tfung's Full Review: Acoustic Research AR11 Speaker
AR wanted to create a line of speakers that would play loudly without taxing your amplifier. With a sensitivity rating of 91 dB, the Hi-RES series does just that -- it'll draw about half as much power from your amp as the average speaker would. The AR11 is the lowest-priced floorstanding speaker in the Hi-RES line; it boasts high-end features without a supersonic price tag.
A major draw to this particular piece is the 1-inch titanium tweeter. The tweeter is surrounded by foam of varying density, proprietary to Acoustic Research, which controls the tweeter's radiation pattern and loading properties. AR says this helps eliminate distortion in the crossover region.
An 8-inch, side-firing woofer holds down the bottom end while maintaining the speaker's slim profile. A 5-inch aluminum/magnesium driver fills in everything in between the woof and the tweet.
All of the tower speakers in the Hi-RES series have a standard internal package: titanium tweeter, high-output design, high excursion woofers, and MagAlloy drivers. For the advantage and power of built-in Sunfire amplifiers, you could expand your budget to reach the AR3 or the AR5.
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