Acoustic Research AR-11 New Grills

[danger1337]

I've been holding off on setting up a set of AR11's as they have been missing the grills

Does anyone have any idea's for replacements?
Doesn't haven't to be anything fancy.

 

[ra.ra]

There are two excellent options in this thread. See one at post #84, and the other option begins at post #151.

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/ar-12-restoration-pics.698197/

 

[tyella]

Glenn and I took similar approaches. Here are my AR-11 grills: https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/acoustic-research-ar11-find.730860/page-3
Scroll through a bit for the finished product. I like them with the linen, and so does the wife.

 

[StimpyWan]

Are those tweeters and woofers stock? Just curious...

 

[ra.ra]

Here are my AR-11 grills..... I like them with the linen, and so does the wife.

Wow, those look really good - - the profile of the grille frame is terrific, and the linen always looks good with nice walnut.

Are those tweeters and woofers stock?

Great question - - - I had similar suspicions about the tweeters but failed to even look at the woofers. To the OP - - could you check this out and report back?

 

[danger1337]

Not super fimilar with the speakers but the woofers do look like they had been changed at one point
How would one do a driver test as well with them?
They really don't sound all that great to me

 

[GD70]

Not super fimilar with the speakers but the woofers do look like they had been changed at one point
How would one do a driver test as well with them?
They really don't sound all that great to me

It looks like your 11's woofers and tweeters are not original. Take a look on line at some pics. The testers have a small black dome and have a black foam decorative pad with a white painted ring. The woofers have flat sides on the baskets. My 12's sound terrific, and the 12's are suppose to be pretty much the same except go a little deeper with the larger woofer. They are worth the effort to get back to original as designed.
Glenn