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aDs L-810 (cloth grille, early): Badges needed - source?

Wornears said:
Could the -2 at the end of each serial # mean I have a later II version? Now I'm confused.
I don't think so, mine have a -4 and -5 after the numbers. The later model II's had the bronze metal grills and rounded corners like mine. The model I and early model II were in basically the same cabinet. The model II's are easy to tell as they had the plastic cover mounted on the back with 5-way binding posts and fuses.
 
Wornears said:
Could the -2 at the end of each serial # mean I have a later II version? Now I'm confused. Where is Soundmotor to straighten us out!
Could be! When I got mine, Soundmotor confirmed that they were very early versions based on the back sticker. If you post a photo of yours, someone will no doubt chime in with more info. In addition to the look of the sticker, they will also look at the manufacturing address: The first models were built at Putnam Ave - if yours do not have this address, most likely they are not "early". Here are the addresses in progression, as per Soundmotor's post it is linked to:

377 Putnam Ave. - Cambridge, MA
64 Industrial Way - Wilmington, MA
1 Progress Way - Wilmington, MA
300 Wildwood Ave., Woburn, MA
 
Njord Noatun said:
Could be! When I got mine, Soundmotor confirmed that they were very early versions based on the back sticker. If you post a photo of yours, someone will no doubt chime in with more info. In addition to the look of the sticker, they will also look at the manufacturing address: The first models were built at Putnam Ave - if yours do not have this address, most likely they are not "early". Here are the addresses in progression, as per Soundmotor's post it is linked to:

377 Putnam Ave. - Cambridge, MA
64 Industrial Way - Wilmington, MA
1 Progress Way - Wilmington, MA
300 Wildwood Ave., Woburn, MA
My model I's were built on Industrial way.
 
Duffinator said:
My model I's were built on Industrial way.
Yes, I believe the Model 2 was built at a different address altogether, or possibly at Wildwood Ave. Unless I have misunderstood, by checking the address one can establish if one has an "early" or "late" Model 1.

Rgds,
 
thedelihaus said:
i think mine are similar to Blue Shadows' badges. Not the ones you want?
Those look like the one already on my grille (approx 0.5" square, black background), but having done some research - and I may have come to the wrong conclusion - I believe the correct grilled badge for the L-810 (early) should be as per attached (the best photo I could find without delay, I'm afraid!).

Thanks, TDH!
:thmbsp:

Best regards,
 

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Duffinator may be correct about the ADS badge on my speakers being series II on a series I speaker. I don't know the history of my pair. There is a pair on the bay that has the silver aDs logo on the grille, a black L810 sticker on the front of the speaker and 810 on the back label, addressed 64 Industrial Way. They are in the 9000 S/N range and mine are in the 12000 range.

http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=97620
 
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