ironlake Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I am curious as to how many ar 12 inch woofer types ar made. The ones I know of are the alnico magnet version, with cloth surround and rubber ring around the dust cap, then the same cone but with a square ceramic magnet and foam suspension, then the cone without any rubber damper and round ceramic magnet. Did I miss any. Now the 64,000 dollar question? did all these versions perform and sound the same? Thanks for any answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlspeak Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Ironlake, are you familiar with the AR3a restoration document? http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/library/acoustic_research/original_models_1954-1974/original_models_schematicss/restoring_the_ar-3a/It contains a list and grouping of pictures of the 12 inch woofer variants that AR produced.As for their sounding alike? IMO, one would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the variants in a blind test using just the woofers w/o mids and tweets. However, I'll leave the objective opinions for others to comment on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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