Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

congrats barney1010.....it was ar's last 'east coast' hurrah and they made one of the best at any price.

Technology is always going to advance,something is always on the horizon to tempt,that said
Infinity IRS V,IRS Beta/Gamma ,RS1b's are without question one of the finest series of Loudspeakers ever concieved.
I wasn't affluent enough to own the IRS V's,but at one time or another did have the other 2 systems,and not a day goes by that I wish I'd held on to the Beta's or 1b's.

Recently I was fortunate enough to run across a pr of Gamma's that needed a little work and scored them for $250pr with crossover. Even though they are not as refined as the beta's,they still get me closer than anything else I've owned since the mid 1990's.
If you own any of these Infinity's,and are getting upgrade fever,I suggest you take a step back and re-evaluate your good fortune,if you don't own any of these,seek them out,they are worth their weight in gold.
Shred

Stevecham, old chap, you need to get out more. If Thiel and Vandersteen are the only two "accurate" speakers made, then why do they sound so different from one another?

Two of the greatest "keepers" I've known are the original Quads and the Beveridge 2SW series. I've owned the Beveridge 2SW-2s for 27 years, and having heard the top speakers from the majority of speaker manufacturers on the planet, can say that nothing I've ever listened to is overall more musically satisfying to me than the old Beveridge 2 series, warts and all.

Dean

Jaybo..are you familiar with the the AR Limited model 3? They came out about the same time as the Classic series I think. I bought a pair of AR Classics but sold them and regretted it.

even though the limiteds(3's and 6's) appear to be radically different from the classic series, their sound (as i remember) from auditions in mpls and chicago, was very close. classic 'east coast' top to bottom.after hoisting the 30's (wrapped as mummies)to an upsairs landing ajacent to the latest listening room(they wouldn't navigate a spiral staircase), i have promised my 'better half' i would stop for awhile with 'monument' sized loudspeakers. comparisons of the classics and the limiteds to speakers made today in the tens of thousands of dollars are valid and good news for the hobbyist.... as well as disturbing for todays so-called state-of-the-art. minty pairs are getting snatched up. too bad ar was getting overlooked at the time these babies came out. i haven't enjoyed music this way in years.