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    Advent 5002’s - What’s going on here?

    Hello all. Thank you for taking a moment to review my post. I am in the market for some speakers for my Pioneer SX-850. A friend recommended Advent 5002’s. My online searching has revealed either an inconsistency or my own ignorance! The attached photos are of Advent 5002’s (unless I am...
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    • advent 5002 advent speakers please help identify
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    • Forum: Speakers
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    Advent repair

    I have a pair of The New Advent Loudspeakers which I probably bought in the 1970s. I refoamed them once about 15 years ago. One has gone out, and I suspect the problem is that the nut in the back that holds the speaker wire connection has gone loose. The little sharp pointed holder for the nut...
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    • advent speakers repair
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    • Forum: Speakers
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    Marantz 3200

    Wondering if a Marantz 3200 can be nicely matched with Large Advent speakers...
  4. the ostrich

    advice on advent 1002 wiring issue

    i've had a pair of advent 1002 for about 6 years now and haven't had any issues with them. however, after my most recent move, one of the woofers has been on the fritz. i noticed that it wasn't receiving any power unless light pressure was applied to the cone. i took the woofer out of the...
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    • advent advent 1002 advent speakers baby advent faulty wiring speaker wiring wiring issues woofer issue woofer problem woofer woes
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    Original Large Advent - resistor to tame highs?

    I recently acquired some large Advents and replaced the original electrolytic caps (1 x 16, 1 x 8) with Solens (1 x 16, 1 x 8.2). The speakers sound a little harsh and shrill and ultimately fatiguing at the top end and I am wondering if this is down to the caps? The fried egg tweeters have a...
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    Stacked Advents

    Hi Community I am brand new to the forum. A German guy living in Canada (Calgary), so excuse grammatical errors please. My question: At the moment I am using large Advent speakers and I heard wonderful things about stacking them. Unfortunately in my area there are no reasonable offers for a...
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    Cleaning vintage speaker screens

    Hello wise Audio Sages of AK, I have a pair of Advent/3 speakers from the 70’s and I wanted to clean the screens to try and whiten then up a bit. I noticed the material is ropey, almost like hemp or something. I’ve heard of screens shrinking after getting wet and I wasnt sure of what kind lf...
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