PS Audio IRSV selling

They really are outstanding speakers. Back in the day when I worked in the only HFI shop that mattered here in my town, we had a customer who owned a set. We didn't sell them, but we did sell him the power and repaired the ribbons in the mids and tweeters when he blew them out. (he claimed they flamed out), I never witnessed it. If I recall we sold and installed a bank of BGW pro amps to power it all. The owner was a wild and loved to listen at stadium concert levels. Hell of a fun guy to hang out with. He was also a BMW M series collector and drove them super fast.. I often wonder if he's still around.  

doyle3433 ... we ... repaired the ribbons in the mids and tweeters when he blew them out. (he claimed they flamed out ...

There are no ribbons in an IRS system and if the planar drivers do fail they don’t "flame out." It’s actually a pretty easy system to maintain - the trickiest part is the dedicated crossover/servo controller. There is a whole network of audiophiles that keep classic Infinity systems alive. Once you’ve heard something like the big IRS or the IRS Beta system, it’s easy to be hooked.

Fun story..

I doubt that he got the $70k he was hoping for.

Considering that the IRS V is an uber-rare icon, that this particular set has been brought up to 21st century standards by qualified specialists, and that today's continuation model costs $680,000, $70K sounds very reasonable.