Acoustic Research AR3

These rather large towers are very efficient and need little power to drive. The sound is warm and engaging yet quite dynamic. I have run them for years without wanting or believing I needed a subwoofer. Very under rated speakers for their time.

The Acoustic Research AR-3 (sometimes written as AR3 or AR 3) is one of the classic loudspeakers of all time. Introduced in 1958, it was the first true three-way acoustic suspension loudspeaker. The AR-3 combined a (then) new small dome midrange and ...

I have had my AR3s for about 2 years and I still really enjoy them. Even though all audio reviews are subjective, it would be pretty ridiculous to say that they are unbelievable and the best speakers ever. That's a pretty narrow perspective on what a...

Very clean, warm sound. Sound quality is up there with speakers in the 1,000 -2,000 dollar range. I am not sure who keeps writing those fake reviews saying the tweeters have blown out. I have never had a problem with the tweeters on mine. The people...

These speaker are crap both tweeters quit working and AR has no customer service.

The speakers were cheap ($700) and you get what you pay for. I have been running these at moderate volume level for about a year and both tweeters stopped working. I haven't gone over 1/3 volume on my 100 watt Harmon reciever. Also the crossover is...

These speakers sound better every time I play them. They get very loud but remain clean and not harsh, very easy on the ears at loud volume. Use them as mains for stereo and fronts for HT, no Sub required. They have great bottom end (among the best...