Customer Reviews

Advent Heritage Series 2-Way Center-Channel Speaker (Single, Silver)

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I purchased this speaker not completely knowing what to expect. There seems to be a general lack of information available. Advent used to be known for outstanding quality speakers but after changing hands several times it was impossible to know if this was still the case. At the budget speaker price point that this was offered at, you would not expect something as good as this. While I am not an audiophile, as a professional musician and movie lover I do try to look at speakers seriously.

The build quality of this speaker is outstanding, even better than a lot of products that cost three times as much. The fit and finish were superb. The cabinet appears to be constructed of 5/8" MDF which is unheard of at this price and it has gold plated binding posts. The cabinet is also internally braced and ported at the rear as well.

I was truly impressed by the sound of this speaker. For a speaker of this size, the bass is outstanding. I also have a couple of Sony towers with 12" woofers and this thing manages to keep up with them no problem although it does not quite get as low frequency wise. It does have much better bass frequency response than just about any other center I could find and it shows.Out of the box, the mid-range and treble are a little weak, but after break-in they are just fine. My surround system consists of JBL N24's and the quality of the treble and mid-range are easily as good if not better than those and of course the N24's are no match for it in the low range.

Bang for the buck, you will probably not find a better center for under $150 than these, and these are substantially less than that. I upgraded from an old Sony center and the difference is night and day.

This Center-Channel Speaker is fanatasic. The sound quality is great. It covers the whole range of sound (from your lows to your highs) and delivers great dialog/voice. Don't let the low price of this Center-Channel Speaker fool you. At a $69.99 price tag you really can't go wrong.

The performance of these Advent speakers is yet to be adjudged since I dont have any 6.1 DVDs that can give me an idea of how these speakers sound. However when listening to FM radio I find the sound to be pretty good. As an Amazon.com customer for over 6 years I have always found their service to be excellent.