Hello from Florida.

[c421c]

Hi,
I've been an audio enthuisast for many years but have gotten away from my audio system for the last 20 or so years. Have been busy running a business and raising a family. Now with a little more time on my hands I'm getting back into the audio realm. This time a little more upscale. I bagged the my "Holy Grail" of speakers a couple of weeks ago. A set of 'mint" Infinity IRS Beta's. I have 2 VTL 450 Monoblocks to drive the mid/high towers and a Phase Linear 400 for the woofer columns. I have not decided on a pre-amp yet. I'm torn between staying Solid state and going tube. I want to have an external processor loop for my 3bx ds and my SAE 2800 parametric equalizer when the need is there for some recordings. My tuntable is a Technics SL-1400 MK II. I can't wait to get it all up and running.

[RichB]

Hello and welcome. That system sounds like a nice work in progress. We'd love to see some pics when you get there.
We're visiting Florida again for Christmas this year, a few days driving and staying in Key West and Islamorada then visiting family in Kissimmee. Any excuse to escape the British winter.

All the best

Rich

[walpurgis]

Hi Michael, welcome to the forum from me too.

A tube pre-amp with a sold state power amp is a combination I've used often, it generally works well. Let us know what you choose.

What cartridge will you be using in the SL-1400?

Also, tell us what music you listen to.


Enjoy AOS,
Geofff.

[c421c]

I'll be using a Shure V15 Type IV cartridge, I also have a Pickering and a Shure M91 somewhere too. I listen to many types of music, classical, big band from the 30's and 40's, and music from my era, the 60's and 70's, disco excluded. I'm a Canadian ex pat living in Florida for the past 23 years. I'll post more pictures when I get things together. It may take a couple of months. I'm debating whether I should put the system in a separate "listening room" or in the family room and incorporate the system with the home theater. The fellow I bought the Betas from had the servo controller modified with a switch so that I could use two differnt preamps in the system. I can use one for the home theater snd one strictly for the audio.


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[Eagle owl]

Hello and welcome Michael. :)

[walpurgis]

Those Infinity speakers look really nice.

[c421c]

The Infiinitys look brand new. The fellow I bought them from babied them. He told me to bring gloves when I came to pick them up so I wouldn't get fingerprints on the wood finish when boxing them. They came with the original boxes. . All the woofers were refoamed and the 2 EMIMS are new. They came from the last stock of EMIMs from Infinity. Can't wait to hook it all up.

[Andrei]

Hi from NZ. Lots of punters here like to see a work in progress,
Cheers from me.

[mr sneff]

Hi Michael, welcome to AoS :)

[archiesdad]

Howdy and welcome.