Heard the Infinity RS at CES way back in the day. My non-audiophile friends wanted to leave, but I wouldn't. I was glued to the chair with my eyes closed. I still remember that experience.
I remember listening to these several times when I worked at Infinity as an engineering intern in the late 80s. Seeing them in person was incredible and to say they sounded amazing is an understatement. I've never heard anything like them since.
I really appreciate the honesty and the sharing of knowledge. I’m still trying to find more on room acoustics and this has helped even if it wasn’t perfect. Those things look insane, btw... would love to hear them.
I listened to these back in the 80s. I sat through the whole Dark side of the Moon. With the room blacked out and no one else in the room. Transcendent.
I remember seeing an Audio Video Interiors magazine back in the early 90's which showed Fabio's home theater. He had these for the front AND rear channels! It was easily a million dollar home theater. I'd love to see that article again. Thanks for sharing these videos, these speakers are truly impressive looking, maybe one day I'll have the opportunity to hear them.
Adam Marr Go Google Fabio Stereo and look up the 1995 Audio Video Interiors' article. It has many photos of the system and it's Martin Logan and it says Infinity IRS V surrounds.
Oneness100 . I stand corrected....I see the article now and his full setup. Wow, what a system! Thanks for setting me straight, I did not intent to misinform people about Fabio's system
I remember seeing these Infinity speakers in a brochure at one of my local car & home audio stores back around 1987. Stunning to see them in a room. Their sheer size is amazing... I can only imagine how they must sound in person.
Listening to Welcome to the Machine on a good set of headphones gives me goosebumbs, I can not imagine how amazing it would sound on your setup! I might have to make the drive up from Pueblo one of these days to witness this masterpiece.
+KuroDensetsu Headphones only give you a very small idea of what a good set of speakers can do. Headphones are only good for apartment dwellers. Everybody else should listen to some decent speakers.
I know I'm a bit late here, but I do want to chime in, there are headphones, and there are over ear (and in ear) monitors. Those are a whole different beast, and deserve better than your reply gives them. A good set gives you about perfect reproduction and soundstage, lacking only in palpable bass (you can clearly hear it, but it's not resonating through your whole body, obviously). Especially in ear monitors - the bass is utterly astonishing, as is the clarity. To use something I read someone else say - "It's like the band in _inside_ _my_ _head_ ... **edited for spelling**
Testing a great stereo system with the crappy music of today is like testing an F-16 pulling a cargo load. You need classical music, great rockers, Bossa Nova, etc.
dreegez Yeah. However my dream system is a pair of Martin Logan electrostatic speakers and a 15 inch subwoofer. I listen to a lot of EDM and dubstep so I need a system that will keep up. And I heard great stuff that ML is a great brand so I want to try them out.
If you listen to acoustic experts, unfortunately there are just a few of them left, or measure the room’s freq. response you’ll probably understand that your “interesting gentleman” is either delusional or he has no idea what’s he is talking about.
I only recently got a subwoofer for my tannoy reveal monitor speakers and welcome to the machine has been a favourite of mine to listen to now, I can only attempt to imagine what something like that sounds like what an awesome piece of engineering, love your channel thanks for sharing!!
wow that system looks amazing and it must sound unbelievably good I've heard a lot of great sound systems but to be able to spend a day in that room would be such a privilege
I was able to hear pair of these at a Car audio national show in 1990 or 1991. Dolby labs was giving a demo of frequency response and sound stage. I have never heard anything since then that duplicated that sound stage. Very impressive very nice system.
In the late 70s or early 80s I wandered into Lyric HiFi in NYC. Michael Kay had just finished a major renovation. The rooms to my memory and understanding were on huge springs, and I recall the doors being meat locker doors. I was a teenager and he was more than happy to take me into the main room where a version of those speakers were. My mouth was agape just seeing them. The demo stays with me to this day.
Thanks so much for the information. Too bad I'm not in CO (northern California), but if I'm ever in the area, I'd love to hear that room! Playing my favorite song by one of my favorite bands wouldn't hurt, either!:)
Great video series, Paul. It says a lot about a company and their leadership to undertake an endeavor like this. Good to know that PS Audio didn't settle for "Okay" and actually went for it, and learned something in the process.
I heard these speakers in the old building- I've also, heard the term, "the speakers just disappear" in the room. Yup, these fucking monsters totally disappeared. The sound was coming from behind the speakers, near the rear wall. Flippin weird but oh, so cool!
Damn now THAT is a Music Room !! LOVE IT. I still got my Dahlquist 30i"s from the early 90's, Been watching Huge Vintage Speakers on Ebay from Carver & Infinity, ...Lots of Sales. But You got the Setup Man !! Outstanding. Too bad Stereo Stores don't have listening Rooms like they used to, I used to spend hours back in the Day, But Hardly Nobody have a good stereo anymore. Nice to see the vintage Speakers, not smart speakers & soundbars, People don't know what they missing. Thanks for sharing this Man !!!
What a beautiful room. I would lose my mind being able to listen to pink Floyd's Wish you were here in its entirety. The separation...the clarity...omidirectional appearance. Wow.
Beautiful speakers. For those not familiar with really high end audio good sound stage is only available with recordings that preserve stereo location. Stereo audio systems are capable of placing instruments and performers accurately around in front of the listener without resorting to a surround sound (multi speaker) setup. Close your eyes and band members seem to be standing at various locations in your listening room with each instrument clearly voiced. The recording engineer needs to know what they are doing when the music is recorded and the record company has to want to preserve the sound through the manufacturing process. So if you have a good recording and set your speakers up properly it is possible to get good sound stage with just 2 much lesser speakers then the ones shown in this video.
Did it with a pair of Klipsch K-Horns and a single LaScala as a center. three monoblocks a McIntosh c2300 preamp. Not a huge Beatles fan but LOVE is an amazing example going as far as to place an instrument behind me. Best 3D soundstage I found to date.
+Paul McGowan Paul I will take you up on that when I am out for classic car stuff this summer. Heading to Buffalo tomorrow to look at PS Audio amplifiers. I will make an appointment this summer when I am out near Boulder.
Hi Paul. My name is Angelo. What a great setup. I have always wanted a set of IRS speakers as well, wow those are great. My current work has been with Arnie's friend, enthusiast, inventor and physicist, Bob Carver. Bob and i spent this past octomber and november voicing his new line source x-overs for the new ALS1000 speakers demonstrated at a few shows around the country . I can not wait for everyone to get to experience a fine rival as maybe one of the finest line source speakers ever made. I love your room sir, you have given me many ideas. Look forward to your video's. Cheers, Angelo.
You said it in a nutshell. There’s no equation to calculate the amount of “permission from my better half”. The Queen of all she surveys. Nice system. Love your videos.
I would be very interested in applying for an apprenticeship. Seriously though, thank you for taking the time to produce these videos. I am currently building my first "Mid-Fi" system and your series has been a great resource. The process is somewhat addictive, however I suppose in a relatively healthy way. For anyone who cares or has helpful advice, my current system is made up of: Pro-Ject 1 Xpression III Classic turntable w/ Sumiko Pearl cart, Arcam A19 integrated amp w/ a pretty decent built in MM phono pre-amp and finally a pair of B&W 685 S2s... Feel like the next upgrades will be the cartridge (really like Ortofon 2M Bronze or Black), then a 8" B&W sub (Don't wanna overpower my bookshelfs)... Anyways, thanks again for the series and how lucky are we to be able to enjoy all this incredible music! Thanks
***** You just wrote a whole paragraph crapping on this dude's system. The 685 S2's are a VERY nice speaker-better than a lot of the higher end B&W's and blows away a lot of Martin Logan, Energy, Paradigm, etc bookshelf speakers. I'd say his system is comprised of very capable gear. Nothing like some dude on the internet crapping on other people for no reason.
I recenty upgraded my cart to the Ortofon black and wow.... sounds incredible. Also, got some black mamba interconnects. Honestly, I'm very pleased with the B&W's, I purchased a sub to give me a lil mmmfff. Loving my set-up, I'm in a place currently I don't want to upgrade. Eventually I'll probably purchase a nice phono pre-amp, but for the time being I'm just listenin to some jams. Peace and love gentlemen
Dreaming about high end audio gear is like dreaming about the most expensive sports cars. It's fun to dream but without some financial miracle, or giving up everything else in life, over 95% of us will never actually own it.
This channel is so inspiring ... I've dropped out of computer engineering and have jumped at the option i had to pursue audio engg and music production in a year ... i have an assignment coming up in room design and i think this video has given me a serious edge compared the content taught in class. To have Mr.McGowan put up content like this means the world to people like me. So thank you :)
I had a set of infinity speakers as a teenager with these emit tweeters in the cabinet they sound amazing. I modified the crossover and add Mylar capacitors. Built my own preamp and solid silver rca cables myself. Soldered like 15 resistors inside the preamp to have plenty of range in volume. I Also had a DAC and cd player.They sound amazing only had two 8" woofers. I had two mono block tube amps. My dad was a big audiophile. He designed and built his own speakers with a transmission line box designs. I helped him make them. It was so involved remember weighing the acoustastuff for the sub enclosure to get the exact amount needed to be tuned properly. The box was multiple layers of mdf on all sides. Top for mids and highs was solid mdf layers about 8 layers of 3/4 mdf. They where beautiful and had rounded edges like yours. My dad has passed away due to bone cancer. I really miss him. I enjoyed listening to the system when we where done. It was the best surround sound you could imagine with two speakers. The room had to be setup to get everything to sound perfect. I know what you mean about getting your room ready for the best listening experience.
+09809709879876678698A You need to understand most audiophiles (at least the one braging on YT) don't give a fuck about music. They could hear all day long the recording of a train passing by for the reason it's well recorded ! Or a granny crawling on a harp for the same reason... They love disgusting reverbs and easylistening crap . They of course almost never go to concerts, don't play any instrument and naturally fall into audiofoolness. Just by looking at the ratio size of the room/speakers you can tell the guy is out of his mind !
I'm pretty certain I seen a pair of these back in the 80's in Bloomington Il. I was young and didn't understand the tech and the salesman was too busy to explain them. Thanks for the video. I can now put that memory to rest.
Colorado... I'm going to the US from Sweden to visit a friend in Chicago, but i HAVE to take a detour and listen to that, and get an experience of a lifetime. I had a friend many years ago when i was in the early 20s (now dead in cancer) that probably introduced me to the true beauty of music with a pair of B&O Penta and Mike Oldfield - Voyager... it was a jawdropping experience. So i cannot even begin to imagine what that will sound like . I am in awe, im jealous, and im happy for you. From a fellow music-lover.
not jealous in the slightest, its a shame that you have to lie to yourself to push back the thought which was you've wasted all of your money, thats comedy my friend.
@@InfiniteRhombus well it's all subjective isnt it? Besides, you haven't heard this, so you couldn't possibly be in the position to say whether or not it could be deemed worth it. Besides, unlike most other things, a good system like this will last for decades (in both relevancy and just raw quality)
Hello Paul. Congratulations aquiring some impressing speakers! Just having the opportunity to listening to Pink Floyd from your chair would be a reason to leave Sweden for a first visit to USA. Thank you very much for sharing your experience with the room acoustics experiment. It made me wiser. Especially that the Helmholz traps didn't perform as anticipated. Sad but educating. It really shows how complex this task is. Generous of you to share! I'm in the process of building traps myself into an adjacent confined space. I have done some research the last couple of years. Would you possibly be interested in exchanging ideas and experience? Kind regards
It never ceases to amaze me to see audiophiles doing things that add zero fidelity to their systems. Look at those huge power cords. I'm sure they are pure stranded 6 gauge copper wires and they take that and plug it into a wall outlet using 12 AWG romex with an aluminum gnd, all single strand. I could go on and on but I have a record to play.
I come there every year for the Bolder Boulder 10k wheelchair division. would love to stop by and check it out. anyone can do loud. but loud and amazingly clear. plus i love that u are using a mix of new and old school.
lots of people selling these vintage type speakers on ebay , mostly local pick up, they got some deals, better than buying a used car, buy used speakers.
It's funny that this video has bad hissing and a heavy noise gate making the sound kinda bad. Yet it comes from a nutty audiophile who is apparently obsessed with sound. Lol.
+MobileDecay All that noise and distortion you hear is mostly because of the whole UA-cam format!... You simply CANNOT do ANY, REAL justice to a system like the one shown in this video, here on a severely compressed online video played back on the viewer's laptop speakers or cheesy headphones!... One must experience a truly high-end audio system as this *in person* to know what it really can sound like!... And depending on the source audio quality, it can be just like an original, live, studio performance!
JoeJ8282 No it does not come from youtube. Stop making excuses. If I ever had hissing in a video I did it was created by something in my house like a fan or a shitty microphone. I never uploaded a video with clean audio and all of the sudden there is hissing on the audio. Lol.
+MobileDecay Well whatever; it doesn't really matter what is causing that noise on this video, because this whole argument is invalid here online anyway, (versus an actual IN-PERSON demo)... and that is my whole point!... One simply cannot compare or "evaluate" any audio setup properly over the internet, while listening to the sound through a crappy laptop speaker system or on a cellphone, etc!... There is *no* comparison to actually being there yourself, in the same room as this system, (or any good setup), and hearing the *ACTUAL* *equipment* with your own ears, instead of just a *VIDEO* of the equipment playing!... *THAT* *major* difference is what so many people don't seem to comprehend anymore!... The internet is a great tool for many things, but when it comes to evaluating audio and video equipment performance *properly*, you absolutely *MUST* do that *in-person*, rather than trying to evaluate it by watching a video of it, regardless of the video's production quality!... Just the fact that it is a *recording* of the original performance, (of the equipment), means that the audio quality has already been considerably compromised!... Add to that the fact that most people that are watching these videos will be playing the sound back through their computer or cellphone speakers, and you just know that the resulting final audio quality that actually reaches your ears will be severely degraded even further, (over being there yourself), and so then hopefully you can see my point here... This isn't worth any further discussion time either, because of the simple fact that there is no comparison between a video of a performance and the actual performance itself right in front of you! (Again, I'm referring to equipment performance in this case.)
Great video. Thank you for taking the time to walk through the setup. Room design isn’t about perfection, it’s about compromise. Our ears were designed for the heavens, not for Earthly confines. Try to design a room for your ears and you’ll simply never get out of the design stage. Your compromise is a reasonable one and you’ve identified a setup that works, which is more than I can say for many listening rooms. Well done! I’d LOVE to take a road trip to Boulder and take a listen some time!! Thanks for the video.
I watched Techmoan channels video about it, and he sayed it was almost like people being in the room etc. Hair in the back of the neck going up and that sort of stuff. I think it's like a 100dB of dynamic range, but nowdays you can get that in other medias out the box I think? (if the stuff is even recorded at that range) And pretty much no... last record made around -81. But that could be around Pink Floyd and stuff...
Paul McGowan it's compression noise suppression and from the days of magnetic tape and from the short time I've watched you seem like a typical over priced pompous "audiophile". I'd bet my old phase linear sounds just as good through modest three way eminence drivers in home built cabinets.
@FlatBroke612 (aka TheSuperHater) You should change your name. It sounds like someone who is negative and unapproachable. Try "FinancialMinimalist612. It sounds and looks a lot more positive. 🙂
Very special speakers, I don't have to travel that far to listen to them. When I try to describe how it sounds, I use my own term "Niagara Waterfall" sound. The amazing amount of sound you've never experienced before.
And? What’s the point? I sure as hell think he’s fucking insane for buying a stereo that expensive, but- I think people who spend 500 dollars on chairs-CHAIRS-are fucking insane lmao. I mean-something to sit in. Boom. Ten bucks. And those chairs look pretty comfy lol
As an avid audiophile, I witnessed the birth of these IRS speakers first hand at a private screening in San Francisco in 1984 with my dad, who at the time was an audio wholesale distributor. When I saw the mid/tweeter column on he thumbnail, I knew I had to watch it. Back in '84 Infinity was selling the 4 tower pair for ~$20,000. Some day I hope to hear these again in a tuned room.
Gotta say this series got me stoked for my future room. Almost makes me want to put my bed and computer in a stupid place and optimise my studio flat for my hifi.
should be a away to remove some of the swear word laden abusive comments - period!!! The video is part 7 of building a new music room..........not recording a video of epic speakers being played and dismally represented through desktop/Laptop computer speakers, headphones and alike. UA-cam audio replication is mostly bad bad bad anyway. Listen an learn people!!
I am the guy that always wanted a system like this. Best speaker I heard in person was a large set of Mirages, couldn't believe the sound, just sound real. The detail was out of this world.....but these babies sound like something entirely better I dare say.
Abbey Road, 1975, where they recorded and mastering Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd. A 15-inch Tannoy concentric in a room with a soft acoustic treatment, judging by photos of the time, were sufficient. Therefore, a very cost sound system is not necessary. The Hi End stinks! You want a really good sound? Buy a home studio monitors, near field listening distance, use a room EQ calibration and a some difusers and absortions panels in the listening room. Magic!! Save a lot of your money and enjoy the real High Fidelity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbey Road, 1975, donde grabaron y masterizaron Welcome to the Machine de Pink Floyd. Un Tannoy concéntrico de 15 pulgadas en una sala con un tratamiento acústico suave, a juzgar por las fotos de la época, fue suficiente. Por lo tanto, no es necesario un sistema de sonido muy costoso. ¡El Hi End apesta! ¿Quieres un sonido realmente bueno? Compra monitores de estudio en casa, distancia de escucha de campo cercano, usa una calibración de ecualizador de sala y algunos paneles difusores y absorbentes en la sala de audición. ¡¡Magia!! Ahorra mucho dinero y disfruta de la verdadera alta fidelidad.
iagogonzalezalvarez now that’s the gospel I’ve been looking for. This whole premise is a load of crap. This rig would be quite nice, maybe, in a larger and acoustically dead room. Just the “source rack” alcove is an audio room no-no that cannot be overcome with off-axis cancellation or ANY other way. Not to mention that point source is the way for true hi-if. Arrays are only for steering audio. Very useful where needed. In a moderately sized ROOM, that many drivers will cause summing and cancelling(lobing and comb filtering) that would take another room full of individual driver processing beyond the scope of any reasonable resource to bring back the acoustic precision of point source. This is flash and trash. The preconceived notion can be very, very influential. I’ve seen and heard of outrageous installations in my region that make me sick at the witnessing of money almost literally thrown in the bin. All because of personal shortcomings? Phallic issues? Mommy didn’t pay attention? I truly feel sorry for this bullshit. Give me two EAW KF850Ts aside with SB850s below and I’ll make you poop when you didn’t want to poop. Luckily my listening room holds 1,000 drunk people and has reflections galore, and 101db c weighted is about as QUIET as I can get it. Ugh. Seriously though, I was asked to dial in a rig at a rich guys house with like 10 pro audio amps, stupid PA speakers hung semi-discriminately around, excess in action, and I could make it sound great in a couple of spots, but the cancellations and summations were ridiculous. I honestly wanted to ask the guy what vagina smelled like. Sad stuff.
***** it is loud noise. we know what different instruments sound like.. i know what a violin is supposed to sound like, and a flute.. but your electronic wubb wubb.. it sounds like whatever speaker is making it.
so true it is a treat having an experience like this , at that level . quick story______ back in the mid 90s I was in honolulu and dropped in to the bose outlet an auditioned a couple stacks of bose 901s and what they put on was an actual space shuttle launch . . . . and it was literally a once in a life time experience I never saw coming . jaw dropping . they've closed since then . good stuff paul thanks
funny how im imagining how it would be like listening to some Tool music with this system, must be awesome... I would love to experience it before I die haha
I'm from Asia and the infinity has been my favorite speaker.idnt have the luxury to listen to the irs v but have heard the betas .i think the separation of these design g4towers) is simply a classof its own no modern speakers does that kind of tonality and high so wonderfully.thou idnt know how modern speakers like the magics or yg sounds like.i guess the these are simply fantastic.thanks Paul for sharing.
"Listen honey, the bad news is that I sold the house and the car. The good news... check out our new speakers."
But honey I had enough money left over to buy that new floyd on 180 grain..lol
speakers over houses.. shoot... speakers over my old lady tooha ha
I'll tell my divorce lawyer to leave you enough proceeds from the settlement to get a phono cartridge upgrade.
So where are you going to put the speakers? lol
More speekers in a cabinet meanse out of phase inchoerent sound. Not smartsd I am Smrts!
Heard the Infinity RS at CES way back in the day. My non-audiophile friends wanted to leave, but I wouldn't. I was glued to the chair with my eyes closed. I still remember that experience.
I remember listening to these several times when I worked at Infinity as an engineering intern in the late 80s. Seeing them in person was incredible and to say they sounded amazing is an understatement. I've never heard anything like them since.
How cool.
I recognized Welcome to the Machine the first second, that tells im here for the correct reasons, what a fine track to test a music room.
Ese señor anda en algo extraño yo creo .....bla bla bla bla anda en una nota hablando
Amen!
Floyd
I really appreciate the honesty and the sharing of knowledge. I’m still trying to find more on room acoustics and this has helped even if it wasn’t perfect. Those things look insane, btw... would love to hear them.
Unbelievable set up. From the industrial power to the "I CAN'T BELIEVE' speakers. WOW.
This is a thing of beauty! There is alot of knowledge hear That I only wish I had the liberty learning. Great video!!!
I listened to these back in the 80s. I sat through the whole Dark side of the Moon. With the room blacked out and no one else in the room. Transcendent.
I remember seeing an Audio Video Interiors magazine back in the early 90's which showed Fabio's home theater. He had these for the front AND rear channels! It was easily a million dollar home theater. I'd love to see that article again. Thanks for sharing these videos, these speakers are truly impressive looking, maybe one day I'll have the opportunity to hear them.
Fabio's system was Martin Logan fronts and these speakers are rear's.
Adam Marr Are you sure? I specifically remember fronts and rear's being these Infinity's. Maybe someone has the magazine and can verify?
Dereck BigDWiz I saw a photo and the entire system was ALL Martin Logan. Maybe he changed from Infinity to Martin Logan.
Adam Marr Go Google Fabio Stereo and look up the 1995 Audio Video Interiors' article. It has many photos of the system and it's Martin Logan and it says Infinity IRS V surrounds.
Oneness100 . I stand corrected....I see the article now and his full setup. Wow, what a system! Thanks for setting me straight, I did not intent to misinform people about Fabio's system
I remember seeing these Infinity speakers in a brochure at one of my local car & home audio stores back around 1987. Stunning to see them in a room. Their sheer size is amazing... I can only imagine how they must sound in person.
Thanks so much for posting this. I remember reading about the IRS in the early 80's. It was a pleasure to actually get this "close" to a pair.
Your making me want to drive to Bolder just to hear this system. Sounds amazing. I'm saving my $'s to start building a garage studio / listening room.
Great work! Thank you for sharing.
Hubert - Germany
Just saw this and just told my wife our next family trip will be to Boulder.
Great summer destination.
Your love for acoustic music automatically earns respect..!!👍
cant believe he is inviting people to his very home..what a nice guy,congratulations and my respect sir.
Amazing , I remember reading about these Infinities. The sound must be like being at their live concert, maybe better.
If live is at an stadium is sh3t
Listening to Welcome to the Machine on a good set of headphones gives me goosebumbs, I can not imagine how amazing it would sound on your setup! I might have to make the drive up from Pueblo one of these days to witness this masterpiece.
+KuroDensetsu Same here! I live in Rio Rancho, NM... Not *too* far away... Day trip time?!!
+KuroDensetsu
Headphones only give you a very small idea of what a good set of speakers can do. Headphones are only good for apartment dwellers. Everybody else should listen to some decent speakers.
I know I'm a bit late here, but I do want to chime in, there are headphones, and there are over ear (and in ear) monitors. Those are a whole different beast, and deserve better than your reply gives them. A good set gives you about perfect reproduction and soundstage, lacking only in palpable bass (you can clearly hear it, but it's not resonating through your whole body, obviously). Especially in ear monitors - the bass is utterly astonishing, as is the clarity.
To use something I read someone else say - "It's like the band in _inside_ _my_ _head_ ...
**edited for spelling**
When I listen in headphones, the rest of my body gets jealous.
Just absolutely incredible. They are so gorgeous!
I love how he will talk till the grave about these speakers but won't let you hear'em.
Umm, 😅 you can book a tour at their HQ lol. I know this was the case before covid.
Finally a guy testing out his music room with decent music! :-) Seems like a room size set of balanced full-size headphones built for three.
Testing a great stereo system with the crappy music of today is like testing an F-16 pulling a cargo load. You need classical music, great rockers, Bossa Nova, etc.
Such an interesting gentleman, and a great appreciation for music.
dreegez Yeah. However my dream system is a pair of Martin Logan electrostatic speakers and a 15 inch subwoofer. I listen to a lot of EDM and dubstep so I need a system that will keep up. And I heard great stuff that ML is a great brand so I want to try them out.
Can I bye for my singing
yes ...i too agree..great enthusiasm....
If you listen to acoustic experts, unfortunately there are just a few of them left, or measure the room’s freq. response you’ll probably understand that your “interesting gentleman” is either delusional or he has no idea what’s he is talking about.
I only recently got a subwoofer for my tannoy reveal monitor speakers and welcome to the machine has been a favourite of mine to listen to now, I can only attempt to imagine what something like that sounds like what an awesome piece of engineering, love your channel thanks for sharing!!
wow that system looks amazing and it must sound unbelievably good I've heard a lot of great sound systems but to be able to spend a day in that room would be such a privilege
Thx Paul fore the work you put in the video's.
I was able to hear pair of these at a Car audio national show in 1990 or 1991. Dolby labs was giving a demo of frequency response and sound stage. I have never heard anything since then that duplicated that sound stage. Very impressive very nice system.
Kann ich nur bestätigen . Ich hörte diese Boxen , aufgelegt die Platte "Krieg der Welten"
Oh trust me I'm one of them.
Absolutely amazing setup would love to listen to some Pink Floyd in that room!
In the late 70s or early 80s I wandered into Lyric HiFi in NYC. Michael Kay had just finished a major renovation. The rooms to my memory and understanding were on huge springs, and I recall the doors being meat locker doors. I was a teenager and he was more than happy to take me into the main room where a version of those speakers were. My mouth was agape just seeing them. The demo stays with me to this day.
truly function over form, but I'm sure it's an incredible experience
So impressive! I wish you guys were in Florida!!
Thanks so much for the information. Too bad I'm not in CO (northern California), but if I'm ever in the area, I'd love to hear that room! Playing my favorite song by one of my favorite bands wouldn't hurt, either!:)
Great video series, Paul. It says a lot about a company and their leadership to undertake an endeavor like this. Good to know that PS Audio didn't settle for "Okay" and actually went for it, and learned something in the process.
I heard these speakers in the old building- I've also, heard the term, "the speakers just disappear" in the room. Yup, these fucking monsters totally disappeared. The sound was coming from behind the speakers, near the rear wall. Flippin weird but oh, so cool!
Paul looks like my old high-school guidance counselor, thus I will forever have an intense fear-based reaction upon seeing him.
Damn now THAT is a Music Room !! LOVE IT. I still got my Dahlquist 30i"s from the early 90's, Been watching Huge Vintage Speakers on Ebay from Carver & Infinity, ...Lots of Sales. But You got the Setup Man !! Outstanding. Too bad Stereo Stores don't have listening Rooms like they used to, I used to spend hours back in the Day, But Hardly Nobody have a good stereo anymore. Nice to see the vintage Speakers, not smart speakers & soundbars, People don't know what they missing. Thanks for sharing this Man !!!
Sir my dad really enjoyed your video. Father-son-bonding. Wishing you the best.
Holy crap.
was expecting part 8 of the pink floyd song
so much for 1 to 7
I cannot wait to plan my trip and visit your shop. Thanks for the lessons on room management.
What a beautiful room. I would lose my mind being able to listen to pink Floyd's Wish you were here in its entirety.
The separation...the clarity...omidirectional appearance. Wow.
I would LOVE to get baked and listen to music with that guy's stereo LOL
Well go to Colorado,you can get shitfaced there apparently.
Saaaaame
Im stoned
@Harry Clams he's said he smokes weed a lot
a couple of tabs and watch the speakers melt
Beautiful speakers. For those not familiar with really high end audio good sound stage is only available with recordings that preserve stereo location. Stereo audio systems are capable of placing instruments and performers accurately around in front of the listener without resorting to a surround sound (multi speaker) setup. Close your eyes and band members seem to be standing at various locations in your listening room with each instrument clearly voiced. The recording engineer needs to know what they are doing when the music is recorded and the record company has to want to preserve the sound through the manufacturing process. So if you have a good recording and set your speakers up properly it is possible to get good sound stage with just 2 much lesser speakers then the ones shown in this video.
That's true, I can feel band localization playing vinyls with my monitor audio bx5 speakers
Did it with a pair of Klipsch K-Horns and a single LaScala as a center. three monoblocks a McIntosh c2300 preamp. Not a huge Beatles fan but LOVE is an amazing example going as far as to place an instrument behind me. Best 3D soundstage I found to date.
Very, very nice it is a one of the most impressive systems I have seen anywhere! Hearing it would be as close to a live concert as possible! Bravo!!!!
+Paul McGowan
Paul I will take you up on that when I am out for classic car stuff this summer. Heading to Buffalo tomorrow to look at PS Audio amplifiers. I will make an appointment this summer when I am out near Boulder.
Paul you are great ! Appreciate your job ! Congrats !
fantastic speakers but i think they would look better on a shelf
+paulsreay...PMSL. Couldn't he find some bigger speakers? OTT. I think he needs to get out more!
Haha! King Kong have a shelf??
you're not a dedicated audiophile. should not click on the video.
Zore Zmith
He's just joking you moron. People like you are the reason why "audiophiles" are seen as snobbish idiots. Get a grip.
teclo1 I know this comment is 3 years old but I legitimately laughed till I cried
great movie thanks
vintage stereo i thought of you when I read that
If I make it back out there, I'd love to stop in for a listen. Beautiful setup!!
Hi Paul. My name is Angelo. What a great setup. I have always wanted a set of IRS speakers as well, wow those are great. My current work has been with Arnie's friend, enthusiast, inventor and physicist, Bob Carver. Bob and i spent this past octomber and november voicing his new line source x-overs for the new ALS1000 speakers demonstrated at a few shows around the country . I can not wait for everyone to get to experience a fine rival as maybe one of the finest line source speakers ever made. I love your room sir, you have given me many ideas. Look forward to your video's. Cheers, Angelo.
Speakers for the wealthy. Very nice system 😎👍🏻
No shit, right?! I wonder what the price tag is...
Geez Louise!
It's called the carriage trade. Old and venerable term.
I have a sweet spot for stereo geeks. Lord bless them.
Think Threshold or McIntosh amps.
Speakers for the wealthy? Thanks for the news flash. Why would they make speakers for the poor? They'd suck.
Very nice old speaker system
You said it in a nutshell. There’s no equation to calculate the amount of “permission from my better half”. The Queen of all she surveys.
Nice system. Love your videos.
this is the most beautiful listening room ive seen in a while, if I'm ever in boulder, i would love to listen to a track on these! awesome work
I would be very interested in applying for an apprenticeship. Seriously though, thank you for taking the time to produce these videos. I am currently building my first "Mid-Fi" system and your series has been a great resource. The process is somewhat addictive, however I suppose in a relatively healthy way. For anyone who cares or has helpful advice, my current system is made up of: Pro-Ject 1 Xpression III Classic turntable w/ Sumiko Pearl cart, Arcam A19 integrated amp w/ a pretty decent built in MM phono pre-amp and finally a pair of B&W 685 S2s... Feel like the next upgrades will be the cartridge (really like Ortofon 2M Bronze or Black), then a 8" B&W sub (Don't wanna overpower my bookshelfs)... Anyways, thanks again for the series and how lucky are we to be able to enjoy all this incredible music! Thanks
I absolutely will, thanks again.
***** You just wrote a whole paragraph crapping on this dude's system. The 685 S2's are a VERY nice speaker-better than a lot of the higher end B&W's and blows away a lot of Martin Logan, Energy, Paradigm, etc bookshelf speakers. I'd say his system is comprised of very capable gear. Nothing like some dude on the internet crapping on other people for no reason.
I recenty upgraded my cart to the Ortofon black and wow.... sounds incredible. Also, got some black mamba interconnects. Honestly, I'm very pleased with the B&W's, I purchased a sub to give me a lil mmmfff. Loving my set-up, I'm in a place currently I don't want to upgrade. Eventually I'll probably purchase a nice phono pre-amp, but for the time being I'm just listenin to some jams. Peace and love gentlemen
Dreaming about high end audio gear is like dreaming about the most expensive sports cars. It's fun to dream but without some financial miracle, or giving up everything else in life, over 95% of us will never actually own it.
This channel is so inspiring ... I've dropped out of computer engineering and have jumped at the option i had to pursue audio engg and music production in a year ... i have an assignment coming up in room design and i think this video has given me a serious edge compared the content taught in class. To have Mr.McGowan put up content like this means the world to people like me. So thank you :)
I had a set of infinity speakers as a teenager with these emit tweeters in the cabinet they sound amazing. I modified the crossover and add Mylar capacitors. Built my own preamp and solid silver rca cables myself. Soldered like 15 resistors inside the preamp to have plenty of range in volume. I Also had a DAC and cd player.They sound amazing only had two 8" woofers. I had two mono block tube amps. My dad was a big audiophile. He designed and built his own speakers with a transmission line box designs. I helped him make them. It was so involved remember weighing the acoustastuff for the sub enclosure to get the exact amount needed to be tuned properly. The box was multiple layers of mdf on all sides. Top for mids and highs was solid mdf layers about 8 layers of 3/4 mdf. They where beautiful and had rounded edges like yours. My dad has passed away due to bone cancer. I really miss him. I enjoyed listening to the system when we where done. It was the best surround sound you could imagine with two speakers. The room had to be setup to get everything to sound perfect. I know what you mean about getting your room ready for the best listening experience.
Oh, i love! those audiophile videos with clipping and noise filter...
"Oh, Hi" lol
Thanks for the efforts which you’ve done .I wish if I could one day join you listening to ‘another brick in the wall’
Thank you for that great video! Impressive what you have done with the room and your HiFi-setup.
An obscenely expensive system playing pink floyd and not elevator music by someone you never heard of...its about time.
09809709879876678698A this! man why do so many of these videos have absolutely hideous music playing on them!
Oliver Matich because of copyright laws , videos get pull unless playing elevator music ..:)
+09809709879876678698A You need to understand most audiophiles (at least the one braging on YT) don't give a fuck about music. They could hear all day long the recording of a train passing by for the reason it's well recorded !
Or a granny crawling on a harp for the same reason... They love disgusting reverbs and easylistening crap . They of course almost never go to concerts, don't play any instrument and naturally fall into audiofoolness.
Just by looking at the ratio size of the room/speakers you can tell the guy is out of his mind !
What a stupid thing to say, what's your problem? Jealousy?
hiredfox truth?
This dudes hardon is reaching maximum level recording these videos.
I'm pretty certain I seen a pair of these back in the 80's in Bloomington Il. I was young and didn't understand the tech and the salesman was too busy to explain them. Thanks for the video. I can now put that memory to rest.
Colorado... I'm going to the US from Sweden to visit a friend in Chicago, but i HAVE to take a detour and listen to that, and get an experience of a lifetime. I had a friend many years ago when i was in the early 20s (now dead in cancer) that probably introduced me to the true beauty of music with a pair of B&O Penta and Mike Oldfield - Voyager... it was a jawdropping experience. So i cannot even begin to imagine what that will sound like . I am in awe, im jealous, and im happy for you.
From a fellow music-lover.
I'm as jealous as all the people who make negative comments.
not jealous in the slightest, its a shame that you have to lie to yourself to push back the thought which was you've wasted all of your money, thats comedy my friend.
@@InfiniteRhombus wasted money? Do you really think someone who would buy this would be worrying about the money? Obviously not.
@@SR009s a fool and his money are soon parted
@@InfiniteRhombus well it's all subjective isnt it? Besides, you haven't heard this, so you couldn't possibly be in the position to say whether or not it could be deemed worth it. Besides, unlike most other things, a good system like this will last for decades (in both relevancy and just raw quality)
@@SR009s take the fucking l and move on, you're continuously trying to justify something and it isn't working
Hello Paul.
Congratulations aquiring some impressing speakers! Just having the opportunity to listening to Pink Floyd from your chair would be a reason to leave Sweden for a first visit to USA.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience with the room acoustics experiment. It made me wiser. Especially that the Helmholz traps didn't perform as anticipated. Sad but educating. It really shows how complex this task is. Generous of you to share!
I'm in the process of building traps myself into an adjacent confined space. I have done some research the last couple of years. Would you possibly be interested in exchanging ideas and experience?
Kind regards
Thank you. Loooking forward to this
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First get the modes, then measure with REW, that will tell you what you need to research.
It never ceases to amaze me to see audiophiles doing things that add zero fidelity to their systems.
Look at those huge power cords. I'm sure they are pure stranded 6 gauge copper wires and they take that and plug it into a wall outlet using 12 AWG romex with an aluminum gnd, all single strand. I could go on and on but I have a record to play.
I come there every year for the Bolder Boulder 10k wheelchair division. would love to stop by and check it out. anyone can do loud. but loud and amazingly clear. plus i love that u are using a mix of new and old school.
Infinity Quantum Line Source? Only Hedge Fund managers and plumbers can afford that! :)
lots of people selling these vintage type speakers on ebay , mostly local pick up, they got some deals, better than buying a used car, buy used speakers.
It's funny that this video has bad hissing and a heavy noise gate making the sound kinda bad. Yet it comes from a nutty audiophile who is apparently obsessed with sound. Lol.
+MobileDecay All that noise and distortion you hear is mostly because of the whole UA-cam format!... You simply CANNOT do ANY, REAL justice to a system like the one shown in this video, here on a severely compressed online video played back on the viewer's laptop speakers or cheesy headphones!... One must experience a truly high-end audio system as this *in person* to know what it really can sound like!... And depending on the source audio quality, it can be just like an original, live, studio performance!
JoeJ8282 No it does not come from youtube. Stop making excuses. If I ever had hissing in a video I did it was created by something in my house like a fan or a shitty microphone. I never uploaded a video with clean audio and all of the sudden there is hissing on the audio. Lol.
+MobileDecay Well whatever; it doesn't really matter what is causing that noise on this video, because this whole argument is invalid here online anyway, (versus an actual IN-PERSON demo)... and that is my whole point!... One simply cannot compare or "evaluate" any audio setup properly over the internet, while listening to the sound through a crappy laptop speaker system or on a cellphone, etc!... There is *no* comparison to actually being there yourself, in the same room as this system, (or any good setup), and hearing the *ACTUAL* *equipment* with your own ears, instead of just a *VIDEO* of the equipment playing!... *THAT* *major* difference is what so many people don't seem to comprehend anymore!... The internet is a great tool for many things, but when it comes to evaluating audio and video equipment performance *properly*, you absolutely *MUST* do that *in-person*, rather than trying to evaluate it by watching a video of it, regardless of the video's production quality!... Just the fact that it is a *recording* of the original performance, (of the equipment), means that the audio quality has already been considerably compromised!... Add to that the fact that most people that are watching these videos will be playing the sound back through their computer or cellphone speakers, and you just know that the resulting final audio quality that actually reaches your ears will be severely degraded even further, (over being there yourself), and so then hopefully you can see my point here... This isn't worth any further discussion time either, because of the simple fact that there is no comparison between a video of a performance and the actual performance itself right in front of you! (Again, I'm referring to equipment performance in this case.)
JoeJ8282 And they lived happily ever after... The end. O.o
rocker85675 Nope comes out of all my speakers only on this video.
I would so enjoy listening music in that room. Nicely cleaned, open, nice chairs...just jealous :) , Greeting from The Netherlands.
Great video. Thank you for taking the time to walk through the setup. Room design isn’t about perfection, it’s about compromise. Our ears were designed for the heavens, not for Earthly confines. Try to design a room for your ears and you’ll simply never get out of the design stage. Your compromise is a reasonable one and you’ve identified a setup that works, which is more than I can say for many listening rooms. Well done! I’d LOVE to take a road trip to Boulder and take a listen some time!! Thanks for the video.
I think this video would have been better suited if it started with "Money" by Pink Floyd..:-D
I like iron Man
Does it play DBX?
I watched Techmoan channels video about it, and he sayed it was almost like people being in the room etc. Hair in the back of the neck going up and that sort of stuff. I think it's like a 100dB of dynamic range, but nowdays you can get that in other medias out the box I think? (if the stuff is even recorded at that range) And pretty much no... last record made around -81. But that could be around Pink Floyd and stuff...
yeah techmoan did a video. dbx sounds like a good noise reducing thing
Paul McGowan it's compression noise suppression and from the days of magnetic tape and from the short time I've watched you seem like a typical over priced pompous "audiophile". I'd bet my old phase linear sounds just as good through modest three way eminence drivers in home built cabinets.
@FlatBroke612 (aka TheSuperHater)
You should change your name. It sounds like someone who is negative and unapproachable. Try "FinancialMinimalist612. It sounds and looks a lot more positive. 🙂
@@FlatBroke612 sorry I'm high, ignore me.🤪
Very special speakers, I don't have to travel that far to listen to them.
When I try to describe how it sounds, I use my own term "Niagara Waterfall" sound. The amazing amount of sound you've never experienced before.
Simply beautiful.
wow...beautiful!
seems to be a small room for such large speakers...
the size is to ensure sounds are going the correct places. volume is a different thing.
Акустика дотягивает до уровня Амфитона 25 АС-027?
ты красавчик видео не очем
без лоха и жизнь плоха
A beautiful speaker system. Infinity of yesterday!!!
Amazing. Thank you. I wish I was there.
Show me the measurements
+Volt Lover ^^ Agreed
You can't handle the measurements!
all that money on a sound system, 10 bucks on chairs. nice.
LMAO I was thinking the same!
What chairs are they?
@@Tyler-fm4ix ikea
Check out ikea, very similar looking chairs.
And? What’s the point?
I sure as hell think he’s fucking insane for buying a stereo that expensive, but-
I think people who spend 500 dollars on chairs-CHAIRS-are fucking insane lmao. I mean-something to sit in. Boom. Ten bucks. And those chairs look pretty comfy lol
Absolutely loved this series and hope to pay you a visit.
As an avid audiophile, I witnessed the birth of these IRS speakers first hand at a private screening in San Francisco in 1984 with my dad, who at the time was an audio wholesale distributor. When I saw the mid/tweeter column on he thumbnail, I knew I had to watch it. Back in '84 Infinity was selling the 4 tower pair for ~$20,000. Some day I hope to hear these again in a tuned room.
holy shit... Wow... You must be a millionaire :) I wan't these too ;)
overkill at its finest.
Amazing! Seems like it was truly a labor of love. Great job. Congrats!
Gotta say this series got me stoked for my future room. Almost makes me want to put my bed and computer in a stupid place and optimise my studio flat for my hifi.
me too dude. Problem is that im 23 and need to wait so many years to afford the setup i need.
should be a away to remove some of the swear word laden abusive comments - period!!! The video is part 7 of building a new music room..........not recording a video of epic speakers being played and dismally represented through desktop/Laptop computer speakers, headphones and alike. UA-cam audio replication is mostly bad bad bad anyway. Listen an learn people!!
*****
186,000+ views paul, It's all good, now get one out on the new BK amplifier in that system ...
+Paul McGowan They probably don't have tons of money like you to relax with. If I did I would always act like Bob Marley.
“Oh … hi!” Ha ha ha ha ha ha, ahhh, ha ha haaaa! Oh, did I surprise you, Paul? 😉
I am the guy that always wanted a system like this. Best speaker I heard in person was a large set of Mirages, couldn't believe the sound, just sound real. The detail was out of this world.....but these babies sound like something entirely better I dare say.
They're beautiful....great job
Abbey Road, 1975, where they recorded and mastering Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd.
A 15-inch Tannoy concentric in a room with a soft acoustic treatment, judging by photos of the time, were sufficient.
Therefore, a very cost sound system is not necessary.
The Hi End stinks!
You want a really good sound? Buy a home studio monitors, near field listening distance, use a room EQ calibration and a some difusers and absortions panels in the listening room.
Magic!! Save a lot of your money and enjoy the real High Fidelity.
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Abbey Road, 1975, donde grabaron y masterizaron Welcome to the Machine de Pink Floyd.
Un Tannoy concéntrico de 15 pulgadas en una sala con un tratamiento acústico suave, a juzgar por las fotos de la época, fue suficiente.
Por lo tanto, no es necesario un sistema de sonido muy costoso.
¡El Hi End apesta!
¿Quieres un sonido realmente bueno? Compra monitores de estudio en casa, distancia de escucha de campo cercano, usa una calibración de ecualizador de sala y algunos paneles difusores y absorbentes en la sala de audición.
¡¡Magia!! Ahorra mucho dinero y disfruta de la verdadera alta fidelidad.
iagogonzalezalvarez now that’s the gospel I’ve been looking for. This whole premise is a load of crap. This rig would be quite nice, maybe, in a larger and acoustically dead room. Just the “source rack” alcove is an audio room no-no that cannot be overcome with off-axis cancellation or ANY other way. Not to mention that point source is the way for true hi-if. Arrays are only for steering audio. Very useful where needed. In a moderately sized ROOM, that many drivers will cause summing and cancelling(lobing and comb filtering) that would take another room full of individual driver processing beyond the scope of any reasonable resource to bring back the acoustic precision of point source. This is flash and trash. The preconceived notion can be very, very influential. I’ve seen and heard of outrageous installations in my region that make me sick at the witnessing of money almost literally thrown in the bin. All because of personal shortcomings? Phallic issues? Mommy didn’t pay attention? I truly feel sorry for this bullshit. Give me two EAW KF850Ts aside with SB850s below and I’ll make you poop when you didn’t want to poop. Luckily my listening room holds 1,000 drunk people and has reflections galore, and 101db c weighted is about as QUIET as I can get it. Ugh. Seriously though, I was asked to dial in a rig at a rich guys house with like 10 pro audio amps, stupid PA speakers hung semi-discriminately around, excess in action, and I could make it sound great in a couple of spots, but the cancellations and summations were ridiculous. I honestly wanted to ask the guy what vagina smelled like. Sad stuff.
Play some dubstep or dnb on it
Lol no. A system like this focuses much much more on clarity and an accurate sound rather than a lot of bass or something stupid like that.
George Porte Give up, they wont understand that..
Stupid? fucking shitty dubstep on a soundsystem like this?
***** it is loud noise.
we know what different instruments sound like.. i know what a violin is supposed to sound like, and a flute.. but your electronic wubb wubb.. it sounds like whatever speaker is making it.
There's no reason you can't play electronic music on a good system. It would probably sound amazing.
I would love to hear that music room plus experience all the work that was done in that room :)
so true it is a treat having an experience like this , at that level . quick story______ back in the mid 90s I was in honolulu and dropped in to the bose outlet an auditioned a couple stacks of bose 901s and what they put on was an actual space shuttle launch . . . . and it was literally a once in a life time experience I never saw coming . jaw dropping . they've closed since then . good stuff paul thanks
play some tool
that would be "...play some, tool" it needs a comma if he is calling him tool. He clearly meant the band...and I agree...I also love elipses.
funny how im imagining how it would be like listening to some Tool music with this system, must be awesome... I would love to experience it before I die haha
kunxv15 - when he said come on by, I immediately thought that I would bring Tool to listen to.
Bla... Bla... Bla..... Let the music play!!!
You are a very good speaker and teacher. I enjoyed the video even though I only understood about half of it.
I'm from Asia and the infinity has been my favorite speaker.idnt have the luxury to listen to the irs v but have heard the betas .i think the separation of these design g4towers) is simply a classof its own no modern speakers does that kind of tonality and high so wonderfully.thou idnt know how modern speakers like the magics or yg sounds like.i guess the these are simply fantastic.thanks Paul for sharing.