mini advent ii vs advent marbl

[DAV1326]

I just picked up a pair of mini advent ii's the other day and I really like them. They don't get very loud and they aren't the best sounding speakers ever, but there's just something I like about them. I wanted to use them as surround channel speakers in a 7.1 setup (well, 6.1 since I'm going to set up a phantom center) which means I need another set of them. I discovered that there is another advent speaker that is almost identical to them called the advent marbl which uses a different woofer and housing. Is there anyone here who has used both and knows what the differences are sound-wise?

 

[swechsler]

I had two pairs of Advent Marbl that I used outdoors (as they were designed), and they do not use the same drivers as the Mini II, AFAICT (for example, the woofer in the Marbl has a flat dust cap and rubber surround, while the Mini II has a standard convex dust cap and foam surround) The Marbl was OK for what it was (as an outdoor speaker for noncritical listening), but it wouldn't be my first choice if I had other speakers available. If you're going to use them in the rear, though, they'll probably be fine.

 

[DAV1326]

I had two pairs of Advent Marbl that I used outdoors (as they were designed), and they do not use the same drivers as the Mini II, AFAICT (for example, the woofer in the Marbl has a flat dust cap and rubber surround, while the Mini II has a standard convex dust cap and foam surround) The Marbl was OK for what it was (as an outdoor speaker for noncritical listening), but it wouldn't be my first choice if I had other speakers available. If you're going to use them in the rear, though, they'll probably be fine.

Thanks for the reply. The woofer is definitely different, probably the tweeter too since they're weather proofed. The mini advents are probably better, just thought that I'd check to see if the outdoor advent speakers are any good (btw my mini advents are the indoor only models) before purchasing more.