I believe the large Advents were the predecessor to the new Advents. There was a change in the woofer of the new Advents and I believe the tweeter stayed the same. The original tweeter was orange in color and had a square plate that was mounted diagonally. The original large Advents had a 10 inch woofer mounted on a 12 inch frame. The new Advent did away with the 12 inch frame and was said to be cleaner sounding. I bought a pair of original large Advents in 1978. They had the 12 inch frame. When I went back to the store about 2 months later I was shown the new Advents with the changes. BTW i still have them packed away in a closet.
Large Advents Vs. New Advents of the '70s
Does anyone know the difference between the "Large Advents" and the "New Advents" of the 70s? I still have a pair of New Advents, bought in about 1977. They are beautifully finished and weigh 47 lbs each. I recently saw comments by at least two people in an audiophile forum about the 10 best speakers, list the Large Advents. I'm curious how similar my New Advents might be to those Large Advents. My New Advent manual says they have much improved high frequency reproduction relative to the Original Advents, and can play down to 30 hz. I have been wondering if the Large Advents were similar to the Original Advents with larger and improved woofer. Anyone know the difference? Thanks!!!
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