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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
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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ditusa
2,164 posts
 

@honkykong7777 Wrote:

 I was wanting to be in the 1k range and could stretch up to 1500 but that is about max for me. 

Right in your price range see here! 😎

Mike

g2the2nd
212 posts
 

Tekton Lore is worth a look/listen.

great 1k do everything speaker.

https://tektondesign.com/product/full-range-speakers/full-towers/lore/#color

polkalover
137 posts
 

Let me put this in different terms : you have the opportunity to buy a vintage 1963 corvette stingray or get a new stingray.  Will new stingray beat the 63 off the line? You bet it will.  Does the 63 look cool as sh*t ? You bet it does.  But if goal is SQ the answer is clear.

aggie88
17 posts
 

Your amp has the capability to drive Magnepan LRS+ speakers which excel at detail and are $1000 retail.  I miss my Maggies which were the prior entry level Maggies with the aftermarket stands.  You could add a sub later.  It depends on what music you like to listen to and what sound you prefer.  

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