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PAIR OF ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-4 SPEAKERS. TRY THEM IN YOUR HOME FOR 30 DAYS. These AR small book shelf speakers were one of the best made. Clear upper end and amazing deep bass. WE HAVE NOT LISTED A PAIR OF THESE IN A LONG TIME. Surrounds on both cloth woofers have been treated and sealed with sealant like the original and only offered by VINTAGE-AR. The cabinets have been lightly sanded, stained, two finish coats applied and then hand buffed to a silky finish. Two small chips on the rear corners of one speaker have been repaired. Excepting this, there are no scratches, dings, chips or missing veneer. We have taken photos of all surfaces for your inspection. The grilles are a pair of our nice replacements with Irish Linen along with our replacement logo plates. Fully tested with test equipment and a music source. The AR-4 speaker is 19 x 10 x 9 inches, 16 lbs. If you want a pair that sound like fresh from the factory and looks almost like new, these are for you. These will arrive safely. Please check out our over 20 years of feedback. There is no reserve. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Acoustic Research
• Model: AR-4
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Unit Quantity: 1 Pair

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ACOUSTIC RESEARCH RECEIVER, MODEL R SERIAL NUMBER R03003. The owner of VINTAGE-AR PARTS & SERVICE is an electrical engineer and has been restoring AR Electronics for about 20 years. Repairs are not just made but the unit is tested to the complete set of factory specifications. Components in any area that fall short of the spec. Are replaced with new parts. A full test report is produced for our customer and a copy held in our file. Including the Tuners and Amplifiers, this is the 100th AR Electronics restored. This Receiver was originally obtained in 2009 and placed in our collection of AR Electronics. On 4/28/2020 it was pulled from inventory and retested in anticipation of listing it in our store. We have finally had a few minutes to make it available. Service had included: painting the metal cover, replacement of the power cord, re-gluing the rear serial # plate, replacement of 7 capacitors, cleaning and lubrication of all switches and controls. DC Offset 4-10x better than spec. Residual noise is 2x better than spec. Frequency response is significantly better than spec. Although, we are not taking in anymore repair orders, we will continue to offer repair of prior sales. FM Sensitivity 2.0 microvolts or better. Signal to noise ratio 65db. Distortion less than 0.25%. Capture Ratio 2db or less. Power Output 60 watts per channel, 4 ohms. Dimensions 16 5/8 x5 x 11 1/8 inches. This is in exceptionally nice condition. There are no scratches or dings (excepting a few slight scratches on a few control knobs). AR did not always apply gold anodize to all switch knobs parts. We have applied gold anodize paint to the Mode Switch and Balance Control knobs center inserts for cosmetics. A few comments from reviews when released for sale: It is.. An unqualified success, a truly excellent and unimpeachable amplifier, ;at 20%more than rated power, the distortion must be counted as the best we have seen. The amplifiers’ power is staggering. Personally, I love the simplicity of the design, the clever design to minimize power supply feed through, the smooth transformer coupled output with great bass response while having all key functions of a great amplifier and lastly an individual component design still serviceable after 50 years. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH RECEIVER MODEL R FULLY RESTORED AND GUARANTEED BY VINTAGE-AR” is in sale since Monday, December 20, 2021. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Model: R
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Brand: Acoustic Research

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ACOUSTIC RESEARCH RECEIVER, MODEL R SERIAL NUMBER R03003. The owner of VINTAGE-AR PARTS & SERVICE is an electrical engineer and has been restoring AR Electronics for about 20 years. Repairs are not just made but the unit is tested to the complete set of factory specifications. Components in any area that fall short of the spec. Are replaced with new parts. A full test report is produced for our customer and a copy held in our file. Including the Tuners and Amplifiers, this is the 100th AR Electronics restored. This Receiver was originally obtained in 2009 and placed in our collection of AR Electronics. On 4/28/2020 it was pulled from inventory and retested in anticipation of listing it in our store. We have finally had a few minutes to make it available. Service had included: painting the metal cover, replacement of the power cord, re-gluing the rear serial # plate, replacement of 7 capacitors, cleaning and lubrication of all switches and controls. DC Offset 4-10x better than spec. Residual noise is 2x better than spec. Frequency response is significantly better than spec. Although, we are not taking in anymore repair orders, we will continue to offer repair of prior sales. FM Sensitivity 2.0 microvolts or better. Signal to noise ratio 65db. Distortion less than 0.25%. Capture Ratio 2db or less. Power Output 60 watts per channel, 4 ohms. Dimensions 16 5/8 x5 x 11 1/8 inches. This is in exceptionally nice condition. There are no scratches or dings (excepting a few slight scratches on a few control knobs). AR did not always apply gold anodize to all switch knobs parts. We have applied gold anodize paint to the Mode Switch and Balance Control knobs center inserts for cosmetics. A few comments from reviews when released for sale: It is.. An unqualified success, a truly excellent and unimpeachable amplifier, ;at 20%more than rated power, the distortion must be counted as the best we have seen. The amplifiers’ power is staggering. Personally, I love the simplicity of the design, the clever design to minimize power supply feed through, the smooth transformer coupled output with great bass response while having all key functions of a great amplifier and lastly an individual component design still serviceable after 50 years. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH RECEIVER MODEL R FULLY RESTORED AND GUARANTEED BY VINTAGE-AR” is in sale since Thursday, December 9, 2021. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Model: R
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Brand: Acoustic Research

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ACOUSTIC RESEARCH RECEIVER, MODEL R SERIAL NUMBER R03003. The owner of VINTAGE-AR PARTS & SERVICE is an electrical engineer and has been restoring AR Electronics for about 20 years. Repairs are not just made but the unit is tested to the complete set of factory specifications. Components in any area that fall short of the spec. Are replaced with new parts. A full test report is produced for our customer and a copy held in our file. Including the Tuners and Amplifiers, this is the 100th AR Electronics restored. This Receiver was originally obtained in 2009 and placed in our collection of AR Electronics. On 4/28/2020 it was pulled from inventory and retested in anticipation of listing it in our store. We have finally had a few minutes to make it available. Service had included: painting the metal cover, replacement of the power cord, re-gluing the rear serial # plate, replacement of 7 capacitors, cleaning and lubrication of all switches and controls. DC Offset 4-10x better than spec. Residual noise is 2x better than spec. Frequency response is significantly better than spec. Although, we are not taking in anymore repair orders, we will continue to offer repair of prior sales. FM Sensitivity 2.0 microvolts or better. Signal to noise ratio 65db. Distortion less than 0.25%. Capture Ratio 2db or less. Power Output 60 watts per channel, 4 ohms. Dimensions 16 5/8 x5 x 11 1/8 inches. This is in exceptionally nice condition. There are no scratches or dings (excepting a few slight scratches on a few control knobs). AR did not always apply gold anodize to all switch knobs parts. We have applied gold anodize paint to the Mode Switch and Balance Control knobs center inserts for cosmetics. A few comments from reviews when released for sale: It is.. An unqualified success, a truly excellent and unimpeachable amplifier, ;at 20%more than rated power, the distortion must be counted as the best we have seen. The amplifiers’ power is staggering. Personally, I love the simplicity of the design, the clever design to minimize power supply feed through, the smooth transformer coupled output with great bass response while having all key functions of a great amplifier and lastly an individual component design still serviceable after 50 years. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH RECEIVER MODEL R FULLY RESTORED AND GUARANTEED BY VINTAGE-AR” is in sale since Sunday, November 28, 2021. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Model: R
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Brand: Acoustic Research

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IF YOU ALWAYS WANTED A PAIR OF AR-3 SPEAKERS THAT LOOKED AND SOUNDED LIKE FRESH FROM THE FACTORY, PERHAPS THESE ARE FOR YOU. These are the late production AR-3 configuration utilizing the AR-3a Midrange which has a very low failure rate. THIS WILL JUST ABOUT EXHAUST OUR INVENTORY OF AR-3 PARTS, WE EXPECT THESE TO BE OUR LAST PAIR. Fully tested with test equipment and a music source. You will be very impressed. Just like you heard in the’60s. A pair of our inventory cabinets with all new thick, double ply dark walnut veneer, tops, all sides and bottoms. Original refinished solid walnut beveled molding front trim. There are no chips, scratches or dented corners. We have taken critical pictures of all sides, tops and bottoms so you can judge the condition yourself. As AR-3 tweeters meeting original specs. Are impossible to find, we have completely rebuilt these, replacing both the internal and external suspensions. These are now clear and strong and will likely be set below full volume as AR intended. The woofers are two of our best originals with nice surrounds, and a fresh coat of our sealant. The midranges are original late production AR-3a matched pair. All four level controls have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed controls. Original knobs are installed. All crossover capacitors have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed capacitors. All new fiberglass stuffing and cabinet sealer. The grille frames are our strong replacement frames. The cloth is a replacement cloth that we use on all AR-3a speakers. It is imported, acoustically transparent, off white linen with the little slubs running up and down the fabric just like the original. Originals were glued in place. These are lightly glued with easy to remove silicone adhesive. The AR logo plates are new laser engraved plates manufactured for VINTAGE-AR; brass with a little gold to prevent tarnishing. You will never need to polish or replace. The #3s are originals with rear pins. These will give you many years of great service. The AR-3 utilizes a heavy 12 inch alnico magnet woofer (some say the best woofer AR made), a 2 inch soft dome midrange and a 1 3/8 inch hard dome tweeter. The AR-3 is a 4 ohm system and 25 watts r. Per channel minimum is recommended. It measures 14 x 25 x 11 3/8 inches and weighs 53 lbs. We will invoice you for the second package after receipt of your order. Boston proper and NYC are not included. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-3 SPEAKERS RESTORED BY VINTAGE-AR OUR BEST OUR LAST” is in sale since Monday, November 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Model: AR-3
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Brand: Acoustic Research

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IF YOU ALWAYS WANTED A PAIR OF AR-3a SPEAKERS THAT LOOKED AND SOUNDED LIKE FRESH FROM THE FACTORY, PERHAPS THESE ARE FOR YOU. Fully tested with test equipment and a music source. You will very impressed. Just like you heard in the’60s. A pair of our inventory cabinets with all new thick, double ply dark walnut veneer, tops, all sides and bottoms. Original refinished solid walnut beveled molding front trim. As AR-3a tweeters meeting original specs. Are impossible to find, we have replaced both original voice coils and internal and external suspensions. These are now clear and strong and will likely be set below full volume as AR intended. The woofers are two of our best originals with new surrounds and centered voice coils. The midranges are an original late production matched pair. All four level controls have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed controls. Original knobs are installed. All crossover capacitors have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed capacitors. All new fiberglass stuffing and cabinet sealer. The grille frames are our strong replacement frames. The cloth is a replacement cloth that we use on all AR-3a speakers. It is imported, acoustically transparent, off white linen with the little slubs running up and down the fabric just like the original. Originals were glued in place, we have installed Velcro. The AR logo plates are new laser engraved plates manufactured for VINTAGE-AR; brass with a little gold to prevent tarnishing, on a burgundy plastic backing. You will never need to polish or replace. Serial numbers are 65944 and 67043. Wannanty crards are our replacements. We have taken critical pictures of all sides, tops and bottoms so you can judge the condition yourself. These will give you many years of great service. The AR-3a utilizes a heavy 12 inch ceramic magnet woofer, a 2 inch dome midrange and a 3/4 inch paper dome tweeter. The AR-3a is a 4 ohm system and 25 watts r. Per channel minimum is recommended. It measures 14 x 25 x 11 3/8 inches and weighs 53 lbs. Comment on our last AR-3a sale. Larry, all I can say is WOW WOW WOW!!! Sound as nice as they look. We will invoice you for the second package after receipt of your order. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-3a SPEAKERS RESTORED & GUARANTEED BY VINTAGE-AR OUR BEST” is in sale since Sunday, June 2, 2019. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Model: AR-3a
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Brand: Acoustic Research

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IF YOU ALWAYS WANTED A PAIR OF AR-3 SPEAKERS THAT LOOKED AND SOUNDED LIKE FRESH FROM THE FACTORY, PERHAPS THESE ARE FOR YOU. These are the late production AR-3 configuration that utilized the AR-3a Midrange which has a very low failure rate. THIS WILL JUST ABOUT EXHAUST OUR INVENTORY OF AR-3 PARTS, WE EXPECT THESE TO BE OUR LAST PAIR. Fully tested with test equipment and a music source. You will very impressed. Just like you heard in the’60s. A pair of our inventory cabinets with all new thick, double ply dark walnut veneer, tops, all sides and bottoms. Original refinished solid walnut beveled molding front trim. There are no chips, scratches or dented corners. We have taken critical pictures of all sides, tops and bottoms so you can judge the condition yourself. As AR-3 tweeters meeting original specs. Are impossible to find, we have completely rebuilt these, replacing both the internal and external suspensions. These are now clear and strong and will likely be set below full volume as AR intended. The woofers are two of our best originals with nice rounded surrounds, with a fresh coat of our sealant. The midranges are an original late production AR-3a matched pair. All four level controls have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed controls. Original knobs are installed. All crossover capacitors have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed capacitors. All new fiberglass stuffing and cabinet sealer. The grille frames are our strong replacement frames. The cloth is a replacement cloth that we use on all AR-3a speakers. It is imported, acoustically transparent, off white linen with the little slubs running up and down the fabric just like the original. Originals were glued in place. These are lightly glued with easy to remove silicone adhesive. The AR logo plates are new laser engraved plates manufactured for VINTAGE-AR; brass with a little gold to prevent tarnishing. You will never need to polish or replace. The #3s are originals with rear pins. These will give you many years of great service. The AR-3 utilizes a heavy 12 inch alnico magnet woofer (some say the best woofer AR made), a 2 inch soft dome midrange and a 1 3/8 inch hard dome tweeter. The AR-3 is a 4 ohm system and 25 watts r. Per channel minimum is recommended. It measures 14 x 25 x 11 3/8 inches and weighs 53 lbs. We will invoice you for the second package after receipt of your order. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-3 SPEAKERS RESTORED BY VINTAGE-AR OUR BEST OUR LAST” is in sale since Tuesday, June 4, 2019. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Model: AR-3
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Brand: Acoustic Research

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IF YOU ALWAYS WANTED A PAIR OF AR-3a SPEAKERS THAT LOOKED FANTASTIC AND SOUNDED LIKE FRESH FROM THE FACTORY, PERHAPS THESE ARE FOR YOU. Fully tested with test equipment and a music source. You will very impressed. Just like you heard in the’60s. A pair of our inventory cabinets with all new thick, double ply medium walnut veneer, tops, all sides and bottoms. Original refinished solid walnut beveled molding front trim. As AR-3a tweeters meeting original specs. Are impossible to find, we have replaced both original voice coils and internal and external suspensions. These are now clear and strong and will likely be set below full volume as AR intended. The woofers are two of our best originals with new surrounds and centered voice coils. The midranges are an original late production matched pair. All four level controls have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed controls. Original knobs are installed. All crossover capacitors have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed capacitors. All new fiberglass stuffing and cabinet sealer. The grille frames are our strong replacement frames. The cloth is a replacement cloth that we use on all AR-3a speakers. It is imported, acoustically transparent, off white linen with the little slubs running up and down the fabric just like the original. Originals were glued in place, we have installed Velcro. The AR logo plates are new laser engraved plates manufactured for VINTAGE-AR; brass with a little gold to prevent tarnishing, on a burgundy plastic backing. You will never need to polish or replace. We have taken critical pictures of all sides, tops and bottoms so you can judge the condition yourself. These will give you many years of good service. The AR-3a utilizes a heavy 12 inch ceramic magnet woofer, a 2 inch dome midrange and a 3/4 inch hard dome tweeter. The AR-3a is a 4 ohm system and 25 watts r. Per channel minimum is recommended. It measures 14 x 25 x 11 3/8 inches and weighs 53 lbs. Comment on our last AR-3a sale. Larry, all I can say is WOW WOW WOW!!! Sound as nice as they look. We will invoice you for the second package after receipt of your order. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-3a SPEAKERS RESTORED & GUARANTEED BY VINTAGE-AR OUR BEST” is in sale since Tuesday, January 1, 2019. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Acoustic Research
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Model: AR-3a
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF AR-3a SPEAKERS WITH NEW GRILLES, LOGO PLATES, CONTROLS, TWEETER CROSSOVERS, ORIGINAL BOXES and TOTALLY REFINISHED CABINETS. OBTAINED FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. Yes, AR was extremely accommodating during the early years in MA. It is hard to see why AR would do this as all internal components were changed to the AR-3a design. Lighter than many AR-3a we see. More like the later AR-10PI Series. Sequential serial numbers, 70708, 70709. Fully tested with test equipment and a music source. You will not be disappointed. All drivers but one tweeter are original to these cabinets. We replaced one tweeter that was not to spec. The woofers have new surrounds installed by VINTAGE-AR while centering the voice coils during the process. All four level controls have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed controls. Both tweeter crossover capacitors have been replaced with new, life time guaranteed capacitors. The midrange and woofer capacitors are the late production Sprague capacitors which seldom fail and all measure to spec. We will guaranty all capacitors for our lifetime. The grille frames are our strong Masonite replacement frames. The cloth is a replacement cloth that we use on all AR-3a speakers. It is imported off white linen with the little slubs running up and down the fabric just like the original. Logo plates are new laser engraved plates manufactured for VINTAGE-AR, brass with a little gold to prevent tarnishing, on a burgundy plastic backing. You will never need to polish or replace. The cabinets have been completely refinished, lightly sanded, stained, new finish applied and hand rubbed to a silky finish. One cabinet, had a chip on a rear corner which has been repaired and shown in one of the photos. The grain structure is striking. We have taken critical pictures of all sides, tops and bottoms so you can judge the condition yourself. These will give you many years of good service. The AR-3a utilizes a heavy 12 inch ceramic magnet woofer, a 2 inch dome midrange and a 3/4 inch hard dome tweeter. The AR-3a is a 4 ohm system and 25 watts r. Per channel minimum is recommended. It measures 14 x 25 x 11 3/8 inches and weighs 53 lbs. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-3a SPEAKERS RESTORED & GUARANTEED BY VINTAGE-AR ORIG BOX” is in sale since Friday, December 23, 2016. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Speakers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Acoustic Research
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Model: AR-3a
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF AR-3a SPEAKERS WITH NEW GRILLES, LOGO PLATES, CONTROLS, CROSSOVERS and totally REFINISHED CABINETS. What we have here is a rare example of a pair of AR-3 speakers upgraded at the factory to AR-3a. Yes, AR was extremely accommodating during the early years in MA. It is hard to see why AR would do this as all internal components were changed to the AR-3a design. Fully tested with test equipment and a music source. You will not be disappointed. All drivers are original to these cabinets. The tweeters are the late production, 3/4 in. Black, hard dome design with rear terminals. It is unusual that we find originals like these performing like new. The mid ranges are likewise the late design, rear terminal, AR-3a design. The woofers are AR-3a with new surrounds installed by VINTAGE-AR while centering the voice coils during the process. All four level controls have been replaced with lifetime guaranteed controls. All crossover capacitors have been replaced with new, life time guaranteed capacitors. The grille frames are our strong Masonite replacement frames. The cloth is a replacement cloth that we use on all AR-3a speakers. The AR-3a logo plates are new laser engraved plates manufactured for VINTAGE-AR, brass with a little gold to prevent tarnishing, on a burgundy plastic backing. You will never need to polish or replace. The cabinets are the early AR-3 plywood design and have been completely refinished, lightly sanded, stained, new finish applied and hand rubbed. One cabinet, the one on the right, had an unacceptable scratch on the top. New walnut veneer was installed. The grain structure is striking. A few scratches remain on the bottoms. The cabinets are now excellent, with nice sharp corners and hand rubbed to a silky finish. We have taken critical pictures of all sides, tops and bottoms so you can judge the condition yourself. These will give you many years of good service. The AR-3a utilizes a heavy 12 inch ceramic magnet woofer, a 2 inch dome midrange and a 3/4 inch hard dome tweeter. The AR-3a is a 4 ohm system and 25 watts r. Per channel minimum is recommended. It measures 14 x 25 x 11 3/8 inches and weighs 53 lbs. The free listing tool. The item “ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-3a SPEAKERS TOTALLY RESTORED AND GUARANTEED BY VINTAGE-AR” is in sale since Sunday, May 08, 2016. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\TV, Video & Home Audio\Home Speakers & Subwoofers”. The seller is “vintage-ar” and is located in Albany, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Acoustic Research
• Model: AR-3a
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Form Factor: Bookshelf
• Connectivity: Wired
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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