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Acoustic Research

AR-1

Bookshelf Speaker

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Released

1954

Type

Bookshelf Speaker

About this gear

The AR-1 is the speaker that started Acoustic Research and introduced the acoustic suspension principle to the world, allowing genuinely deep bass from a small sealed enclosure at a time when large ported cabinets were the norm. Designed by Edgar Villchur, it proved that cabinet size no longer had to dictate bass extension, reshaping how speakers would be engineered for decades afterward. It's a historically significant piece for anyone interested in the origins of modern loudspeaker design.

Specifications

Driver Size12 inch woofer
Driver Typeacoustic suspension

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