Adam Woodall

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $600.00 from Sound cinergy

Summary:
After having several stereos throughout the years, I decided that i would create my own unique stereo using separates. I was advised by a specialist to purchase from the infinity beta range. I presently have the beta 50's. At the time I contemplated purchasing the beta 40, however, I decided for £100 more I could get the beta 50. They are connected to a Harman Kardon amplifier and they sound fantastic. Personally I set the treble to +75% and the base at +25%. This has no compromise on the base impact. It is very deep and very tight. I also find they are exceptionally clear when it comes to high frequency. I listen to my music loud and no matter how loud , there is no trace to my ear of distortion. They blend in nicely to the modern day home. For the price I paid, I am extremely satisfied with my purchase. Unusally the wife loves them too!

Price Paid:  $560.00 from ebay reurbished

Summary:
this is a great pair of speakers that hs a very balanced sound , the bass is very good and i actually have to turn the bass adjustment on my receiver a little lower than usual, the cherry color is very nice not an eyesore at all like the black ones, bascially this is the speakers to get if you want to spend around 700$ and get the most bang for your buck, after this price point you will get speakers that are a little better but at a much higher cost.

Strengths:
price to value is phenomenal , quality contruction balance of sound they are very neutral and don't over emphasize highs mids or lows.

Weaknesses:
big and heavy , but hey what do you expect with floorstanding speakers, the only other flaw i could say is that they may lack the clarity and refinement in the highs and mids of hi-fi speakers such as wahrfedale ,mission amd b&w, but i can't complain for the price i paid.

Similar Products Used:
wharfedale pacific evolution

mission m33i

infinity reference series

kfilly

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 5.00 votes

Price Paid:  $580.00 from eBay

Summary:
Great sounding speakers! These have very uniform and accurate sound. They blend perfectly with the Beta C360 center channel. A pretty darn good speaker for the price. They might not be the absolute best in the world, but for the price I was able to pay they are truly excellent. I use them primarily for music and with a sub. They are pretty decent for that, and they excel at HT. Their sound quality is in the upper tier of the $1000 dollar price range (IMO).

Specs
35 Hz- 20kHz response range
91 dB sensitivity
10-250 watts each speaker
8 ohm impendance
41-5/16" H x 10-7/16" W x 14-11/16 D
62 pounds each speaker

Strengths:
Sound quality and overall appearance. Metal grill protects speaker from accidental damage. Speaker construction is top notch (Cherry veneer). Speakers are magnetically shielded to protect TV and other electrical devices.

Weaknesses:
Speakers are heavy (top heavy to boot). Could pose a safety hazard around small children if not propperly secured because of narrow base.

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Cerwin Vega speakers

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Price Paid:  $450.00 from ebay

Summary:
I read other reviewers statements. You should be ashamed of what you justify spending on theater equipment. I can agree to an extent but $800 is not pocket change for me. I wouldn't say normal people spend that much on a pair of speakies. I guess I'm poor compared to other people who afford these speakies. They act like $2500 is a days salary and $2500 for a home theater is merely entry level shananigans. *cough* Yeah right! Entry level is what the average Joe spends on a HT. I expect more so I spend more. $2500 should buy you something that does everything alot better than a system that cost under $1000 down to the nitty gritty wire and speaker stands. Even buying these things at huge savings was still expensive. I spent $2500 and got huge savings through ebay. I'm not griping I'm just being realistic. I'm not calling other reviewers rich I'm calling them cocky sounding.
Ever heard of the Sony Sava D-900 HTIB? Most people wouldn't give them a chance (not high feluting enough or whatever) yet I've proudly owned a pair for 6 years. They have a much better music performance sense at 1/5th the price of these overpriced Infinity's. Yes, I own the Beta 50's and I want to think good about them and say good things but just not all the hype is true.
I began loving Infinity when I listened to their Composition Overture series but they were so rediculously overpriced it gave me a huge frowny when I looked at the price tag. I finally afforded a pair of the 1's this year ($450 for a pair) and use them as surrounds. Vurry nice (as Barat would say).
For the size of my living room I needed stronger home theater speakies. $500 Sony's are good in a bedroom HT and provide pleasant, albeit not as loud as I wanted my HT to be, sound. One to fill up my living room had to be a monster. A little more powerful than the I believe the 25 beastly watts *LOL* of the Sony system.
Movies are the only thing these speakers do better than half azz well. I don't have them overpowered. I can't imagine why the need. 100 watts each of Pioneer Elite receiver power that costs about the same as the speakers ($800-$1000). Which I feel was a fair amount to spend on power. They play loud now. It's not *chinsy* to my pocketbook. Maybe more power would help but I got budget and bills to pay. Unfortunately my crap doesn't turn platinum or gold or whatever. I work for my money.
I bought the best wire I could find in a price range under a quarter mil. I've actually done alot of comparisons on wiring. I found that KNUKONCETZ is a superior brand that probably no one knows about. It cost less than popular brands and is as good as anything I've spent up to 5 times the price for!! I yanked out all Monster high-end junk and replaced it with KnuKonceptz down to the sub cable.
The lows are good but those highs are just too-loud. So far at least. I haven't bought the wire needed to biwire but it's well close in store for my future. Maybe then I can be made as thrilled as everyone else is?! So far no recommendations can be made from me to buy them. I own them. They should be better they leave me desiring a little more. The music is too thin sounding. That's ashame.
They do well on impact scenes and human voices. They crank up and play louder than anything I've ever owned. I mean REAL FRIGGIN LOUD in most frequencies not just the highs but the highs are incredibly loud (not good)! When music plays its like the highs are overwhelming bright harsh and kill my ears. A real turnoff for me. Making their sound too high toned for musical enjoyment. I scooted them into a corner and that has helped but I wouldn't say I'm $2500 happy. Maybe I'm so used to the sound of my Sony's which roll off the extreme highs wonderfully well and plays bass drums precisely from the subs and mids accurately but at a much less powerful level. The crossover I believe is where the blame lies. 600 hertz for the mid seems to high to me! If drums came from the mid and woofer that would've been okay with me! These speakers don't seem to blend as well as I know they should. The speakers work in a manner to make the loudest racket possible and shorting the musical value of sound quality. Taboo. $450 was what I paid for the pair.

Strengths:
Easy to look or stare at, sleek narrow design (9 inches wide, 8 inch woofers), curved front baffle design elegantly crafted, housing around speakers looks pretty and expensive, detailed dramatic movie experience, powerful and explosive dynamics, easily powered to play at crop deafening levels, never heard them strain or distort even all the way turned up, nice hook-ups that access 10 gauge bare speaker cable, biwireable so you get 4 hook ups on the back of each speakie, durable, natural sounding on most any movies, will blow you away at times, reading my review is strengthening

Weaknesses:
Shreeking highs occasionally but too often on most musical tunes(I call this the HEADACHE effect!), heavyweights aren't easy to move around (70 pounds each, Yish! unless you're super mario brother), matching center is also a monster but cool enough if your tv is big enough (65 inch tv is big enough), too tall (42 inches high), too deep (13.5 inches deep), bright tweeter bugs, upper midrange bit screetchy and screwy sounding, no healthy roll off(UGH! what the tarnations! who designed this sh*t to not roll off!?) a roll off would have made them much more pleasant playing music (maybe less true life sound detailing on movies? or not as ear-deafening? both are terrible excuses), i recommend using a 5 or more band equalizer to tune them better to your liking, very finicky speakies to my very finicky ears, my spelling in my review isn't perfect, i know most of you will say i don't know a rat pellot from a hole in your head but as you can imagine i don't care

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sburken

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.13 of 5, 8.00 votes

Price Paid:  $539.00 from The Audio Video Sour

Summary:
The sound these speakers deliver at their price point is remarkable. the highs a poignant without being harsh. The mids are clear and clean, and the lows are very powerful when a proper amplifier is utilized (150w or greater is preferable). The cabinatry is standard, but the separate face plate is somewhat chinsy otherwise the veneer is very nice in the cherry color. these are primarily a home theater speaker and perform wonderfully with movies and well with music. However, i would hesitate to call these an audiophile speaker, they lack some of the capability for 2 channel listening. overall, one would be very hard pressed to find a better speaker at this price. if you desire an excellent ht speaker without spending an arm and a leg this is it.

Strengths:
percussive capabilities (bullets or bombs will be noticed!)
"in your face" highs excellent for movie effects.

Weaknesses:
small weakness in music listening (great speaker for rock and more intense music)

Similar Products Used:
Wharfedale daimond 9.6
Wharfedale opus 3
Klipsch synergy F2