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I have have original large advents that I bought new in 74 & I have always enjoyed them ( I'll be with me till I assume room temp.), but its time for a new "kid on the block". Any thoughts on the two? Have read very good reviews on both.
Thanks much,
Larry
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both are good and recommended, but don't loose the advents
No chance. They'll go into a second system along with my ARxa tt (also bought new in 74) & Kenwood kr 6600 receiver, that I have to find yet. Bought one new in 77 & gave it to my daughter in 98. I think an ex-boyfriend ended up with it. Fantastic receiver.
Larry
Admittedly I'm not familiar with the Spark (no-one deals 'em in Seattle), but the DeVore Gibbon 8 is a marvelous speaker; for someone who owns Advents, they should be a good match tonally. Plenty of detail there, but also easy to live with; not a typical bright, "modern" sound. Magic with vinyl playback, BTW...only downside? They're $3,000 or so, otherwise I'd own a pair.
Which series of Sparks are you thinking about?
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I'm assuming you are talking about the newer Sparks with the radial ring tweeter and two midbass drivers. I was just wondering because I own the original Sparks-and they are very nice sounding speakers. There are some things you need to be aware of-one of which is the newer models are not designed by Joachim Gerhard, the designer of the famed Virgo II. The original Sparks have the same tweeter as the Virgo, and a poly dual voice coil midbass. I'm a little prejudiced towards Gerhards designs-as they are the ones that put AP on the map. The newer designs are more sensitive due to the second woofer and produce more bass than the older ones, but that ring tweeter sounded "darker" to my ears for lack of a better word. YMMV Another issue with the whole AP line is they like to be away from room boudaries to do thier best-and when they do-you'll know it. Imaging free of the box may be an understatement. Hope this helps.
Thanks for your thoughts. What makes this tuff (Thought I had sold myself on the Gibbon 8) is I can get the sparks for $2,000 used, but in like new condition.
I cant comment on the Spark, but I have the Yara and it has the
midrange of the Spendors with better frequency extension in the
bass and treble.......
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