A secondary system to enjoy.

Use of my secondary system is outside on my back deck in the afternoons. My primary one serves late evening. Will more often steer towards rock/blues during the afternoon hours than the evening ones (jazz/vocals then). More driven by time of day/attitude than system I believe.

Why not install speakers in the ceiling throughout the house and attach them to an amplifier so you can hear music throughout your home?  Here is where a Bluesound comes in handy.

reubent

I have 2 vintage Infinity Speakers that use EMITs - Infinity Qb and RS1.5. I do not find the EMITs "steely" in either implementation. 

I don't find EMITs to be even remotely "steely." They are revealing, however, and can sound strident if driven by the wrong amps, especially high feedback SS amplifiers.

@JOE........Cool...could be good marriage of the electronics with it...thx!

@joeradio  - For "all things" vintage Infinity, go to the Infinity Users Forum at AudioKarma. Lot's of vintage Infinity aficionados there. They will offer guidance on appropriate amps and repair/replacement of EMITs.

https://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?forums/infinity-loudspeakers.129/

@ishkabibil  - I have 2 vintage Infinity Speakers that use EMITs - Infinity Qb and RS1.5. I do not find the EMITs "steely" in either implementation.

@joeradioThose Emits are steely....

Something warm......

A nice little amp for a good price too..

Carver M200T.

@AllFor certain types of music are you enjoying it more on your second systems?

Yesterday I cobbled together a pair of Snell Type K speakers, an Advent 300 and a Marantz Sa14 SACD player. Sounds great!

Yes, I use mine as a way to explore different presentations, derived from speaker/amp interactions. It gets more use over the summer months as I transport it outside onto my back deck 'living' area. 

I have inherited a pair of Infinity RS- IIb speakers from my late Father Inlaw. I have yet to find an amp that would be a good match and not to break the bank. Suggestions?
I know that one of the EMIT tweeters need replacing. 

I have 5 secondary systems and have multiple pairs of speakers for sale because I curtailed building other systems. I use usher s520’s with a ps audio sprout 100 integrated and it sounds very nice for an office. I have other rooms with Peachtree wireless speakers and some Apple HomePod’s outside and in a couple of rooms. All rooms are Roon endpoints so I can stream tidal and ripped music to each of them from my iPads and iphones

Hafler DH200, Big Knob Passive Preamp, Celestion SL6Si, fed by an SMSL SU-8 attached to my computer.  Makes for some happy web browsing.  All I can do on my primary system is listen!

I have two sets of Edifier speakers.  All I have to do is connect. 

You mean I can I just keep all the Speakers I buy?!

A second system, and third are great ideas!  You know how some people want tv’s everywhere?  Not me.  I want speakers everywhere!

I actually talk friends and family members into buying awesome set-ups, partially for my own selfish enjoyment.  Shoot, I’m constantly looking at the best bang for the buck portable set-ups for me to take with me.

I like to spread out my hifi to as many places as possible so I can enjoy it in many different ways.  My car, my headphones, my listening room, my friends houses.   

It is a great idea. I have taken to the smaller form factor components. It started with a Benchmark AHB2 amp I snagged here used. I added the LA4 linestage and the Mytek Brooklyn Bridge. For now, I’m driving a pair of Dynaudio Special 40. It really is a sweet little system. 
Be well everyone. 

My second, third and fourth system consist of SONOS speakers. 

I have 3 secondary systems, 4 if you count my Bluesound Pulse speakers.  I have one in my home office, one in my computer room, and one in my bedroom.  The Bluesound speakers are more of a portable self-contained system.

My secondary system is composed entirely of hand-me-downs from the primary.  That way you get more use out of a component you've acquired, and slow down the merry-go-around of acquisition.

If you have the money and room......

Well I used to have the money....
Up to a couple of days ago that is.
☹️☹️☹️☹️

Been using a Sharp SD-EX111 (all-in-one CD player/AM-FM tuner/integrated amplifier) paired with Polk RT-15i speakers, since 2004, as a 2ND system.

The Sharp ($500 retail) was $75 on closeout (purchased 5 of them) and the RT-15i's were $13.50 @ a local thrift.

Difficult to beat sound/convenience wise for the price of <$100.

I'm on the 2ND Sharp (One still stored NIB and gave Two of them away as gifts).

DeKay

Yes second systems are a great place to experiment with new things without disturbing the equilibrium of one’s main setup unless necessary.

If you have the money and room.......

It’s a great idea.



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