OK, this is an old thread but still worth contributing for the sake of reference. My ADS bug started with the L-810, paired with a Yamaha CR 2040 @ 120 wpc. My friends and I were all pretty blown away by that system, never had any issues with "bass boom" being a bass player I actually might have liked them a bit more boomy, but I was using the clean sound of a Yamaha and they are notorious for their crisp, clear and not bass forward sound. So maybe that was why, I absolutely loved those speakers, sadly sold them away and until recently found some ADS speakers to rediscover, 6 sets now, all different. No L810's as of yet, but would fully entertain getting a set.
As I type I am being entertained by some L400's powered with an NAD D3020, playing music from the laptop. Very nice, back to the L810, three of my friends were inspired to become ADS owners after experiencing the L810, one friend in particular bought a set of the version II's? They were the first generation with the metal grills and the rounded corners, very beautiful cabinets, we did side by side comparisons with my standard black walnut cabs, squared corners, and cloth grills, and we both agreed that for whatever Inexplicable reasons my older 810's sounded better. After a month or so, he took his back and traded up to the L910's which we both loved.
I was feeling that the L810's seem to garner some bad press, mostly about the bass boom thing, they are excellent sounding speakers, and can one can always back off the bass parameters to get the better balance of frequencies you desire. There are a couple sets for sale here locally and the listings got my interest, and got me back on AK to read others experiences with them and I discovered this thread.
