amb3cog
Electronics Junkie. Looking for a fix
Hey all. So I tried to not buy anymore speakers, but well ya know. 
So I'm perusing Craigys List O'goodies. And I spy these speakers I've never heard of. Look them up. Seem very nice. Email dude. Get back a cryptic response. Thought nah, not in the mood for CL weirdos today. But then I thought hmm maybe just not a native speaker. And thankfully this was the case.
So I drive an hour and twenty mins to Door Chesta Mah to get them. Get a flat on the way up, and break down on the way back. That's a whole nother story though. Let's just say that AAA gold cards, and flatbed tow trucks are high on the list of things I like.
So here they are. In all their glory *sarcasm*:
They obviously need some cleaning. Looks like someone spilt something down the front of one. Cabinets are not perfect. But they're VERY well built nonetheless. Except for the speaker connector type thingys. Waaaaay too small!
These things go DEEP!
And they are really accurate. Very crisp. They bass is tight. They make the music sound so precise. So alive. They make me think of two guys in front of a mixing board nodding their heads in approval. Like an 80's music video. They analyze the music, and point out all the work that went into it. They remind you of every aspect of the music, and I mean EVERY aspect of the music. If someone made a mistake they thought would go by unnoticed. They weren't using these for monitors.
Pretty damn good soundstage. Almost holographic to me. I feel like I can see Freddie Mercury standing in my room. And very good off axis. They don't hit like the sub in my car does, but they're the closest speaker I own too it. Put on "boom boom pow" by Black Eyed Peas with the loudness button depressed. And the neighbors will be pounding on the wall. You can take that to the bank!
Honestly these are about the most accurate speakers I feel I'll ever get, without spending 5 times what I did ($110). The Chinese gentlemen I bought them from was a tough negotiator. I only got him down $10. And honestly I only did that to make up for my other expenses. I could have nitpicked quite a few things, but I knew I was getting a good deal anyway. And I felt he had a right to make a few bucks for his trouble. Especially since I held him up when I got the flat tire. I think he got them at a yard sale, or something. Probably paid $5 LOL
But either way. These are some very interesting speakers. While I can't say these are the end all, be all. And I'm done looking at CL. But what I will say is. That despite my troubles getting them today. I'm very glad I did.
And I hope others on this wonderful forum had some good luck finding their own deals over this weekend. And if anyone else has any similar stories. Please let us know. I for one. Would love to read about it.
Thank you all, and happy 4th of July. I would not want to be anywhere else in the world. And that alone deserves to be celebrated.
Andy B.
BTW You can read more about my search for a speaker that sounds as good as Glenn's (GD70) L980's do here in this thread down below. It turned into an ADS history lesson, or something like that. But it's decent reading, and you'll see why this isn't just a pair of speakers. It's a quest. Or just another speaker junkie getting his fix. Who knows?
http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/ads-l780-sound-profile.777321/
So I'm perusing Craigys List O'goodies. And I spy these speakers I've never heard of. Look them up. Seem very nice. Email dude. Get back a cryptic response. Thought nah, not in the mood for CL weirdos today. But then I thought hmm maybe just not a native speaker. And thankfully this was the case.
So I drive an hour and twenty mins to Door Chesta Mah to get them. Get a flat on the way up, and break down on the way back. That's a whole nother story though. Let's just say that AAA gold cards, and flatbed tow trucks are high on the list of things I like.
So here they are. In all their glory *sarcasm*:
They obviously need some cleaning. Looks like someone spilt something down the front of one. Cabinets are not perfect. But they're VERY well built nonetheless. Except for the speaker connector type thingys. Waaaaay too small!
These things go DEEP!
And they are really accurate. Very crisp. They bass is tight. They make the music sound so precise. So alive. They make me think of two guys in front of a mixing board nodding their heads in approval. Like an 80's music video. They analyze the music, and point out all the work that went into it. They remind you of every aspect of the music, and I mean EVERY aspect of the music. If someone made a mistake they thought would go by unnoticed. They weren't using these for monitors.
Pretty damn good soundstage. Almost holographic to me. I feel like I can see Freddie Mercury standing in my room. And very good off axis. They don't hit like the sub in my car does, but they're the closest speaker I own too it. Put on "boom boom pow" by Black Eyed Peas with the loudness button depressed. And the neighbors will be pounding on the wall. You can take that to the bank!
Honestly these are about the most accurate speakers I feel I'll ever get, without spending 5 times what I did ($110). The Chinese gentlemen I bought them from was a tough negotiator. I only got him down $10. And honestly I only did that to make up for my other expenses. I could have nitpicked quite a few things, but I knew I was getting a good deal anyway. And I felt he had a right to make a few bucks for his trouble. Especially since I held him up when I got the flat tire. I think he got them at a yard sale, or something. Probably paid $5 LOL
But either way. These are some very interesting speakers. While I can't say these are the end all, be all. And I'm done looking at CL. But what I will say is. That despite my troubles getting them today. I'm very glad I did.
And I hope others on this wonderful forum had some good luck finding their own deals over this weekend. And if anyone else has any similar stories. Please let us know. I for one. Would love to read about it.
Thank you all, and happy 4th of July. I would not want to be anywhere else in the world. And that alone deserves to be celebrated.
Andy B.
BTW You can read more about my search for a speaker that sounds as good as Glenn's (GD70) L980's do here in this thread down below. It turned into an ADS history lesson, or something like that. But it's decent reading, and you'll see why this isn't just a pair of speakers. It's a quest. Or just another speaker junkie getting his fix. Who knows?
http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/ads-l780-sound-profile.777321/
