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 I listen to CDs played on a 1999 Technics SL-PD8 changer that is connected to a Schiit MODI+ DAC via toslink cable. The heart and soul of my Mid-Fi system is the Marantz model 2238B stereo receiver that my father bought new in 1977. The ADS bookshelf speakers are models L980 with L570/2 stacked on top, these loudspeakers were made in 1983.

I call myself The Occasional Audiophile because I occasionally perfectly triangulate myself in front of my speakers and listen to the music intently, but I mostly listen to my music in the background while I am multitasking... this is my mostly vintage Mid-Fi system. *one CD changer, DAC and the turntable pictured have been removed and set aside.


 
Top line ADS speakers, such as these L980s used tighter tolerance drivers than the lower models... they offered high power handling and good protective circuitry plus a very flat response. ADS refined the mids and tweeters in the top line series for a smoother sound, those found in the 980 and 1590 offered exceptional smoothness in the tweeters and a lower resonant frequency for the mids, which were crossed over lower, thus relieving the woofers of some midrange duty. Top line ADS speakers also used cabinets that were constructed a little better than the excellent cabinets used on lower models.

The next upgrade I have planned for my system is an exterior FM radio antenna.
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Gear I no longer need or have space for.

ADS L780/2 bookshelf speakers, vintage.
Technics SA-460 silver face receiver, vintage floor model.
Klipsch RP-160M bookshelf speakers, as new in the box.
Technics SA-A X810 surround sound receiver, as new in the box.
Acoustic Audio PSW-10 Powered Subwoofer, new in the box.

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