Advent Model 300 tuner/receiver

Sound of the Wood modifies these units for use as high end phono preamps. The phono section is rated quite high. The tuner is also very sensitive and accurate. Output is low (about 15 WPC) and they were made on the cheap in Mexico, so they don't stand up well over time.

If it works and you want to sell it let me know! I have one and it is a great little receiver!

Phono stage designed by Holman of Apt Holman fame. A bargain preamp with a decent tuner.

They were very popular and sold out fast back in the old Tech Hifi days.

Phono pre-amp and tuner were particularly valued.

Many were refurbs. I seem to remember a lot of blown fuses/one side out with many.

Would love to have one in good working order today. A classic.

The Advent 300 was designed as a quality tuner/preamp, with a modest power section to get you by until you could afford a separate amp equal to its abilities. I remember reading that in an interview with Henry Kloss back when it came out.

$ensible Sound reviewed it when it first cam out (mid-'70s when they still did subjective evaluations), and compared it to the Mark Levinson of they day. They found that when they modded it by bypassing the tone controls, it came crazy-close to the sound quality of the Levinson, and it took days of listening to discover a miniscule difference in transparency in favor of the Levinson.