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Originally Posted by FranK_S
Find a pair of original vintage advents, restore if necessary, new foam surrounds, new caps in the x-over.
Acoustic Research AR3a would be good too, if you can find them.
Put them on (20") stands to get them off the floor.
They're always on Ebay or Audiogon and can be had for not much money at all.
You'll save loads of money and have something capable of decent sound.
I have 2 pair of them in my office. I also have Harbeth M40 and B&W 803's, 3 systems in all. I use the Advents with a mid 70's Kenwood receiver, (KR-7600)
It's a low budget system in "audiophile" terms.
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Though they are legendary speakers deserving their reputations for accurate sound, given the fact that in the opening post Prizen mentions preferring the sound of his existing system with the loudness circuit engaged and that accuracy isn’t important, I think it unlikely that he would like the neutral sound of the AR-3a, Advent Loudspeaker or the previously mentioned Rectilinear III speakers especially with only 45 watts available to drive them.