Upgrading from Large Advents?

I bought the Large Advents in 1978 and had them for 20 years or so; long enough to replace the woofers twice. When I finally decided to upgrade it was because we were going from our house to an apartment for a year. First came Epos ELS3s, then Von Schweikert VR1s; both great monitors but lacking something, even after adding a sub.

I stopped upgrading when the Zu Druid Mk IV/08s got unpacked and connected. While they don't sound anything like the Advents, they gave me that same sort of satisfaction. I know the Zus aren't for everyone, but neither were the Advents. Just my experience.

Speakers are so incredibly personal.

David

I had the Advents many moons ago and I thought they were a great speaker! I have had many since(40 years). I still prefer a simple two way sealed design like the Advents. You should listen to a good monitor like the Harbeth P3ESR(now own) or the Spendor 3/5r2. You will be amazed what these speakers with their 5 inch woofers can do!

I've been wanting to try stacking for a while, but CL has been slim pickins' lately. Thank you for encouraging me to go that route, as that really does make sense, given that I like the house sound.

Try getting another pair of the same and stack them.
Place the top pair Tweeters on bottom woofers above.
This will also let your amp see a 4 ohm load.
Cheers JohnnyR