VINTAGE ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR - 3a PAIR - FULLY RESTORED WITH SOLID OAK STANDS

BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR-3a PAIR - FULLY RESTORED. I HAVE RESTORED MANY AR SPEAKERS OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS . MY RESTORATIONS ARE DONE TO MY OWN HIGH STANDARDS . I HAVE SEEN MANY " PROFESSIONAL RESTORATIONS" THAT LEAVE ME SCRATCHING MY HEAD . THE PAIR OF 3a'S I AM OFFERING HAVE MINOR CORNER REPAIRS TO A COUPLE OF THE BACK  CORNERS . THEY ARE SMALL AND BLEND IN VERY WELL . NOT NOTICEABLE WHEN SPEAKERS ARE SET UP . THAT IS FOR FULL DISCLOSURE . NOW FOR THE GOOD STUFF... . CABINETS WERE LIGHTLY SANDED WITH 400 GRIT PAPER , THEN FINISHED WITH HOWARDS RESORE-A-FINISH AND FEED AND WAX . THE GRILLS HAVE NEW 18 COUNT LINEN INSTALLED . BADGES HAVE BEEN BUFFED AND DETAILED . AS OFTEN IS THE CASE , ONE TWEETER WAS TOAST AND THE OTHER WAS WEAK . THEY ARE REPLACED WITH THE RECOMMENDED SOFT DOME HIVI UNITS WITH A .07 -mH INDUCTOR INSTALLED . THE HIVI'S SOUND MUCH BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL TWEETERS . PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE INSTALLATION HOLES MATCH UP PERFECTLY WITH THE ORIGINAL SCREW PATTERN . THE MIDS WERE ORIGINAL AND SOUND PERFECT . WOOFERS WERE ALSO ORIGINAL AND IN FINE SHAPE . THEY HAVE A FRESH REFOAM AND MAKE DEEP TIGHT BASS . ALL THE OLD CAPACITORS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW METALIZED POLYPROPYLENE CROSSOVER CAPS . THIS REALLY MAKES THE OLD AR'S SING . WHEN I BEGAN RESTORING I TRIED TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL 16 OHM POTS . HALF THE TIME THE POTS WOULD RETURN TO SCRATCHING OR HAVE DEAD SPOTS IN A SHORT TIME . NOW I USE L-PADS . I PLACED A 15 OHM RESISTOR ACROSS THE MIDS . THIS GETS THE SOUND CLOSER TO USING THE OLD 16 OHM POTS . THEY SOUND GREAT . THEY ARE SPOTLESS AND SMELL LIKE NEW . HOOK THEM UP TO A NICE AMP AND ENJOY FOR YEARS ! THE STANDS ARE CUSTOM MADE BY ME . THEY ARE SOLID OAK AND VERY STOUT . THANKS FOR LOOKING ........... SHIPPING UPDATE : FLAT RATE OF 250.00 TO LOWER 48 . SHIPPING WEIGHT WILL BE AROUND 60 POUNDS PER SPEAKER . SPEAKERS WILL BE PACKED IN FOAM LINED , REINFORCED BOXES AND INSURED FOR PAID VALUE . STANDS WILL SHIP IN A SEPARATE BOX . I CAN'T BE RESPONSIBLE IF THERE IS DAMAGE DONE BY SHIPPER . THANKS

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