KlausDK Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Hi I have been offered six 12" Woofer with AR Item # 1210079 for a reasonable price. On the net I have seen it reffered to as AR J Series. Does anybody know of this driver? How does it compare to the classical 12" woofer AR# (1)200003-0, which it looks very much like.Best regards Klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlausDK Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 Hi AgainI have found out, that this 12" driver was used in the AR BX 66 (see picture attached). Does anybody know if it can be used as a replacement of the classical 12" woofer AR# (1)200003-0.Best Regards Klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlausDK Posted February 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 I have found this quote from Tom Tyson in another thread about the 12" flatsided woofer:"By the late 1970s AR introduced the AR-9 and other versions of the 12-inch speaker such as the AR-58, AR-78 and so forth. However, the woofer used in all of these still had the same basic parameters as the original 1954 AR-1 woofer. Basically, all these flat-side woofers are interchangeable, and have almost identical characteristics with only minor differences. Power-handling is much greater on the later woofers, but the distortion, frequency response and so forth (when mounted identically) are all very close."So I think I will take the chance and buy all six of them, it looks like it could even be an improvement from a powerhandling point of view.Best Regards Klaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bret Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 >Does anybody know if it can be used as a replacement of the classical 12" woofer AR# (1)200003-0.<I would not do this.Why do you want to replace your woofers?Bret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted February 26, 2006 Report Share Posted February 26, 2006 This is the Connoisseur 50, apparently marketed by a different model number in Europe.I owned these speakers from 1987-1991 and thought they were quite good. With their large 6" midrange driver and low (2500Hz) mid-to-tweeter x-o, they were a bit more directional in the mid (for better "audiophile" imaging, that was so in vogue at that time) and somewhat brighter in the highs than the 3a-11 products. (I must admit that I did prefer the 3a-11 style of sound, however.)The 50's low end seemed roughly equivalent to the 3a-11-91. I've owned all four models and can characterize their LF perfornmance as being within a fairly tight window.Steve F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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