ADS L570 vs L570 II

fanghorn

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Is one appreciably better then the other sound wise? If so, can you swap the drivers and crossovers? Reason I ask is that I have read the II version is suppose to sound better and I have a pair of ea but the plain jane 570 cabinets are pretty trashed and if I could just swap out drivers and crossovers and havea II then that would be great :)
 
The main differences are in the woofers. The 1 used an aluminum former for the voice-coil while the 2 used kapton, essentially a plastic. There are pros & cons to both, mainly the 2 will handle it better if the woofer is bottomed accidentally. There may be minor differences in the crossover because the response is different between the two woofers. The 1 woofer would have a bit better high-frequency extension, the advantage of the aluminum former.

About 6 months back I bought a set of mint 1's because I could not pass up the price. I did not listen to them for quite awhile and was never really a fan of the 2's. The layout of the speaker is good with 1" tweeter & 8" woofer but they just didn't sound all that great to me. I expected the same of the 1's and was surprised when I listened to them with a good amp. They sounded really good, /face palm. Either I heard the 2's in a crappy set-up or the minor differences of the 1's are audible.
 
The main differences are in the woofers. The 1 used an aluminum former for the voice-coil while the 2 used kapton, essentially a plastic.

Is this the difference between all the 1s and 2s? I've got a pair of L780/2s and never did know what the distinction is.

John
 
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Hmm, so you then prefer the 1's. Too bad the pieces won't fit in a pair of L400's I have :D
 
John

True enough, just wanted some thoughts on folks who know these alot better then I do, especially long term....

thanks to all :D
 
I have 2 s

A/D/S love these back in the day...
I have a pair of 2 's. Bought em new sometime late 80's i think. The surrounds came unglued at last about 3 years ago. I am in process of diy fix. Anyway I loved these things great mids and highs refined sound lows were ok. They sound nice with yamaha natural sound integrated from same time frame :yes:.
I remember buyin em at my local shop he only had 2's no regular model. Damn sorry i did not answer your question and i feel old :).
 
I have a pair of the II's. The only thing I have that is
close to the 570 II (size wise) are my L420's and IMO
the 570 II is a nicer sounding speaker.
 
I am pretty sure that 570/780 used the same woofers.
Interesting .....I just ordered a super clean set of L570 / 2 out of curiousity how they stack up against my JBL L46 & Sansui G5500 reciever....also have a pair of Polk monitor 5s also sound great behind the Sansui....
 
L570 / 2 out of curiousity how they stack up against my JBL L46
Looking forward to your comments. I found the 570/2 to have a dark sound to it compared to other ADS speakers, 420/520/710/810 that I had around that time. Maybe the ferrofluid was holding the tweeters back from singing as loud as they needed to match the woofer output.
 
Interesting .....I just ordered a super clean set of L570 / 2 out of curiousity how they stack up against my JBL L46 & Sansui G5500 reciever....also have a pair of Polk monitor 5s also sound great behind the Sansui....
I have a pair of Polk monitor 5jr's and a pair of ADS L570/2's.
my 5jr's have the later SL-2000 mylar dome tweeters, so they can sound a bit bright depending on what they're connected to.
The ADS 570/2's have a nice tweeter. They image well. The bass could be a bit better controlled. The 5jr's seem to have tighter bass, and do a better job controlling the bass. I think the 570's sound better at lower volumes than the 5's. I like them both, but if I had to just keep one pair it would be the 570's. They're so easy to listen to for extended periods. In a larger room a powered sub might be a good idea to get a little low end impact, nothing crazy. Just adjust just above where the ADS's roll off and turned up just so you even notice the sub once you turn it off.
 
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