Acoustic Research Speaker Reviews

"The unit itself did exactly what I expected it to and is a good value for the money...I use it everyday and control different speaker zones in my residence...I haven't found one yet that has these features..." read more »

"Specified at 96dB/2.83V/m sensitivity, the Acoustic Research AR-1 did indeed go very loud with only a few amplifier watts, my B-weighted figure of 91dB(B)/2.83V/m still putting the speaker up among the most sensitive I have measured...The small wrinkle in the impedance trace at 23kHz is due to the tweeter's ultrasonic resonance, and there are a couple of small glitches in the fig.1 traces in the midrange, indicating the presence of cabinet resonances of some kind...Higher in frequency in this graph, the speaker's balance is pretty flat overall, with the inevitable small dips offset by equally small excesses of energy..." read more »

"For nearly ten years after its introduction, the AR-3 was widely regarded as the most accurate loudspeaker available at any cost, and was used in countless professional installations, recording studios, and concert halls...Many well-known professional musicians used AR-3 loudspeakers because of their excellent sound reproduction..." read more »

"I have a UK AR11s blu-ray model (AR190G...I had the A series wuxga screen and loved the whites and how clear the screen was...Dont get me wrong the colours look better, yellow looks yellow, its just that the sparkling effect might really get on my nerves..." read more »

"Make sure your gas rings are in good condition...Installing a less powerful spring in the magazine is not recommended...You should load your magazines with two less cartridges than maximum capacity to achieve operational capacity...Your AR15 mags worked great at the nucular power plant class..." read more »

"Not a good choice for classical, jazz or even folk rock...Good luck! NIce and clear vocals, Can be a little too agressive - sharp sounds can be fatiguing...Good bass from just a 5" speaker..." read more »

"Anyway, this combination sounded quite good to me, and the AR-2a loudspeakers were not likely to be under (or over) driven by the hk 330c...The other speaker's potentiometers did not look quite as bad, but they were not operational either...It was a good match to the original sealant, but I could have used a bit more of it..." read more »

"AR speakers never lack for unique design elements, and the AR4C ($370), part of the company's High-Res series, is no exception...The AR4C also employs the company's hybrid aluminum/magnesium midrange driver (two 5.25-inch versions here) and their "plasma-transferred diamond-coated" 1-inch titanium tweeter...The AR4C does a nice job with details in the midrange frequencies but lacks some of the subtle nuances of the other two speakers...The AR4C held its own nicely with the NHT and Phase Tech where it really matters for a center channel—articulate, natural midrange...None of us felt that the bass articulation of the AR4C was bad by any stretch, but it happened to be matched up against two center channels that handle bass surprisingly well on all fronts and thus didn't get quite the same marks in the category of bass detail..." read more »

"In FRWL, when Bond mounts the silencer on the AR7, I don't recall he "screwed" it in, but merely pushed it into place...Quality control has been sporadic over several generations of the AR7 which has been made by a wide variety of businesses...The AR7 is a cute concept and looks nice on screen, but it's hardly the "infra-red .25 sniper rifle" capable of shooting down helicopters and enemy agents..." read more »

"In the Acoustic Research AR-9, for the first time we have a system that is virtually flat down to 28Hz, comes in with a more than acceptably low Q of 5, and reproduces bass frequencies with startling power and clarity...First, the AR9 uses two 300mm (12 inch) woofers connected in parallel...Third, and the real secret weapon, is a sophisticated new crossover network - an important step ahead in speaker design...If you wish to buy a AR-9 please contact the company via their website or visit an authorised retailer..." read more »