Vintage Acoustic Research AR18LS Bookshelf HiFi Speakers. In full working order with new rubber surrounds. Some light scratches on the cabinets- see pictures. The speaker surrounds are made of high quality rubber, pliable, anti-aging and durable. They are very close substitute for surround foams but with plenty of life in them. The mid range, high range and the bass are wonderful, bass is deep, tight and controlled, although very powerful. One of the best little speaker ever. The feedback received for these speakers will best describe them. Probably need to spend well over a grand to get a modern equivalent. Just need to get a decent DAC now. Restored & packed well. Edgar Villchur, the founder of the original Acoustic Research Company invented the acoustic suspension (infinite baffle) principle in 1953, just as they invented the dome speaker. What AR had always been famous for was the neutrality of sound. A good speaker was good with everything and anything, either you play rock or classical music they deliver amazing sound. There is some grain of truth in AR’s motto” High Fidelity’. Bookshelf acoustic suspension 2 way system with drive units in a vertical array. 200 mm/ 8” acoustic suspension woofer 32 mm liquid cooled cone high-range driver. 2.83 volts produce 88 dB at 1 metre on axis. 1 watt produces 88 dB SPL at 1 metre on axis. May be used with amplifiers capable of delivering up to 100 watts continuous power per channel, being driven into clipping no more than 10% of the time on normal speech and music source material in non-commercial applications. 3 dB half power points at 62 Hz and at 20000 Hz. System Low Frequency Response. 3 dB at 62 Hz with an effective Q at resonance of 1.0. 8 Ohms nominal /5.5 ohms minimum/. Woofer has a 12 dB/octave mechanical crossover. Tweeter has first order order electrical network plus mechanical slope to give a total of 18 dB/octave. 420 x 255 x 160 mm deep. 5.9 Kg per speaker. 48 Hz – 23 kHz. The item “Vintage Acoustic Research AR18LS Bookshelf HiFi Speakers” is in sale since Tuesday, November 16, 2021. This item is in the category “Sound & Vision\Home Audio & HiFi Separates\Speakers & Subwoofers”. The seller is “mastore_mastore” and is located in Dundee. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Model: 18LS
- Connectivity: Wired
- Type: Bookshelf
- RMS Power: 60 W
- Brand: Acoustic Research