Large Advent (1970)
A floor-standing loudspeaker from Advent Corporation, released in 1970 as a larger, more powerful version of the original 1968 Advent Loudspeaker.
Overview
The Large Advent (1970) is a floor-standing loudspeaker from Advent Corporation, built as an enhanced version of its 1968 original. It has a 12-inch woofer, a larger cabinet, and an improved crossover compared to the original. That gives deeper bass and higher output, and it keeps the acoustic suspension principle that defined the Advent sound. In the lineup it sits after the original Advent Loudspeaker and before later models like the Advent/2 and New Advent.
Design
The Large Advent uses a 12-inch woofer in a larger cabinet than the original. That helps its low-frequency performance and dynamic range. The crossover was upgraded to improve driver integration, and period sources call it a "better" or "enhanced" crossover over the original design. Nothing explicitly confirms acoustic suspension for this model alone. But Advent used it in sealed cabinets in this era, and the emphasis on controlled bass and increased output suggests the Large Advent followed the same approach.
Context
The Large Advent was a direct evolution of the original 1968 Advent Loudspeaker, with a larger cabinet and improved components. On Advent's early product timeline it came before the Advent/2 (1970) and Advent/3 (1972), as a transitional model between the original design and the later versions in the line.
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