The 25 Ultimate Audiophile Speakers of All Time

[djwhog]

what about the Infinity Reference Standard IRS.

In Pasadena Cal. I was able to spend a 4hr session with these and the mids and highs were connected to mac amps and mac preamp. Were over the top to say the least

It was over $125 k for a set of right and left speakers, in the 4 cabinets. They were diamond black piano lacquer and had special mods above the base units shown here.

The speakers weighed in about over 1200lbs each and included a 220 volt 2000 watt amp per speaker in the bass units. You use your own amp in Tri amp . biwiring to connect to the mids and highs.


These specs are per channel right side pair or a single left side pair.

Introduced: IRS: 1980
Introduced: IRS V: 1988
Dimensions: Bass Tower: 228 x 52 x 73 cm
Dimensions: Mid/High Tower: 228 x 119 x 43 cm
Wight: Bass Tower: 681 kg (system) THAT is over 1400 lbs per side!
Bass: 6 x 30 cm
Mids: 12 x EMIM
Highs: 36 x EMIT (12 on the back)
Suggested for amplifiers with: 100-300 Watts per Mid/High channel (bass towers have their own 2000 Watts amplifier)
Frequency range: 15 Hz - 45 kHz

[BillK]

Maybe, because it is a list of the best speakers of all time.

Exactly.

No one's trying to rain on Wilson's parade.

But the Apogees definitely belong on the list of best speakers ever made.

Why they are no longer made has a lot more to do with people not wanting to devote room to them and what the company that bought the company did with the technology than anything else.