ADS Speakers

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,220
edited April 16 in 2 Channel Audio
Anyone here own a set of ADS's??

I read good things about them, and they seem to hold a good value..
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,602
    910's, 1230's and 2030's. I am very familiar with, great great speakers. And yes, they tend to hold their value very well. I would love to own a pair of 2030's!
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,130
    I had a few pair 200,s 300's 400's, 810's, 880's, 1230's and 1530's. There wasn't a bad one in the bunch and yes they do hold their value.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    Never had or listened to their home speakers. But used a lot of their mobile audio in the past. Always quality stuff.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,765
    A pair of dump find L-710; really excellent loudspeakers.
    They're on long-term loan to a good friend across the river in the Green Mountain State.
    Also have a pair of decidedly low-end (for ads) L-520 which are also very, very nice.
    Their 1970s/80s minispeakers are the stuff of legend -- and deservedly so.
    Love the ads/Braun loudspeakers. Very well behaved and easy to listen to.

    I am not as crazy about the really big (and expensive) ads floorstanders. They are not bad at all, but their small to medium sized "bookshelf" loudspeakers were their finest achievements, to my ears and taste. I even prefer the aforementioned L-710 to the 810 and 910 (FWIW -- which I realize ain't much).
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,079
    Love them.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,146
    I've owned more than a few sizes and liked/loved them all. Wish I didn't sell the ones I did but I needed some play around with cash to buy other stuff that I would want to buy.

    I still have the L-810s . Brauns , cloth grills. They will probably be here when I leave this realm.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    @geppy1 didn't you have some ADS at some point.
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • bugsnt
    bugsnt Posts: 78
    I've been impressed with ADS speakers enough that I sought out a pair some years ago because of remorse for getting into something newer. I now have 3 pairs of them (L1290, L810 and L520).

    I don't think you would be offended by their sonic signature.
    The original designer of these speakers was a gen by the name of Michael Kelly and he has moved onto Aerial Acoustics.

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