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2chman said:
just this week picked up a pair of L1590 ( mahogany) and just love all of them but the 1590 are so(me) thing special.
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Expect they are walnut as the available finishes were Black, Walnut (European Walnut is lighter and well discussed) and Rosewood. Glad you got a set. Do we get pictures?
 
That's what led me here. I made the mistake of listening to thier speakers and fell in love.the 810 are great but the 1590 are just incredible. Can't imagine where I could go from here that's for sure. Other than biamping the 1590's just don't think they can be improved. But I've said that before.LOL
 
Blue Shadow said:
Expect they are walnut as the available finishes were Black, Walnut (European Walnut is lighter and well discussed) and Rosewood. Glad you got a set. Do we get pictures?
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In the user manual they mention all of those woods plus the mahogany being special order only.
 
2chman said:
In the user manual they mention all of those woods plus the mahogany being special order only.
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news to me and I had read the manual. Guess that optional part at the bottom of the page just didn't register. Thanks.

Now we have to have pictures as I haven't seen 1590s in Mahogany on AK, yet.
 
Might be in the series 2 only??? But it is definitely mentioned( mahogany) and the rosewood in the manual. As special orders.
 
The manual is for the 1590 with only a page added to make the changes for the /2 speakers. Although the manual says /2 on the description of the driver protection mentions fuses and the /2 does not have fuses. Midrange is high power and tweeter is polyswitched. Since soundmotor says that the /2 was seen in an early 1590 box with the PA-1 cutouts, as far a mahogany goes, they probably bought a load of them and supplied em until they ran out. Seems more rare than the rosewood.
 
Does anyone know who built the 1590/2 cabinets? I was told the L810 I have were done by Kimble organ for ADS.
 
Definitely darker than the walnut I have and it has some character in the grain. That one looks good. I'm just glad that mine are not black for what I paid.

Has anyone figured out a way to even out the color of the fronts so the sun faded section isn't so noticeable? This is the only speaker I have ever owned that needs to play with the grilles off. Too much air moving out the sides of the grilles.
 
Blue Shadow said:
Definitely darker than the walnut I have and it has some character in the grain. That one looks good. I'm just glad that mine are not black for what I paid.

Has anyone figured out a way to even out the color of the fronts so the sun faded section isn't so noticeable? This is the only speaker I have ever owned that needs to play with the grilles off. Too much air moving out the sides of the grilles.
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If these are an oil finish, you can try Watcos medium or dark walnut oil, but start with the medium.
 
It appears a poly finish so the watkins wont work on these. I've used it on JBL's and others with fantastic results bUT not on these regrettably.
 
Blue Shadow said:
news to me and I had read the manual. Guess that optional part at the bottom of the page just didn't register. Thanks.

Now we have to have pictures as I haven't seen 1590s in Mahogany on AK, yet.
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On page 15 used manual: "Optional Finishes": Rosewood,Oak,Mohogany. Consult dealer for Availability.
 
Glenn there are warnings about using oil on the ADS as the oil will get through any cracks, scrapes and bumps in the finish and soak into the wood basically staining it. I think these are lacquered as the final step. They probably need some real work to make them match. Check out my thread in TTs. I'll get a link as it shows my speakers, this week.
 
Blue Shadow, I think you are spot on as I have heard the same. Short of a refinish I don't have a clue how to remedy that issue. With the grills on it isn't very noticeable as you don't see that "line" where the grills protected the cabinets.
 
RE: Oiling your ADS. They were lacquered from the factory. If there's any scratches through the lacquer and you go all Watco on them, it will bleed through the scratch. Depending on the scratch, it can fan out quite wide from there. Sand them down.
I had a bit of difficulty with the liquid stripper on my L-780's. I wound up bulging a couple of the corners between the soy remover (which works great, by the way) and the quickly washing it off with TSP. I had to dry them out, sand and re-veneer, which was far more work that if I'd have carefully hand sanded them to begin with.
Prepare yourself to re-lacquer, as opposed to oiling them - it is the 21st century.

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2chman said:
Don't even want to think about sanding them down.....that's a lot of lumber there! LOL
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I physically scraped the finish off a pair of L420 and L520 since they were slightly dinged (the finish). Easy enough to do outside with a good scraping knife. Then I gave them a quick sand and now those speakers are enjoying life in the nude covered only by Watco Danish Oil Finish and looking great. The way walnut speakers back then were normally finished, oiled not hard coating finished.

You are right, lotta lumber in the 1590. Do yours have the parking place for the PA-1 amp on the back?
 
Yep. All in or nothing. Sand em, stain em, poly or lacquer them.
If you don't want to do them yourself, find a local refinishing shop. Not too expensive if you remove all the drivers etc for them. Might be worth it and a great option for this time of year (cold).
 
Blue Shadow said:
I physically scraped the finish off a pair of L420 and L520 since they were slightly dinged (the finish). Easy enough to do outside with a good scraping knife. Then I gave them a quick sand and now those speakers are enjoying life in the nude covered only by Watco Danish Oil Finish and looking great. The way walnut speakers back then were normally finished, oiled not hard coating finished.

You are right, lotta lumber in the 1590. Do yours have the parking place for the PA-1 amp on the back?
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Yes they do!
 
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