ADS 980 on CT CL
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beemer
Vintage Graduate
Good deal, especially if they are Walnut and not black. These and the L1590 Series II shared a special version of the infamous a/d/s/ dome tweeter. Short of the L2030, the largest woofer in an a/d/s/ speaker as well.
My L980's are not going anywhere soon.
IMHO, probably too much $$$ for most here. Sometimes it appears to me that many would rather have 10 pair of not-so-good speakers cluttering up the house that add up to $500 spent than one good pair of $500 speakers and room for them.
I have no affiliation to the seller, and no interest other than passing on my experiences with these excellent speakers.
Paul
My L980's are not going anywhere soon.
IMHO, probably too much $$$ for most here. Sometimes it appears to me that many would rather have 10 pair of not-so-good speakers cluttering up the house that add up to $500 spent than one good pair of $500 speakers and room for them.
I have no affiliation to the seller, and no interest other than passing on my experiences with these excellent speakers.
Paul
Thanks for sharing. I do have gazillion pairs myself but have to agree with you. I could have gotten a pretty high end pair for all the money I spent on the many pairs I have. However, hunting and meeting all these new people when buying stuff off CL is fun.
I have only ADS 570 and they do sound pretty nice.
I have only ADS 570 and they do sound pretty nice.
OK, I ended up with these. They are walnut, came with 2 brand new additional woofers in boxes, and the optional stands which can be tilted and can be turned around and height adjustable. The gentleman selling them was just amazing. I spent about 1 hout listening to all sorts of music supplied by a wonderful McIntosh gear...what an experience. Just meeting people like this is worth the money. The fantastic speakers are just a bonus...
soundmotor
super modified
$500 w/ extra woofers & stands was a steal.
$800-$1000+ true value.
$800-$1000+ true value.
soundmotor
super modified
IMHO, probably too much $$$ for most here. Sometimes it appears to me that many would rather have 10 pair of not-so-good speakers cluttering up the house that add up to $500 spent than one good pair of $500 speakers and room for them.
Heh heh heh!
beemer
Vintage Graduate
Good for you! These speakers are quite music-friendly. Enough resolution to hear into a recording...and not so much as to make you want to lift the stylus on a bad recording.....a very good balance.
The problem with resolution is as you get more, you are less likely to want to listen to less than stellar recordings, as the downside of high-res in a speaker is it will also show all the warts and lumps in the recording. As I have grown older I have found I value components that allow me to enjoy MORE of the music I like, not less.
Sancho, I hope you enjoy the L-980's as much as I enjoy mine.
Best,
Paul
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Paul
I am amazed how good these sound. I really did not want to get one more pair, but even my wife who looked at me funny first (but helped carry them in gladly), admitted that they sound nice. They beat many other speakers easily and work well with jazz, various acoustic recordings, rock, etc. I am really becoming an ADS fan.
I am amazed how good these sound. I really did not want to get one more pair, but even my wife who looked at me funny first (but helped carry them in gladly), admitted that they sound nice. They beat many other speakers easily and work well with jazz, various acoustic recordings, rock, etc. I am really becoming an ADS fan.
Here is another set in Utah. http://cgi.ebay.com/S-ads-L980-Spea...20090617QQitemZ160342602910QQsalenotsupported
soundmotor
super modified
That is a very late pair at a good price.
jhaan92
A Work In Progress...
I haven't heard the 980's, but I do own a pair of 710's, and yes, inferior recordings do sound worse, and great ones truly sound great, but in that sense, you have to take the good with the bad. My first pair of ADS speakers were a set of L400 bookshelf speakers that I picked up from a thrift store for 2 bucks. I just bought them on the premise that they were ADS-having never heard a pair before I called my dad to see if they were any good. I was told to buy them and that they have great imaging. I never actually used them
They ended up with my dad and he traded me for his Pioneer CT-F1250 (not working at the time). I have heard many speaker companies (Klipsch, Magnepan, Definitive, the list goes on) and some I have liked, some I have not. The best part about ADS is that the build quality is outstanding, and it was about quality, not quantity with this company....pity they aren't around anymore. I hope that you enjoy them-if treated right, you should have them for many years to come!
-Jason
PS-For all the ADS fans, the former wizard behind ADS, Godehard Guenther, owns a company called Sound Matters. The website is www.soundmatters.com it is worth checking out!
They ended up with my dad and he traded me for his Pioneer CT-F1250 (not working at the time). I have heard many speaker companies (Klipsch, Magnepan, Definitive, the list goes on) and some I have liked, some I have not. The best part about ADS is that the build quality is outstanding, and it was about quality, not quantity with this company....pity they aren't around anymore. I hope that you enjoy them-if treated right, you should have them for many years to come!
-Jason
PS-For all the ADS fans, the former wizard behind ADS, Godehard Guenther, owns a company called Sound Matters. The website is www.soundmatters.com it is worth checking out!
