Anyone know about ADS M15 Loudspeakers

I have an older pair of the L1290s, which are a little smaller and older than the M15s. I think that they are a great set of speakers for the money. I have since upgraded to another set of speakers, but I will never part with these ADS speakers. I'm not sure if it it was an actual upgrade or just a lateral move in another direction. If I purchase another home with room for another set of speakers, they will be going in that room. The speakers have a domed tweeter and a domed midrange. Some people say that the domed midrange is not as accurate or nuetral as it should be. I very much enjoy their sound. They are very easy to drive. I believe that they are above 90 db with an impedance that doesn't drop much below 8 ohms. I was driving them with an original B&K ST-140 with great success. They are bi-wire and bi-ampable. They are fuse protected. They have a good clean low end with excellent highs and mids. My 1290s do not have the same bottom end that your M15s will have. I have had many speakers over the years, but these have never given me one minute of grief. They are my perfect spare set of speakers. I have a set of KEF 104.2 and a pair of Platinum speakers that will be sold before I sell these ADS 1290s. If I were to trade in my 1290s it would be for a pair of 1590s or M15s. Jim

Well these need some repair to get back to acceptable cosmetic condition, but I didn't tell you that I could buy the pair for $40. The problem is the dustcap is dented on 4 drivers. I imagine it would cost me at least $200-300 for repairs and I need to sand and slap a coat of finish on the enclosures too.

for $40 why not

$40! the M-15's sold for over $2k when they were new! i had a pair of L-1590's in (real)rosewood and they sounded fantastic, as did a pair of M-12's i heard at a dealer. i don't know about soundstage depth, but A/D/S had the most impressive sstereo imaging i'd ever heard until i upgraded to B&W 801's. you may be able to pop some of the dustcaps outward with a bit of scotch tape. if you're handy and have the time those speakers have an awful lot of potential.