ADS L-810's way to bright?

those speakers are over 30 years old, capacitors loose their value. The tweeters and midrange are not acting as designed. If you recap the crossover they will settle down..If the speakers are in good shape its worth the $20 or so for caps if you are able to do it. Put in better binding posts to.

They are a great music speaker with a good bottom end

I've heard these marvelous speakers pushed with all sorts of stuff, tube, ss, hi/low, even Pioneer receivers. They are classics and some of the most adapatable speakers I've heard in 30 years. Re-Cap or look to your cables. It ain't the speakers, if they're still close to spec.

I Don't want to chase ghosts both speakers sound identical,
I doubt the caps are bad or they would sound different. I need to find another ADS L-810 owner to listen and verify that the sound is correct for these speakers.

So after taking these to a friends house and listening on his MC 30's and they sounded great but still some what bright at times. I then talked to my Repair guru who stated the tweeters are using mylar caps which never go bad however the dome shape of the tweeters disperses the sound and after removing my acoustic ceiling, most of the carpet and having leather instead of cloth furniture with my cathedral ceiling I'm doomed. The Maggie's are very directional and avoid these pitfalls of the room. So the speakers are for sale they work as designed and look great.

After reading this thread, I slightly shook my head and smiled. Years back, a friend of mine had the ADS 810s. The one thing that stays in my memory about them was their brightness. He also owned a pair of 910s, which sounded considerably better balanced. Compared with the 810s, they had a nice sense of body and were quite enjoyable to listen to. I'm sorry you went through what you did with those 810s. After that experience I'd say you deserve a speaker that will give you some real listening pleasure. Best of luck.