Description: Advent 400 “Black Beauty” FM Radio Restomod WITH BLUETOOTH! Audio legend Henry Kloss co-founded AR (1954), then KLH (1957). In 1967 he left KLH and started Advent Corporation. The Model 400 was the first of several Advent radios, and was reminiscent of Kloss's first radio: The KLH Model Eight. Like the Eight, the 400 featured an FM receiver with vernier tuning and a separate acoustic suspension speaker. But unlike the Eight, the 400 was solid state, had a larger speaker driver, Aux input, and was encased in a styrene plastic cabinet to reduce costs. The plastic cabinet and silk-screened faceplate are the weak points of the 400. The plastic turns yellow or even brown with age, and the faceplate is very susceptible to scratching and fading. THIS RADIO was badly discolored so I coated it with an attractive and durable black pebble coating. Other mods include:New Old Stock black power cord (UL Listed, made in USA) New black speaker wire New laser-engraved faceplate (much more durable than the original). New black knobs with silver inserts (just nicer than the originals) In addition, I am including a HAND-MADE STEREO-TO-MONO SUMMING CABLE. This will allow you to input a stereo Aux device, such as a cell phone, CD player or tape deck. Using a simple Y cable could result in damage to your stereo source. This summing circuit contains high quality film resistors to prevent damage. AND also included is a NEW BLUETOOTH RECEIVER. Just attach the small Bluetooth receiver using the stereo-to-mono summing cable, sync it with your phone and play your entire music library through the Advent 400! The radio requires an external antenna. A short piece of wire is often sufficient and one is included. Quarter-wave whip antennas used on FM radios in the USA are approximately 75 cm (2.5 feet) long, which is roughly one-quarter the length of radio waves in the FM radio band, which are 2.78 to 3.41 m (9 to 11 feet) long. A folded dipole may work better.
Price: 200 USD
Location: Highland Lakes, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-09-20T20:29:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Advent
Model: 400
