VERY LOW SERIAL NUMBERS! C 0016 / C 0138. These Speakers Were Among The First Batch Produced In 1959, And Are Believed To Be. The OLDEST Documented Pair Remaining In Existence! Ser No C 0016 Is Believed To Be. The OLDEST AR3 Remaining In Existence!! Others May Claim To Have Early Speakers or Pairs… TRUE COLLECTORS ITEMS And A PIECE OF AUDIO HISTORY! Did You Know That A Pair Of AR3 Speakers Are In The Permanent Collection Of The Smithsonian Institution? These Speakers Are In Good Working Condition. Mono Image Is Well Centered, Strong, And Balanced, Indicating That All Drivers Are Operating As They Should. Stereo Image Is Broad And Deep, Bass Is Excellent, Midrange And Treble Are Outstanding, And Well Dispersed. Level Controls Are INTERMITTENT, With Dead Spots And Static. This Is A Common Problem For Older AR Speakers. If You Have Read This Far. Then You Know All About This Problem. Cabinet Colors/Stain Are Well Matched. However Grain Of Wood Veneer Is Different Between Cabinets. Grilles And Fabric Are ALL ORIGINAL And Have Never Been Removed! Grill Fabric Is Very Fragile. I WILL NOT Remove Plastic Grilles or Grill Fabric Due To Fragility. The Fabric Is Likely To Tear If Pulled Off. The Grille Fabric Is Opaque And One CAN See The Original Midrange And Tweeter Drivers In The Pictures. I Shined A Bright Light Through The Grill Fabric To View The Woofers. BOTH Woofers Are Original, With Correct Impregnated Cloth Surrounds. Please Contact Me With Any And ALL Questions!! I Welcome YOUR Questions! Speakers Can Be Picked UP in 29401 Zip Code Area. I Can Deliver These Speakers Within A 200 Mile Radius Of 29401. You Will Pay The Shipper Directly For All Services Etc! I Will Deliver These Speakers. In The 29401 Area. Altec Lansing, Klipsch, JBL Speakers. Each Speaker Will Weigh About 65 LBS As Packaged. Each Speaker Will Be DOUBLE BOXED. Using Heavy Duty Materials. With A Minimum Of 6 Inches Of Insulation In All Directions. Front, Back, Sides, Top, Bottom. This Pair Of AR3 Speakers Is ALL ORIGINAL! Original Midrange And Tweeter Domes. These Speakers ARE 59 Years Old! They Are Not Perfect. There Are Scrapes And Edge Bumps In The Cabinets. All Issues Are Easily Repaired. Grilles And Fabric Are ALL ORIGINAL. And Have Never Been Removed! Grille Fabric Is Very Fragile And WILL Tear If Removed. Condition is As Pictured. Pictures are of the ACTUAL speakers you will receive. You would be surprised what scammers try to get away with. I have been asked why I have this policy. Since I have instituted this policy I have prevented 3 scammers from succeeding after their fraudulent payments failed to clear my bank. The item “Acoustic Research AR 3 Earliest Pair In Existence C0016 C0138 Read Description” is in sale since Thursday, December 27, 2018. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “lipman_r” and is located in Atlanta, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Model: HOL
- Brand: Acoustic Research