I hadn’t changed my Hi-Fi setup for more than 15 years as I was very happy with the sound that we had.
But after we moved to a property with a larger lounge, it became obvious that my old Stereo just couldn’t cut it in our open plan area.
On a few posts that I'd made, a couple of forum members had suggested that I should demo some ADMs before I made my final choice.
I stumbled upon some ADM40 speakers on Flea bay, they were in Rosewood, much less than they would have cost new, being only a few weeks old and the first I’d seen for sale second hand.
I thought to myself at that price, I’d have no problem selling them on if I didn’t get on with them
My first thoughts when I first saw them, was they looked nice enough, much bigger than I’d thought they would be.
I was asked if I’d like a cup of tea and whilst I waited I asked if I could hook up my iPod on an Analogue cable that I'd brought with me.
But to be honest they sounded ok, but not much or none better than I’d heard, after about 4 or so songs of different types, the guy selling them came over with his iPad and asked what song I was playing.
It was a song from the Savane album by Ali Farka Toure, he punched it into Spotify on his iPad then pressed Digital 1 on the remote and BANG ! the speakers moved up a gear.
Not louder but more like a veil had been pulled away, I sat there thinking I can hear the guy plucking at his guitar, moving his hand up and down the strings, also the gasps for breath between singing, I was also able to pick out the different instruments with ease, If I am to be honest I was shocked at the clarity and detail I was hearing.
I suggested a few more songs being very aware that others had said that the bass was lacking on ADM speakers, they didn’t sound like they were lacking to my ears. In fact they sounded very deep and full.
I enjoyed listening to them so much I bit the bullet, shook his hand and said I’d have them.
We have had them for about 2 weeks now and I’m still amazed how great music sounds, they handle the large space with ease, sounding nothing like my old system did.
We’ve also have them hooked up to my TV on a digital output and I've been pleasantly surprised how they handle movies, going much deeper than I'd have thought possible with Hi-Fi speakers with no sub.
AVI have given me a solution to a problem that I probably couldn't have solved easily, given the time and effort I’d need to put in to find a balanced system that would suit my room.
What I can say is I’m super happy with the choice I made, I’m now rediscovering old music and listening to lots of new music also, to my mind, that’s why we buy into this Hi-Fi game we play.
I’ll give an update in a few weeks time to say how things are going if any are interested, with a few more comments on my listening with them and maybe a few pictures.
But after we moved to a property with a larger lounge, it became obvious that my old Stereo just couldn’t cut it in our open plan area.
On a few posts that I'd made, a couple of forum members had suggested that I should demo some ADMs before I made my final choice.
I stumbled upon some ADM40 speakers on Flea bay, they were in Rosewood, much less than they would have cost new, being only a few weeks old and the first I’d seen for sale second hand.
I thought to myself at that price, I’d have no problem selling them on if I didn’t get on with them
My first thoughts when I first saw them, was they looked nice enough, much bigger than I’d thought they would be.
I was asked if I’d like a cup of tea and whilst I waited I asked if I could hook up my iPod on an Analogue cable that I'd brought with me.
But to be honest they sounded ok, but not much or none better than I’d heard, after about 4 or so songs of different types, the guy selling them came over with his iPad and asked what song I was playing.
It was a song from the Savane album by Ali Farka Toure, he punched it into Spotify on his iPad then pressed Digital 1 on the remote and BANG ! the speakers moved up a gear.
Not louder but more like a veil had been pulled away, I sat there thinking I can hear the guy plucking at his guitar, moving his hand up and down the strings, also the gasps for breath between singing, I was also able to pick out the different instruments with ease, If I am to be honest I was shocked at the clarity and detail I was hearing.
I suggested a few more songs being very aware that others had said that the bass was lacking on ADM speakers, they didn’t sound like they were lacking to my ears. In fact they sounded very deep and full.
I enjoyed listening to them so much I bit the bullet, shook his hand and said I’d have them.
We have had them for about 2 weeks now and I’m still amazed how great music sounds, they handle the large space with ease, sounding nothing like my old system did.
We’ve also have them hooked up to my TV on a digital output and I've been pleasantly surprised how they handle movies, going much deeper than I'd have thought possible with Hi-Fi speakers with no sub.
AVI have given me a solution to a problem that I probably couldn't have solved easily, given the time and effort I’d need to put in to find a balanced system that would suit my room.
What I can say is I’m super happy with the choice I made, I’m now rediscovering old music and listening to lots of new music also, to my mind, that’s why we buy into this Hi-Fi game we play.
I’ll give an update in a few weeks time to say how things are going if any are interested, with a few more comments on my listening with them and maybe a few pictures.
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