> WOW!!!  I only wish I could've gotten all that for $100 :-)  My
 > grandfather will soon be getting a pair of AR-2A speakers in mint
 > condition, and it's a very good chance that I will eventually get my
 > hands on them. Very, very nice stuff. Some of the stuff they built back
 > then was amazing.  So what are the specs on the AR12 speakers?  The only
 > Acoustic Research speakers I'm semi-familiar with are the old AR-1,
 > AR-2, and AR-3's. I'd love to get my hands on a pair of AR-3A's. They
 > still beat most of the speakers produced today. Not on par with today's
 > top of the line, but well worth having.
       A friend has an original pair of the 2As. They are really 
extraordinary! I was most surprised by the weight. Thay are made like tanks. 
I 
don't know what they did to maintain them, but even the surrounds are in 
excellent condition. It was also surprising to find such a small acoustically 
suspended pair of speakers reproducing the bass that these do. We have not 
really measured them with a meter, but my guess would be that they have 
plenty 
of usable bass down into the 40/50 Hz area. For unvented bookshelf speakers, 
that is truly excellent. Needless to say he won't part with them. I have 
offered trades for everything under the sky including my first born son and 
players to be named at a later date, and couldn't get a fleck of interest.
   If I am not mistaken I believe that the 2 series is the one that AR is now 
reproducing as part of some sort of anniversary special. I would imagine they 
are bringing a pretty good price.
Cheers, John
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