I have always admired the design of this piece, and I was excited to pick one up today (in the box, no less) at an Estate Sale for a few dollars.
Manual: Advent300_Manual
There is a schematic printed on the bottom of the unit, which is a good thing, because my 300 did not work when i hooked it up. The schematic revealed a likely culprit, and after opening the unit and replacing a few internal fuses (located AFTER the power lamp!), it was cooking. And it works well, especially the tuner.
The best part of the manual is the ‘in-situation’ ‘serving suggestions’ that Advent offers. Enjoy a trip to Tasteful Contemporary Home c. 1976:
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Nice receiver. The phono section was designed by APT Holman and is a very well thought out design just like Holman's own preamp... a lovely sounding unit who's design (along with the Advent) is said to eliminate cartridge impedance interaction allowing (MM) cartridges to sound their best. The Advent 300 even looks like the Holman preamp with it's industrial look. The power amp section is text book, competent but nothing special. It barely puts out 15 watts/ch and only down to 40hz but it sounds very good if a bit warm. The 300 shares a lot in common with the legendary NAD 3020 who's phonos stage was also a Holman design. The NAD however puts out twice the power and can drive any impedance including ridiculous (reactive) speaker loads.