Advent 5000
Little is documented about the Advent 5000. Here is what the record shows. A brief entry in a 1978 equipment directory lists a speaker at $499.95, roughly 28⅜″ H × 14½″ W × 11¾″ D, finished in natural walnut with a removable grille. HiFI-Stereo (1978, p.138) listed its frequency response as ±3 dB, with a crossover at 1500 Hz (12 dB/octave), efficiency of 91 dB SPL/W/m, a minimum input of 10 W RMS, and a 4‑ohm impedance.
It is not entirely certain from the surviving fragment that this $499.95 entry is the Advent 5000. The same page also lists the New Advent Loudspeaker at $144.95. The price and physical size suggest a larger, more ambitious speaker than Advent's familiar compact models. No additional promotional material, service literature, or user reviews have been located. The model number does not appear in Advent's known printed catalogs from the period, so it may have been a short-lived offering or a regional variant.
Beyond that single buyer's-guide snapshot, almost nothing else is recorded.
- Approximate dimensions (from directory listing): 28⅜″ H × 14½″ W × 11¾″ D
- Listed finish: natural walnut with removable grille
- Listed price (1978): $499.95
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