The New Advent Loudspeaker Review (Vintage Speaker)

[kevinh]

One the one hand, I think my ADS 400 speakers would be a great test subject. On the other hand, I'm not about to let them go.

I liked the ADS and Braun speakers better than the Advents and Klipsch's back in the day. The Braun LV 1020 was my aspirational speaker back then.

 

[Keith Conroy]

I guess that's because it says "Power Requirement" and not "max power rating"

I believe the 15 watts RMS was minimum power requirement not max. power handling. During this period in audio history more then one company quoted a minimum power requirement. Until the Phase Linear 400 & 700 power amps came out 60 watts RMS was considered a lot of power. During this period I ran 2 pair of Advents on a Phase Linear 400 without problems. This was over 200 watts RMS.

 

[Labjr]

I liked the ADS and Braun speakers better than the Advents and Klipsch's back in the day. The Braun LV 1020 was my aspirational speaker back then.

There certainly were better speakers out there but they cost more. European brands were pricey. I recently rebuilt the crossovers for a pair of Celestion Ditton 33 speakers for a friend. Very nice quality drivers.

 

[Ken1951]

In their day the original Large models were affordable and decent sounding. A person could put together a nice system for a reasonable amount of money. A complete system with the Large could be had for the price of a pair of L100s - which were, if memory serves, $476/pair.

 

[jkasch]

In their day the original Large models were affordable and decent sounding. A person could put together a nice system for a reasonable amount of money. A complete system with the Large could be had for the price of a pair of L100s - which were, if memory serves, $476/pair.

Yep. I can remember recommending a pair of utility Advents, a modest receiver, and a Pioneer PL12D with an M91ED to several friends that had $500 to spend. It made for a nice uncolored (for the time) system. L100s were considered party speakers with a lot of boom and tizz.

 

[roog]

First experience of a hifi at home was Goldring 75 with sure m75 ej, marantz 1030, and AR 4XA all for £200, I thought it was the bees knees

 

[Jim Matthews]

First experience of a hifi at home was Goldring 75 with sure m75 ej, marantz 1030, and AR 4XA all for £200, I thought it was the bees knees

These were one of the first HiFi bargains.

Loads of performance compared to contemporary offerings, at an affordable price. Kloss perfected the model of wringing maximal performance out of commonly available components that anyone could assemble.

From the look of some mid-1970's Advents I recapped, they were hiring anyone that could hold a hot glue gun.

What I remember most about these is that they always sounded like they were about to detonate. They ROCKED when their competitors barely rolled.

http://baselaudiolab.com/ADVENT_LA_XO.html

 

[Robin L]

These were one of the first HiFi bargains.

Loads of performance compared to contemporary offerings, at an affordable price. Kloss perfected the model of wringing maximal performance out of commonly available components that anyone could assemble.

From the look of some mid-1970's Advents I recapped, they were hiring anyone that could hold a hot glue gun.

What I remember most about these is that they always sounded like they were about to detonate. They ROCKED when their competitors barely rolled.

http://baselaudiolab.com/ADVENT_LA_XO.html

The crossover looks nasty:

 

[Dennis Murphy]

The crossover looks nasty:

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It actually looks better than the scaled down crossover used in New Advent Loudspekaer. This is "Revision #2" for the original large Advent.

 

[milosz]

The crossover looks nasty:

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Scrape the vintage rosin off the solder joints and sell it as an audiophile tweak....they don't make 'em the way they used to, after all.

 

[milosz]

I liked the ADS and Braun speakers better than the Advents and Klipsch's back in the day. The Braun LV 1020 was my aspirational speaker back then.

ADS was better, but came out later on, and cost more. ( I had a pair of ADS L810's. )

 

[Robin L]

Scrape the vintage rosin off the solder joints and sell it as an audiophile tweak....they don't make 'em the way they used to, after all.

Sure looks "burnt in".

 

[iraweiss]

Thank you for pointing out this web site. I can find reviews of all the equipment I have owned since 1965 (and that I looked at as a preteen even earlier).

Moving right along, I'm up to 1977 and have copied and pasted reviews of equipment I have owned into Word. Really a trip down memory lane. The sad thing is I remember reading this stuff decades ago! After I finish Stereo Review its off to High Fidelity and Audio. I don't have the stomach to think about the tragic decline in the quantity and quality of audio measurements as well as coverage of all genres of music in current print and online reviews. We are blessed to have Amir here and Gene at Audioholics, among others, discovering the truth that is out there for all of us.

 

[Jim Matthews]

The crossover looks nasty:

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That's neater than most of the foursome I serviced.

 

[DarrylG]

My opinion is every speaker in this era ( I was in my formative years in its era ) needed the help of a receiver's "loudness" button/switch in addition to bass+treble tone control boost. Not to make them flat but to sound pleasing.

My brother had this speaker. While I had the Infinity bookshelf w/an 8" woofer and EPIC, whoops, I mean EMIT tweeter. (I'm pretty sure the years I had that ribbon tweeter of one of the pair pointed at my right ear is one reason I have diminished high frequency hearing in my right ear.)

My first speakers were a pair of Infinity Qbs, which were the 10-inch 3-way version.

 

[Keithdd]

Particle board was a precursor to MDF. MDF probably wasn't readily available when this speaker was made. There are a whole lot of buildings with floor joist made of particle board. Still being used I believe, at least when I retired.
MDF is nasty stuff. Most lumber yards around here will not rip MDF for you. Wear a really good mask when working with it.

Really? Home Depot cut a number of pieces exactly the size I wanted. No grumbles at all. No charge either.

 

[Helicopter]

Family lumberyard here will cut it up too.

 

[Freeway]

Really? Home Depot cut a number of pieces exactly the size I wanted. No grumbles at all. No charge either.

Family lumberyard here will cut it up too.

Hope they wear masks.
I feel fortunate considering all the stuff I have breathed during my career.

 

[Jim - where is The Abyss]

Really? Home Depot cut a number of pieces exactly the size I wanted. No grumbles at all. No charge either.

None of the Home Depots in Calgary will cut MDF. An employee even asked a manager if he could and was told no. So I asked a carpenter client to do a few cuts and was told he doesn't work in MDF at all anymore because his industry recommends against it because of the risk of cancer.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1997...DF is cut, sanded,inhaled deep into the lungs.

 

[beagleman]

Particle board was a precursor to MDF. MDF probably wasn't readily available when this speaker was made. There are a whole lot of buildings with floor joist made of particle board. Still being used I believe, at least when I retired.
MDF is nasty stuff. Most lumber yards around here will not rip MDF for you. Wear a really good mask when working with it.

I hate to question this, but floor JOISTS? Or did you mean subflooring?

I have a fairly extensive knowledge of building and home construction and never heard of this, nor can I find anything when I google it.