New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)

Panzr- and Kloss did all his great work w/ a microphone, oscilloscope & his eyes & eyes. No computers, no real high tech materials, no exotic cabinetry. For folks who never heard heard a properly set up stacked pair, grill cloths removed, w/ a good, powerful amp & good source, you would be surprised just how good they could sound. That was maybe $500 for 4 Advents in 1974 ( walnut cabs) so today maybe $4K? Other than a more extended, open high end, they would compete w/ & beat many offerings today & easily in the bass. 

Panzr- and Kloss did all his great work w/ a microphone, oscilloscope & his eyes & eyes. No computers, no real high tech materials, no exotic cabinetry. For folks who never heard heard a properly set up stacked pair, grill cloths removed, w/ a good, powerful amp & good source, you would be surprised just how good they could sound. That was maybe $500 for 4 Advents in 1974 ( walnut cabs) so today maybe $4K? Other than a more extended, open high end, they would compete w/ & beat many offerings today & easily in the bass. 

This topic has been covered many times. I owned stacked Advents back in '78-81 and they were driven by HK Citation amps. It is true that they were "a thing" and could put out a lot of tight low-end grunt and a wall of sound. IME, they were not up the SQ of better modern day loudspeakers. I just got done with a workout in my basement (riding to Zwift on a bike trainer) and my basement system I use when riding down there is a Classe CDP.5 into a a Schitt Freya pre into a McCormack DNA.5 Rev A and one pair of those same Large Advents that I had restored ten years ago (new crossovers, surrounds, internal wiring from John Van L of Van L Speakerworks, Chicago). I know the sound of Large Advents quite well. 

For $4K with stands, they seem by almost all accounts a LOT of speaker. Not for everyone obviously, but for a lot of folks most likely yes. That's the point of this and any other business, appealing to the most folks possible.

@fsonicsmith @fsonicsmith1 Off topic, but just noticed similarity of familiar name and wondering if you are you the same or two different people.

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01-09-2023 at 09:21am 

@fsonicsmith @fsonicsmith1 Off topic, but just noticed similarity of familiar name and wondering if you are you the same or two different people.

Same. Somehow my account under Fsonicsmith started showing up as "canceled" when I would try to sign in. I could post but could not read private messages I was being sent from time to time or respond to them. So I was forced to open a slightly different account in order to restore my ability to respond to private messages and to avoid getting a red banner during log-in that I was attempting to sign in to a canceled account. I am fairly certain this happened because out of anger after having a thread I had started getting deleted by the mods I canceled my account. I had no idea it would mean that I would not be able to re-register under the same name. But I can not re-register under the same name.