Talk:Acoustic Research

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[edit] Brief Company History

While I don't know the "Articles for creation" process, I pasted this section verbatim from [1].

From my personal knowledge, I know some of this information to be correct. Searching on the net yields no match for snippets of this text. Let's assume the submitter, perhaps (ARHPG_2006_TomTyson), wanted this included. Perspective 20:38, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rubbish?

The company went bust in 2004 and the name was bought by Audiovox. The high quality speaker systems they once made are no more. Of AR, only the name remains. The current speaker systems are nothing short of rubbish.

While this may be true, it certainly sounds like opinion to me. I'm proposing to delete this paragraph. (Though the part about the name changing hands may be worthwhile, if reworded.)Bshea 03:20, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Just wandered onto this article today. I honestly agree with the point of view represented there, but POV is POV... thing is, I got about halfway through the edit before deciding that I just didn't have the heart to cut it out. Maybe it would be possible to edit it so that it's clear that the opinion given there is in fact an opinion (albeit one held by most of the audio community)? 128.113.228.186 07:53, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Promotion, not objectivity

I have a great deal of respect for AR and the products it produced. But this is hardly an objective article -- it comes off more as a puff piece.

One of the points it fails to discuss is that there are two ways of viewing how an "acoustic suspension" woofer works. The second view -- that a highly compliant driver permits a much smaller cabinet -- is not covered.

I see no factual errors I'm aware of. However, calling the AR turntable "a kind of phonograph" is, to say the least, quaint. It sounds as if the writer knows nothing whatever about audio.

76.104.146.26 00:00, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

This article needs more work to remove POV and promotion of George Merrill. — CZmarlin 17:59, 8 September 2007 (UTC)