Double "Stacked" Large New Advent Speakers -- EXC

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Double or "Stacked" Large New Advent Speaker System. This listing is for two pairs of New Advent Speakers (note that shipping is 4x the shipping calculator). Absolute Sound magazine reviewed "The Double Advent System," two pairs of Advents stacked in D'Appolito configuration (tweeters in the center, woofers at top and bottom), and compared it to the best systems available at the time. The review is posted at: /IP.Board/index.php?showtopic=5746 Large Advent speakers were manufactured over more than 25 years (Large Advents, New Advents, Advent/1, Advent 4002/5002/5012, 25th Anniversary Editon Advents). Designed by Henry Kloss, they featured a 10" woofer in a 12" frame and mid/high frequency "fried egg tweeter." The woofer was a brilliant way to manufacture cheaply a long-excursion, heavy-magnet acoustic suspension woofer. The Advents for sale here are the second generation "New Advents." The first generation used a masonite ring; later Large Advents used a woofer with a metal frame with wide flange. Voice-coils, magnets, and cones are identical. The drivers have the same sound as the first generation, but reflect improved quality control. The tweeters are also second generation--the original "fried egg" dome-cone tweeters are mounted on steel plates rather than the aluminum and masonite plates of the first generation. All the Large Advents sound very good, and Stereophile included them in its historic list of the 100 greatest audio products. Serial numbers: U334965, U335544, U335641, U335753. Description: Two-way direct-radiator loudspeaker. Crossover frequency: 1kHz. Balance control: Tweeter switch selects flat, +3dB, or –3dB. Impedance: 8 ohms. Power capacity: 100W program. Dimensions: 25 3/4" x 14 1/4" x 11 1/2". Weight: 38 Lbs. From J. Gordon Holt's review of the original Large Advents in Stereophile ( /standloudspeakers/171advent/ ): "Our first reaction was Ho-Hum! They didn't send us. They seemed to have no character at all. But is that bad? Well, no, as a matter of fact. A speaker shouldn't have character. And indeed, the Advents did prove to be about as uncolored as anything we had ever heard. No squawk, honk or hollowness, no papery or metallic flavor from disc surface noise, no flabby mid-bass boom. The extreme low end was very deep, evidently good to at least 35Hz, and the highs were extremely smooth, sweet and detailed. After several weeks of listening, we still hadn't found anything to complain about. We couldn't even find any sonic characteristics to hang adjectives on, in order to try to describe their sound. They were, in fact, the least -colored loudspeakers we have ever heard, and this includes the highest-priced systems currently available. Probably for just that reason, the Advents proved eminently easy to live with, and sounded equally comfortable and natural at low or room-filling listening levels. Dispersion was excellent and so, as a consequence, was the stereo imaging. Driver blending, too, was excellent, and the speakers did an outstanding job of reproducing the front-to-back perspective in stereo and mono program material." Cosmetic Condition: Excellent. The vinyl has some defects around the bottom and back edges and a few scratches, but is about as good as I've seen on Large Advents. Grills: one pair is perfect, the other has a stain on one grill and a small puncture on the other. Mechanical condition: All drivers function. The woofers were recently refoamed, and should provide 15-20 years service before this is required again. They were tested with a signal generator and do not rubb, rattle or buzz. The crossover switches (a common failure point) work fine to increase, decrease or leave flat tweeter output. Listening. I really enjoy Advent speakers. I usually listen to a number of more modern and much more expensive speakers. However, every time I work on a pair of Large Advents and listen to them, I'm always impressed. Low bass is extended, and only AR... read more

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