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Infinity RS 2.5 speaker placement

Hello all,

I've been trying to find the perfect spot for these old behemoths. I have tried the Cardas website, but the formula doesn't seem to work perfectly for these, maybe because they are a mix of cone woofers and the mylar? mids and tweets. He suggest toe in for all speakers while the infinity set up manual says to keep them parallel. Room is approximately 11'x20'x8' rectangle. Big window in front that has been covered and also some crochet blankets on the walls to try and soften things up a bit. I'm looking for the best imaging and soundstage I can get out of these. Any help is greatly appreciated. Btw, it's not bad by any means, just trying to find the best way to set up these speakers.
sswanny_1

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ait
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They fit right into the stock clamshell. The only difference is that they have a wire flying lead instead of the solid tabs to accomodate all the different EMIM shells out there with different lead spacing.

AK closed the thread because they wanted Graz to pay an advertiser's fee to discuss his products there.

I thought about the costs versus resale, but I do not intend to sell my RSIIb's; with the outboard crossovers I built and the new diaphragms they are simply the best speakers I have ever heard. Here's a pic:

My RSIIb's

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ait
480 posts
 
Hey Sswanny,

If you are in the central NJ area I'd be glad to demo them for you. You could hear the new Apogee diaphragms in action, and maybe get some ideas for your 2.5s.
ait
480 posts
 
I own RSIIb's as my main speakers. They have more drivers than the 2.5's so take this with a grain of salt, but I find that a slight toe-in works best - I cross the tweeters a couple feet behind my listening position.

If you intend to keep them you should look into the new EMIM diaphragms offered by Apogee Acoustics in Australia - I have them and they sound incredible, like an electrostatic with 10X the dynamic range.
ait
480 posts
 
He doesn't make EMITY diaphragms, yet...

Here is a link to the Apogee forum - Graz is the owner, and he is taking pre-orders for his next production run. His first run of 60 sold out.

http://www.apogeeacoustics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=187

They are really a big upgrade in sound over the original mylar units and should last longer, too.
ait
480 posts
 
That's EMIT, not EMITY!
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