Please Post your Infinity speakers
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I guess I misunderstood. I thought he wanted pictures.
Kappa 8's
I grew up listening to the big Altec Lansings but I like more highs than the horns produced.I ran Jensen 15's for a while which were good speakers, if a little sloppy on bass.I have not seen them mentioned anywhere.Traveling for a living,I went in every stereo shop in three states ,before the internet and big box stores destroyed them.The Kappa series had a brightness without sacrificing the bottom end that I just liked.A lot of the opinion on speakers is more nostalgia and the type of sound that one has become accustomed to.Spending more time critiqing your equipment than enjoying the music is a bad thing.As they say IM very HO.
I grew up listening to the big Altec Lansings but I like more highs than the horns produced.I ran Jensen 15's for a while which were good speakers, if a little sloppy on bass.I have not seen them mentioned anywhere.Traveling for a living,I went in every stereo shop in three states ,before the internet and big box stores destroyed them.The Kappa series had a brightness without sacrificing the bottom end that I just liked.A lot of the opinion on speakers is more nostalgia and the type of sound that one has become accustomed to.Spending more time critiqing your equipment than enjoying the music is a bad thing.As they say IM very HO.
ZeroJunk said:
Amen Brother! And Pass The Ammuntion!
mywifespissed
AK Freeloader
I have a pair of RS IIb, Kappa 5, RSa and RSe. I can't explain it, but Infinity just does the trick for me. I want a pair of Quantum Line Source or the next model down, but good luck there. I'm probably one large pair of speakers away from a divorce!
Vitopanch
Super Member
Nice collection Mywifespissed. I too want a pair of QLS. I keep my eyes peeled for something on the East Coast, but whenever they do pop up, it is always on the West Coast with high shipping costs. shipping something that rare through normal shippers scare me with the high risk of damage, plus the cost of the shipping usually puts it out of reach. I am probably fortunate, because like you I really have enough already, but just can not resist wanting more. again, nice collection that you have there.
Vito
Vito
thanks for response
How interesting.... some very quick nice feedback. I found this discussion after posting here and there for years over at the infiinity classics area. I think that's a terrific area, but the discussion seems to have waned.
I am listening to Pet Sounds, an interesting CD recent version, because it includes all the tracks in their original mono state, and then all of them in stereo.
The comment about a large room to let the speakers breathe seems to be true. Additionally note that since it's a concrete dome, the wall behind, and the ceiling above is concrete, resulting I suppose in some unusual audio aspects? The ceiling arches upward.... a visitor called them cathedral-type ceilings... the place isn't that big, but he had a point, in terms of shape, and a certain unexpected space (the whole place is underground, technically, so visitors are surprised when it has some sense of relaxed space and some (but not enough) light.
I would have to get very low marks in terms of audio optimization. I am clueless as to electrical technical specifications, and so I just try to enjoy the equipment and, as long as it's working and playing music in a way that fills the home with sounds I want to hear, I try to let it go at that. Long-term, I do think I would like to try a different crossover and-or preamp setup, to try to see, perhaps just out of curiousity, if I could fill in the middle part of the sound a bit better.
How interesting.... some very quick nice feedback. I found this discussion after posting here and there for years over at the infiinity classics area. I think that's a terrific area, but the discussion seems to have waned.
I am listening to Pet Sounds, an interesting CD recent version, because it includes all the tracks in their original mono state, and then all of them in stereo.
The comment about a large room to let the speakers breathe seems to be true. Additionally note that since it's a concrete dome, the wall behind, and the ceiling above is concrete, resulting I suppose in some unusual audio aspects? The ceiling arches upward.... a visitor called them cathedral-type ceilings... the place isn't that big, but he had a point, in terms of shape, and a certain unexpected space (the whole place is underground, technically, so visitors are surprised when it has some sense of relaxed space and some (but not enough) light.
I would have to get very low marks in terms of audio optimization. I am clueless as to electrical technical specifications, and so I just try to enjoy the equipment and, as long as it's working and playing music in a way that fills the home with sounds I want to hear, I try to let it go at that. Long-term, I do think I would like to try a different crossover and-or preamp setup, to try to see, perhaps just out of curiousity, if I could fill in the middle part of the sound a bit better.
jlsoaz said:
As an experiment one quiet Saturday, try reversing the positions of your woofer and mid-tweeter columns, meaning move the woofers to the inside and the mid-tweets to the outside.
I have a set of Betas, which are similar in concept. I found that they need at least 10' between the mid-tweeter columns in order to throw a soundstage. The woofer placement isn't nearly as critical.
Just a suggestion, and I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has similar experience with Infinity 4-column systems.
Negotiableterms said:
ok, I'll try it sometime. I also got another suggestion by private email on some other placement issues. I'm really not that fanatical though. For a person who owns low WAF speakers, I'd give myself a very low rating in terms of my inclination to get the most out of them. Experimenting a bit is fun, though, I must admit.
hifitommy
Super Member
my first infinities
were monitor juniors. flat from about 30-20k. sold em for rogers LS3/5As, bought another pair to use as subs for the rogers. all in all, it worked pretty good but the rogers had a bass hump that prevented them from mating seamlessly.
i fist lusted after 2000As, then my friend had holosonics, sold em, got 1001s, and some POS1s (great name for a speaker, eh cary?) for the bedroom.
i heard various incarnations of the servos, and another friend had RS1Bs and replaced them with apogee grands.
and of course i heard the QLS and QRSs at music and sound in woodland hills calif as well as again the servos at the factory.
being in socal has its benefits.
were monitor juniors. flat from about 30-20k. sold em for rogers LS3/5As, bought another pair to use as subs for the rogers. all in all, it worked pretty good but the rogers had a bass hump that prevented them from mating seamlessly.
i fist lusted after 2000As, then my friend had holosonics, sold em, got 1001s, and some POS1s (great name for a speaker, eh cary?) for the bedroom.
i heard various incarnations of the servos, and another friend had RS1Bs and replaced them with apogee grands.
and of course i heard the QLS and QRSs at music and sound in woodland hills calif as well as again the servos at the factory.
being in socal has its benefits.
Volvo242GT
Well-Known Member
Hew here...
Got three pairs.
Listed in order of purchase:
1) Infinity Reference E-L's. Bought these new in 1992. Originally used them with a Sony STR-AV710. Had used them with other Sony receivers as well. Last receiver they were used with was a STR-GX59ES as main speakers. Currently having one of the woofers refoamed, then will press them into service with an old STR-VX4 and a CDP-491 as a system for our upstairs bonus room.
2) Infinity SM155's. Bought these used from a friend in 2002. Run them with my STR-AV910 receiver. A bit large for my room, but great sound. Am willing to put up with the size to have them. Had to replace one of the tweeters when I got them. Friend's wife blew it out somehow.
3) Infinity RSa's. Found these yesterday at a thrift store. Paid $35.00. One is missing the fuse for the crossover and may have either a dead EMIT tweeter or a bad crossover. Going to swap the tweeters between the speakers and see if the problem moves to the other speaker. Previous owner painted them gloss black and didn't do a very good job, so I'll have to strip them and restain the cabinets. Not sure if I'll do them in the original light oak, or do them in a rosewood color. Black doesn't go to well with the brown cloth on the grilles. Currently have these running off the GX59ES in our family room.
Got three pairs.
Listed in order of purchase:
1) Infinity Reference E-L's. Bought these new in 1992. Originally used them with a Sony STR-AV710. Had used them with other Sony receivers as well. Last receiver they were used with was a STR-GX59ES as main speakers. Currently having one of the woofers refoamed, then will press them into service with an old STR-VX4 and a CDP-491 as a system for our upstairs bonus room.
2) Infinity SM155's. Bought these used from a friend in 2002. Run them with my STR-AV910 receiver. A bit large for my room, but great sound. Am willing to put up with the size to have them. Had to replace one of the tweeters when I got them. Friend's wife blew it out somehow.
3) Infinity RSa's. Found these yesterday at a thrift store. Paid $35.00. One is missing the fuse for the crossover and may have either a dead EMIT tweeter or a bad crossover. Going to swap the tweeters between the speakers and see if the problem moves to the other speaker. Previous owner painted them gloss black and didn't do a very good job, so I'll have to strip them and restain the cabinets. Not sure if I'll do them in the original light oak, or do them in a rosewood color. Black doesn't go to well with the brown cloth on the grilles. Currently have these running off the GX59ES in our family room.
Volvo242GT said:
You know what I am going to say,
:worthless
Volvo242GT
Well-Known Member
;-) tee hee
Did a little more research... Looks like the crossover must've blown, taking the EMIT out with it. New fuse, no high frequencies. The Ribbon on the EMIT is damaged, and tried swapping in another tweeter without anything changing. Guess I'll be replacing the crossover and the tweeter. Other than the lack of high frequencies from the right speaker, the pair of RSa's sound great. Going to try the shop that will be refoaming the woofer from one of my E-L's and see if they have some parts lying around that are good. If I don't have luck, I guess I'll be doing the eBait search, among other online methods.
-J
Did a little more research... Looks like the crossover must've blown, taking the EMIT out with it. New fuse, no high frequencies. The Ribbon on the EMIT is damaged, and tried swapping in another tweeter without anything changing. Guess I'll be replacing the crossover and the tweeter. Other than the lack of high frequencies from the right speaker, the pair of RSa's sound great. Going to try the shop that will be refoaming the woofer from one of my E-L's and see if they have some parts lying around that are good. If I don't have luck, I guess I'll be doing the eBait search, among other online methods.
-J
IIRC the Bobby Shred site had a place that would repair EMITs (and maybe EMIMs) in the signatures, or guest book.
It has been a while. I don't remember where.
It has been a while. I don't remember where.
Charivari
Fighting Naïve Realism
There's a sticky at the top of this forum that contains links to the various places where EMIT repair is discussed.Grainger49 said:
- JP
Newbie here, first post and all.
I've been an Infinity-phile since the 80's. I purchased a set of RS-4Bs in 1988. Got divorced in 1990, and the deal was I had to buy a pair of speakers for the ex in order to keep he 4B's. Well, in the process of shopping for replacements I came across a one-owner pair of RS-IIIB's at a very attractive price. So, I jumped all over those (MUCH better bass extension), and left the 4B's with the ex. I'm still using and loving those IIIB's today. When I eventually upgrade someday, I hope to get a pair of Prelude MTS's. Now, if I can just convince the missus that I...err...WE can afford them...
I also have Infinity speakers in my car
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I've been an Infinity-phile since the 80's. I purchased a set of RS-4Bs in 1988. Got divorced in 1990, and the deal was I had to buy a pair of speakers for the ex in order to keep he 4B's. Well, in the process of shopping for replacements I came across a one-owner pair of RS-IIIB's at a very attractive price. So, I jumped all over those (MUCH better bass extension), and left the 4B's with the ex. I'm still using and loving those IIIB's today. When I eventually upgrade someday, I hope to get a pair of Prelude MTS's. Now, if I can just convince the missus that I...err...WE can afford them...
I also have Infinity speakers in my car
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