Usless but interesting ....how many of you old timers started with original Large Advents?

Me (hand raised)!  Large Advents were actually my 2nd pair of speakers but first pair of really good ones.  Wish I still had them.  I used them initially with a Marantz receiver but when I switched to a NAD integrated they really sounded awesome.  The 40 watts per channel and dynamic headroom of the NAD brought the Advents to life.

Me, too.
They were my second pair after some small AR speakers. Used with an AR turntable, Kenwood 6000 amp, Tandberg reel-to-reel.

Although the were of different technology, the Large Advents were followed by the DQ-10, then various Martin-Logan and Magnepan models.  I have been too stable in my gear for the past decade.  The pursuit of the high-end seems to be similiar to my pursuit of sports cars, Bordeaux wine and to an extend...a mate.   I have often wondered about the journey being more the thrill than the end?  Who, or is that whom, knows. 

I clearly remember seeing/hearing the "Large" Advents in couple of homes in my childhood.

They were always belonged to a friends older brother. I also recall a few popular posters that were always in the bedroom. "Keep on Truckin" or a Freak Brothers and "Stoned Again" The really cool older brothers had a black light for some other posters.

It was between the Advents and the JBLs. The Advents did sound very good, but were power hogs. JBLs played a lot louder and being in band hearing live horns - real horns, trumpet, trombone, not Klipschorns!- blasting all day and being a teenager loud was what I wanted. 

Also even back then I was into scrutinizing every little detail. JBL had really nice dust cover fasteners, and looked as good behind as with the covers on. Advents looked like some kids science project. Which now I know shows they put it all into the sound. Oh well. Live and learn. JBL went on sale. I could afford them. The rest is history.