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  1. E

    Need help troubleshooting my ADS L810 (sounds distorted)

    Hey everyone, first post here. I recently picked up these ADS L810s on craiglist and am running them with a Yamaha A-S810. One speaker sounds great and the other has some intermittent distortion/fuzziness. The distortion is intermittent like I said, but definitely comes through more during...
  2. David_NC

    'New' ADS L880/2's

    Always on the lookout for a different model ADS, I keep an eye out for them.Recently, a pair of ADS L880/2's came up on Craigslist. The price was good, the drivers looked good and supposedly worked, the grills were dent-free, but the cabinets.... I negotiated a price and went to check them...
  3. V

    Ads l810 vs Heresy ii - which one?

    Both are around the same price. I will not be able to hear both before buying, nor have I heard them before. I have McIntosh ma6100, Sansui 221 and Yamaha 410ii. From sound perspective, I lean towards high frequencies more than ultra low end. Not that I don't want low end, but IF it was a...
    • Vivekd
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    • a/d/s ads heresy heresy ii klipsch l810
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Speakers
  4. B

    Vintage Speaker Feedback

    I am relatively new to vintage audio and on a quest for vintage speakers and will appreciate your opinions and feedback. I am looking for a pair of speakers that: will fit well in a mid-century modern design room work in our sunroom that is pre-fab like and mostly windows will sound good when...
    • Bannon
    • Thread
    • ads advent braun jbl pioneeer vintage speaker
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Speakers
  5. S

    Vintage Speakers - and Pioneer SX780

    Hello all, First post - patience. I've been running a Pioneer SX780 for some time now, love Pioneer SX series. However, my speaker knowledge base often gets overrun with too many options. I want to run an A/B setup to play both, or just A depending on situation. Budget isn't a huge issue...
    • scutland
    • Thread
    • ads ar speakers klh 17 klipsc klipsch pioneer sound system speakers sx780
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Speakers
  6. T

    Putting together my first system

    Hello! I'm just starting to figure out a starting home audio setup and would love some advice. I'm unsure where this belongs. I'd like thoughts on the whole setup - speakers, receiver, and anything else I'm missing. I'm very new to hi-fi, or medium-fi for that matter - we've been listening to...
  7. W

    ADS L710 History / Revisions

    I recently purchased a beautiful set of ADS L710s based on many recommendations (and also being a big Braun fan). Truth be told, I don't actually know much about the L710 other than it his highly regarded along with the L810 (and most other ADS speakers). Mine have the metal grilles and have...
    • weez
    • Thread
    • ads l-710 l710 vintage
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Speakers
  8. klamsoss

    ADS L1

    Not a heck of a lot of info on these. They are some kinda nice looking speakers. I understand they are similar to the 520 (and possibly others) but basically just have a different cabinet. The pair I got is in good shape and pretty much just needs the vinyl wrap replaced, which isn't terribly...
  9. ASIMO7

    ADS L880 Placement

    I just picked up a pair of L880/2’s to try out. There’s a lot of good things said about ADS, and I wanted to try out a pair of vintage(-ish) speakers. I’ve set them up on some stools just so I could listen to them and I was impressed with their clarity, detail and musicality. I just couldn’t...
    • ASIMO7
    • Thread
    • ads l880 l880/2
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Speakers
  10. W

    ADS vs Braun Speakers

    Hi all, I have a few pieces of Braun audio equipment and I'm interested in a set of speakers, either from ADS (given the connection) or Braun. I've seen both Braun and ADS speakers being labeled the same thing - L710, for example. There's a Braun L710 and and ADS L710. Should I expect those...
    • weez
    • Thread
    • ads braun l-710 l710 speakers
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Speakers
  11. CE Holden

    ADS L300C sound "dead"??

    Hi, I recently acquired a set of ADS L300C speakers, having been so enamored with my old pair of L200C's, but needing a little more "oomph" than the little 200s could handle. Having read mostly glowing reviews of the 300s, I purchased a pair on Reverb. I am quite disappointed. The 300s sound...
  12. moretunes

    My Old (New) ADS L570s

    Hi everyone. I'm a new member here. I understand this place has its share of ADS fans :). I just figured I would pass on my story to some people who might actually be able to appreciate it. I purchased a pair of ADS L570s (series 1) along with a Yamaha receiver and other components back...
  13. BilboBaggins

    Has something recently changed on AK?

    The reason I ask, is more and more, my Macbook Pro, my iPad, and my iPhone stall when doing things. The fan goes into turbo mode, writing becomes painfully slow, and it is getting very frustrating to do anything on AK other than browse. I get this with facebook, and sometimes with kijiji, but...
  14. r07d24

    Crazy for thinking about selling my ADS L1530 speakers??

    I was fortunate enough to aquire a pair of ADS L1530's awhile back from I believe the original owner. The speakers were in pretty good shape, but needed a few things- mostly cosmetic. You can view the thread here: https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/ads-speaker-cabinet-repair.890199/...
    • r07d24
    • Thread
    • ads l1530 l810
    • Replies: 41
    • Forum: Speakers
  15. Boston Tom

    ADS Gold!!!

    I’m am incredibly excited with that I was able to get this pair of l1590 tonight. I was nearly holding my breath all day hoping that someone didn’t mention to the seller what kind of a following these speakers have then pull the sale. But then my worries were all for naught when the garage door...
  16. Boston Tom

    Some help with speaker label or decal

    Looking for any info or possibly put me in the right direction for remaking some foil backed labels for a pair of ADS speakers. Will post pics. Thanks BT
    • Boston Tom
    • Thread
    • ads audio help label refurbish speaker
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: DIY
  17. Boston Tom

    ADS BC8 refurb project

    Well here goes! My first attempt at a complete cab,driver,grill and crossover refurbish job! These BC8’s are extremely rare monitors and I just picked them up last night. I will post pics of their current condition and disassembling process as I move forward with these. The veneers and cabinet...
    • Boston Tom
    • Thread
    • ads ads bc8 ads crossover ads help ads refurbish speaker project
    • Replies: 57
    • Forum: Speakers
  18. Guth

    ADS L300W Speakers

    Hey All, I have been enjoying these little ADSL300W speakers in my office system for a while now. I acquired them by way of Ebay a few years ago and eventually decided to combine them with a small 30 NAD D3030 integrated amplifier (30WPC), fed primarily by streaming digital sources. This...
    • Guth
    • Thread
    • ads ads speakers bookshelf l300 l300w mini mini monitors monitors speakers walnut
    • Replies: 38
    • Forum: Speakers
  19. Tuckr

    New Here!

    Hi all! I'm new here, and pretty green and new to the audiophile world too, so I might be posting on here quite regularly. I'm a musician, and I've played the violin for 26 years, and I consider myself to be a pretty picky listener, timbre, color, and texture of sound are so incredibly important...
    • Tuckr
    • Thread
    • ads l520 new yamaha yorkville ysm1p
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Introductions
  20. dundurnish

    Yamaha M2 vs. McIntosh 2105 power amp

    Hi there, I mostly read your awesome posts on here but thought I'd post about my current dilemma/good fortune. I've been running a McIntosh MC2105 power amp with a C28 preamp, which had issues and that I've sent packing, and I have on loan a lovely Lladro Design Group tube preamp. I'm running...
    • dundurnish
    • Thread
    • 2105 910 ads denon m-2 mcintosh nakamichi thorens yamaha
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Yamaha
  21. David_NC

    ADS L1090/2 Crossover

    I just acquired a pair of these knowing they need some love. I fired them up, and they sounded decent. As I listened to them, I noticed quite a few differences in the sound from one speaker to the other. Mid domes were dented in a bit and have lots of lint on them, so I swapped them out with...
  22. David_NC

    Luxman R-115 & ADS

    I bought a R-115 and a pair of ADS L780/2's about a year and a half ago. Both are in mint condition and perfectly operational, except for lots of noise in the R-115's volume control. I eventually upgraded my system, and the receiver and speakers sat unused for several months. Fairly...
  23. mysticeyes

    Help with ADS L980 speakers

    Hello everyone, this is my first post here, and I need some help. I inherited two pairs of speakers from my dad, one of the two being ADS L980's. Surprisingly, I have found little information about these speakers on the web - just a brochure, but no owner's manual or even the years in which they...
  24. markkb

    ADS L520 Re-cap

    Good day, I recapped some ADS L520’s for a friend, who is the original owner. Thought I’d post this as the ADS speakers have a PCB crossover that’s interesting to me. We used Clarity caps. The cheaper 18 uF PX for the larger value (original was 20), and 6.8 uF CSA for the tweeter cap. I like...
    • markkb
    • Thread
    • ads l520 recap
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Speakers
  25. imax87

    New Polk Monitor 7, what to keep?

    Just picked up a pair of Polk Monitor 7 (c rev. with SL2000 -_-) in mint condition -with OG stands *score!* from GW to add to my monkey coffin mortuary of ADS L710, Realistic Electrostat 2A, and Yamaha NS-670. I just wanted to ask what everyone thinks of those. I've narrowed it to the Polks or...
    • imax87
    • Thread
    • ads electrostat polk yamaha
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Speakers
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