michiganpat
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the TOTL for the hi-res series was the AR1, which had a 500W carver sunfire amp powering the side firing 15" woofer, and the same mid/tweet as the 9's...
the hi-res series came out in '99 or '00, I bought my 312HO's in 1998.
yeah, it's annoying they re-used model numbers, as I came across a craigslist ad for some AR11's for $250 and I was giddy, until I opened it up and they are the smaller brother of the hi-res AR9, with a single mid, same tweet, and a side firing 8" woofer....
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I have their older cousins, the 312HO's, which are in the same sized cabinets, but have 12" side firing woofers and a slightly different tweeter. I love mine, great sound, quite efficient, get very loud without a lot of power.
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sorry about that
it'll be a month before I get mine out here, and get some pics and listening impressions....
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barring any major issues in them once my parents look at them tomorrow, looks like they'll be picking up a set of M5's for me (they're in minneapolis, I'm in michigan)...I won't have them in hand until they come out to visit from minnesota at the end of september, though.
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where are you located?
New HI-Res AR9 -- any experience?
in Acoustic Research
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my 312HO's are defintiely NOT lacking in the bass department. curious as to Pete's placement after reading the linked thread. I have mine about 4"-6" from the rear wall, and the side firing woofer about 2-3' from the side wall, so I may be getting some boundary reinforcement in the bass department, smoothing things out. there's a guy last year who bought some 312HO's over on audiokarma.org and measured them in room, and found them very flat, save a ~3db dip in the 250-300hz range....