The Best Speakers in the World!

In the 1980s I had a pair of Infinity RSIIb’s—fantastic speakers!  Sadly, in 1992, they were severely damaged in a move while I served in the Army.  My wife wanted something less “dominating” in the room, so I replaced them with the Infinity Modulus system, two satellites with EMIT tweeters and the servo-controlled subwoofer.  Also fantastic speakers, having an EMIT tweeter like their predecessors in our living room, but “not quite” as good as them.  But “life” took precedence, with children, buying a home, and college for two limiting resources for audio equipment.

Then, last Fall, I purchased a pair of Fyne Audio F702 floor-standing speakers (made in Scotland, not China) after hearing them at the dealer’s—and BEFORE the recent sharp price increase.  Incredible speakers—although I know the larger 700 series sound even better, reminding me of the RSIIb’s, but with even better definition and sound stage. I also bought a Rogue Audio RP-1 preamp—their entry-level model, a Schiit Audio Bifrost 2 DAC, and, after much research, a Benchmark AHB2 power amplifier to replace my trusty McIntosh MC2120 I bought in 1980 and had refurbed about a decade ago. The low end of the 792s is reinforced by my Definitive Technology Supercube 6000 subwoofer. (The Infinity satellites are now in my office, powered by an NAD 546BEE integrated amp with music from my iMac, via a Schiit Audio Modi DAC.)

I am confident that I cannot declare them to be the “best speakers in the world,” but they have given my wife and me a “new window” on all the music we love so well.

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From 1979-82 I worked in a store that sold Bose 601 IIs, 901 IIIs, as well as KEF, Yamaha  NS1000s, Allison, Boston Acoustics, and a/d/s.  To my still sharp ears at that time, Bose were the farthest from best we had!  KEF 105s were it. a/d/s 1290s were good and even the Beryllium Yamahas had their points. For orchestral music, the Allison Ones were very realistic. But Bose….?  Soooo colored.  They soon proved their worth as an innovator with the Acousimass concept, which made the world safe for subwoofers at the dawn of the home theater era.  That and noise canceling headphones are their real contribution to the industry. Good speakers are not. 

In the 1980s I also had a pair of small ADS L300 speakers, which were fantastic for their size. In a dark room, the sound they reproduced made you think you were listening to a much larger speaker.

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Just a Thought,

If you still don’t get the sound you’re looking for, you can easily replace the woofers, for not a lot of money.

All the best.

JD