| Advent 300 [message #26409] |
Tue, 13 December 2005 04:32  |
Bill Epstein
Messages: 1088
Registered: May 2009
Location: Smoky Mts. USA
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I've always been an audio agnostic. This receiver could push me over the edge to become an atheist.
They go for $75 -$100 on E-Bay (this one's on loan from the Speakerman Museum). I was using just the pre-amp section and the phono sounded darned good if a little muffled in the lower mids and upper trouble. Pulls in stations better than my Sansui TU-4400 tuner.
Last 2 nights I jumpered the mains back in and had a listen. It's 15 watts reveal a soundstage close to the Audio Note except a little more forward with excellent dynamics.Funny thing, tho' for transistors, the bass is kinda boomy.
Compared to my Fisher 222, Scott LK-48 integrated and Marantz 2215B, this little unit is far more enjoyable to listen to.
If this wasn't a hobby; if all I wanted was to listen to music and not obsess about nuances the Advent 300 would be all I'd need.
Curse you, Tomlinson Holman!
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| Recap the unit to get rid of tubby bass! [message #26412 is a reply to message #26409] |
Tue, 13 December 2005 14:50  |
spkrman57
Messages: 522
Registered: May 2009
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And also would improve the overall sound of this unit. Basically a sleeper unit and would be hard pressed for high-end audio duty, but a great unit for just listening to music instead of the system. I picked them up and had them fixed up which cost me more than what the e-bay units are costing, but I like the tuner section and will try the phono section down the road after I get the amp/preamp/speaker battle completed in my house. Ron
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