tfung's Full Review: Acoustic Research AR9 Main / Stereo Speaker
The AR9 is a basic model in the Hi-RES series...well, it's basically loaded. For $1300/pair list, these 43-inch towers offer most of the perks of higher-end speakers, with only slight compromises made to keep the price down. The entire line of Hi-RES speakers follows a specific feature protocol that luckily the AR9 doesn't miss out on. Consider the standards included in each system's package: plasma-transferred, diamond-hardened 1-inch titanium dome tweeter; 5-1/4-inch MagAlloy Monocoque midrange drivers (two per speaker, in the AR9's case); magnetically shielded transducers; and side-firing woofers for big bass from a slim cabinet. What sets this particular system apart from the rest is just a matter of overall size, frequency response (32 Hz to 23 kHz), and woofer size (10 inches).
To move up the Hi-RES ladder to the AR7 gets you only larger side-firing woofers. If size doesn't matter and you want to spend less, the AR11 (with a list price of $900/pair) is a solid option.
The AR9 is also available in Black, besides the picture here on epinions which is in Cherry.
This is for two pair of gold plated banana plugs, two red, two black for use on the above models and others that utilize the binding post/plastic bana...More at eBay
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