AR(Acoustic Research) AR17
¥ 60,000 (a set of two cars, around 2000)
Commentary
High Resolution Series bookshelf type speaker system.
A 13 cm cone type woofer is installed in the low range.
A 2.5 cm hard-domed tweeter is installed in the high range.
Diamond-coated titanium dome is used for the diaphragm.
Anti-magnetic design is applied.
The enclosure uses a bass reflex system.
There were 2 kinds of variations exterior finish, black wood grain finish and cherry.
Model Rating
| Method | 2-way, 2-speaker, bass reflex system, bookshelf type, magnetic protection design |
| Units Used | For low band : 13 cm cone type For high-pass : 2.5 cm dome type |
| Frequency characteristic | 55 Hz to 23 kHz ± 2 dB |
| Output sound pressure level | 89dB/2.83V/m |
| Impedance | 8 Ω |
| Allowable input | 25W ~ 150W (RMS) |
| Crossover frequency | 3.2kHz |
| External dimensions | Width 330.2x Height 203.2x Depth 190.5 mm |
| Weight | 6.3kg |