It has been said that the AR-3a/AR-11 cannot be duplicated with modern drivers.
I'm calling this the NOT AR-11 since I'm sure someone will tell me that this could
never sound fully like an actual AR-11.
I fabricated this plate that mounts in place of the AR 1.5" mid but it includes a
currently available mid and tweeter closely spaced for improved off axis response.
This could serve as a replacement for the original drivers or for an entirely new
speaker, there are many woofers that would work in place of the AR but that is
for another day.
Original replacement mids and tweeters are getting either scarce and/or expensive and
this is a way around the issue.
AR boxes are showing up for sale because more money can be made parting out
the drivers and parts and this could be used to bring them back to life.
This is a fully recapped AR-11 with my mid tweeter plate installed, the box/crossover
is completely stock. Film caps were used with ESR compensation resistors, 1% Dayton
polys for the tweeters and a stack of film polys selected to be 1% of the standard value.
The woofer cap is a Bennic Electrolytic.
I used a porous dust cap to hide the mid since that is not yet for the public.
I'll be showing the one completed speaker at the Blue Mountain Audio Fest (GlennFest) in
NY tomorrow Sat Sept 15.
I'm calling this the NOT AR-11 since I'm sure someone will tell me that this could
never sound fully like an actual AR-11.
I fabricated this plate that mounts in place of the AR 1.5" mid but it includes a
currently available mid and tweeter closely spaced for improved off axis response.
This could serve as a replacement for the original drivers or for an entirely new
speaker, there are many woofers that would work in place of the AR but that is
for another day.
Original replacement mids and tweeters are getting either scarce and/or expensive and
this is a way around the issue.
AR boxes are showing up for sale because more money can be made parting out
the drivers and parts and this could be used to bring them back to life.
This is a fully recapped AR-11 with my mid tweeter plate installed, the box/crossover
is completely stock. Film caps were used with ESR compensation resistors, 1% Dayton
polys for the tweeters and a stack of film polys selected to be 1% of the standard value.
The woofer cap is a Bennic Electrolytic.
I used a porous dust cap to hide the mid since that is not yet for the public.
I'll be showing the one completed speaker at the Blue Mountain Audio Fest (GlennFest) in
NY tomorrow Sat Sept 15.
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