RE: I still like the large Advent. I measured it +/- 3db from 40Hz to 16KHz,

Vintage Asylum

Classic gear from yesteryear; vintage audio standing the test of time.

The presence of tone controls (pun intended :) ) and an actual loudness switch are retro, but come in handy for the intended use in a small office space -- low volume play is common.

Yes, the sound is a little warm, maybe a little tubby, due to the capacitive coupling. But the tuner pulls in the local college and classical stations beautifully, and the headphone output is an unanticipated remarkable bonus.

RE: 805D2 and HTM2
No, they don't match. However, I use Audyssey to EQ the speakers when running multichannel, so to a purist's point of view I have polluted the sound of both speakers. :). Works for me.
For stereo sources, I run a more direct, unmodified signal to the 805s. (Ok, I cheat -- it also goes to the REL subwoofer, the 805s need that help way down low).

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Topic - A jump into the vintage (nostalgia) pool... - RhythmDevil 13:21:10 04/18/24 (12)

RE: A jump into the vintage (nostalgia) pool... - hahax@verizon.net 19:52:31 04/27/24 (4)

Tradeoffs - E-Stat 14:07:49 04/29/24 (2)

RE: Tradeoffs - Triode_Kingdom 16:04:55 04/29/24 (1)

When I ran doubles - E-Stat 16:07:39 04/29/24 (0)

That's exactly right (nt) - Triode_Kingdom 15:19:24 04/28/24 (0)

I had a stacked pair of Visonik Davids in College - Story 05:17:55 04/27/24 (0)

RE: A jump into the vintage (nostalgia) pool... - dbphd 19:20:49 04/25/24 (0)

For a long time, I ran stacked Advents: - J. S. Bach 10:24:37 04/24/24 (1)

stacked Advents: - M3 lover 10:34:55 04/25/24 (0)

I still like the large Advent. I measured it +/- 3db from 40Hz to 16KHz, - alaskahiatt 12:33:10 04/19/24 (2)

RE: I still like the large Advent. I measured it +/- 3db from 40Hz to 16KHz, - RhythmDevil 03:20:05 04/20/24 (1)

Okay, thank you. With the HTMs, I was trying to get 805s on the cheap. - alaskahiatt 09:45:00 04/21/24 (0)

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RE: I still like the large Advent. I measured it +/- 3db from 40Hz to 16KHz, - RhythmDevil 03:20:05 04/20/24 (1)

Okay, thank you. With the HTMs, I was trying to get 805s on the cheap. - alaskahiatt 09:45:00 04/21/24 (0)

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