OFFERED FOR SALE IS A PAIR OF VINTAGE ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-3a LOUDSPEAKERS. THESE ARE EARLY SPEAKERS WITH A SERIAL NUMBER 12259. THE CABINETS ARE MADE OF WOOD. THE CABINETS ARE BLACK. I HOOKED THE PAIR OF SPEAKERS UP TO A TUNER AND THEY SOUND GREAT! VERY POWERFUL AND CLEAR SOUND. BOTH THE BASS AND TREBLE SOUNDED GOOD HOWEVER, THE WOOFERS LOOK LIKE THEY NEED TO BE RE-FOAMED. THERE IS NO RUBBER FOAM SURROUNDING THE WOOFERS (SEE PICS). OVERA...LL, THE ITEMS ARE IN FAIR CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR. THERE ARE SOME SCRATCHES ON THE CABINETS AND ALL OF THE CORNERS OF THE CABINETS ARE DENTED AND CHIPPED (SEE PICS). ALSO, ONE OF THE FRONT GRILLS IS COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THE WOOD FRAME OF THE GRILL IS BROKEN (SEE PICS). THE OTHER GRILL IS HELD ON WITH A COUPLE OF STAPLES. ESTIMATED AGE IS 1960'S. EACH SPEAKER MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 11.4 INCHES DEEP BY 14 INCHES WIDE BY 25 INCHES HIGH. EACH SPEAKER WEIGHS ABOUT 53 POUNDS. A RARE FIND. ITEMS SOLD "AS IS." ALL SALES FINAL. OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE.
EACH SPEAKER MAY BE SHIPPED IN A SEPARATE BOX TO AVOID DAMAGE.