They were not that bad MC. They were a fabulous speaker for the money. That donut dome tweeter managed to get down pretty low allowing a two way design. I used two of them as a center channel between my Heresy's. Everything was being driven by a Fuzz Liner 700. It was a rockin system for a collage kid. I would sell all four speakers when I was given a pair of Bozak Symphony's which I ditched when I graduated. They were so darn nasal. I could never get then to sound good. Next would be Acoustat X's and off to La La Land.
Usless but interesting ....how many of you old timers started with original Large Advents?
It was actually my second "real" system...but it is simply historic how many people that love great audio systems and the music they allowed us to enjoy started or at one time owned the original Large Advents. If there is to be a list of the most influential audio products of all time, the Large Advent would be at or near the top. I guess another interesting question would be how many sets of these Large Advents are still in use. My brother in law and my sister still have a set of Small Advents in use in their den.