Infinity Primus 360 200 Watt Tower Speaker

See it at Amazon.com for $299.77

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happy ears

OK, I am old and read Stereophile. Sigh. Saw these in the June, 2005 issue and thought: "Hmmmm?" Clicked on the link and found them on sale for $199.70 and thought: "Mmmmm!" A few days later, they arrived at my door. OK, they are black, with black grill cloth. Sigh.

They sound like air. I have hooked them up to lots of amps, SS and tube, and they sound better than I have ever heard before on all of them. A capella vocals, huge orchestras, jazz trios, Beatles, Frank Zappa, even test tones sound great on these units. I told you I was old. Also eccentric ;) I collect audio stuff.

They have been playing ever since. Currently, I have a digital HT amp driving the left and a 300B SE tube amp driving the right. The music is everywhere.

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Awesome!

These speakers are incredible! Effortless sound, remarkable transients, I'm hearing instruments I never imagined were present on my old recordings.

Give them a listen!

matthew mdubuque@yahoo.com

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Awesome Sound`

I bought these speakers yesterday and can't get enough! I had narrowed it down between the Infinity and the JBL E-80 and the Infinity's sound much crisper and cleaner,from movies to music they are a perfect match for my surround system.

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Excellent value for money !

Bought a pair of infinity 360s after searching and comparing several speaker sets. Bottom line for me was these were the best speakers under $500. Plus, Crutchfield, where i bought them from (btw they are an excellent vendor for customer service - no im not paid by them to say this) had a special where I also got the matching center channel C20 for free.

I use these with a Pioneer VSX809 receiver. I dont have a 5.1 system as I dont really
Pros
- Excellent base. I barely even need my sub now.
- Great replication on the high / midrange frequencies. I have a large room with a high ceiling and there is no distortion at all
- 8 Ohm impedance. My receiver is not rated for lower impedance.
Cons:
- Size, they are quite bulky.

You can certainly get better speakers but not for this price.

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Be Sure You Have Somewhere to Place Them

I'd been using Polk RTi 38s for some time in a large livingroom, and although they are nice, mellow speakers they certainly aren't up to handling 500 square feet. The Polk floor standing speakers are too expensive for me, so I finally decided to try the Infinity 360. As others have written here, the 360 is a bargain, and Crutchfield is highly recommended for swift delivery.

I did notice that the midrange drivers and even the tweeters did need to settle in, but after a few weeks they really did sound sweet. I do have them hooked up to a home theater system with the RTi 38s, Polk center, and Sony SA-WX700 sub (I don't know why people spend a lot of money on subs---if you have decent mains you don't need much low end help, and a cheap one like the Sony provides more oomph than I need), but they're mainly used for music: classical, jazz, and some rock. These speakers handle it all with ease.

My only negative comment to make is that these things are beasts; they are black, they are large, and unless you like a modern-techno look, they are UGLY. When I unpacked the boxes my first reaction when I saw how imposing they are amid our livingroom decor was to exclaim, "My wife is going to KILL me." Obviously she didn't, but the speakers were not a pleasant topic of conversation for many weeks around here. I say this because a potential buyer for these speakers does need to take a hard look at their home and furnishings and decide if the presence of these monoliths is something they can live with. If anyone has any ideas---ANY---about how to make 40" high black boxes inconspicuous in a livingroom I'd love to hear them. Lastly, people with toddlers should probably not allow the kids near these units unless they bolt the speakers down in some way---definite tipping hazard, particularly on carpet.

Update: We mediated the decor aspect by putting plants in front of them.

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