The worst piece of HiFi Equipment you've ever owned?
I recall the Qa getting glowing reviews from all the HiFi publications at the time. That's what led me to my local stereo store to check them out when I was in the market for speakers around 1976-78. Don't remember what my overall impression of the Qa was, however they also had the Qb (with midrange driver). They sounded better to me and that's what I ended up coming home with. Still have those and still consider them a good sounding speaker. On mine , however, the cabinetry was anything but good. Crappy "wood looking" vinyl on the cabinets, but worse, these acoustic suspension wonders developed air leaks in the cabinets. They were probably only 3 or so years old and I had to re-seal the cabinets.
To answer the OP, nothing I remember was truly horrid, but I do remember getting a BSR-810 turntable brand new and ended up being underwhelmed. I traded it off for other equipment a few years later and stepped up to a Thorens TD-160c.
Infinity Qa speakers.
Driver compliment was a 10" woofer and an EMIT tweeter.
Infinity advertised that it had the mid-range of a 3-way speaker?
What horse$hit!!
You would need a psychic to FIND the mid-range on those sorry-a$$ designed speakers.
Steve
That Qa was in the company's infancy. Quite inefficient, and a sucked out midrange. Nice cabinetry if I recall though.
I recall the Qa getting glowing reviews from all the HiFi publications at the time. That's what led me to my local stereo store to check them out when I was in the market for speakers around 1976-78. Don't remember what my overall impression of the Qa was, however they also had the Qb (with midrange driver). They sounded better to me and that's what I ended up coming home with. Still have those and still consider them a good sounding speaker. On mine , however, the cabinetry was anything but good. Crappy "wood looking" vinyl on the cabinets, but worse, these acoustic suspension wonders developed air leaks in the cabinets. They were probably only 3 or so years old and I had to re-seal the cabinets.
To answer the OP, nothing I remember was truly horrid, but I do remember getting a BSR-810 turntable brand new and ended up being underwhelmed. I traded it off for other equipment a few years later and stepped up to a Thorens TD-160c.