Here's just a footnote of sorts to my story.
I take back my findings on the Infinity Primus 362 or the Adcom 565SE being on the forward side. I really can't say for sure what the Adcom is, its kind of disappeared as it were. Above I had mentioned this, and that the Infinitys were difficult to work with.
I decided to leave them in the system as I wait for my Kefs to show up(apparently they may be coming from the UK, the Dealer wasn't sure at the time). Over time, the infinity speakers have warmed up, so to speak. No overly forward soundstage that gives me ear fatigue. No brightness or harshness. Not that they are warm sounding, but they seem to have really good detail in the mids and highs.
My preamp is the Schiit Audio Freya+, and I made another discovery. With the tubes engaged, and everything warmed up, real magic happens with those Infinitys. The Tweeter is better than I thought, and this SS amp/Tube pre combo is amazing at times.
One song stands out so far. The Gypsy Kings, Hotel California. The intro is magical, just magical. When the lead guitar makes his first full strum, the detail and exactness is better than I've ever heard it. Not too bad for some old cast off speakers that I picked up on Craigslist for cheap. I'm using silver wire IC's to the amp and source, and Wireworld Oasis 7 speaker cables, which are said to be warm.
I take back my findings on the Infinity Primus 362 or the Adcom 565SE being on the forward side. I really can't say for sure what the Adcom is, its kind of disappeared as it were. Above I had mentioned this, and that the Infinitys were difficult to work with.
I decided to leave them in the system as I wait for my Kefs to show up(apparently they may be coming from the UK, the Dealer wasn't sure at the time). Over time, the infinity speakers have warmed up, so to speak. No overly forward soundstage that gives me ear fatigue. No brightness or harshness. Not that they are warm sounding, but they seem to have really good detail in the mids and highs.
My preamp is the Schiit Audio Freya+, and I made another discovery. With the tubes engaged, and everything warmed up, real magic happens with those Infinitys. The Tweeter is better than I thought, and this SS amp/Tube pre combo is amazing at times.
One song stands out so far. The Gypsy Kings, Hotel California. The intro is magical, just magical. When the lead guitar makes his first full strum, the detail and exactness is better than I've ever heard it. Not too bad for some old cast off speakers that I picked up on Craigslist for cheap. I'm using silver wire IC's to the amp and source, and Wireworld Oasis 7 speaker cables, which are said to be warm.