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Advent The Large Standmount Loudspeakers Awesome vintage Advent speakers: The Large. In perfect working order, look to have been re-foamed recently. Cabinets have some dings commensurate with age and one grill has a small water mark. The tweeters are the fried-egg style, and the sound is excellent. Full, rich low end that they are famous for, and a toggle switch to choose between three different sound profiles. I am listening to these alongside a pair of B&W CM5s and Dynaudio Emit20 and they hold their own. Comparable bass (bigger than the CM5s) and clarity and separation to rival them bot
Excellent condition immediately signals this is a clean, reliable buy, and the A$345 asking price sits just above the 75th percentile (A$344) of recent comparable AUD listings, making it slightly ambitious but not unreasonable for a pristine unit. While the median is A$289 and the 25th percentile is A$196, the A$345 price reflects the premium for top-tier condition rather than a bargain, yet it remains within the upper range of fair market value for these sought-after speakers.
These Large Standmount Loudspeakers, designed by Henry Kloss, are well-regarded for their accurate, warm sound and have been among the most imitated speaker systems in the US, offering timeless vintage appeal with modern reliability when maintained. The original-owner condition, likely including original grilles and stands if listed, adds meaningful upside for collectors and enthusiasts seeking a rare, well-preserved piece of hi-fi history without the risk of age-related wear or missing parts.
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Advent is an American hi-fi brand founded in 1967 by legendary loudspeaker designer Henry Kloss, who had previously helped build the reputations of Acoustic Research and KLH. The company was originally created to pursue projection-TV development, with speakers introduced partly to finance that effort, and the Advent name quickly became tied to Kloss’s most influential work in consumer audio.
Advent’s best-known products are loudspeakers, especially the original Advent Loudspeaker and later the Smaller Advent, both of which became benchmarks for affordable, high-performance bookshelf speakers. The brand is not especially associated with amplifiers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables; its identity is overwhelmingly speaker-centric and rooted in classic two-channel hi-fi.
In market terms, Advent sits in the vintage-collector and value-performance space rather than the modern high-end tier. Its classic models are still sought after for their warm, musically engaging sound and historical importance, and they helped bring serious stereo performance to a much wider audience. For knowledgeable buyers, Advent is less a current luxury brand than a respected name from hi-fi’s golden era, with enduring appeal among vintage-speaker enthusiasts.
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