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Speaker ID and value. Update: ADS L1530

Glad you're enjoying them. Yes, the bass is particularly impressive from the 1530s! I briefly powered my old pair with a restored ST70 and was quite happy with the results. I also powered them with a Yamaha A-S801 and Bettinger restored and modded GAS Ampzilla with tube pre. Both were great, but the Ampzilla was a particularly wonderful pairing. You have a great pair of speakers there, enjoy them!
 
Got the PL-570 set up this morning. The seller said that the auto functions weren't working, which let me talk her down a good bit on price. When i fired it up, the auto start worked fine, it was just a little lazy and noisy. And I thought my 1229 was complicated... I cleaned and relubed the mechanism, and now it's smooth and only makes a little noise. I call that a win! It came with a shure m95ed on it, but the stylus was trashed. I put a m91 on it, and it sings!

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I've never loved DD tables, but this thing is a tank. Not sure if it'll displace my other tables, but it sure sounds good.
 
TOTL Pioneer PL-570 worth $1,000-1,500 in today's eBay market. Heck, even PL-530 is about $1,000. If in great condition, of course.

I have ADS L1590; they are incredible and gorgeous speakers. Possibly need more power that ST-70, try Yamaha.
 
motorstereo said:
Depending on condition I would think $600-$1,000 anything less than $500 would a really good deal imo. There really isn't much to restore unless there's damage. No surrounds, no ferrofluid and a very basic crossover if you want to recap them. Their sensitivity is 95db and your ST70 should drive them just fine. Good luck these are great speakers; mine are my daily listeners and lifetime keepers
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How would u know if they needed restoration
 
motorstereo said:
Depending on condition I would think $600-$1,000 anything less than $500 would a really good deal imo. There really isn't much to restore unless there's damage. No surrounds, no ferrofluid and a very basic crossover if you want to recap them. Their sensitivity is 95db and your ST70 should drive them just fine. Good luck these are great speakers; mine are my daily listeners and lifetime keepers
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Im drivin them with a nad 705 maybe underpowered
 
motorstereo said:
Sorry my comment from 6 years ago about them being lifetime keepers no longer applies. My 1530's left for a new home this spring.
They do like power-current and mine sounded their best paired with a 250wpc Mcintosh amp.
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You got me curious, what did you replace the 1530’s with?
 
Computer monitors? Well, I guess you could say the same about me as I use Cornwalls as computer monitors, but they are hooked up to an amplifier as well.
 
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