Originally Posted by Grand Bois

Those old Advents sound great, but you'll find some pretty sloppy looking work hidden behind the grills. I guess performance was more important to them than looks. It reminds me of some French bikes.

I have a pair of little Advent 3s. The woofers bottom out and make a terrible racket when I crank them up to what I consider a moderately high level. I've learned that they all do that from the experts at Audio Karma. They still seem to get a lot of respect, but not from me.

I always liked the looks of the later models with the wrap around grills and solid pecan top and bottom. I've never heard them, though.