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Review 3 of 77
Price Paid:
$475.00
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I'm not surprised whenever I read the crappy reviews on the IL50's. These speakers need to be set up with the RABOS Infinity sells. Mine sounded not so good before I bought one.
I'm glad I heard them without reading the reviews first. I'd not have bought them.
I can understand those that have had problems with the sub-woofer amps giving them low marks, but when these speakers are working right, WOW, they give crisp bass with nice clear mid range and bright highs to boot. I've powered these with the Harman Kardon AVR-520 from day one, which has ample power for these and the IL40 back speakers, and a JBL S-Center 3 way for the center for HT mode.
Just for the hell of it, I hooked up the IL50's to my old (garage amp) Sony ST-AVR910, 100 watts into two channel and it didn't sound near as good. I'd kick these IL50's to the curb too if I only had the Sony to power them with.
I bought the RABOS system about a year after buying these speakers. I give Infinity a bad mark for not selling them as part of the package. There is no way, without a lot of screwing around that you can match the final setup of the RABOS. I know, I did lots of screwing around with these, then decided I needed the RABOS to make them sound better.
Yes, I was not so happy with these before buying the RABOS. The $80 was well spent. These speakers kick a@@! Bass response is absolutely crisp, with no booming bass, and nice clean, bright mids and highs. I listen to a wide range of music, from hard rock and roll to jazz, western, and classical music. I turn the front bass controls up or down depending on my mood and the music I'm listening to.
To those who think they have a bad set of speakers, try adjusting the bass at the back, those three little pots and three little switches on the back make a world of difference. I can make mine sound bad by playing with these, and you can too. Try different settings. Each speaker comes with 7 controls just for the bass. Thats a lot of leeway to get it right, or worse, getting it wrong.
Circuit City carried these back about 98 or 99, and I remember listening to these alongside other speakers in similar price ranges such as Wharfdales, JBL ect, and I was impressed with them then, and I still am.
I get a lot of compliments on this setup and for good reason, it sounds great, and at the center of it all is the IL50's.
Had I not bought the RABOS, I too would have given these speakers a lousy review.
Strengths:
Great, even sounding music. Heavy, they stay where you put them. Big spikes on the bottom make sure of that. Well constructed. I read where others have had plastic parts vibrating off, but I don't see how that could happen on mine. Weaknesses:
Heavy, you can't move them very well!
The crappy fake wood contact paper covering, or whatever it is.
Those small little wheels on the front for adjusting basic bass levels are hard to read and harder to adjust if you have big fingers, like I have. Similar Products Used:
Bose, JBL, Speaker Lab, Radio Shack, Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, etc.
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