Crystal clear treble, smooth midrange and bass

Lack of super low bass

Have had these speakers for 5 years now. I am very happy with the sound for the type of music I listen to (jazz). Although not bass heavy they reproduce enough low frequencies for my tastes (esp. when positioned ahgainst a wall) If you really love bass I would recommend a sub. The treble is great because of the silk domed tweeters. These speakers are not made anymore. Well contructed and great sounding

These speakers are good speakers, especially for small rooms or for surround speakers in a Home Theater setup. Their bass is good for a speaker of that size. It is clean and not boomy, although not incredibly accurate. They have a bit of a dark tone, but not too much. Highs are clean and clear, but could have more presence. I think the midrange is a little over stated. These speakers are not that good for rock music with a lot of bass or heavy rock at loud volumes. The sound gets a bit clustered with this type of music. They do sound very well with classical music, especially guitar pieces and with vocals. Their imaging is good too. By the way, these speakers are not the same as the 2000.4 as stated on a previous review, but are similar to 2000.5 The .3 and the .5 have Infinity's Linear Motor Technology, which supposedly helps with the bass. The 2000.4 do not have LMT. I think the whole Reference line is being discontinued, so you can get them for really low prices. I got mine for $150 (new). Also, I think these speakers look really nice and of good quality. For the price and for what is expected of them, I give them 4 stars.

I owned these speakers for five days, then took them back to Circuit City where I had purchased them. They sounded much better in CC's showroom than in my living room.
I liked these speakers when I first heard them because of the incredible amount of bass that came out of them - in some ways they actually sounded better than the 2000.6's that were also in the showroom. As a matter of fact, I can honestly say that they produce more bass than any other bookshelf speaker in their size/price range.

Highs and mids are another story, and it was the lack of these that caused me to bring the 2000.3's back to CC. I'm just beginning to piece together a budget home theatre system, and wanted to use the 2000.3's as front left & rights; while my trusty 13 year old Infinity RS-10 bookshelves were going to fill in as surrounds and a 14 year old Radio Shack Minimus-7 was going to be the temorary center channel! (Surprisingly, it works rather well as a center channel - but the lack of shielding means it cannot be placed to close to the TV.)

I was shocked to hear that the little old Minimus-7 blew away the Infinity's in the mid to high frequencies! All you could hear from the RS2000.3's was it's nice sounding bass! And my old RS-10's seemed like God's gift to bookshelf speakers when an A-B comparison was made to the new Infinity's. I was sadly disappointed. Infinity had a reputation years ago of producing outstanding mids and highs from their entire line of speakers, even though they were notoriously lacking in low-end on many models. But on the RS2000.3's, the situation is reversed! Nice low-end, but very muted mid's and highs.

If you're in the market for speakers in this size/price range, I highly recommend the Paradigm Atom/Titan/Phantom line, as well as the Energy XL16's and even the BIC Venturi VS62 (or VS62si). If you want to spend a little more money, the Paradigm Mini-Monitors are some of the nicest sounding bookshelf's I've heard. Also, Infinity's Studio Monitor (SM) line of speakers are all very nice sounding, nicely priced units. Even Polk Audio's offerings has the RS2000's beat.

In conclusion; it might be best to listen to a lot of other speakers before deciding upon anything from Infinity's RS2000 line.

i bought these speakers a few months ago and so far i am very impressed. i acutally find that their highs are very clean and they seem to have a very flat response (no measuring devices so i dont know for sure). also, the highs arent overpowering and shrill like most of the crap they sell at bb and cc; which sounds nice in the showroom but gets old quick at home. the mids shine too. my only problem (exactly opposite of the previous review) is the lack of low-freq ability at high volumes. the woofers dont have too much travel so i wouldnt want to use these without a sub. they play low enough for 6.5's but they dont go too loud on rap or anything with alot of bass. with my current system (2 jl audio 12w6 subs in homemade sealed box rigged to an old but still powerful pioneer reciever - nakamichi reciever on the infinitys) i have crossed the infinitys with a capacitor in series to roll off at 6 db below 120 hz and the subs crossed at 100 with a 12 db rolloff, i find that the infinitys really shine. while my system is ugly and ghetto it really sounds better than some much more expensive stereo speakers ive heard out there. true, theyre not much fun without a sub, but if you get a sub you won't be disapointed.

Infinity used to be a good brand of loudspeaker. It is sad to see how much this company's product has declined in quality over the years - and the 2000 series is an example of that. The treble is okay, but the midrange is congested and bass output capability is limited... let me elaborate on the bass and you will understand why I am so dissapointed in these loudspeakers.
I noticed that when pressed a bit hard, the woofers really sounded "ragged" - not good even for a compact system these days. I removed the front trim and took a peek inside - and was shocked at what I found! The woofers are so "lightweight" in build quality that Infinity should be ashamed of themselves. I am not joking when I say that the hated Bose 201 has a beefier woofer. Why am I slaming Infinity in this area? Becasue I actually damaged the woofers one day - and I'm not hardly a kid trying to rock the house!!!

If you own a set, do be careful and consider fusing them (2-3 amps?) as accidents do happen. If you find a set discounted cheaply and they are the best sounding pair for the money (possible) - keep this in mind when you make a decision to go ahead and buy them. In a day of dynamic recordings and home theater, a speaker needs to be built better than this.

I am giving them 1 star - the Infinity brand is sliding downhill and this is where it is landing.

I disagree with Ronzo. I think either that he was sending unoptimized signals through the speakers or that his speaker placement was incorrect. While these pieces do put out good bass for 6.5's, they don't go near the claimed 40 Hz (55 or 60 is more realistic. Ronzo would have to have had these speakers all the way in the corners (they have rear-firing ports) to have been overwhelmed by the low-end and not recognize the exceptional highs. These speakers have the same silk tweeters as the Overture line, and they produce orchestral music exceptionally. And I have read that the short coil/big magnet LMT design (Thiel uses a similar system) improves the mids more than the bass that Infinity describes. But with a tight subwoofer and the ports plugged the speakers still go deep enough to have a good stereo bass effect. However, I would not recommend buying these for their full retail price of $400 (they are now called RS-3); I got them for $149 with free shipping from Damark. This is a good-sounding, good-looking pair of bookshelfs, but for $400 I would rather pick up the ubiquitous NHT Super Ones, which are much better suited to the intended task of a three-piece system.

I am with RAB on this. I also await the appearance of the new NHT Super Two, right along with the new upscale components from NAD. I think that these will combine to make an interesting system.

I've had happy experiences with the RS-2000.3---BUT onlyafter some modifications. As they came out of the box,
they didn't image well and the midrange was quite congested.
A little investigation revealed that the plastic front dress cover
(the one behind the grille) on the cabinet was resonating
very strongly, and was producing almost as much sound
as the drivers themselves. The cabinets also had a strong
coloration to them. So I did some mods, consisting of
two side to side braces in the cabinet (one inch dowel,
glued in) and sheets of Dynamat on the inside side walls,
and also (perhaps most important) I removed the front dress
covers and after carefully removing the tweeter and masking off
everything that shows from the front, I sprayed in rubberized
undercoating and let it dry. (about a quarter inch thick coat)

Upon reassembly and checkout, these things are DYNAMITE after
the mods!! They obviously don't do bass, but pair them up
with a good small subwoofer and you've really got something
that delivers a lot of performance for a little money.

Imaging is PRECISE and the overall sound is now quite clear
and suffers from very little coloration.

Before the mods, I'd give them two stars.
After the mods, I'll give them all five with a bullet,
allowing for their lack of deep bass.

Buy a pair. Mod them. (Do it carefully and if you want
to return them to where you bought them, nobody will
ever know or suspect.) Enjoy them. A LOT!
For your money and a little effort, I haven't yet
heard anything that delivers better.

I got these from Damark for $150 to use as surrounds (my other speakers are the RS 2000.6 & CC3). I liked them so much that the next time Damark offered them I picked up another pair for my bedroom. They sound great with a decent amp. If your receiver has a marginal power supply, these speakers will sound a bit conjested and a little thin on bass (but not bad for their size). But if you hook these up to an amp that can handle 2 ohm or so dips, there is nothing that's a better bang for the buck. Corey Greenberg recently gave the Paradigm Atoms a glowing review, but the 2000.3 is a better speaker in every way. The Atoms have a mid-bass hump, to give the impression of deep bass. Don't get me wrong, I liked the Atoms but the Infinity's have more natural sounding bass (not bloated), and a sweeter and airy top end, not zingy like a metal dome tweeter. I don't own any esoteric gear, but these speakers teamed up with my Marantz PM68 make me smile. They can play quite loud without breaking up. I wouldn't use these without an active sub for home theater, but for rock/pop they are fine all by themselves. If I didn't already have the 2000.6s I would use these in my living room. They have been replaced by the RS3 since 1998 and I think they are a step down (though I have not heard them). These speakers prove that you don't have to spend a small fortune to get good sound. I think they deserve a 4 on sound quality, and a 5 on price.

The nicest thing about these speakers is they use the same 1' silk dome tweeter that the great overture models use. So if your not hearing crystal clear treble its your receiver or amplifier most likely. I have heard better bass from other 6' woofer bookshelf's. Like the other reviewer's suggest, team these up with a sub for and you'll have a real nice sounding system.