Infinity RS1 Servo problem

yes, I had the same problem. sent it out to get fixed. did not get it back yet!! but I did what other owners of this speaker did and that was to get a dbx 223 crossover instead. I dident want to do this at first because I like to keep things the way they were ment to be used. well all I can say Is I will probably not use the infinity eq when I get it back. the dbx is so much better. and very simple to use. four knobs for each channel overall gain, bass cutoff fq, bass gain and high gain. no more matching high amp inpedence. bass amp now connected directly to bass amp. as for sound way more control. bass is better sounding,tighter,smoother. and you can adjust the panel overall to your likeing. just get a dbx 223 and don't look back. new they are around $170. on ebay you can get one for around $100. they come in black and white. mine is from about 3-4 years ago. the new ones look a little different.

if interested in the dbx223, it comes with two types of inputs xlr balanced and 1/4 inch phono plugs. need 1/4 to rca adaptors for it. parts express has them. to get an idea of that this is look at item # 181259015846 on ebay. this is xlr balancsd one. good luck

russ69, I spoke to greg from the company that made the eq for the infinitys and he said no problem using the dbx with the ib woofer towers. he said if anything you might, and he used that term lighty, said the bass wont go as low as with the infinity xover. I have found that not to be the case. bass is tight, deep,and smooth. and the dbx offers more control overall. I dident want to use it at first,but my xover started to act up. I have been using it for a year now and very happy with it. there are a lot of guys on the audiokarma site with the same speakers and using the dbx 223 and they all are very happy with it. and remember, the bass panel crosses over to the mid panel at 140 hz. many reviews say the emims don't like going that low. I have my bass fq set at 150hz to help the emims out. now the bass panels go to 150 and then cross over to the mid/high panels. do your self a favor and get one. they are cheap enough. I picked up a used one for $100. I leave mine on along with the bass amps on all the time. if you are going to un plug it after listening then turn off the amp first. if you unplug the ex first you will get a slight pop through the bass panels. hookup is very easy. I have the model with the 1/4 inch plugs so I picked up the adaptors at parts express. getting the infinity xover fixed is a pain in the ass these days. almost no body does it. I found a guy out in ca that works for the company that made them for infinity. I sent him mine in feburary,still dident get it back yet. I call every few months to see how its coming along. dident get to it yet!!. even if or when I get it back,im still going to use the dbx. I just would like to have the factory unit because its part of the set and can always use it again. good luck. im sure if you go for it you will be happy. I am

russ, keep in mind 95% of speakers don't have a servo feedback control for the woofers. the 1b bass column is just a big box with six 8 inch woofers in it. a good amp is all that is needed to drive it.although you need some kind of xover so you can sent just a bass signal to it you said you have it set to 100 hz? does that mean you have a dbx now and are using it. the speaker setup you stated must sound pretty good. ml panels for the top and infinity bass columns for the bottom. a few thing to remember if you get a dbx223. its stereo and mono so be sure to follow the stereo connections. that's why on the back panel there are markings on top and bottom of the inputs. the only led that should be on the front lit up is the middle power one.nothing else. i had a parasound 3500 running the bass for a while.strong,deep and powerful. with power to spare. a pair of odyssey mono's for the top panel. very smooth,clean wonderful soundstage. a very good amp indeed. i like to change things up a bit every once in a while,like all us audio nuts do. so now i have the odyssey mono's on the bass and a pair of jolida 502p's running in mono for the top. jolidas still breaking in but they sound good already. not sure which setup sounds better. both very,very good. i just cant seem to hear all these little differences everybody seems to think they can hear. i have been in audio for 40 years and to me all decent amps (and im not talking comparing a $800 amp to a $4,000 amp. sound very close. unless something is really off i just cant tell. do i have a tin ear????? ive had 7 or 8 different amps on my top panels and they all sound 99% the same,go figure. the reason i say this is because they all sounded very good. the speakers to me always offered the biggest sound change. 10 speakers,10 totally different sounds. amps are tougher for me. but big infinitys like tube amps for the top so thats what i have for now.let me know how it goes

good to hear russ69. set at 70hz,wow that's pretty low.im set at about 150hz with the infinity mid/tweeter panels. that's all you have to go up to,to blend in with the m,logan panels. im surprised you went with the xlr model since you had to adapt to rca's anyway. whats nice though is you can set the overall volumn now between both panels. glad you are happy with the results. like you I dident think I lost anything the factory xover had to offer also. so if you get the infinity xover fixed would you be in a rush to go back??