Acoustic Research AR3 "Exceptional Time Capsule Pair" - SOLD

No loudspeaker by Acoustic Research has been more influential than the original Acoustic Research AR3 acoustic suspension speaker. The AR1 had set a new benchmark for loudspeaker technology, but the AR3 was so outstandingly accurate that experts had trouble identifying whether a recording or a live concert was playing in front of them. Let´s note here, that this is not the AR-3a speaker from 1967, but its prior version from 1958. The AR-3 speaker had been designed by Edgar Villchur, whereas the newer AR-3a speaker was designed by Roy Allison. Even though both speakers are fairly similar, the AR-3 has been a landmark for the loudspeaker industry and had been recognized by the public significantly more than the later AR-3a. History of the AR-3 he AR-3 entered the market in 1958, 4 years after the first ever acoustic suspension loudspeaker, the AR-1 was introduced. Acoustic Research had by then tested a new tweeter design, developed by Villchur, called the hemispherical dome direct radia