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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
davidhrc
3 posts
 

I have the Triangle Comete (40th anniversary ver) and it is really really good for a bookshelf unit. I believe it shares some drivers with the Borea. So I recommend Triangle over vintage anything. 

dayglow
2,091 posts
 

@honkykong7777     With a room as large as yours consider the larger "Flagship"  series model BR09.

honkykong7777 OP
1 posts
 

Thanks guys. This is all great information. I was wanting to ask. Are there any other suggestions of speakers in this price range I am not considering. I was looking at the triangle’s because they seemed to have good reviews and were in my budget. I was wanting to be in the 1k range and could stretch up to 1500 but that is about max for me. I looked up the mofi 888 that was suggested bit tose looked to be in the 4-5k range.

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oldrooney
237 posts
 

Given the size of your room and the size of your budget, I think you’re almost forced to go vintage. I don’t share the view that newer is better. People have known what sounds good from the 1930’s until now. It’s not so much the technology, but how it is implemented. I think you’ll be happy with the Infinity speakers. And if not, you can sell them for what you paid for them. You may not be able to return something purchased new. 

joeycastillo
82 posts
 

As others have posted, the Infinity are very old. if you can, audition it first. Speaker technology has advance, so look into that too. 

just my opinion, I heard the Triangle Borea. it's OK. but do your research. Look into Mofi Source point 888. they play loud and can easily take your power amp

going with older speakers is like bimmer said above. it all about emotional connection. 

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