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A 3 position woofer environmental Controf allows the owner to adjust loaend response to speaker placement as explained above Floor stands are available as an Option at extra castAR INNOVATION The term “high-fidelity” has come to stand for a multi-million dollar industry and its products But not so long ago it simply stood for an engineering ideal: accu: racy of reproduiction, or as we have termed itat AR, “truth in listening.” As far as speakers are concerned, alarge enclosure, precisely designed and placed, was the formula for accu: rate reproduction in the early days Even now this same approach is ap- propriate in certain circumstances, But giant cabinets present obvi- fous disadvantages for the majority of listeners. And if AR has made a sig- nificant contribution to the art ani science of building speakers it has been to develop ways 10 dramatically improve accuracy in speakers of a size that most of us can live with. The AR invention which has proved most significant is the acoustic suspension concept. “This development which was first introduced rely 25 years ago Cimedting ——Feslesuroun dramatically improved the bass re- sponse which could be generated rom a moderate size enclosure. Inorder to move air a speaker cone is moved electro- magnetically and must return to its starting point inordertomovesgain et The method of return prior to the development of acoustie suspen- sion was to crimp the cone material atits perimeter where it was mounted Thiscrimping acted asa spring which returned the speaker cone to rest position, A spring of this kind offers only limite uunt of cone movernentt before distortion sets in. To repro- duce deep bass frequencies the speaker cone must be able to move relatively large distances. AR's acoustic suspension u sealed enclosure with the air inside the enclosure serving as the spring. ‘When the speaker cone is moved celectro-magnetically the air in the enclosure is compressed and ex- panded, Air pressure thus helps Feturn the cone to its original posi tion, Obviously an ait spring of this kind isnot subject to the same lim- ited travel as a mechanical spring,“The speaker cone can be mounted loosely and i therefore extremely fesponsive. Bass harmonic distortion is greatly reduced. Low frequency response is uniform and extended. Far beter bass response can be ox tracted from a smell enclosure and thusthe entire speaker system gives extremely truthful reproduction The measure of thisinvention is that today the majority of speaker ‘ystems use acoustic sisperion soviet ‘a ‘Second important original AR dexclapments the dome high Pe be Geaign pesblein which pie: viously had tobesolved ina high- range speaker centres around fone weight and dispersion The speaker must be Ii order to reproduce high frequencies ‘ery fine ad iting the various com. ee presents dificult problems not the least of which is cooling the voice col The AR solution in its new mid and must disperse these high fre {quency-sound waves which: because and high-range drivers has been i they'afe very short and thus “direc: lat the voice coil in anevly devel. tional” by nature, ress cispersion. oped, magnet fluid. The solution eee Fe aepelne eae eo prez rl dea octet toseiens ne oll 'AR’s solution was the devel ment of the "dome radiator” whieh isboth light and small. for excellent accuracy and dispersion. In adition, the dome configtration provides room for a much larger yoice coil than a cone speaker of similar size, and cnablesthe speaker to handle much more power. Nat sein levels reso many listeners use today, the mratter of power handling capability has be- ome increasingly important, and has led AR to another importai sign development hunch sherds o rep istelaively small Tolerances are The ARI1— identical in performance and specifications tothe AR1Or except that it does not offer tne wooter environmental control. The AR11 is certainly the most accurate speaker we have ever Guilt which means that tis probably the most accurate speaker of its size ever made. Each ofits three drivers represents significant advancerent in performance bililies over original AR speakers want to know what "te ing” means. listen tothe ARAR DRIVERS High fidelity engineers have come to use the term driver (because it drives air) to describe what the rest Of uscall a single speaker Acombinationol drivers, cross over network and the properly engi: red enclosure is then described as 1 speaker system, We at AR have always tried to balance our enthusiasm for the acs. ties of sound reproduction with e aesthetics of the enclosure itself Yet we have akvays made the majat investment in what you hear rather than what you see. Irsaddens us to see drivers of ‘questionable quality embellished with heavy brushed aluminum castings and sold on their looks rather than, their performance, Ibis one of these marketing com promises we are unwilling to make, tested individually in an anechoic Garner The standards used in testing AR divers are the same as those used in manulactic ing proteysional micty- phones. That is, cach driver must perform to within =] dBol design Specifications, Any driver which fails the testis rejected ‘ety speaker is tested respon, dato resgnance in pedance. polarity and other perfor nance patameters. As far ase Know AR is the only major speaker-miant- factuver that subjects each speaker that goes into ts systems 0 uch com- plete testing, Then, shen the speakers. assembled intoa complete system, the cite system Waubpeted toa total 137 ciferem perfortice tests At AR we manu dhivers rather 1 ouside sup] ture ourown Thise ambuythemfrom is Picdiiverswemakeis Tanparflleled The ARI2—offers 3-position adjustment of mid- and high-range ‘Speakers and a somewhat smaller ‘woofer, in an enclosure of the same sizeas the ARLL The primary ifference betvieen the two is that the bass response of the AR11 extends sligntly lower and its mid-range dispersion characteristics are slightly better. The performance standard for all AR speakers is, however, the same 0 that the AR12 offers the Same high degree of musical accuracy as the ARI, and other AR speakers. reason that AR ca aflerat As for the consirwetion of AR tiigerssatiew pointsare wort AR uses: 12-pound magnet structure in ity 12” wooter. The mag. net structures in other AR drivers ae proportional as heavy ton owwledge \R uses the heaviest mag- net structures for speakers of their size ind ivpe, This important tod even the wel structure and speaker, fort's possible to build an sinpresively heavy speaker by add ing weight (o the front frame or (0 decorative metalwork The weight of the magmet struc- ture isthe only important factor and the laws of physics demand thar the weight for each driver be precisely devermined The weight of the stu 1s the magnetic energy tel h cure determiAnother blow struck for “truth in listening” can be found in AR's newly designed dome tweeters. The dome selfs made of im- red eather ight abi. has combines ight weight for accuracy while producing more sound. a ne technology: coupled with the advantages of liquid cootin which have cen mentions pro ee speakers with greater power handling capability tran any speakers we haveevery buill. And true (othe [A taon te ae capa of han ing more power (dhus producin hi eter sould eel) vii aan ing the spectacular accuracy for which AR has become famous,SELECTING SPEAKERS The chojce of a pair of speakers isan atsieus decision and thus tery personal choi Shera have en weighed. youll be buying what You Heat and that you ike. But certain facts must be considered. (Ont remeber hat hay hearin the listening room of high fidelity shop is not Recessarily what sonics athome pe listening rooms in many Wii shops tend to be small and small” rootns tend to make any speaker sound youd. You can demonstrate this for yoursell by aking your Yoriable radio into phone box tEsouhayeone handy and dosing thedoor Suddenly Re wispy sound {chy speaker wae mh Remember that speaker place- ment is critical factor in what the speakers you buy will sound like, So. ‘then you re comparing two speakers in the shop you'l get a better iden of relate mers if they re co by pled the eng 1 siting high on ashelf inthe Comer and another ts in the centre of the wallon the floor you won't geta Sestre that both systems are beingven by theme ampter dhing the comparison, oo, since the cmplifer can obviously affect a speakers performance Remember thatthe speakers you're comparing should be played Bick the same und ever ‘ald conmparson. Some wil pla backat diferent sound levels than othe by design Asa general rile Jouean expect those speakers which Play back louder than oilers we have proportionately less extended bast Uitimately, the volume level pro- duced is nota measure ofthe acc fucy of agpeaker. The volume level prediuced must be considered in ARI4—ourlargest 2way ‘speaker system (woofer, ‘midhigh-tange) in an enclosure ol the same sizeas the rrost expensive AR speakers. ‘Arearmounited switch allows adjustient of treble energy to room ‘acoustics. The AR14, with only two drivers, is away of buying AR accuracy for ‘considerably less than in ‘our larger models. A ‘comparison with competitive speakers in its price range will give ‘you some ides of the exceptional value the ARIA represents.light ofthe quality of reproduction- Webetiewe, also, that the AR even response from low bass through sounds easier to listen to an lie inuhrangeto acble dell 2 Sih Anda a aoe hich Bhasin thebassendshrilness in comparing speakers the mid-range, ov tin treble, We advise buy iness in the ‘Seay enough to be tempted stolisten for by the description “rock speaker” sghmesin theo frequencies wnat el meonection with rispness inte high end,and even the gigantic, expensive units de- Sephoducuonallaeressiiesound—_Signed’specfcaly for outdoor use or spectrum, concerts large auditoriums. But ACARWemakeng pretence the facie elena cnt aboutheingubjective. Wearecon-__muchif the speakers don't perforin ahued dratforthe sue ofitrenclosure truly. And the "rock" ss, “classical and the price you pay, the AR speaker argument doesn’t make speaker ts betier value than any other much sense either, because a pair of speaker you can buy. By better value AR speakers, can reproduce rock or esimply mean thatitwil give you. clasieal music with such fidelity dha Beer sound reproduction tha its countless test demonstrations pay- better built and thaticwiltheretore ingallypesof music the great major sound better longer ityof listeners can tel the eifference between the live and the recorded performance ccanderehesontopve cs. ARIS new addition tothe AR range, which is smaller and iphter-weight tnan the ARI4 and thusan ideal speaker for taller shelves. Hoffers 2 = Fy - idsebutor quality The acoustic suspension prinei- ple which uses the air inside the Sealed enclosure as part of the restor- ing force, gives these smaller ARS ‘exceptional bass reproduction for speakers of theit si Even at low listening levels you will find them honest and transparent with even, truthful response all across the sound spectrum. Thus they give you the option of buying just as Much speaker as you need fora particular room oF situation without any need to compromise in the qual- ity of reproduction you get. ‘The charton these pages isa very rough guide to give you some idea of which AR speakers you should consider for the particular room you hhave in mind ARI8—a new AR speaker system. This is2 bookshelf system, with liquid-cooled high-range river which can be used Gelivering 100 watts continuous power per channel (being driven to clipping 10 percent of the time) on normal music a two-position switch for The ARIB makes "truth in listening’ available to virtually all high-fidelity enthusiasts, even those with restricted space or tight buckets. with amplifiers capable of source material. It features high-frequency level control Seize dine A 7 ton Tapeesome ten Sort \nlate srg cree Searcy. iltheir power-handling capacity and extent bass response, oth of which area function of size not quality The acoustic suspension prine- ple which uses the air inside the Scaled enclosure as part of the restor- ing force, gives these smaller ARS ‘exceptional bass reproduction for speakers of theit si Even at low listening levels you will find them honest and transparent with even, truthful response all across the sound spectrum. Thus they give you the option of buying just as much speaker as you need fo) particular room or situation without any need to compromise in the qual- ity of reproduction you get. ‘The charton these pages is a very rough guide to give you some idea of which AR speakers you should consider for the particular room you. have in mind. ARI8—a new AR speaker system. Thisis2 bookshelf system, with liquid-cooled high-range river which can be used Gelivering 100 watts continuous power per J) channel (being driven to Clipping 10 percent of the time) on normal music a two-position switch for ‘The ARI8 makes “truth in listening’ available to virtually all high-fidelity enthusiasts, even those with restricted space or tight buckets. with amplifiers capable of [source material. It features high-frequency level control Sizthoes dine a to Ilse scarce Searcy. =)SPECIFICATIONS. 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The workmanship and performance in normal use of AR speakers are warranted for five years from the date of purchase This warranty covers pats, repair labour. and freight costs 10 and from the factory or nearest authorized service station, [amon [mae ante [ nae [ant Tar? ya nulionaed sence sation Ramaensy Sve ORR |THE SOUR [sw TNT SEATS | SORT OHDOT SoHE io alse free ingame z o 7 z o js Nnmwn_ [Ef was Ewa [FOF weis |W wae (aOwons Yaw (awa