PAIR of Rare Vintage Acoustic Research AR-3a Speakers w/Fabric Surrounds. Excellent working condition with the exception of a bad tweeter on one speaker. Very good to excellent cosmetic condition with the exception of some slight damage to the bottom and back edges of the veneer as can be seen in the photos. The vintage of the woofers can be traced back to the last runs of the AR-1, AR-3 and AR-3 st (super tweeter) because of the use of an AlNiCo magnet in the diecast frame and the presence of a weighted damping ring attached to the cone just outside of the voice coil. All of which make this model the most rare and the most desirable of the AR-3a series. Item #1 is all original. Unit #2 has a bad tweeter that needs to be replaced. That model isn’t too hard to find and not too expensive when you do. The 6mfd wax block tweeter capacitor has been replaced Everything else is original. The brass badge is missing and there are a few small holes in the fabric of the grills on both units. The serial numbers are sequential, but the number on unit #2 has been torn off so there is no way I can prove it. Sales to Asia etc. Are possible, but only through third party shippers. The item “PAIR of Rare Vintage Acoustic Research AR-3a Speakers withFabric Surrounds” is in sale since Thursday, March 10, 2016. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “retro-lektro” and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Acoustic Research
- Model: AR-3a
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States