PART 2--The Big Supersystems ( Infinity IRS II )

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PART 2--The Big Supersystems ( Infinity IRS II )

Postby jadis » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:37 pm

As luck would have it, I was really supposed to visit my friend
Henry ( I have permission to mention his name here ) to install
a complete set of Telefunken tubes I sourced for him for his Jadis
JPS2 line pre-amp. So to hit two birds with one stone, I brought my
pocket Canon over to shoot some scenes.

After reading about the Infinity IRS system mainly from TAS, which
none other than the editor used as his reference speaker in Sea Cliff, NY;
I finally HEARD the thing about 2 years ago in my friend's house. The
feeling of coming face to face with a dream suddenly became reality
as in the 80s to 90s, the IRS system was THE ULTIMATE speaker
and the HOLY GRAIL of all high enders. My drooling days were over, I said to myself, and I myself owned an Infinity RS3B, which was 2 models
below the RS1B, which itself was second only to the IRS.

The sound, to make it brief, was heavenly. The BEST vocals yet
to pierce my starving ears. What smoothness from the EMIM midrange
units, what body, what musicality....I can go on and on....simply musical.
The front end then was a Forsell CD Transport and a Theta ProII DAC.
Today, the Forsell has been replaced with the Jadis JD1 bec the Forsell
had conked out and no techician so far in these islands has been
able to fix it. And one last comment, before I was wondering how
HP could have these towers sound well in such a small sized room, but
after hearing them, they do work well in a small to medium size room,
throwing a transparent soundstage and a fantastic top to bottom presentation. Needless to say, the servo woofer towers are one hell
of a design. Trying Enya on CD proves that these servos can reach
what the reviewers would call the 'subsonic' level. One of our friends
commented that even if the IRS did not play sound at all, he would
be happy just to LOOK at it like an art piece for the whole day. For
lovers of wood ( if ever there are such people ), the wooden wings
are truly beautiful, Rosewood yata. Hope you like the pics.

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Postby jadis » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:47 pm

The amp, I forgot to mention, is the ever popular Halcro, I forgot
the model and the wattage. It drives only the front wings, the woofer
towers has its own servo amp, about a thousand watts, if I'm not
mistaken. ( Ilan watts speakers mo? akin ONE THOUSAND!!! ) :lol:
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Postby iceman90a » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:48 pm

WOW!

hey jadis - is it ok if we borrow some pix and post them at pinoydvd? have some audio buff friends there as well :)
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Postby jadis » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:49 pm

iceman90a,

no problem.
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Postby iceman90a » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:50 pm

jadis wrote:The amp, I forgot to mention, is the ever popular Halcro, I forgot
the model and the wattage. It drives only the front wings, the woofer
towers has its own servo amp, about a thousand watts, if I'm not
mistaken. ( Ilan watts speakers mo? akin ONE THOUSAND!!! ) :lol:


:lol: :lol:

and i was about to say "ay isa lang yung Halcro nya..." :lol: :lol:
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Postby KD » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:51 pm

Excuse me, is that wood-faced component with three black knobs a BASIE preamp?
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Postby jadis » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:54 pm

KD,

I think it's a Consonance pre amp, made in China. It is for his bedroom. Naligaw
lang dito sa main room nya.
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Re: PART 2--The Big Supersystems ( Infinity IRS III )

Postby Racio » Fri Jul 30, 2004 12:28 am

Oooooh mama!!! :o What the...! This is only jadis' 2nd installment on supersystems but I'm already running out of expletives!
jadis wrote:Image

jadis, what on earth are those gigantic wooden legs beneath that... that... what is that???

jadis wrote:Image

I used to see a JD1 whenever I visit JR's LIS. And to my eyes, it's the sexiest looking transport ever. Looks even better than Oracle's CD2500 IMO.

Thanks jadis! Please keep them coming! :)
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Postby hein » Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:28 am

Ilan WATTS yung speaker mo? ONE THOUSAND? Akin 2300 WATTS PMPO SONY Boombox galing SAUDI.
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Postby hein » Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:33 am

BTW, ano yung rear speakers yan?
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Postby rossifumi46 » Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:40 am

WOW thats one f!@$$#!$ WILD m@#@$#!@$#. hayop!
ganda ng jadis cd transport na yan ah!
one question though, i noticed that from high end setups... usually the front end and the pre amp section is near the listening chair while the power amplifier is beside the speakers... doesnt the long line of travel the signal running from the preamp to the amp degrade the signal? im sure theres an explanation to this.. thnx:)
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Postby jo2 » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:13 am

hein,

I think their ML Ascents/Aeons?

jadis,


You have to stop these posting of Super Systems! Di na ko makatulog !!

Naglalaway pa!

Baka Maulol na rin!!!

Panaginip lang ito....panaginip lang ito....

Mas maganda tunog nang akin..... mas maganda tunog nang akin......mas maganda tunog nang akin......mas maganda tunog nang akin......mas maganda tunog nang akin......


Halcro....mas maganda tunog nang akin......

Infinity.....mas maganda tunog nang akin......

Jadis.......mas maganda tunog nang akin......


Di ata umi-ifecto.... :cry: :cry:
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Postby arnoldc » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:17 am

that's one hell of infinity speakers he's got there. laki!

ano kaya tunog ng Rammstein dyan? :twisted: sarap!
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Postby jadis » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:17 am

Racio,

the four wooden lumber feet are called Combak Harmonix Tuning Feet, something like
that, very popular in the 90s...horrible price. the users claim to have experienced great
sonic improvements, especially when put under the power amps.
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Postby jadis » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:25 am

rossifumi46,

the question of long or short runs of interconnects fr amp to pre amp is yet another
issue of great debate. i feel there is no absolute here. i have heard both long and short
runs sounding very good. the important thing here, imo , is the cables have to be well
shielded and have proper design to prevent too much info loses. try testing ur fav
LP or CD for things like triangle bells count, as in Amanda McBroom's Holloywood LP,
cut 5 side A has like 13 bell tings, if urs happen to be only 5, man, you got a problem,
even if you've got a short run of cable.
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Postby jadis » Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:28 am

hein,

the rear speakers are the smalls ones hanging on the back wall. you may be referring
to the CR RACK. :)
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Postby qguy » Fri Jul 30, 2004 10:16 am

About the Rosewoods...yes I think they are Rosewoods....There are a lot of Rosewoods...Narra and Kamagong are members of the Rosewoods family


How come Infinity did not sue Genesis...both systems are much alike....
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Postby jadis » Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:27 am

qguy,

I think bec Arnold Nudell, the designer of the IRS, simply moved his technology
and used a new name. That seems to be pretty legal.
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Postby Racio » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:19 pm

jadis wrote:Racio,

the four wooden lumber feet are called Combak Harmonix Tuning Feet, something like
that, very popular in the 90s...horrible price. the users claim to have experienced great
sonic improvements, especially when put under the power amps.

"Combak Harmonix Tuning Feet", a mouthful indeed. I don't know why but the names Vic Morrow and Rick Jason suddenly sprang in my mind. hehe. Any personal experience w/ those feet?
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Postby qguy » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:29 pm

true, but I guess during the development of the IRS, Arnie was working for Infinity which makes the design a property of Infinity right ?



jadis wrote:qguy,

I think bec Arnold Nudell, the designer of the IRS, simply moved his technology
and used a new name. That seems to be pretty legal.
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