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Is anyone familiar with Infinity Slope brand speakers?

I have a pair of speakers that I inherited from my father when he passed away. From what I can tell, the brand is 'Infinity Slope'. He would have originally purchased them in the late 80's to early 90's. I did a quick blue book look-up on them and came up with 0 hits.

Some rough specs:

1. They are about 5 feet tall - floor standing on casters
2. They appear to have 2 tweeters, 1 mid-ranger driver, and 2 woofers

If anyone has some insight, I'm all ears. Thanks in advance.  
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njchevyguy
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When looking at your speakers from the front, if the cabinet is rectangle and the front side edge are sharp corners, it is the Model 2. If the front side edges are beveled, it is the 2A.
If from the front from side to side , the bottom of the cabinets are obviously wider than the top, (sloping inward like the letter "A"), you have the Model 4...and I'm jealous.
njchevyguy
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I have a JSE story....In 1987, after 2 years of searching for the best speaker/amp combo I could afford, I bought a set of JSE Model 2's and a Soundstream DA-1 amp (before it was THX certified). It's all personal taste, but for the truer amplification, I chose the DA-1 over the Adcom GFA-555, which I thought had a boosted bass. Fun Fact 1: The salesman at Harvey Electronics in Paramus NJ that sold me the JSE speakers and demo'd the DA-1 was Jeff Joseph, who years later, after John Sollecito closed JSE, licensed the Infinite Slope technology and started Joseph Audio. I preferred the extended bass range of the JSE Model 4, but couldn't justify the increased cost. Fun Fact 2: The List Price of the JSE speaker line coincided with the model numbers. therefore, the Model 4 was priced at $4,000.

In 1992, the oak veneer of the Model 2's began to lift/bubble. I called JSE and spoke directly with John Sollecito. He was extremely supportive! However, instead of fixing the Model 2 cabinets I had, he offered a more expedient solution that I happily accepted. He sent 2 technicians in a van to my house with an upgrade replacement to Model 2A's in gloss black. The 2A had the upgraded super tweeter and rounded cabinet edge for smoother high end dispersion. The 2A grille covers the full front, not like the slanted cover of the 2.

In 2003, I called John Sollicito again and talked briefly about Source Technologies and the old JSE line. I mentioned how happy I was with the Model 2A and mentioned that originally, I thought the bass of the Model 4 was noticeably better, but I didn't think they were $1,500 better. Fun Fact 3: John laughed and agreed. He said when originally designed, he needed to price the Model 2 performance competitively, so he didn't use the best woofers available at the time. The Model 4 was the no compromise speaker with a larger volume cabinet. To enhance my system bass, I went with his suggestion of what would best match/compliment my 2A's. At the time, it was the Source Technology XLS 12" 450 watt amplified passive radiator subwoofer. It has a very sold bass and extends the frequency response down to 18hz. He gave me a great deal and I'm very pleased with this unit.

In 2012, the 2A woofer foam surrounds were disintegrating, so I gave John a call. He remembered me. We discussed the options and he suggested upgrading the woofers and replacing the aging capacitors of the crossovers. I and a friend who has the Model 2 each bought an upgrade kit. It came will detailed instructions and was easy to install. The only small issue was that the new woofers protruded just a bit more from the cabinet surface, so I shimmed the cloth cover frame a bit. Again, I'm very pleased and haven't had any issues since.
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