AR 25 speakers

[EVBoy]

AR 25 speakers from estate sale. Refoamed them and they sound great. Not much information about them on the internet. Any opinions of them?

 

[swechsler]

Almost any AR speaker from that era is going to sound good, as long as someone hasn't "upgraded" the drivers. This looks like a larger version of the AR18, which was a great entry-level model. I'd expect a similar sound but more bass from these.

 

[GD70]

Teledyne era. Nice!

 

[Fairlane]

Their smaller siblings the 18 are very nice too.

 

[jwhvt]

I have a pair of AR25's my mother bought new in the '80's. I have refurbished them (thank you @GD70) and they are in regular use today. They are in a set up used for casual listening but I've been very happy with them. For cosmetics, I recommend building new grills and replacing the vinyl veneer with real veneer. They deserve the upgrade!

Thread 'AR25 Refresh'

Feb 22, 2021

Thought I'd share some photos of my just completed AR25 refresh project.

These speakers were purchased new by my mother back in the '80's. She gave them to me about 15 years ago but they were in pretty rough shape. I sent the woofers off to get new foam surrounds installed (this was before I learned that it was a pretty easy DIY job) and I replaced the single crossover capacitor.

I used them off and on for many years but they were so ratty looking, they spent most of their time in storage. Last December, I finally decided it was time to re-veneer them and replace the foam grills which...

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[jgsone]

That's a nice find!
The AR-25 was announced in the New Products section of Stereo Review magazine in the October 1979 issue. It was introduced to honor the 25th anniversary of the founding of Acoustic Research.