The History of Acoustic Research, Edgar Villchur and Acoustic Suspension Loudspeakers

It was 1954 when Edgar Villchur invented and patented his revolutionary acoustic loudspeaker suspension. It would change the way the world made speakers.

But how did Edgar arrive here?

Thank you for watching my most ambitious video production yet! I think it speaks volumes that a Hi-Fi enthusiast like myself from way down in South Australia can understand and appreciate Edgar's inventions and the legacy AR left behind.

I really just wanted to give something back, and although there are a few really great reads online I figured I could create a concise abbreviated video that covered most of the important aspects of the the company. Of course there are lots of things I wanted to mention but couldn't quite fit in the video. Certain things would probably have bogged it down a little or deserve they're own videos - like Edgar's Live vs Recorded Music demonstrations or the many other people involved with AR.

So with that in mind, as with all my videos lets make this an ongoing forum in the comments section. Let me know what you think and your experiences with AR's products. If you ever worked for them, definitely chime in!

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These were my references below when writing my script.

http://villchurblog.com/
http://edgarvillchur.com/
https://www.stereophile.com/interviews/105villchur/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6vI1V_TChk

0:00 Introduction
0:40 Edgar Villchur Enters WW2
0:55 After The War
1:14 The Acoustic Suspension Invention
2:37 The Patent
3:12 Forming AR With Henry Kloss
5:22 Edgar and Henry Part Ways
6:05 The AR-3 Speakers
6:39 A New Turntable
7:22 Teledyne Buys AR
8:15 Further Buyouts