help buying irs beta

Thank you all so much for the advice.I have read a handful of articles about these and do understand how challenging they can be. what I'm trying to do is get started on my dream system.and I think the time to do it is when you can. so with the help of people like you guys I think I'm going to get started. BTW I do have the basic knowledge of equipment I've just never had the means to break into the next levels of hifi ,so I've never had the need to learn about it thanks again and I hope to learn a lot from people like you over the next few years 

cleeds422 posts11-12-2016 7:12am melbguy1
... make sure all 8 Watkins Woofers have been re-foamed ...

The IRS Beta does not use Watkins woofers, although I do know that he’ll work on them. Watkins woofers have dual voicecoils, and were used in the RS 2.5 and 4.5 models - and probably some others - but not the IRS Beta or RS1 models

My bad, though I would trust Watkins to do a great job refurbing the drivers, as I would Bill Legall at Millersound.

melbguy1

... I would trust Watkins to do a great job refurbing the drivers, as I would Bill Legall at Millersound ...

Those are both very good recommendations!

How big is your listening room?  These speakers need a LOT of room to sound their best. 

I formerly owned the similar RS-1b, and unless you’re a masochist I would instead get a pair of Eminent Technology LFT-8b, which employs similar but superior drivers to the EMIM and EMIT in the Infinitys.