Infinity Alpha 50's loudspeakers, Opinions & have you had them!
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Infinity Alpha 50's loudspeakers, Opinions & have you had them!| willie garvin |
Posted: September 03, 2009 07:36 pm
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 normal people worry me  Group: Members Posts: 930 Member No.: 769 Joined: August 30, 2009  |
 Hi, Your help & advice wanted, please. Do you recognise these speakers & if so what is your opinion of them. I am not bothered if they are 'crap' as I want your opinions, good or bad. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT Thanks, willie  -------------------- I didn't lose my mind, I sold it on ebay, sale cancelled, item not fit for purpose
 In use EVERY day!! Tag Mclaren PA20R, Harman Kardon PA2400, Esoteric SA60, Ruark Templar II's Assorted bits of HiFi, Arcam Alpha 7SE, Denon DMD 1000, KEF KHT 2005.1, Marantz 2060, Marantz CD6000 OSE SE, Marantz CD67SE (heavily modded & sounding superb!), Marantz SR4400/N1S, Marantz SR7200, Myryad MC100 (modded), NAD 3140, Panasonic DVD-S75, Pioneer PD-S501, Pure DRX-701 ES, Roksan Kandy KC1 (modded), Sony DVP-S735D x 3, Sony MDS-JE530, Sony STR-DB930, Stax SR-40, Teac R-H300, Toshiba SD900E, ......................to be continued!! Items Wanted!! Turntable, Reel to Reel |
 
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: September 03, 2009 11:14 pm
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 Millenium Member Group: Dealer Posts: 1932 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007 |
Infinitys use to be a great speaker till Harman Intl bought them. They may be a nice speaker but nothing like they use to be.
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Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck Phoenix Audio Tape |
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: September 03, 2009 11:19 pm
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Millenium Member Group: Dealer Posts: 1932 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007 |
This says alot.
Price Paid: $360.00 from Circuit City -------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck Phoenix Audio Tape |
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| Oktyabr |
Posted: September 04, 2009 07:09 pm
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 569 Member No.: 133 Joined: January 01, 2007 |
I'd want to hear them and I'd read lots of reviews. They are certainly attractive and while most of the Infinities sold in the big box stores these days are pretty run of the mill some of them still have some legacy qualities. Last winter I sold a pair of Infinity Primus 360 towers, probably even newer than those Alphas, and they were actually a very impressive speaker! Imaged well, solid bass with balanced mid and treble, effortless even at high volumes. If I hadn't been bitten by the "vintage" bug I *never* would have sold them.
Anyway similar to those Alpha's in intended market, design, price, and probably sound as well. Stereophile had a glowing review of the ones I had which make me wonder if those Alpha's might also be "budget sleepers"? http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/605infinity/ PS The guy that bought them must have found them in a scratch and dent sale because google suggests that CC used to sell those for around $1000 a pair and once (according to the Polk forums) had them on sale for US$599. I wouldn't write them off just because they are newer, sold in a big box store and yet commanded a reasonable price. This post has been edited by Oktyabr on September 04, 2009 07:14 pm -------------------- Main: Yamaha RX-V663 -> Vampire Wire CC1M ICs -> Yamaha M-80 (lows) & Yamaha M-65 (highs) -> Monster Powerline2 x 2 -> Teledyne AR9
Late night: M-Audio Delta 44 -> Creek OBH-11 -> ATH-M50 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Long gone but not forgotten: Snell J/IV, E/III (x2), A/IIi; Sachiko BLH; Yamaha NS690; ADS-L810; Cerwin Vega DX-9, D9, etc.; Teledyne AR9LS, TSW910; Polk SDA-2; Magnepan MG1, MG2; Dahlquist DQ-20i, DQ-30; Infinity Kappa 6.1v2, WTLC; Vandersteen 2C (x2); KLH Model 23; Advent L, NLA; Pioneer CS99A, CS88; to be continued... |
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: September 05, 2009 02:58 am
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Millenium Member Group: Dealer Posts: 1932 Member No.: 306 Joined: October 23, 2007 |
Hi
I would listen to them also; but remember there is more to a speaker than sound. Like longevity. If you can't listen to them. I wouldn't buy them. But that is just my opinion. Why don't you check out some Epos. See if you like them. This post has been edited by speakerman1 on September 05, 2009 03:10 am -------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck Phoenix Audio Tape |
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| clint e. |
Posted: September 05, 2009 09:23 am
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 D161t@L 0N L1N3 / Analog at heart  Group: Moderator Posts: 6194 Member No.: 40 Joined: July 13, 2006 |
Of course I have nothing agains Infinity, but don't you like B&W....? there's a few interesting models on ebay right now...
http://electronics.shop.ebay.co.uk/Home-Au...d=p3286.c0.m282 ...there's also good Proac's: http://electronics.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?...s&_osacat=14969 ...Mission: http://electronics.shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?...c&_osacat=14969 --------------------   "It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception." (When asked about his theory of relativity) - Albert Einstein |
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| fiftyone50 |
Posted: March 24, 2010 07:06 pm
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Sound Thinking Member Group: Members Posts: 12 Member No.: 635 Joined: January 10, 2009 |
I have some of these, the alpha 40's, 20's, and interlude 60's and 10's, and the three way centers for them.
The alphas are nice and punchy, crystal clear sound as long as the cones/domes aren't damaged. The 50's have terrific bass performance down to 35 hz, but they really need to be coupled with a sub - the alpha 1200s is a terrific addition to these. I like the 40's, and the 20's do really well for a small bookshelf - you'd be surprised at the output you can get. I have them powered off a sony es receiver with 150w. Interlude 60's beat the alpha 50's by FAR  |
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