Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Great speakers, I have 4 set up in my HT.Use the front 2 when listening to music through pure audio! Sound great, nice looking and well built!The bass is fine(have a Omni S12 for HT)Always loved the IInfinity sound.

karister

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $450.00

Summary:
Excellent speakers with great detail. Very nice slim cabinet, can really handle the low end with ease as well. I've been using them as my fronts and rears for HT system and love the sound of them. They sure looks sexy with their covers off:)

Strengths:
Very detailed sounding and the tall slim design.

Weaknesses:
None.

Similar Products Used:
Polk, Energy, Bose, Paradigm.

Price Paid:  $600.00 from American

Summary:
I have read several reviews on the RS-5''s and see mention of lacking bass. I''ve paired these speakers up with a couple different AV receivers and at one point was going to look into adding a sub. But then I picked up a Sony STR-DE635 AV receiver and went from analog to digital connection to the DVD/CD player. I have the speakers approximately 4" from the wall and have noticed a huge difference in quality of sound. Obviously this is not a high-end peice of equipment but it seems to pair up fairly well with the Infinity speakers. Previously I had a Kenwood AV receiver attached, which would make $10,000 speakers sound like crap. The bass response and dynamics of these speakers were enough to have the landlord knock on my door and tell me I was shaking windows in a building 50 yards away (my windows/doors were shut) and yet we were able to carry on a conversation without having to turning down the volume.

Strengths:
Damn fine crisp lows that I''ve always enjoyed with Infinity speakers.

Weaknesses:
The high-end is usualy crisp but not always the fullest. You typically have to add another couple thousand $$ to get noticably better sound.

Price Paid:  $400.00 from Circuit City

Summary:
What is it with the followers of Infinity that keep applauding this very mediocre speaker. The fact that Circuit City pushes this brand says enough. But lets not bash the product until you at least audition it. On visual assessment this speaker comes over as very middle of the road at best in its finish - the grille is an excellent excercise in costing-cutting manufacturer.
And now onto the sonic virtues. The bass is certainly lacking which at least helps to emphasise the muddy waters of the midrange. The treble doesn't exactly sparkle but I also note a significant hole somewhere in lower highs around the cross over point. The dynamics seem a little compressed and the attack is very sloppy. Listening to any complex peice of orchestral work and the speaker seems to immediateley give up trying to express any detail or seperate the instruments into identifiable positions.
This comes no where near the entity of what can be defined as audiophile. So what can we salvage from here on. The only hope is part of HT setup. A sub will be an absolute necessity to fill the lower void lacking from these speakers, otherwise these speakers will do as average HT towers at best - clarity and gusto is still a short fall compared to the likes of BA and Missions.
I performed an A B comparison and the Infinity's lose hands down in all regards. A look at Infinity's offerings in car audio speakers sums up this company's aspirations - very mediocre/average. Do yourself a favor and look at Bostons at the very minimum - these speakers nearly squeeze out all that is sonically possible at their relative price points.
If you bought Infinity based on misguided recommendations and not on your ears then you only have yourself to blame. I returned mine and enjoy the Bliss of Mission's 77 series setup - now we're talking.

Strengths:
Everyone's got one

Weaknesses:
Everyone's got one

Similar Products Used:
BA, Mission

Price Paid:  $400.00 from circuit city

Summary:
i listened to a lot of other speakers and for the sound you get for the money you can't beat them. my brother and i compared these speakers with his paradigm and even my brother was amazed at how good these speakers sounded. my friend has mirrage speakers and they don't compare to the accuracy that these speakers have. i had pioneer, sony and cerwin vega speakers and by far i like these my rs5 the best. I use these speakers for music and home theater and they perform well. i use these speakers with a infinity c3 center speaker along with infinity rs1 speakers for my surrounds. i had a jbl 12" sub but now have an acoustic research 12". i am running everything with an onkyo 747 receiver and onkyo dvd player. i am very pleased with the way everything sounds.

Strengths:
good crisp and accurate sound. good high mid and low. excellent sound for the money.

Weaknesses:
none that i can think of