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Infinity Irs Beta

I recently purchased a set of the Irs Betas. My system consists of a Krell Kct Preamp, Krell Kps28 CD player, Krell Fpb400 cx which I am powering the mid,high panels and using the cast interconnects between them and a Krell Ksa300 for the bass towers with the servo unit. Would tubes on the top end be a big improvement? Any folks here run tubes on their Betas and have you compared the two? It sounds wonderful as is.
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sirspeedy
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I used to own them...Awesome speakers! And I mean great!! The bad news is they might sound fine now,but will definitely sound better with a good(relatively powerful) tube amp on the panels....I ran top quality Audio research units on mine.You definitely want solid state on those bass towers though.that's where the Krells should go,which is what I was using on mine....Good luck.
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okeeteekid
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I read somewhere that when Infinity was designing the IRS series speakers they used audio research tube amps on top, I have the IRS Epsilons... they are awesome speakers that sound very similar to the IRS Beta's aside from the bass output, congrats on your recent purchase.
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mitch4t
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Betas are excellent speakers when they are good... but sometimes they show their age. They're around 25 years old. The bass modules and servo could use a 21st century update.
Next to impossible to find parts for the tweeter,midrange panels.
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dweller
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Isn't the "IRS" also known as the IRS V (5)?
While attending technical school (around 1983) I joined a group of EE's for a tour of the WFMT studios in downtown Chicago. WFMT had a recording studio/hall with a pair of the gigantic IRS modules 10-15 feet up on the walls.
BTW, we asked the head engineer where he attended school.
His reply: "Self taught". -Mind Blowing!
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mofimadness
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The last version of the IRS was the V (5), but the IRS series all started with the IRS I, then the II, then the III, then the V. There wasn't an IRS IV.

They are indeed MASSIVE speakers and sound that way too. I've heard them several times and the word DYNAMIC always comes to mind.
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