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Infinity Prelude MTS

Does anybody here have anything good to say about these speakers which, for what it's worth, are in class A of Stereophile's Recommended Components, have been well reviewed by Michael Fremer in the same publication and by Anthony Cordesman, but seem to be given short shrift by the subjective audiophile set, mainly because Dr. Toole does not suffer posers too well it seems. I have auditioned a pair and was astounded by the bass reproduction, felt the midrange and treble were clear and accurate and liked the fact that the stereo image seems high enough off the floor, unlike some speakers I heard that despite being at the correct height seem to have the performers only a foot and half or so above floor level. My one concern is that the bass seemed a bit detached from the rest of the range; then again, I have not heard very many music systems with subs. The rest of the system was composed of a Krell CD player and Krell integrated amp. The room was square and dreadful. I think the bass could be made to sound much better in a well proportioned room. Many thanks.
pbb

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voodoochile
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Pbb,

I think you are right... They are much better than
most people think. I think some of the dismisal
in the audiophile community has been due to some of the Infinity lines in the past werent very good but thats not true anymore. It just goes to show that once you lose respect you have to "earn" it back.

I have the Intermezzo series and they are excellent all around speakers they do everything very well. The MTS is just more of a very good thing. Your right about the bass its like a Mike Tyson (the old Mike Tyson)punch in the stomach... Very tight, fast and deep. Part of the beauty of the MTS is the Parametric EQ's built into the sub's which i would go as far as saying "just about" everyone needs.. Whether they know it or not is another story. The other nice thing is the ability to detach the subs and place them anywhere you want.. That can be a real plus in certain situations.

I think clear and accurate pretty much sums it up (i would
add Dynamic) the only knock on them i have heard is they are too accurate... too neutral and dont have a soul... I say if you want soul go buy a James Brown CD and if you want true hi-end speakers they have to be accurate and
neutral.

To each his own... but personally i think the they are exactly what a hi-end speaker should be. Floyd knows
exactly whats goin on.

And i dont sell Infinty or any other audio equipment just
a happy customer.
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