I personally thank Roy Champagne, Ken Kantor, Minh Luong, John O’Hanlon, Bret Thiel, and Tom Tyson of this forum for their excellent restoration guide, which was our Bible 4 years ago.
4 years ago, Mr. Mullens agreed to restore a pair of Acoustic Research 3A loudspeakers from the early 1970s.I supplied the stuffing, linen, caps and L-pads.Mr. Brett Mullens (High-Fi Heaven in Falls Church VA) determined that he could clean the pots, so the L-pads were unnecessary.He tested a deformed mid-range, finding it functional.He replaced the tweeters and refoamed the woofers in accord with Classic Speaker's protocols.At all stages, he was knowledgeable, cooperative, courteous and a pleasure to know.The end result was a dream restoration and excellent listening.I shall readily do business with Hi-Fi Heaven's Mr. Mullens again.I heartily recommend to those of you too faint of heart to tackle the restoration yourselves.
Restoring the AR-3a
in Acoustic Research
Posted
08/22/2018
Dear Forum Members:
I personally thank Roy Champagne, Ken Kantor, Minh Luong, John O’Hanlon, Bret Thiel, and Tom Tyson of this forum for their excellent restoration guide, which was our Bible 4 years ago.
4 years ago, Mr. Mullens agreed to restore a pair of Acoustic Research 3A loudspeakers from the early 1970s. I supplied the stuffing, linen, caps and L-pads. Mr. Brett Mullens (High-Fi Heaven in Falls Church VA) determined that he could clean the pots, so the L-pads were unnecessary. He tested a deformed mid-range, finding it functional. He replaced the tweeters and refoamed the woofers in accord with Classic Speaker's protocols. At all stages, he was knowledgeable, cooperative, courteous and a pleasure to know. The end result was a dream restoration and excellent listening. I shall readily do business with Hi-Fi Heaven's Mr. Mullens again. I heartily recommend to those of you too faint of heart to tackle the restoration yourselves.
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Washington DC