Acoustic Research AR15 Bookshelf Speakers

Best value for the money,paid lest than $200.00 for the pair in Germany in 1981.like the klipsch speakers but not at $250.00 each and space was limited for placement..Sold systems with a Kenwood 501 audio sound system in 1982 to pcs from Germany in...

My review is of the original Acoustic Research AR-15 2-way bookshelf from the 1978-79 Teledyne series. I have been a speaker design engineer for over 35 years and have been fortunate enough to have owned/tested 100's of various premium hifi speakers....

I bought my AR15s from Pacific Stereo in 1979, for 175.14 for the pair - on sale.

A hidden gem with a sweet and peppy sound for a miniscule $500msrp.

This is a hidden gem in audio land. Those that know about these speakers sing its praises. It was a special find for me, and I'm surprised they have an asking price of only $500.

I biamped the 15s recently and have forgone the preamp- connected the amps directly to the cdp (Marantz 6000-OSE) for what I think is exceptional sound quality. I am even happy with the level of bass response. I don't have an incredible amount of...

I posted a good review of these speakers previously. I take it back! They sounded good at first- I've used these for a year now, only at moderate listening levels, and with a good amp. Oh man, these things are completely dead. They sound like the...