Unlike the other components, when introduced into the market in the late 1960s the speakers were so shockingly affordable that many connoisseurs passed over them on the way to pricier, more aesthetically pleasing Klipsch, JBL and Acoustic Research models.Īdvents, however, were built by a partnership that included sound engineer Henry Kloss, who had cofounded Acoustic Research before launching Advent in 1967.
They bought the lot for $200 and divided the riches.Īudiophiles may have read the above rundown and stumbled on the Advents. Driven by a massive Pioneer SX-1250 receiver, a Thorens TD 135 turntable, and an Aiwa AD-6400 cassette deck, the system was channeled into a pair of Advent Loudspeakers. Once upon a time at an estate sale in the middle of Missouri, two lucky gear hunters stumbled across a beast of a sound system that, when first acquired in the 1970s, was dense with top of the line components. Ubiquitous on vintage audio marketplaces, the company’s flagship speaker outperforms fancier brands.
