Mar 5, 2012 · The AR-3a was Acoustic Research´s High-end speaker and customers had to pay around 500$ to buy a pair, a fortune at the time. In the manual (see below), the company describes the AR-3a as “ the best home speaker system we know how to make ” and it is even today an impressing vintage speaker.

Apr 27, 2018 · I much preferred the AR sound myself with more accurate bass and smoother more natural midrange. Of course the AR wouldn't play as loudly as the KLipsch but the speakers more easily fit in the average listeners room and gave just …

Oct 13, 2019 · The AR-3a is a 3-way, full-range, 4-ohm acoustic-suspension loudspeaker—technically a bookshelf speaker for very sturdy bookshelves—which includes the well-known AR 12-inch acoustic-suspension woofer and dome midrange and tweeter drivers, based on the original AR-3.

Oct 13, 2019 · The Fall 2019 issue of The Absolute Sound listed the AR 3a as one of the "15 most significant loudspeakers of all time". Partly because it was a pioneer of acoustic suspension design as well as the points SW made above. That kind …

Acoustic Research AR-3a. The AR-3a is a three-way speaker and measures approximately 25” x 14” x 11½ ” inches and weigh about 46lbs each. It´s cabinet is made of real walnut veneer, grills are mostly cream colored. Each speaker has a 12 inch woofer, a …

Mar 1, 2020 · Even after the “improved” version of the AR-3, the newer AR-3a model was introduced to the market in the mid 60ies, Acoustic Research continued to manufacture the original AR-3, by then over 10 years old, until the 1970ies. AR-3 …

Acoustic Research AR-3a. The AR-3a is a three-way speaker and measures approximately 25” x 14” x 11½ ” inches and weigh about 46lbs each. It´s cabinet is made of real walnut veneer, grills are mostly cream colored. Each speaker has a 12 inch woofer, a …

May 4, 2012 · Eventually, the AR-3 was replaced by the AR-3a, a modified version that used the same woofer but offered improved dome midrange and tweeter drivers that created even wider dispersion. Like the AR-3, it was regarded as the best speaker of its day and was wildly popular.

Dec 6, 2007 · The AR-3a is a three-way acoustic suspension loudspeaker manufactured from 1967–1975. Its specifications are: External cabinet size: 14·25·11-3/8” (356·636·289 mm). Weight: 53 lb. (24 kg.). Drivers: 12” woofer, 1-1/2” mid-range, 3/4” hi-range. Average woofer free-air resonance: 18–21 Hz. Average resonance with cabinet stuffed: 42 Hz.

This speaker system is an improved version of the AR-3 Scoker and Tweeter announced in 1959. A 30 cm high compliance cone type woofer is used for the low range. A 3.5 cm dome type unit is used for the middle range and a 2 cm dome type unit is used for the high range.