Agree with above statement from Kalali, Ive owned a ton of ADS speakers and the 810's have a reputation for being boomy. I know of some owners of 810's that have had good results by placing them horizontally. I also agree that the 710's are a better balanced speaker however, if you can find a pair of the uber rare l9e they are the best bookshelf ADS (a/d/s/) ever made imho.
ADS 810s insulation
I purchased a pair of ADS 810s about 2 years ago. They had non original tweeters installed but I got the defective original tweets in the deal. The speakers actually sounded pretty good as is. I sent the tweets to Richards So in May of 2016 for a full rebuild. I finally installed them yesterday. I have Magnepan MGIIIas so I was in no hurry. The tweets sound fine but I think the bass is too boomy almost like it is all one note. I also have 780s and the bass is better in those. The PO had taken out the original insulation out of the 810s and installed that egg crate mattress pad foam. I think that may be the issue.
Does anyone know what the original insulation was and is there a supply for this or an equal or an upgrade?
BTW this pair has a 1974 build date when the tweets and mids were still stamped "Braun" although the grills say ADS. I couldn't read the woofs.
Does anyone know what the original insulation was and is there a supply for this or an equal or an upgrade?
BTW this pair has a 1974 build date when the tweets and mids were still stamped "Braun" although the grills say ADS. I couldn't read the woofs.
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