here’s is the run down. Replace the crossover capacitors with ClarityCaps maintaining original crossover points. Replace attenuators (level controls) with new ones and added nice knobs with indicators. Replaced glass wool with lamb’s wool damping material. Re-foamed the woofer surrounds. Replaced original tweeters with improved model spec’d to match original performance. New grill material with original look. Original grills were glued in at factory. They now attach with hidden velcro and are removable. Refinished walnut veneer with oil finish as original. The pictures don’t do the finish justice. Silky smooth and beautiful grain. Repainted black front panel (under grill). Custom made adapters to allow speaker cables with banana plugs and secure connection to speaker (fixes a notorious problem). I believe these to be as good as any living example of this classic loudspeaker and better than most. Hence pricing a bit above what you sometimes see them going for. Read those listings carefully and I think you will find they don’t compare in condition and functional restoration. I rate the condition excellent. The only flaw is a minor scratch on the bottom of one speaker; unseen once placed. I have them under plastic to protect them going forward. The sound rivals good speakers of today. Bass is very strong and highs are crisp but smooth. The attenuators allow for adjustment of the midrange and tweeter levels to compensate for room acoustics and tailor to your taste. AR specs of 8 ohm and they recommend a minimum of 25 watts. I also have some other pdfs of some AR history, brochure, photos, etc. That I will include. Also included are custom cable adapters with ring connectors for secure connection at the speaker end, and banana jacks on the other (see photo). This will accommodate standard cables with banana plugs. They are made with good quality Belden 5000UP wire. There are two boxes, each are 18.5″ x 18.5″ x 29 and 45lbs. I have no control over that pricing. Sorry for the hassle on that! I have “Best Offer” enabled. If that doesn’t work, we’ll figure it out. Note: In the photos there is a shot of one speaker on a stand that I made. The stands are not included. The item “Acoustic Research, AR 2ax, 3-way Loudspeakers fully restored vintage classics” is in sale since Saturday, November 10, 2018. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “zekeblue” and is located in Anchorage, Alaska. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Brand: Acoustic Research
- Model: AR2ax
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States