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Help deciding between two speakers.

 

I am trying to decide between a vintage pair of infinity rs iiia and triangle borea BR08. I will have them in a large open living room and I listen to rock, pop, and country music. I will be pushing them with a pro-ject audio rs amp. The infinities are legendary speakers but obviously are older and may need to be refoamed. The BR08‘s are new. I will save a few hundred going with the infinities. Is there a big leap in speaker quality between the two? Are vintage better made? Any input would be greatly appreciated. I should also say I am not looking to blow the doors off the house. I am looking for great sounding and detailed sound. I am open to any other suggestions. There is no particular reason for these two other than they are in my price range of around 1k and they are available in my area.

the room they will be in is 20x30 with a 10’ ceiling. And the specs on my amp are as follows.

Tube assembly: 2 x ECC88 (6922)
Power output: 2 x 110W / 180W @ 8 ohms / 4 ohms
(2x 180/250 W @ 8/4 ohms with PS Box RS)
2 ohms drive capability
Frequency response: 20Hz - 50kHz (- 0,8dB, - 3dB)
Signal to noise ratio: >-100dB (IEC -A)
THD: < 0,05% @ 100W
Input: RCA & XLR-sockets
Input sensitivity: 1,35V
Input Impedance: 22kohms
Speaker terminals: 4mm Ø Banana, spade or bare wire
External power supply: 48V/2,5A DC;100 - 240V, 50/60Hz

Thanks in advance for your input and again if anyone has another suggestion please let me know.

 

 

honkykong7777

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1971gto455ho
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Age is baloney, spend a few dollars reform, rewire recap if necessary doesn’t take a rocket scientist and is not expensive. the Infinity’s  are a Dipole speaker and have a sound well worth listening to. The RS 111a’s and RS111b’s are essentially the same and given their MSRP alone show they’re certainly a better speaker. Do yourself a favour and listen to both if possible…you’ll walk away with the infinity’s. 

Cheers 

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1971gto455ho
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  • Speaker technology has changed, but to what degree it’s still drivers  in a box. The dollar isn’t worth what it used to be that aside a $1500 speaker 40 years ago generally eats a $1500 speaker today, that’s a fact. I think people should spend more time, especially in a 20 x 30 room, listening rather than Price shopping, newer is better is that a rule ?  
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1971gto455ho
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There’s a closed mind attitude. Point is the man wanted Sound opinions between two very different speakers. As usual it morphed into anything but that. My opinion is the larger dipole speakers in a room that size plays well for the infinity’s plain and simple. And I might add there is no such thing as current standard it’s what you hear that counts and standing in a room listening to the two one being middle to higher end of an era comparing it to a lower priced current box store speaker…. Good luck with that.
 

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