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ADS-910's

nerdorama said:
I bought mine from Mouser, but they are now obsolete and NLA. There are some available on the big auction. The Jones/Molex part number is 38331-8006. This is a solder eyelet version with a cable clamp rather than the PCB version but they work. I used short wires between the connector and the PCB.
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Thanks, I'll take a look.
Cheers!
 
michigannick said:
Markone the 90s look nice did you refinish them in a light oak or were they blonde to start? I have a pair of verywell kept AR9s in a box waiting for me to have time to refoam and attack the xovers
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Thanks mate, the ARs I think are quite badly sun faded actually one more so than the other. The grills on one are almost grey they faded so bad. New Zealand has notoriously strong sun as these speakers have soaked up years of it. I will be giving them some walnut Restor-a-Finish very soon.
 
Markoneswift said:
Thanks mate, the ARs I think are quite badly sun faded actually one more so than the other. The grills on one are almost grey they faded so bad. New Zealand has notoriously strong sun as these speakers have soaked up years of it. I will be giving them some walnut Restor-a-Finish very soon.
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I can tell they sound great, as good as can be expected on a you tube video.
Move that sofa so you're facing the speakers if you can!
Post pics of before & after the Restor-a-finish.

Glenn
 
I fixed the pesky plug, and discovered one of the coil wires was not attached to the PCB. Resoldered it and spritzed some Deoxit into the female plug and bent the male tabs a little for a tighter fit and all is good!
 
GD70 said:
I can tell they sound great, as good as can be expected on a you tube video.
Move that sofa so you're facing the speakers if you can!
Post pics of before & after the Restor-a-finish.

Glenn
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Will do Glenn. The furniture placement isn't ideal but its currently within my WAF so I will have to go with it for now. I'm hoping I will be able to wipe on the Howard's rather than Eire wool it - the actual surfaces are pretty good so I should be all good. Pics to follow :)
 
My 901s did not come with stands. I have seen that someone on this site took the time to make really nice drawings of the original stands with dimensions, and I have a friend who could probably fabricate them. As an alternative, I am thinking of something more exotic. I was a pro cabinet and furniture maker at one point, and am thinking of making wooden stands with claw and ball feet or some other victorian looking thing. It may end looking kinda steampunky, I don't know. This may be a grand plan that never gets done.

Has anyone here ever made cool custom 901 stands that do not look like the original? I woudl appreciate ideas. Thanks
 
Aptone said:
My 901s did not come with stands. I have seen that someone on this site took the time to make really nice drawings of the original stands with dimensions, and I have a friend who could probably fabricate them. As an alternative, I am thinking of something more exotic. I was a pro cabinet and furniture maker at one point, and am thinking of making wooden stands with claw and ball feet or some other victorian looking thing. It may end looking kinda steampunky, I don't know. This may be a grand plan that never gets done.

Has anyone here ever made cool custom 901 stands that do not look like the original? I woudl appreciate ideas. Thanks
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Spun aluminum mid-century style could look pretty cool, though they would need to raise the speakers 7.5 inches, same as the ADS stands. Mount them on a base, sit the 910's on them.
 
I have seen those plans and have some access to a CNC machine i had thought about cutting some out of aluminium stock but there would be a lot of wasted space on a blanc if i couldn't figure out how to get a lay out plan to cut multiples..
 
michigannick said:
I have seen those plans and have some access to a CNC machine i had thought about cutting some out of aluminium stock but there would be a lot of wasted space on a blanc if i couldn't figure out how to get a lay out plan to cut multiples..
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Possibly make them in two pieces. Upper portion one piece, base the 2nd. Lay them out like spoons , there would be much less waste. A good shop can weld the lower legs to the upper part, grind smooth and once painted, you would never know.
 
I was thinking the same thing, but then also thought polished aluminum would look pretty sweet with no weld lines ... i have never seen the originals to know exactly how the base was attached or if it was single piece
 
GD70 said:
Fair enough. In my next listening session, I'll focus on sonic quality at equal volume and report back.
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Hey Glenn, I know you're already aware of this issue of how difficult it can be to compare two very different speakers, and I know how much you appreciate your beautiful AR-3's, too. I was just pleased to see Blue Shadow make this excellent point, since it reminded me of how I roll my eyes every time I see a CL listing where some seller states, "these speakers are really loud", as if that describes a measure of high quality or even desirable audio reproduction. :crazy:

Am enjoying this thread on these big ADS speakers, as it approaches 11K views!
 
Thanks ra.ra. Volume is seductive, no question, but not the only gauge to base the sonic quality I agree. Yes, you want loud blow the windows out party speakers, go get those CV's! They're great for that. Yes you want loud for that live concert experience with quality speakers too, but can also be great at low volume, which is the real test. You still hear all that detail, openness of the stage, being able to hear and place where each instrument is on the stage, still feel the bass.
Comparing speakers is difficult. I can only do it with my ears, no measuring equipment here.
I did some listening this weekend, serious critical listening between the 910's, and the AR12's. Interesting comparing these. I would say a pretty even outcome regarding highs, mids, sound stage, sound depth. Bass was best from the 910's, no surprise there.
The AR3's have a tweeter out. I have to open them up and replace the pot and hope that's all it is and not a bad tweeter, so no comparison to the 910's yet.
Next the 910's and the Angelica's.
 
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michigannick said:
I was thinking the same thing, but then also thought polished aluminum would look pretty sweet with no weld lines ... i have never seen the originals to know exactly how the base was attached or if it was single piece
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Hey nick,
It's a single piece. I still think the two pieces could be welded, ground and polished and the weld would be invisible. I saw a YouTube video of body work being done on aluminum body parts being welded together. Once ground and smoothed, the seams were invisible.
Glenn
 
Richard So is a master magician! Spent an hour listening to these after work this evening, at various volume levels and they are simply amazing sounding speakers. I'm addicted to these things, especially at volume with live material. The rebuilt mids and tweets have made a very nice improvement, it's sooo real sounding it's uncanny. Only the Angelica's can compete regarding sound stage and dimensionality.
If you are considering having your tweeters or mids rebuilt, I strongly suggest you get it done. You will be extremely happy.

Glenn
 
I have a spare set of mids that need work, so I think I will send them to Richard. I am curious to see how different the rebuilt clear versions might sound. It is hard to imagine that they can sound better than what is in there currently.

Talking about live material at volume, I was loving some live Derek and the Dominos last night. You can't go wrong with Clapton.

It seems as though a lot of 910s exist without stands. Assuming every pair of 910s started out with stands, where did they all go? Who would buy a set of speakers with stands and then abandon/trash them? It is not like the stands make them that much bigger, right? they are pretty darn big on their own. Or were the stands an option?
 
Aptone said:
I have a spare set of mids that need work, so I think I will send them to Richard. I am curious to see how different the rebuilt clear versions might sound. It is hard to imagine that they can sound better than what is in there currently.

Talking about live material at volume, I was loving some live Derek and the Dominos last night. You can't go wrong with Clapton.

It seems as though a lot of 910s exist without stands. Assuming every pair of 910s started out with stands, where did they all go? Who would buy a set of speakers with stands and then abandon/trash them? It is not like the stands make them that much bigger, right? they are pretty darn big on their own. Or were the stands an option?
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Hey Aptone,
The rebuilt drivers sound is just better. More clarity, sizzle, detail.
I'm not sure if the stands came with the speakers, or were optional. I'll have to take a look at the brochure and see what ADS said about them.
Glenn
 
I read through the brochure, and it appears the stands are optional, but strongly recommended.
They are cast aluminum.
 
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