Any other Infinity MTS owners out there?


I have to say, I was nervous purchasing these used after reading some threads about driver and sub amplifier issues. However these are the absolute best speakers I've ever owned...and they're far from the most expensive. I'm just stunned at the top to bottom coherence of these - and as someone that is ALWAYS on the prowl for something with more and better bass....I can't see it getting much better?
matti
I own a pair of Infinity MTS. The multi-driver system really allows the texture of the sound to come out. Of course the sub-woofers with their own amplifiers are very nice, allowing the speakers to be easily driven by moderate power amplifiers. One cannot argue about bass performance with sub-woofers instead of just regular woofers. The RABOS calibration really works. You are right about them being cheap. In their hay days, these Class A (rated by Stereophile) speakers actually cost over $10,000 however. I did look around at speaker options a few months ago, just to see if mine is outdated from the sound quality perspective. The Infinity MTS actually edges out Wilson Audio Sasha/Watt Puppy in my opinion. So yes, the Infinity MTS is for keep.
Yes, I love my Infinity Prelude MTS speakers driven by a pair of Wavelength Cardinal 300B monoblocks.
I'd love to hear the Sashas myself. I've always been impressed by the build quality and sound of the WP's. Must admit, it's tough to believe the MTS outperforms them without taking price into account?
I am surprised too, regarding the Sasha. What helps the Prelude MTS is that it has many drivers from the floor to a height well above you when you sit down. The music would then engulf you naturally, as opposed have the speakers compensate to image that much sound toward you. Secondly each musical/voice note cannot be described by just one sound frequency. It's a distribution of the dominant and transient frequencies. I think having multiple drivers, if done right, can present the fabric of sound better. The end effect is that the MTS begins to take on some of the body/depth of sound that the Wilson Maxx is known for. It certainly isn't the Maxx. But it is somewhat better than the Sasha, though not quite half way toward the Maxx. Secondly the larger body of sound provides less "distortion" from true sound, thus the sound stage opens up wider.

When doing the audition, I obviously compared apples to orange, between studios and my own equipment. The one that particularly showed me the Sasha was a dump, with one speaker next to the other, and stereo components close by the speakers that would vibrate the day light out of these components. I would also expect that sound reflection and scattering be a concern given that many speakers together. Yet when the studio person claimed that the showroom was set up by Wilson Audio, I don't have a mean to argue. Secondly although studio components are about top of the line in their respective brand, I personally don't think they have the better to best piece for that particular genre of component (i.e. you mostly don't use the same brand for CD player and preamp and/or amplifiers). Basically I am using my own equipment to evaluate the Prelude MTS against their equipment driving the Sasha.