Not Polks, but wanted to share...(pic)

bdaley6509
bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
edited January 2011 in Speakers
Travelled 16 hours to land my holy grail of speakers...Infinity IRS Beta. They sound superb, even with my modest components. The center channel is comprised of 2 Infinity Kappa 5 speakers side by side. Ghetto, but it works, for now. Gonna piece the system together bit by bit as funds allow.

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited January 2011
    Good Lord those are MASSIVE.....hope they sound as good as they look (quite sure they probably do)
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited January 2011
    Very nice setup!
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited January 2011
    Wonder how big those bass drivers are 8,10 ,12 inch ?
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited January 2011
    12" servo controlled.
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  • Earthy
    Earthy Posts: 488
    edited January 2011
    Is there any room left for you to sit?:biggrin: Holy cow talk about a wall of sound. Nice!
    Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3TL
    Parasound Halo A21
    Parasound Halo P3

    Home theater
    Polk LSiM 707, 706c, 703, 705
    Polk Blackstone TL3 for height
    SVS PB12-ISD Sub
    Denon AVR-X6400h
    Parasound Halo A51
    LG OLED65B7A
    Sony UBPX800
    Logitech Harmony Elite
    PC LSiM 703
    Spare LSIM 702 and 706c

    Home Theater #2
    Polk Audio LS70, CS350LS, LSF/X, S4
    Onkyo TX-NR808



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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited January 2011
    +1 on the center channel speaker setup... I don't see a dom thing wrong with that mon.

    wayne

    p.s. -- I noticed you don't have any subwoofers hooked up to your system ;)
    Yamaha RX-V2700, EMI 711As (front), RCA K-16 (rear), Magnavox Console (Center & TV Stand), Sony SMP-N200 media streamer, Dual 1249 TT =--- Sharp Aquas 60" LCD tellie
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2011
    Very cool!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2011
    Neat.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited January 2011
    Very nice! So....whatcha got under the hood to drive them?
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,139
    edited January 2011
    Drool...
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited January 2011
    Sweet.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited January 2011
    Niiiiiiiiice!
    Truck setup
    Alpine 9856
    Phoenix Gold RSD65CS

    For Sale
    Polk SR6500
    Polk SR5250
    Polk SR104


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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited January 2011
    halo71 wrote: »
    Very nice! So....whatcha got under the hood to drive them?

    A mouse on a wheel, lol
    Main Surround -
    Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub

    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

    Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited January 2011
    You might have to start a new thread called "Mega Systems of Club Polk"! :eek:

    Lookin' sweet!
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited January 2011
    I think if I had those in my den. I would probably just sit and stare at them, listening to music or not.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited January 2011
    Is that a bedpost on the side? helluva bedroom setup
    Samsung pn64f8500
    Sonus faber venere 2.5
    Sf venere center
    Oppo 105d
    Squeezebox touch
    Parasound hca1500a
    Apc power filter
    Audioquest cables asst
    Polk rtia3 SB
    Polk fxia6 sl,sr
    Dual hsu vtf3 mk3

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited January 2011
    Very nice, begs for some PS audio monos.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited January 2011
    Thanks guys. Yeah, this is the bedroom rig. Only sportin' a 5 channel rotel (120 x 5) with a Pioneer Elite receiver for now. There are 2 SSW-212 subs in the corner stacked out of view for HT. The wife is hating me right now because she feels I want to spend more time with them instead of her...guilty ;)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2011
    Gorgeous in every way. Very nice!!!
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited January 2011
    Awesome!
    Jake
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,470
    edited January 2011
    bdaley6509 wrote: »
    Thanks guys. Yeah, this is the bedroom rig. Only sportin' a 5 channel rotel (120 x 5) with a Pioneer Elite receiver for now. There are 2 SSW-212 subs in the corner stacked out of view for HT. The wife is hating me right now because she feels I want to spend more time with them instead of her...guilty ;)


    Holy Shiznit! If that is the bedroom rig, I cower in fear of the main setup!:eek:

    Those Infinity's are easily among the finest speakers I have ever heard. Congrats man.:cool:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited January 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Holy Shiznit! If that is the bedroom rig, I cower in fear of the main setup!:eek:

    Those Infinity's are easily among the finest speakers I have ever heard. Congrats man.:cool:

    Exactly what I was going to say.

    I'd be looking for more power I think. Aren't those speakers known as amp killers? I've always read they need plenty of clean power.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2011
    Awesome stuff. I remember those speakers well, or at least drooling over them in the mags back when!

    Enjoy..should be one hell of a system when it's all together!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited January 2011
    Been there done that and wish to hell I would have kept them. I didn't really have the space or power though. how much did those set you back? Envy envy envy......
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2011
    Sweet Speakers!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited January 2011
    With all that gear in my bedroom I'd be sleeping on the couch......oops I don't have a couch What are those monsters on either side of the speakers?
    Nice set up!
    TO ERR IS HUMAN. TO FORGIVE IS CANINE.
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  • raffi
    raffi Posts: 114
    edited January 2011
    Wow....I've always liked the big Infinitys, congrats.
    2 channel rig: MMF 2.2 turntable, Adcom GFP-715, Adcom GFA-555, Adcom ACE-515, Carver M-1.0t, Denon 5900 CD/SACD, SDA-SRS 2.3s (Zardoss modded), AQ Diamondback & King Cobra IC's and AQ Type 4 speaker cables

    HT rig: Panny 50" G20 plasma, Directv DVR, Insignia BRD/DVD/SACD/DVD-A, Denon AVR-890, Fronts: Polk Monitor 70's, Rears: Deftech Mythos Gems, Center: Polk CS1, Sub: Polk PSW-505
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited January 2011
    DON73 wrote: »
    With all that gear in my bedroom I'd be sleeping on the couch......oops I don't have a couch What are those monsters on either side of the speakers?
    Nice set up!

    Don , those are seperate towers for the midrange & tweeters.

    Would be great to hear those speakers.Guess you could save on the bed vibrator 25 cent charge with that set up.

    Very nice.
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited January 2011
    bdaley6509 wrote: »
    12" servo controlled.


    asking dumbly , what is servo controlled ??:smile:
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited January 2011
    I think he should add these to the mix! :tongue:

    Yeah, I have had a few to drink this afternoon.

    http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ele/2153218925.html

    $900
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    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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