Advent 2002 and The Ones that Got Away

[skrol]

Cleaning out stuff and dropping off donations, I couldn't help but going in to the local GW. Some folks must have gotten new toys for Christmas 'cause there were a bunch of speakers there.

There was a pair of Cerwin Vega D-3 that were tempting. The cabinets were dirty but in good condition as were the grills. But I knew I'd catch HE-double-toothpick if I brought them home. A quick check on the iPhone and I saw that they are great for ear-splitting rocking out but not much on SQ. Not what I'm looking for.

A couple days later I stopped in again. There in front were a pair of Infinity RS-3 towers for $30. Nice! I knew I was in trouble. I tried to be good an checked to see what else they had. A nice little pair of Advents which would be much easier to sneak into the house. But those Infinities were calling. I rushed back to them only to find a gentleman loading them into his cart. I kicked myself and thanked him for keeping me out of trouble and went back and grabbed the Advents.

So I pick up a nice pair of Advent 2002 with good cabinets and grills. They do need re-foaming, which is something I always wanted to try. These look like excellent candidates for $8.

[Schurkey]

Every time I go to a pawn shop or thrift store, I find a bunch of junk power tools or women's clothing. Video games. "Jewelry" that looks like it came out of a vending machine. Crap I wouldn't load into a cart for free. OR it's priced so high I might as well buy it new and get a warranty with it.

Nice $8 score. Congrats. This town needs a better class of donors; 'cause the shops here are full of dreck.

[skrol]

It had been dry here for a long time. That is why I figure some lucky guys must have had wives who talked them into giving up their beloved old gear for shiny new HT gear for Christmas.

[DaveHo]

Had the Advent 3002's as my first real speakers. Basically the same as the 2002 expect for the dome tweet. Make sure you get the correct surrounds & not generic 8" foams. Rick Cobb, looneytune2001 on ebay, will have what you want.

Here you go:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEST-Speaker...item27b75a581d

Not affiliated other than being a past happy customer.

[skrol]

Excellent! Thanks fir the tip.