Advent H500 Heritage Series 3-Way/5-Driver Tower Speaker (Single Speaker)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 5.2 x 45.1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 36 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002L599E
• Item model number: H500
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #104,963 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 1, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Advent's Heritage Series H500 loudspeaker poses a stylish, affordable entry to quality music and/or home theater listening. The full-range floorstanding speaker is sold by itself, so pick up 2 (left/right) for starters or buy 4 or 5 for use as surround and/or surround and center speakers.

Use caution when planning the H500's position as a center speaker, as its 42-inch height will conflict with the position of many TVs; a flat-panel television mounted to the wall above and behind a speaker would probably work nicely. Many of today's music-only surround-sound media--such as DVD-Audio, multichannel SACD, and DTS surround CDs--are mixed with 5 or more full-range speakers in mind, so if you have separate music and movie rooms, 5 speakers is the way to go.

The speaker uses a 3-way design with 5 independent drivers: a soft-dome tweeter and a combination of four 4-inch woofers positioned within the speaker enclosure to maximize their efficiency at the required frequency range for each. With 89 dB sensitivity, the speaker should be fairly easy to drive, and Advent recommends use with amplifiers pumping anywhere from 10 to 200 watts per channel.

Advent also recommends standard 16-gauge speaker wire or, ideally, larger 14- or 12-gauge multi-stranded cable for connecting the H500 to your amplifier or integrated amp/surround receiver.

What's in the Box
A single speaker and a user's manual.

Note: If you intend to use more than 2 H500 speakers simultaneously, we recommend contacting your amplifier/receiver manufacturer to verify the low-impedance drive capability of your equipment.

Product Description
Audiovox became a pioneer in the wireless industry, selling its first vehicle-installed wireless telephones in 1984 as a natural expansion of its automotive aftermarket business. Its extensive distribution network and its long-standing industry relationships have allowed Audiovox to benefit from growing market opportunities in the wireless industry and to exploit niches in the consumer electronics business.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tower of power, December 21, 2004

By	J. Pvirre "realdeal" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

having owned many brands of loudspeakers over the years,this is my first pair of advents.and i could not be happier! a bargain at 200.00 apiece,a steal at anything less. crisp clean highs,nice tight bass.dual sets of gold plated 5-way binding posts.build quality is excellent.these speakers are tall so a little tipsy on thick pile carpet. grilles a little tough to remove but worth time. 5 -4 inch mid-woffers -1 inch dome.stellar looks and sound to match.owners manual is joke,very very vague.do not hesitate to pull the trigger and purchase these beautys.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Advent Heritage V 3-way speakers, March 24, 2006

By	Paul (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

Terrific speakers for the price. Great warm sound. One gets a good spatial feeling to the sound coming out of the HERITAGE V speakers.

5.0 out of 5 stars great speakers, great price, August 20, 2005

By	Curt Mader "Geekazoid" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was really impressed by the sound quality and frequency response from these speakers. They may be inexpensive but they sound better than most speakers that are 2 to 3 times the price! I highly recommend them...