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Found NLA mini me... Advent /3

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Found NLA mini me... Advent /3
These Advent /3 look exactly like NLA with grills on but mini version.
The cabinet, grill and proportional dimension look so matched.
Did I say 'Mini me' from Austin Powers? :D
Haven't heard them yet but thinking about stacking these on top of NLA.
Hopefully that setup will fill/add more mid range on NLA.

These came with a Kenwood KR-2600.
Nice little setup. :)
What's the opinion on these little bookshelves?

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Try them on their own they have a fantastic midrange...however if you drive them too hard the blat blat sound from the woofers will ruin the sound...at low to moderate levels and on my tube amp they have a wonderful low end....but are inefficient.
I think if you bi-amped them or ran them with the NLAs you would have the woofer problem...but give it a shot.
 
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I HATED those speakers. HATED.

I don't listen at very high volumes and I don't use any tone controls. None the less it's very easy to get the woofers on those things to bottom out. Ruined what should have been a very balanced sounding bookshelf speaker. Junk.
 
icenine said:
Try them on their own they have a fantastic midrange...however if you drive them too hard the blat blat sound from the woofers will ruin the sound...at low to moderate levels and on my tube amp they have a wonderful low end....but are inefficient.
I think if you bi-amped them or ran them with the NLAs you would have the woofer problem...but give it a shot.
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I see. Stacking with NLA may not work then as power handling is much different and the issue of bottoming these out. :scratch2:

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I HATED those speakers. HATED.

I don't listen at very high volumes and I don't use any tone controls. None the less it's very easy to get the woofers on those things to bottom out. Ruined what should have been a very balanced sounding bookshelf speaker. Junk.
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Hmm... I'll keep that in mind.
I found an old thread that have very good responses on these.
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=117546

They still have stickers on the back so are in very good condition.
Let's hope they don't disappoint me.
 
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Listened to them and they sound pretty good but little thin even though they do produce good amount of bass.
It's when size matters. Compared to it's bigger brother NLA, I prefer NLA much more.
 
I would not discount them... at low levels they have a wonderful sound and you get a fairly decent low end....just got to find that magic level correct amp correct volume.
Not trash by a long shot....flawed maybe. Try them with a low powered SS or PP tube amp...
 
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