AR 1w (ca. 1955)
Little is documented about the AR 1w. The record shows it was a loudspeaker system from Acoustic Research, sold alongside the company's acclaimed AR-1 as a lower-priced alternative (Audio-Collection, p.76). The 1w came in mahogany, birch, walnut, or cherry, and also in unfinished pine. Prices ran from $132 to $145 depending on the finish. That is notably less than the AR-1's $172 - $194 range. Audio (August 1955, p.44) described the AR-1's bass as "reassuringly modest and not overloud, a very good indication of genuinely flat response," but no comparable listening notes survive for the 1w. Beyond pricing and finishes, the differences between the 1w and the AR-1 - driver complement, crossover, or cabinet construction - are not documented in the sources that survive.
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