a/d/s/ speakers
I've heard this is an excellent brand to buy used. I have L400's. I've also heard about "the new england sound" but don't know what that means. Anyone familiar with this and what other brands were built in the northeast or have the "new england" sound. What models are best?
Thank you all.
Hi this is my first post, but you can see from my user name that your question is near and dear.
I'm a big fan of the company's products, but am by no means an expert on the company. Analog and Digital Systems, Inc., formerly of Wilmington, MA, who traded under the name a/d/s/, made excellent audiophile speakers from at least the 1970s until sometime in the mid 1990s when they relocated to Arizona and limited their product line to car audio, in-wall and small bookshelf speakers before going out of business a few years ago.
I believe most of their speaker components were sourced from Braun in Germany. They were among many good speaker buiders , such as Boston Acoustics, located in Massachusetts. Perhaps that is the origin of the reference to the "New England sound" you've heard about.
My main home theater setup includes the following a/d/s/ speakers purchased in the mid to late 1990s:
MV60/t front towers (with dual 8" woofers, one 8" midrange and one 1.5" dome tweeter),
MV10/c center channel speaker (with dual 6.5" midrange/woofers and two 1.5" dome tweeters)
MV40/t towers for surrounds (with dual 6.5" woofers, one 6.5" midrange and one 1.5" dome tweeter)
SW300 powered subwoofer with 300 watt amp and 12" driver.
I have a large collection of loose a/d/s/ drivers of various sizes, a pair of di-pole/bi-pole surrounds and some stand-mounted a/d/s/ SAT500 bookshelf speakers.
I love looking at and listening to other brands of speakers, but have yet to hear any speakers for under $10,000 that I'd want to buy to replace this a/d/s/ system.
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