AR Turntable History
If you own AR turntable documentation not featured on these pages, please contact me. I am always looking to add to the site.
An excerpt from an article by Roy Allison describing the development of the AR XA. It details Ed Villchur's involvement."
A link to an interview with Ed Villchur and Roy Allsion from Stereophile. A small section on the AR turntable on Part 2."
Here's an AR XA turntable brochure.
An AR the Turntable Brochure
An AR EB-101 and AR Legend Brochure from Great Britain
This is an AR XA ad from a 1964 Allied sales flyer.
This page highlights design and manufacturing changes in the AR XA.
Complete Documentation for an AR XA:
Owner's Manual
Service Manual
Price List
Parts List
Technical Specifications
Cartridge Mount
AR Needle Force Gauge Instructions
What an AR XA looked like in its original packing.
A detailed view inside a Haydon Motor.
Special thanks to several members of www.audioasylum.com and www.audiokarma.org for their generosity. In particular, John Laskey, for the majority of the XA documentation above.