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ar2a

  1. tgmartin

    AR2a pair from the wayback pile ...

    Maybe not breaking news but I thought a quick AR2a refurb story wouldn't hurt. Victims are a pair of AR2a in utility cabinet pine ply that are stained a walnut hue. These are the type with 1 3/8" hard phenolic dome tweets like the AR3 and the 2 x 5" fiberglass stuffed cone mids in the plastic...
    • tgmartin
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    • ar2a speaker repair vintage
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Speakers
  2. WPD

    Cerwin Vega D3 vs AR2A

    Hey everyone! Finally getting around to replacing the Bose 301's in my main system to something better. Have the choice between a set of Cerwin Vega D3's and Acoustic Research AR2As. Both are similarly priced with the D3's in nicer shape cosmetically and having been refoamed completely. The...
    • WPD
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    • ar2a cerwin vega
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Speakers
  3. nickdinatale

    AR2a capacitor oddity

    Yesterday I re-did the crossovers on a mismatched pair of AR2a's. I was a bit puzzled to find that the older speaker (c.1961) had the normal values I've seen elsewhere for 2a's - a 6uf and a 4uf wax covered cap. However, the newer one (probably c.1966) had a capacitor that was marked as having...
    • nickdinatale
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    • acoustic research ar2a capacitor recap
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Speakers
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