Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I've had these speakers for about 3 years and I still am impressed with them. Excellent sound imaging for classical, jazz, blues with very clear mids/highs. The built in amp/sub is more than adaquate for anything other than heavy bass pounding rock/house music and provides nice, clean bass. It works well in my home theater setup as well. I've thought of getting a dedicated sub (perhaps a Hsu research cylindrical sub) but everytime I sit down with a nice DVD movie, I think "it would be a nice toy, but I really don't need it." If you can find a pair, don't hesitate as I haven't heard anything in the <$2000 per speaker range that can touch these.

Strengths:
Excellent sound imaging with true, accurate sound reproduction. Clean bass with built in amp/sub. Great price/performance ratio.

Weaknesses:
No significant weaknesses

Similar Products Used:
AR, Mirage, Bose, Klipsch

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I've had these speakers for about 3 years and I still am impressed with them. Excellent sound imaging for classical, jazz, blues with very clear mids/highs. The built in amp/sub is more than adaquate for anything other than heavy bass pounding rock/house music and provides nice, clean bass. It works well in my home theater setup as well. I've thought of getting a dedicated sub (perhaps a Hsu research cylindrical sub) but everytime I sit down with a nice DVD movie, I think "it would be a nice toy, but I really don't need it." If you can find a pair, don't hesitate as I haven't heard anything in the <$2000 per speaker range that can touch these.

Strengths:
Excellent sound imaging with true, accurate sound reproduction. Clean bass with built in amp/sub. Great price/performance ratio.

Weaknesses:
No significant weaknesses

Similar Products Used:
AR, Mirage, Bose, Klipsch

Price Paid:  $1500.00 from Circuit City

Summary:
Incredible detail is what I here. The bass is present but not boomy. They blow my Acoustic Research AR-1'S away!

Strengths:
Articulate soundstage

Weaknesses:
Absolutely none

Similar Products Used:
Acoustic Research AR-1'S

Price Paid:  $2400.00 from Raf Hi-fi, Amsterdam

Summary:
These speakers were with me for about 3 years, which is quite a long time for me! I liked the powerful sound, but the bass was to boomy though. I turned the setting down to zero, and used a REL Strata II subwoofer for the low-end, with much better results. The middle & high sound was clear and bright, but I found that the overall sound wasn't coming out of the speakers enough. 6 Month ago I sold them, and bought the Infinity Kappa 100; but again the bass was to prominent and over-shadowed the overall sound. So I traded them in for the Klipsch RF-7 (still USA...). For the first time in my life, I'm 54, I can say that I'm totally happy with my speakers. They're truly magnificent, with a fantastic 'out of the box' sound. I'm sorry Infinity, you've lost me for good! Amp.: Yamaha DSP-A1 (5x110 & 2x35W RMS). SACD player: Sony SCD-555ES (brilliant, also on CD-playback). DVD Player: Pioneer DV/545 (very good picture). TV: Philips 36". Speakercable: v.d. Hul CS-122. Audio Interconnects: v.d. Hul The Ultimate First and Thunderline. Digital cable: QED Qunex P75. Scart: QED (RGB only). Centre speaker: Klipsch RC-7. Surrounds: Klipsch RS-3 MK II.

Strengths:
Power, good for Rock music.

Weaknesses:
Boomy bass, in-box character.

Similar Products Used:
Infinity Kappa 100 Klipsch RF-7

Price Paid:  $1000.00

Summary:
Superb home speakers. One of the most clear, natural and musical speakers. I love it for my music (mostly vocal and soft instrumental). Extremely clear and convincing. Does great in my home theater too with built in powerful amps
Close your eyes and listen to compare (blind test) these adn you will probably not choose any other speaker in the below $2K range.

Strengths:
clear, natural and musical

Similar Products Used:
Polk, Energy, JBL,Klipsch