I am selling my beloved ADS L1590/2 speakers. I fell in love with music listening to this pair and became a professional musician because of it! If there is a better endorsement, I've never heard it!Sorry, but Pick Up only. Possible delivery in the SF Bay Area for a fee. I was so excited to take these back from my parents after 10 years, but they are just too large for my smallish apartment! Sorry to see them go, but I may not be able to enjoy them in a listening room for several more years. They sound simply amazing. The depth of tone is striking. You must hear them. Working condition is great. I know they had some cone repair a few years ago by a reputable shop, and the tweeters are in great shape with no depressions. Again, the sound is immediately convincing. Color is black. The cosmetic condition I would describe as fair. A few noticeable scratches and chips. Nothing glaring, but certainly not mint. Both Grills are intact and included. They are not in perfect shape, but they stay attached to the cabinets and look fine. (The grills for this model are known for bending easily and being discarded often. Here is a more technical description pulled from a good review: http://www.audioasylum.com/reviews/Speakers/ADS/L1590-2/speakers/32/322122.html The L1590 was a 1980's speaker held in high regard for its uniform on-axis output as well as it's relatively flat acoustic-power output, the downfall of so many loudspeakers. The acoustic-power frequency response is basically the integrated power output of a transducer as measured throughout a listening environment, and is a measurement of the speaker's ability to disperse sound over a wide vertical and horizontal axis. The end result was a speaker that was capable of great accuracy and realism, as well as a speaker with very "spacious" sound characteristics. The L1590 also had very low distortion and excellent deep-bass capability with its two 10-inch acoustic-suspension woofers mounted in separate chambers within the heavily braced cabinet. The -3 dB point of this speaker was approximately 28 Hz, so the low-frequency extension was also excellent. Power-handling for the woofers was top notch with the 2-inch-diameter voice coils with 1.5-inch high windings, giving greater than .5-inch linear overhang. Please email me to come over and hear these wonderful speakers. Also, these things are pretty heavy, I believe in the 60-70 lb range.
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