What Have I Bought?


I saw a pair of large Advent speakers listed on CL by a seller whom I've bought other items from before. The pictures looked like the bullnose version of the speakers, and that's all I needed to know. The pictures showed the speakers to be in almost-mint condition, so I plunked down the money via PayPal and drove the 70 miles to pick them up the following weekend. I was more than pleased when I saw them...even the documentation (2 sheets) on the back of the speakers was in near-mint shape. Gorgeous walnut cabinets, but they weren't the bullnose edition specifically, although they did have a beveled front that is semi-bullnose. I know that Advent produced several versions of the large model and am not sure which one these are. The sound is to die for....flat, uncolored, and unbelievably well-balanced. Doesn't stand out in any particular way, but you just want to keep listening for hours. Anyone that might recognize which model these are please respond. Henry Kloss was a flat-out genius.
discnik
Damn you, tubegb! Went to flea-bay and found a respectable-looking 300 receiver at a very reasonable price (but made a lower offer since they charge tax now). I couldn't resist since this looks like a really cool piece of audio history, and is packed with features. A no-nonsense prodigy from the mind of Henry Kloss! I'll use it to build a small system around a pair of Minimus 7s (the wooden ones made in Japan).
I'm really surprised you found a pair in mint condition as the woofer's foam surround was subject to deterioration.
discnik, I have an Advent 300 that I got in a trade from a friend and it's now in the house of another friend driving a pair of Minimus 7s. She loves it and I really like seeing it having a second life.
Never had the Large Advents - a buddy does, sound great- but had the 300 receiver. It had preamp out. Used it to feed a Dynaco ST 70 played thru to Rogers Ls35as, DQ 10s and Klipsch LaScalas. And the FM section was super nice. Amp section put out 15-20 watts. Never used it.