ads L810 Speakers

[islapapa]

Hello All,

Looking at a pair of ads L810's in excellent condition. Is 400.00 a reasonable price?

Many Thanks in Advance,

Steve

 

[soundmotor]

Hello All,

Looking at a pair of ads L810's in excellent condition. Is 400.00 a reasonable price?

Many Thanks in Advance,

Steve

Before the economy tanked a perfect, late model set could easily hit that.

Now, who knows?

 

[adam-ads]

Yep.

 

[Duffinator]

Are they an early version with cloth grills, or the last model with the bronze metal grills? If it's the latter and the cosmetics are good that's the most I'd pay for them in this market. Original boxes and stands will increase the price. You can find the specs on them at the ADS Reference website.

 

[elgato8905]

Hello All,

Looking at a pair of ads L810's in excellent condition. Is 400.00 a reasonable price?

Many Thanks in Advance,

Steve

Do you live in southern California Islapapa?

 

[Duffinator]

Those are cheap, the tweeter doesn't look right though.

 

[tubed]

The CL photo from the OP's listing:

 

[Duffinator]

Those are the ones to get IMO. Unless you can find an early pair with the built in stands and Braun drivers.

 

[SoCal Sam]

$400 is top dollar. Be sure you like the sound before you buy and make sure all the drivers are working.

 

[elgato8905]

Somebody had a pair of these up for sale today on the SoCal CL for $80.00. I missed them by five minutes! If this pair is in SoCal I'd be willing to bet anything that the seller is a QUICK flipper.

 

[islapapa]

I'm not on the west coast. Attached are a couple of images of the speakers. Owner claims they have the Braun drivers... how can one tell for sure? These have had one single owner, "the little old man routine". The fronts look to be cloth.

 

[soundmotor]

I'm not on the west coast. Attached are a couple of images of the speakers. Owner claims they have the Braun drivers... how can one tell for sure? These have had one single owner, "the little old man routine". The fronts look to be cloth.

That is a very early set. Looks like the aDs logo badge so they could indeed have Braun drivers. Not necessarily a plus if you need to replace any. You would undoubtedly be doing so with a later ADS-built ones.

 

[islapapa]

Thanks Soundmotor. Are the replacement ADS drivers inferior? Pricey? Are the drivers rugged or is replacement likely? I remember the domes being "sticky"... does dust attached to them affect the sound quality?

 

[soundmotor]

Thanks Soundmotor. Are the replacement ADS drivers inferior? Pricey? Are the drivers rugged or is replacement likely? I remember the domes being "sticky"... does dust attached to them affect the sound quality?

No, not inferior, different. ADS drivers were sold as the replacements if you had a speaker from that vintage anyway. If the speakers have been taken care of and not abused there is no reason to think they won't continue playing fine. It would take an enormous about of dust to make an audible difference in performance too.