This is what followed me home from the stereo shop

zarrdoss
zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
edited March 2013 in Vintage Speakers
Infinity Quantum line source
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These are extremely rare and hard to find especially in this kind of condition, about 8.5 out of 10. One owner for the last 35 years. They even came with the original paperwork and manual. They are 100% original and all 17 drivers function flawlessly. This guys shop is kind of like that shop on "Needful Things" everyone can find something they cant live without. He replaced the foam on the Watkins woofer. and cleaned them up. So far the only thing I did was replace the failing speaker grill connectors with magnets.
Sound so far is out of this world, well they dont sound better than the Vandersteen model 7's but like I could ever afford that. I will give a more through review latter on but so far mids and vocals sound better than the 2's or even modded 2.3tl's.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited March 2013
    Very nice choice!!! Congrats!
    --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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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited March 2013
    Nice acquisition. Well rounded speaker across all frequencies. Enjoy.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • heartystatue
    heartystatue Posts: 329
    edited March 2013
    Nice find.Enjoy
    HT: LSI15, LSIC, LSIFX, Emo XPA-3:biggrin: Onkyo TXNR809, Sony BDP-S500, PannyDMP-BDT320, MIT S1 SC. Mit 73842dlp
    2ch: SDA-SRS 2.3 Fully modded. BAT VK500 w/batpak, BAT VK5I, Essence HDACC.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,081
    edited March 2013
    Super nice speakers!
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited March 2013
    Dang! Those are huge. Polk SRS look so tiny.
    Congrats!
    BTW, don't they need something like external controller box or something?
    Hope we don't loose you from Polks as Infinity's of that level are supposed to have amazing sound.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2013
    Mystery wrote: »
    Dang! Those are huge. Polk SRS look so tiny.
    Congrats!
    BTW, don't they need something like external controller box or something?
    Hope we don't loose you from Polks as Infinity's of that level are supposed to have amazing sound.

    Thanks for the comments guys, These dont need anything, I had a pair of IRS beta that required a servo control unit for the bass towers, I was young and dumb when I had those though and never had any real power going to them or enough room for them to breathe. Yes these do sound pretty fantastic but time is not on their side and I dont know how hard it will be to find replacement drivers or have them repaired if they go out. I have been doing some research on them and the x-overs are fairly complicated, I am sure If I keep them one day I will rebuild them. One good thing about Colorado is that it is a good place for electronics, cool and dry and stuff lasts a lot longer.
    Dont worry, pretty sure I am here to stay.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited March 2013
    cool, how tall are those guys?
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited March 2013
    IIRC, my eye level, which would put them right at around 68" give or take.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • hosedagain
    hosedagain Posts: 116
    edited March 2013
    All you need now is a 80" flat panel. what you have bow looks small next to those speakers..
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2013
    Close, they are 66" tall and 190 lbs each. Yeah I only got a 50" because I had a HT with a 110" screen and now that we moved and that's gone it does look small. When we buy a house these will probably be part of the HT and I will get another projector to pair with these.
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited March 2013
    I think im turning green ( good day for it)
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,222
    edited March 2013
    Congratulations, zarrdoss! They look like amazing speakers! If you do not mind me asking, how much did you get them for? I am just curious as I have never seen them before. Must be quite rare. And, if they sound as great as they look, you must be in sonic heaven right now!
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  • Bugstyvy
    Bugstyvy Posts: 119
    edited March 2013
    I always wanted to try those out.....
    Mcintosh MC2300
    Mcintosh 2105
    Integra Pre amp 9.8
    Pro-ject Record Player
    Sony 200 disc CD Changer
    Basic Wiring
    60" Samsung Series 8
    SDA-1.2TL
    SDA-3.1TL (unused at the moment)
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  • Backtothe80s
    Backtothe80s Posts: 45
    edited March 2013
    Pretty impressive looking! Good luck with them.
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited March 2013
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    I had a pair of IRS beta that required a servo control unit for the bass towers

    Best speakers I have ever heard when powered right. Nice recent acquisition BTW.
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • Tankman
    Tankman Posts: 419
    edited March 2013
    Awesome bro!
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2013
    OldmanSRS wrote: »
    Best speakers I have ever heard when powered right. Nice recent acquisition BTW.

    Yeah I keep kickin myself in the ****$ for getting rid of them, but I sold them to a friend of mines dad who was an audio nut and had the proper system and space they deserve.

    I got them or will have got them for $1000 when we pay off my wife's credit card, I went home and tried to find any info on them price wise but came up short. I just knew out of all the years I have never seen any for sale. So I decided to take a plunge.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2013
    OK after some serious listening I can give my impression of these speakers. I do not miss the SDA affect at all with them, the sound stage is huge with them and I swear I can hear things way off to the sides of my living room. These have deadly accurate mid-range that cuts right through your ears and seem to go directly to your brain. Amy Lee's vocals on My Immortal ran chills down my spine. Crystal clear highs I have heard a bunch of stuff all my SDA's have missed. Bass response is strong to say the least, I am a huge fan of subs with music but with these I have my sub off most of the time. That's when they are turned up, at lower volumes they still sound good but seem to wander a bit. I am going to suspect the 35 year old caps and resistors on the highs have drifted out of value and dried up and that's what is causing it. I will be re-capping these and will either use Dayton 1% or Clarity cap PX, any thoughts? I have to use 25 watt resistors so I am kind of at the mercy of using the ones from Madisound, there are three 2-5.4 ohm and a 2.7 ohm. Also there are three caps for the tweeters for the select-able low, mid, high crossover and that's another reason I want to go with something cheaper. Also I want to get a cheaper capacitance meter and measure the value on the huge 1100 and 1400 electrolytic caps on the woofer, also huge in size see pics. I have read reviews where people that have replaced them complained of weak bass afterwards. I don't want to replace them if necessary.

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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2013
    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2013
    Is that those $1k speakers?
    Nice score, seems like really hard times went well for you.

    Amazing what can happen in a month.:cheesygrin:

    Congrats!
    Testing
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2013
    Yeah kind of amazing when you sell close to 6,000 in guns and other **** can do, amazing If I knew I was going to have to pack my bags and go on a guilt trip for the rest of my time here I would have never accepted a dime.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited March 2013
    amazing If I knew I was going to have to pack my bags and go on a guilt trip for the rest of my time here I would have never accepted a dime.
    Sounds like a personal problem.:eek:

    Seems all is well in the audiophile category.

    Congrats!
    Testing
    Testing
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
    edited March 2013
    The sweetest speakers I ever owned til now were a pair of Infinity Quantum 3's. dual voice coil woofers.Never powered them up to what they needed . HK 730 twin was all I had. Enjoy your awesome new speakers. Darryl
    MIT Magnum MH-750, Monster HTS 5100MKII, Sony 77" Class - A80CJ Series - 4K UHD OLED,PS4, Def Tech 15” sub,LSIM 706c, Sunfire Signature Grand 425 x 4,Parasound hca 120, LSiM 702 x 4, Oppo 103D, SDA SRS 1.2, Pioneer Elite SC63 , Pioneer Elite BDP-05 “Why did you get married if you wanted big speakers?”
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited March 2013
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    Yeah kind of amazing when you sell close to 6,000 in guns and other **** can do, amazing If I knew I was going to have to pack my bags and go on a guilt trip for the rest of my time here I would have never accepted a dime.

    If you are that broken up I have a list of the donors should you choose to return the dimes.
    Too much **** to list....
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  • cc43fan
    cc43fan Posts: 22
    edited March 2013
    very nice
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