Vintage Infinity Towers

Pycroft
Pycroft Posts: 1,960
edited October 2012 in Vintage Speakers
http://southjersey.craigslist.org/ele/1663795725.html

These just look sexy. Any info?

James
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited March 2010
    They are not even on the same level as your SDA's. That would be a downgrade.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2010
    Studio Monitor series, nothing worth even looking at, much less listening to.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited March 2010
    I used to sell those in a mass market department store (we did have a nice audio dept., nothing high end) they blow chunks!! Not even sexy, well maybe sexy for firewood. This was back in late 80's when I worked at the store.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited March 2010
    RS, Kappa series.....sexy! These.....not so sexy. Those are a polished version of some Cerwin-Vega party speakers imho. :D
    --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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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2010
    I used to have a set, horrible speakers, but the Kappa 8.1's I had were great.
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited March 2010
    Pics are on differnent days???? Weird. Plus the woofer looks alot more shinny on the one on the right. Doubt that the flash caused that. Looks like a replacement driver.
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  • polkfan38
    polkfan38 Posts: 360
    edited March 2010
    Horrible? Those are SM-125s. I had a room mate with SM-155s that were amazing! Just tweek the mid and high range knobs a little.
    Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
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  • geoff727
    geoff727 Posts: 546
    edited March 2010
    I own several pairs of vintage Infinity's, and...

    ditto what everyone else said. They're no comparison to the RS's and Kappa's.
    Polk SDA SRS 2
    Polk RTA 15tl
    Polk Monitor 7C
    Polk Lsi9
    Infinity RS-II (modded)
    Infinity RS-IIIa (modded)
    Infinity RS 2.5 x 2
    Magnepan 1.6QR (modded)

    System: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1290711373
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  • polkfan38
    polkfan38 Posts: 360
    edited March 2010
    I have Infinity SL20s and SL50s that I will not part with. I know this is a Polk site but, Infinity had some pretty nice stuff in the late 80s to early 90s.
    Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,536
    edited March 2010
    halo71 wrote: »
    RS, Kappa series.....sexy! These.....not so sexy. Those are a polished version of some Cerwin-Vega party speakers imho. :D

    +1, Infinity's answer to Cerwin Vega.

    -Dave
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited March 2010
    These are the Infinity speakers you need:cool:...just make sure you have enough power to dive them:
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2010
    I remember those, he says, recalling the Kappa 'envy' of his youth--the poor graduate student who lived on canned peas and tuna!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • dc55110
    dc55110 Posts: 128
    edited March 2010
    Kappa 9's $650 Minneapolis Craigslist
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    I've been itching for a reason to pick these up... Too many other speakers around the house and I don't think I've got the juice for these either. Pretty damn good price if they are as clean as the ad claims.
    (((STEREO)))
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  • polkfan38
    polkfan38 Posts: 360
    edited April 2010
    Ha! Where are YOUR Polks Mr. SLP? Don't make me come down there!
    Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2010
    The Infinity "SM" series was designed for children. Big children, but children none the less.
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  • polkfan38
    polkfan38 Posts: 360
    edited April 2010
    I am just curious why you say that. I am not doubting you. The last time I listened to them was about 15 years ago. My memory is probably a little distorted. We just all thought they were "the bomb-diggity" back then.

    On a side note, I have some SL20s and SL50s that, in my opinion, sound "better" than most the stuff out there that is less than $1,000 a pair. The monitors I have are just a little better in the HF region.
    Things are more like they are now than they ever will be!
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  • dc55110
    dc55110 Posts: 128
    edited April 2010
    polkfan38 wrote: »
    Ha! Where are YOUR Polks Mr. SLP? Don't make me come down there!

    My Monitor 10A's & Monitor 5B's come out of storage every now and then.
    (((STEREO)))
    Sony DVP-N9000es
    Squeezebox Duet
    Theta ProBasic IIIA
    Audio Research SP14
    White Audio Labs B1
    Transparent SoundWave Super
    Paradigm Studio Monitor
    B&W 802 s3

    HT
    Sony Bravia KDL-40Z4100
    Sony BDP-S350
    Yamaha HTR-5790
    NHT SB3 (Fronts)
    NHT SC2 (center)
    NHT SB2 (surround)
    Velodyne FSR12
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2010
    Indeed, they were terrible back then too. They were terrible close to 20 years ago when they were introduced, so this is not a new phenomenon.
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited April 2010
    These Infinity IRS Beta's are the best speakers I have ever heard.
    IRS_Beta.jpg
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    '72 Triumph TR-6
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  • TooMal4u
    TooMal4u Posts: 11
    edited October 2012
    Hi dc55110 I have a White Audio Labs b1 amp and have no info or specs on it... do you have any specs or ratings or manual or schematics--mode of operation info? I can find very little on the web...

    Thank you very much in advance,

    David.
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  • TooMal4u
    TooMal4u Posts: 11
    edited October 2012
    too sexy
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited October 2012
    OldmanSRS wrote: »
    These Infinity IRS Beta's are the best speakers I have ever heard.
    IRS_Beta.jpg

    I have become aware of so many speakers that i will never hear from being on this forum, but i honestly think those are the ones i would pick to hear if given the chance.
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited October 2012
    I am a big fan of the Kappa series, especially the Kappa 9's. Never heard em but they look just AWESOME!
    "....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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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited October 2012
    You can say what you want. But Infinity had that 50K reference system back then and it was "spectacular"! Had multiple columns and separate ribbon and woofer cabs like those above (IRS Beta). Well worth listening to and owning. But who had that kind of money then, now?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited October 2012
    The IRS Beta I listened to belonged to an oral surgeon and cost ~ $15K in 1989. I paid $2,750 for the 1.2s in 1988. The IRS was indeed that much better with $10K of electronics pushing it.
    '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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