The Large Advent
Data[edit]
General
- Manufacturer: Advent
- Model: The Large Advent
- Year of manufacture: 1971-?
- Manufactured in: Cambridge, USA (By Henry E. Kloss).
- Color: Wood (Walnut)
- Dimensions: (W x H x D)
- Weight:
- Original price approx.:$116/each (1971).
Technical Data
- Type of construction: 2-way system, closed
- Chassis:
- Woofer: 1x 250mm
Tweeter: 1x 25 mm ("Fried Egg")
- Power handling (nominal/music):100W.
- Efficiency:
- Frequency response:
- Crossover: 1000Hz
- Impedance: 8 Ohm
Special Features
- special tweeter (called "Fried Egg")
- balance control ±3dB
Remarks[edit]
The Large Advent is the first model of Henry Kloss after he left KLH in 1967.
© David Reaton
"This was the start of it all. This acoustic suspension speaker, whose heritage included AR and KLH models, was designed by Henry Kloss, and sold hundreds of thousands of units in various incarnations. This was the beginning of Advent's classic advertising style, which deliberately avoided hype and BS. One of the original ads is Here. This was certainly an effective advertising style, and this style carried through to all the Advent products. I've reproduced as many of the original ads on this site as I could find."
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