Today I picked up my first Infinity speakers, a pair of RS IIIb's with three woofers needing to be re-foamed, at least, and the other one missing-hope I can find one somewhere, provided the three I do have are still good after re-foaming.
These speakers belonged to a friend of mine and he thinks he still has the woofer but has no idea where. If he finds it, he'll see that I get it. My friend didn't want anything for these and when I pressed the issue, he said he wouldn't take more than $40 so that's what I gave him. I'll get him later as he keeps his eye out for stuff for me all the time so the next several items that he accidentally overprices (which could take a while with him!), I'll happily pay his price on.
Before re-foaming, I'll make sure they're not open. I also have to make sure the polydome mid and the Emit tweeters aren't open as well. The piece of foam rubber that surrounds the flat surface around the mid and tweeter on both speakers is rotted and should be replaced. The cabinets are pretty nice and the grills are intact and don't look bad at all!
Also with these I got a pair of RS 3000 speakers in fine cosmetic condition with both woofers needing at least a re-foam. I'll be making sure that both tweeters and both polycell tweeters aren't open on these as well before proceeding.
For a long time I've heard Infinity lovers sing their praises and I have to say I'm psyched to give them a listen, after restoring these two pair. Rebuilding the crossovers of both pairs appears to be in order as well, based on what I've read so far.
Both pairs are still in my van so hopefully on Monday or Tuesday I'll be able to get them into my shop and start testing and exploring these speakers. Once out of the van and into the shop, I'll get some photos. There's a wealth of information on AK about Infinity speakers in general, it seems. From what I've read, the Phase Linear 400 that I am preparing to do a White Oak Audio full comp modification on should be a perfect match for the apparently power hungry RS IIIb's.
These speakers belonged to a friend of mine and he thinks he still has the woofer but has no idea where. If he finds it, he'll see that I get it. My friend didn't want anything for these and when I pressed the issue, he said he wouldn't take more than $40 so that's what I gave him. I'll get him later as he keeps his eye out for stuff for me all the time so the next several items that he accidentally overprices (which could take a while with him!), I'll happily pay his price on.
Before re-foaming, I'll make sure they're not open. I also have to make sure the polydome mid and the Emit tweeters aren't open as well. The piece of foam rubber that surrounds the flat surface around the mid and tweeter on both speakers is rotted and should be replaced. The cabinets are pretty nice and the grills are intact and don't look bad at all!
Also with these I got a pair of RS 3000 speakers in fine cosmetic condition with both woofers needing at least a re-foam. I'll be making sure that both tweeters and both polycell tweeters aren't open on these as well before proceeding.
For a long time I've heard Infinity lovers sing their praises and I have to say I'm psyched to give them a listen, after restoring these two pair. Rebuilding the crossovers of both pairs appears to be in order as well, based on what I've read so far.
Both pairs are still in my van so hopefully on Monday or Tuesday I'll be able to get them into my shop and start testing and exploring these speakers. Once out of the van and into the shop, I'll get some photos. There's a wealth of information on AK about Infinity speakers in general, it seems. From what I've read, the Phase Linear 400 that I am preparing to do a White Oak Audio full comp modification on should be a perfect match for the apparently power hungry RS IIIb's.
