ADS-910's

[Commodore999]

Of course, I'm in florida @$#!@$#@#%#@$

All kidding aside (and no I'm not selling these speakers over an AK thread) a great way to buy speakers in other states is Uship. I bought my 1530's in another state and had them shipped to me through Uship.

Once you have made the transaction,(I used paypal) you put the items up for bid on Uship. Independent contractors bid on the job of picking up your specific items and bringing them to your final location. I got a few bids, chose the one I liked and a few weeks later the speakers were delivered. The speakers did not need to be crated, they were secured in the truck with moving blankets and tie downs. The contractor gets paid for the delivery when the items arrive. The seller just had to hold the speakers until the driver arrived. The driver picked them up and loaded them. No shipping or packaging for the seller.

It took a couple of weeks for transit and a few weeks before that to get bids and work out the details. But it was far easier than trying to get some seller to pack and then ship with a shipping company that just throws boxes in the back of a truck. My experience was good and I would recommend Uship.

No, I do not work or have any affiliation with Uship.

 

[GD70]

All kidding aside (and no I'm not selling these speakers over an AK thread) a great way to buy speakers in other states is Uship. I bought my 1530's in another state and had them shipped to me through Uship.

Once you have made the transaction,(I used paypal) you put the items up for bid on Uship. Independent contractors bid on the job of picking up your specific items and bringing them to your final location. I got a few bids, chose the one I liked and a few weeks later the speakers were delivered. The speakers did not need to be crated, they were secured in the truck with moving blankets and tie downs. The contractor gets paid for the delivery when the items arrive. The seller just had to hold the speakers until the driver arrived. The driver picked them up and loaded them. No shipping or packaging for the seller.

It took a couple of weeks for transit and a few weeks before that to get bids and work out the details. But it was far easier than trying to get some seller to pack and then ship with a shipping company that just throws boxes in the back of a truck. My experience was good and I would recommend Uship.

No, I do not work or have any affiliation with Uship.

Good info.

 

[Aptone]

I wound up buying that second pair of 910s.

Nice shiny domes! You have to try stacking them or running all 4 at least once just to see how it sounds. However, I tried stacking some L710s with my 910s and it did not sound better.

If you stack and like it, can I buy your second set of stands?

 

[Drugolf]

Ha! Glenn and Aptone, I have my 710's sitting on top of the 910's right now connected to the Pioneer SX1050 receiver. Went A+B with them and I thought it was okay.

 

[GD70]

Ha! Glenn, I have my 710's sitting on top of the 910's right now connected to the Pioneer SX1050 receiver. Went A+B with them and I thought it was okay.

Hey David!
I bet it sounds way better than just okay!
Hell, when I had my two pairs of KLH Six's stacked, it was sublime.

 

[Commodore999]

If you stack and like it, can I buy your second set of stands? [/QUOTE]

Ha! It's too bad they made the stands removable. Seems like once they are removed from the speakers, they never get connected back up.

I'm guessing there were many stands sent to recycling by family members who had no idea how valuable they were.

 

[Aptone]

Ha!

Commodore seems to have seen through my devious plan to get his stands.

Went A+B with them and I thought it was okay.

I had high hopes with stacking, but maybe that was the problem, my expectations were too high. Kinda like if 6 beers feels good, then a dozen must be way better, eh?

For my next trick, I am planning to use the 910s and the L710s (or maybe some other smaller ADS speakers) with a time delay to see if I can recreate a stadium experience in my basement. To do this I either need to tear apart the upstairs system and bring the Apt amps downstairs, or wait for a pair of SAE amps that are getting repaired to come back. So far inertia has won and the Apts have stayed where they are.

George

 

[GD70]

Commodore seems to have seen through my devious plan to get his stands.


I had high hopes with stacking, but maybe that was the problem, my expectations were too high. Kinda like if 6 beers feels good, then a dozen must be way better, eh?

For my next trick, I am planning to use the 910s and the L710s (or maybe some other smaller ADS speakers) with a time delay to see if I can recreate a stadium experience in my basement. To do this I either need to tear apart the upstairs system and bring the Apt amps downstairs, or wait for a pair of SAE amps that are getting repaired to come back. So far inertia has won and the Apts have stayed where they are.

George

Sounds interesting. Let us know how it worked out.

 

[Old Guy8]

I have my L880's stacked. Think they sound much better. Do wonder if very important to get drivers on exactly same plane! Don't want to sidetrack thread.
I'm in my 60's. Would love larger ADS, but 50#ers are enough weight going forward. Bet they sound great.

 

[Blue Shadow]

I'm in my 60's. Would love larger ADS, but 50#ers are enough weight going forward. Bet they sound great.

With carpet, I can topple the 100-pound towers and push em to where they need to go and stand em back up. No lifting. All those high powered amps, stereo tube amps of any reasonable power and big speakers are sometimes just too heavy. Is this the reason for the revival of the SET flea watt amps?

Then there is Steve's 100-pound turntable that weighs more than 100 pounds complete. And it is portable. We had straps around the legs to lift the plinth out of the Pelican case and after the first attempt, I asked him, are you sure this is made of aluminum? 2" thick slab, probably 14 x 18, it was heavy no matter what they say about aluminum being a lightweight metal.

 

[GD70]

There's a beautiful pair of 910's in westchester county on fleabay. Cabs restored with badges, but no stands.
A great opportunity for an AKer in the area.

 

[Drugolf]

Since we seem to be all over the place on this thread, I thought i would share. Just restored an RH Labs subwoofer (thanks to GordonW for bringing a dead original driver back to life) and put it in with my ADS L710's. Sounds fantastic! All the great characteristics of the ADS sound in the mids and highs coupled with ample low end. Very nice imaging. The RH was a reference level subwoofer back in the day and it is passive so it connects directly to the amp and has its own crossover and speaker outs to the ADS. My WOPL 400 does just fine with it. Decent looking too. A lot like my Janis sub. I have 2 of these babies and they can switched to run in biamp configuration.

 

[GD70]

Since we seem to be all over the place on this thread, I thought i would share. Just restored an RH Labs subwoofer (thanks to GordonW for bringing a dead original driver back to life) and put it in with my ADS L710's. Sounds fantastic! All the great characteristics of the ADS sound in the mids and highs coupled with ample low end. Very nice imaging. The RH was a reference level subwoofer back in the day and it is passive so it connects directly to the amp and has its own crossover and speaker outs to the ADS. My WOPL 400 does just fine with it. Decent looking too. A lot like my Janis sub. I have 2 of these babies and they can switched to run in biamp configuration.
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Damn! That's beautiful David! Really nice system.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Since we seem to be all over the place on this thread, I thought i would share. Just restored an RH Labs subwoofer (thanks to GordonW for bringing a dead original driver back to life) and put it in with my ADS L710's. Sounds fantastic! All the great characteristics of the ADS sound in the mids and highs coupled with ample low end. Very nice imaging. The RH was a reference level subwoofer back in the day and it is passive so it connects directly to the amp and has its own crossover and speaker outs to the ADS. My WOPL 400 does just fine with it. Decent looking too. A lot like my Janis sub. I have 2 of these babies and they can switched to run in biamp configuration.

Getting your exercise if the other pic is from the same day or so. Moving 710s, the RH and M150 for a photo shoot is getting the weight lifting checked off the list.

 

[Drugolf]

Getting your exercise if the other pic is from the same day or so. Moving 710s, the RH and M150 for a photo shoot is getting the weight lifting checked off the list.

Notice I didn't move the 1590's too far!
I also had some large Speakerlabs in the primary spot for half a day that I am about to post about.
The sub is the heaviest of the bunch.
Also, note the damn wires everywhere. The sub configuration was a bit more complex so I jus grabbed whatever for now. I don't like taking my main cables off the 1590's. They are spades, the wire is pretty big and stiff and the posts for those is in a tight compartment and it is difficult to get a tight turn on the posts.
I am moving thru a bunch that I had lingering partially complete etc. Want to move them on or to storage before the Holidays.

 

[Blue Shadow]

@Drugolf I use dual banana plugs and the 1590 is fine with that. I have made a nice jumper to go from the bottom connection out about a foot from the speaker because I regularly hook up different stuff. Can't move them far without laying them down on the carpet and pushing em in place or using a hand truck. You got nothing on damn wires everywhere. My sound room is a mess of them.

 

[MJB1959]

On the stacking idea, my L880's are stacked on top of the L980, and the are sounding wonderful, and while I do A/B them for certain listening, they both sound so beautiful apart or together. Having gone a step further, after getting a Yamaha surround sound receiver, I also added my L400's to the rear channel for movie watching. All this will end though, as I plan on getting a new stereo amplifier for dedicated music listening, and this incarnation of the mancave will be changed, and a dedicated theater room will be created when my son moves out, fortunately I have other ADS speakers to complete that system as well.

BTW a set of L910's appeared here in MN on CL, asking nearly a grand. They look very clean, I am not going for them, as I am ok with what I have, and to think I recently made a play on a pair of L710's, but just missed them @ 250.oo, its a sickness I tell ya.

Old set up:

New set up stacked

 

[GD70]

On the stacking idea, my L880's are stacked on top of the L980, and the are sounding wonderful, and while I do A/B them for certain listening, they both sound so beautiful apart or together. Having gone a step further, after getting a Yamaha surround sound receiver, I also added my L400's to the rear channel for movie watching. All this will end though, as I plan on getting a new stereo amplifier for dedicated music listening, and this incarnation of the mancave will be changed, and a dedicated theater room will be created when my son moves out, fortunately I have other ADS speakers to complete that system as well.

BTW a set of L910's appeared here in MN on CL, asking nearly a grand. They look very clean, I am not going for them, as I am ok with what I have, and to think I recently made a play on a pair of L710's, but just missed them @ 250.oo, its a sickness I tell ya.

Old set up:
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New set up stacked
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Wooow MJB! Looks like a lot of music crankin goes on there!
May I suggest getting a rug in there? Will definitely help with reflected sound. My cave in the basement has poured concrete floors, and putting down some carpet made a huge difference.
Cheers!

 

[2chman]

Have 3 friends with ADS speakers one with l810 (biamped) l910( triamped) one with 980, and triamped 1590 and another with 1290, 980, 810's so I've had my ears on a few! Great speakers, have L810 (biamped) and just this week picked up a pair of L1590 ( mahogany) and just love all of them but the 1590 are so thing special. Good luck and enjoy!

 

[GD70]

Have 3 friends with ADS speakers one with l810 (biamped) l910( triamped) one with 980, and triamped 1590 and another with 1290, 980, 810's so I've had my ears on a few! Great speakers, have L810 (biamped) and just this week picked up a pair of L1590 ( mahogany) and just love all of them but the 1590 are so thing special. Good luck and enjoy!

Hell of a lineup you have there! I'd love to hear the 1290's and 1590's some day!