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Originally Posted by CLEE
Early in my hi-fi venture, I lived with a pair of Infinity RS1b. Infinity was Arnie's company before Genesis. This speaker had given me lots of enjoyment but some headache also. The highs and midrange were excellent though I can't compare meaningfully with my current S5 as they are so far apart in time. Eventually I found I was not able to integrate the bass column. I also doubted that the bass servo was not speedy enough and often did more harm than good.
I also had limited experience with the Infinity IRS Beta and the Genesis II. They were better but (to me) still had similar problems, though to a lesser degree as the RS 1b.
Like Adam, I also came to the S5 from Wilson’s Sasha.
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The RS1B's look lovely in classic Chatsworth Oak. I owned a pair of Reference 60's in oak and seeing them in the room always brought a smile to my face
Yeah the weak point with many of the more complex Infinity Reference Standard speakers was coherency, though I wouldn't say that about the IRS-V's
I also owned a pair of Renaissance 90's, which in comparison to the S5's did sound a bit disjointed between the mid bass and highs.
Cheers,