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IMF owners thread!

Not my business to discuss, I haven't followed the speaker but will entertain a comparison none the less.
 
Also using IMFs...

Hello,
i am using IMF RSPM MK VII since 1987. Fist years i used omtec CA60, now i use Denon POA3000.

Here is an picture of these MK VII:
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Also i am using the compact monitor iii.
 
Hi,very nice and I'm sure you like the sound,what type of music are you listening with and did you recap the X-over? Yvan
 
Hello Yvan,
no, i did not recap now - thinking about doing it after the summer..
Good (sound quality) rock and pop music - eg. DireStraits, Franky goes to Hollywood, Genesis, Beatles, Yellow, The Hooters, Pink Floyd, etc.
I like the very low bass of this transmission-line.. ;-)
Thomas
 
Hi,yes a lot of detail with IMF in the low frequency,lots a detail lost with other brands speakers.These day's I'm more to jazz,classicals and vocals kind of musics.Have you previously own others big model? Because the MK VII have the mid place on top I wonnder what change it make in the sound compared to the original array, like tweeters on top.I know the main reason of the change was to obtain a better isolation of the mid frequency from the rest,Yvan.
 
Hi,these MK VII came with the foam grill, probably gonne by now.Will you replace it with a wood frame with regular material? Yvan
 
Hi, yes, but complete different: B&W 801 Series 2 and 802 Matrix in a surround setup.
Also the IMF Compact Monitor III as monitor speakers in my lab.

I have the original foam grill but they are damaged (by time and cats :-( ).
But i like tem without a bit more.

As i test these IMF in many different setups i guess most differences in sound is comming from the room, then from the amps and preamp/source and at least from the speaker itself - if only the position of the chassis is changed.
eg. they are awfully bad with my hitachi HA8700 in a attic room (years ago). But now very good in the living room with an acoustic blanket and the denon POA3000.
Thomas
 
HI,this Denon Amp look pretty impresive,I found my IMF usually not so affect by the room,but at high volume it's more critical.Îm not so much with turtable and prefer Cd and Dvd (pcm stereo),I found the IMF more open and with a tube preamp sound really great and natural,Yvan.
 
I lacked patience (and time today) to read all 62 pages so please forgive me if this has been covered already but on the TLS-50s do the woofers go on the outside or the inside of these mirrored pairs ..
 
Hi,hope everyone is okey,not much action or news from IMF owner's.No news good news,no one seems experimenting with theirs speakers.
 
Here is an question, Accuphase and IMF. The damping factor is not that high, E-202 int amplifier, but 100 wpc. Otherwise how would they sound, the Accuphase sound seems be be described as detailed without the loss of musicality. This is just what I've gleen'd.
 
I can say this .. if you have heard a pair you want another pair .. after listening to the TLS-50s for several weeks in my office i saw a pair of TLS-80s pop up with an extra race track woofer .. guy was moving out of country and selling off stuff got a good deal for sure on them and a pair of Dahlquists .. i am going to have to do veneer on the tops of the TLS-80s .. but i keep thinking hmm what about some rosewood or some other beautiful wood hmmm .. i can say this the original veneer although chipped off was a thick veneer
 
c-atle-79bay said:
Here is an question, Accuphase and IMF. The damping factor is not that high, E-202 int amplifier, but 100 wpc. Otherwise how would they sound, the Accuphase sound seems be be described as detailed without the loss of musicality. This is just what I've gleen'd.
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I think it would be a great match, Accuphase made stellar equipment.
 
hi everyone,on the studio 200 watts is plenty of power to drive them.Nick any nice veneer should be very nice,you can do the baffle and put veneer on the front of racetrack woofer edge and oval center.I like to veneer mine prof.MK III, glued on top of the Formica laminate with the complete front baffle.
 
I picked up a pair of IMF TLS80 MKIIs and am quite pleased with their performance. They are quite adept at getting down into the nether region.
 
Sheltie_Dave congrats! you have stumbled into some more rate treats in the audio world.

Most people will tell you that you will want to go through a recapping process on these and what you hear today, will often times be dramatically better after. As hard as that is to believe everyone i know who has gone through the process has come back saying the same thing, I really didnt think they could get much better .. but they did..

Welcome and congrats~
 
Hi,congratulation,it is your first IMF speaker's ?,if it is what make you decide to buy a pair?And I see You are a AKer's member for long time 2008.
 
I have been looking for a large pair for over 30 years. I heard two different pairs back in the 1970s, and also heard the distributed Fried, and loved all three, so this has been on the radar for a long, long time. The wait has proven to be worth it.
 
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