Infinity Primus Owner's Thread - Page 35

I just joined the infinity family today. Damn, I just finish with my AV123 Rockets and wasn't looking for anymore speakers but while at Frys looking for some bluetooth, I accidentally bumped into Primus 362B for $99 each. Damn, speakers had to get in my way. Now that I paid so little for the floorstanding, it's hard for me to justify paying for anything more on the Center, PC350. Is there a sale going on somewhere for this center? Might finish off with an Onkyo or HK receiver and AV123 X-Sub or BIC Sub.

The infinity Beta 40s are going for $425 to $540 for a pair (mail order).
Where as the Infinity primus 362s are $200 for a pair (local pickup at Fry's).
So people are paying over twice as much for Beta 40s over Primus 362

Would it be better to use a P362 as a center instead of a PC350? At $99 at Frys it is about half the price of the PC350. Any opinions?

I have not been able to compare both the setups since no store in town has the PC350.

Yes but can you buy only one..? I thought that it was always sold in pair.
If you can get only one go for it!

Hey all,

I'm having trouble deciding between the P152s and P162s as fronts. I'm currently building a 2.1 system that I can upgrade but won't for a while cuz I'm stuck in a teeney dorm room (10x14x9ish). It'll be used 50% movies and 50% HT, and I have an 8" sub, if that matters.

The P152s are smaller and they're cheaper, but the P162s play deeper. On ebay, the P152s cost from 25-35, the P162s cost from 60-70. How do these two compare as fronts in your experiences?

PS I may purchase a third as a center.

I think for your situation the P152 will work fine, like you said the only thing you really will gain by going to the 162 is deeper output.

Hi guys I just joined the Primus club...couldnt be happier. Was a former JBL and Athena owner.

Here's my story...had a pair of JBL Venue Stages returned them back to frys and then bought a set of Athena WS-100's from Magnolia at BB, didnt like those either. So I headed back to frys to buy the JBL Venue Stages that I first returned and ended up leaving with four Primus 362's. Im one happy camper, these are $299.99 regular price at frys.

Everything isnt setup yet, but I just liked how they looked all next to each other...I plan to use them as R/L fronts and my Surrounds. This sale is a dream for college student like me

Lotc, could you post your experience so far with 362s? I got a pair too from Fry's last weekend on sale. I am trying to replace my Bose AM 6 series II in phases. I am replacing the front speakers with the 362s I bought. I should have PC350 today that I ordered from Harman through work. So I am replacing front and center channel for now.

The 362s sound much better in stereo mode already compared to Bose. I am going to try some movies once I add 350 this weekend. I will post my experience.

I am planning to keep the two Bose surround speakers with the passive acoustimas module for now. I have another Mirage 8" sub to work with low frequency stuff. I have Onkyo 6.1 (SR 502?) receiver driving this speakers.

I have a couple JBL 1xtreme bookshelf speakers that I am contemplating to use for the surround speakers. I am not sure if I will gain anything from doing this. Can't spend anymore money at this time. Anybody has any suggestions about using JBL 1xtreme bookshelfs?

Sorry ptnaidu, im responding so late. I like these 362's alot more than my JBL Venue Stages or the Athena WS-100s. The Highs are much better than the JBL Stages, with just as much bass if not more. The highs are almost on par with the Athena's, but it totally dominates the WS-100's in the bass department. But they are both different types of floor standings speakers so you cant really compare the two. But for $99 you cannot beat these 362's at all for what they have to offer. I was back at fry's today and they are back up to $299 a piece. Last night I just brought two of the 362's to the back for my surrounds and left two for the L/R. As for my center I have hooked up two JBL Venue 5in monitors book shelfs and I have laid on their side with the tweeters next to each other. Its all I can do for my center because I have sent back my Klipsch C-2.

So my fronts and center


The other two 362's I have put them in the back on 15in. stands.




As for adding the JBL for extra speakers for surrounds. I would hook them up for the time being, I am not that fimiliar with the 1xtremes so I cannot tell you much. But I dont think you have much to loose in trying. Since you said you wont be spending money anytime.

Please let me know about the PC350, I am going buy purhcase this piece as my center in the future and moving my JBLs to complete my 7.1. I will probably not be using a sub. Also do you think this pieice is wall mountable? I was able to mount my JBL bookshelfs, but the PC-350 is one big piece.

Everything is running off my Onkyo 606 and I had Pirates 3 on last nite and it sounded fantastic compared to my old setup. I just wish I had a bigger room (10x10) is all I have to work with.

When was this sale?..and do they have these kind of sale on the PC350 often?

Wow, what a difference 350 center channel speaker makes!!! All my family and friends are amazed, too. There is no comparison with the Bose center channel speaker I had before with "small" setting on my receiver. I tried both "large" and "small" on my receiver and I kinda like "large" setting for this PC350.

I have it set on a few books on my carpet for now, right below the screen, but I am planning to mount on the top either on the TV or the wall. I am looking at some wall mounts, but I would really like a mount that can go on a TV. This speaker is heavy (25 lbs), so if anybody has any recommendations to mount on top of my rear projection Philips LCoS 62" TV, please let me know.

Happy so far with Primus, haven't tried my JBL for rear surround yet.

Do you have the Primus P362 with the PC350?..and how much did you get your pc350 for?

The cheapest PC350 I found was from Ebay direct from Harman Audio for refurbish bidding around $125+tax+17 S/H. Roughly $150. Unfortunately its refurbish but I will take it since its under warrenty by Harman Audio. Overall, still cost more than what I paid for the 362.

Yesterday an auction ended at $91, i was new to the bidding game so i didn't know how to out bid the person. But yeah after tax and shipping its around $115. I know what you are talking about, it cost me 200 for two 362. But the thing is the pc350 is newer and its popular, i cant find it anywhere locally, they would have to special order it. Wish vanns have their 1/2 sale again that someone mention.

That's a great deal at $91. I wish people weren't bidding so damn much when I was bidding. Bidding is easy. You just set the most you are willing to pay for and others do the same. Once it passes your bid, you can re-bid again and raise your limit. I'm kinda new at this too. Not sure if it's true, but supposely, there is a software out there that will do the final bid thing for you so you can win auctions at the last second. But like I said, I'm not sure if its true or not. Haven't done research on it.

Yes, I do have two front Primus P362s (bought at Fry's for $99 each, couldn't pass up) with PC350 (bought through work with employee discount for $150). They both are 3-way speakers and reproduce low, mid and high frequencies so well. I am hearing some of the sounds I never heard on Bose the last few years :-(

I still have Bose for my surround that I might replace with JBL control 1xtreme book shelfs sometime.

I am still looking for a mount for PC350 to go on my rear projection TV... Any ideas?

hey guys so is ebay the easiest way to get one of these? I was looking at that auction too, but was hesistant. Amazon has it for $199 free shipping and I have searched all over town for these and no store has them in stock.

Is there a difference between the Infinity C350 vs PC350?

I purchased a C350 from eBay and want to make sure its the same thing. :P\\

INFINITY PRIMUS C350 BLACK NEW $149 AUTHORIZED SELLER

$140.75 shipped after 25% microsoft cashback.

Ahh so you were the other person who bought from the seller. Its a typo, when they relisted today they changed it to the correct name which is the PC350. I too bought from the seller with the 25% off. Was hoping the paypal coupon worked, but it didn't. So $140 is not bad, it would have been better at $99, which i know in the near future it will be on sale for that price!!!

I called the seller, he said that they dont actually have them in stock, but will be getting more tomorrow which is wednesday.

One good thing is that they are the authorized seller for it, so warranty would be easy.

Yeah I was waiting to see if that July 8th paypal coupon worked too. I actually still haven't paid via Paypal but I guess I will now

I wish I had money to order a sub when it was at 30-35% cashback/paypal coupon, but I am happy so far with my current 'budget' setup.

2x Infinity P362's from Frys for $99
1x Infinity PC350 for $140
Onkyo TX-SR 606 for $272.xx

I hope Frys has the P362s on sale again so I can get them as my rears.

That is insane, having them as your rear too, my room is not big enough for that. But i think it beats getting the Primus 142/152/162 right? when you can have a full 3 ways.

Fry's had the Velodyne VX-10 sub on sale every other week, this seem to be a good sub, very good rating.....its still 130, but i rmemeber seeing this sub for $99 last year black friday. After this center purchase i will not buy anymore sub or rears as i am broke right now, but if a very good deal pop up, i'm in.

Any chance you are a slick dealer?

Yea I am waiting for the VX-10 Sub to go on sale. It should be on sale next week, since this week it wasnt and last week it was.

But yea having 4 of the 362's can be a bit much if you dont have the room. My current setup in a puny 10x10 room is:

2 Primus 362's Fronts
2 Primus 362's Surrounds
2 JBL 5in Stages Rear surrounds.
Aiwa old school 6way tweeters/mids for my center. This thing beats the crap out of many centers below $300 and is the only center I have tried that hasnt been drowned out by the 362's in such a small room.

So in all I am waiting for the next primus 362 sale to complete my room with 6 of these and the VX-10 for my sub. It maybe overkill for now, but when i get a bigger room it will be all worth it.

Yep on Slickdeals and Fatwallet.

I'll take a look at the Velodyne sub when its on sale again.

After some online search, I found a nice OmniMount Center Channel Speaker Shelf - Model #: OMS CCH1B at Circuit City. It fits very well on my rear projection LCOS TV. It is built sturdy and says it can take upto 30 lbs, so it worked just perfect for my PC350 which is 25 lbs and big. We are loving the clarity in movie dialogues with PC350. What a Joke Bose speakers are, compared to Primus!

If people have room and can find a good deal (like at Fry's), I highly recommend 362s for Front, PC350 for center channel. They are a perfect combo in my opinion for this price.

Anyone know if i can place my 55lbs LCD tv on top of the PC350?....i dont have any room for that big of a speaker and i was wondering i can place my TV on it. I dont know if the PC350 can withstand the weight.....or will it damage my TV because its vibrating with every sound it makes. My TV is an expensive one, so that is first priority.

I snagged a pair of P362's a couple of weekends ago. A buddy of mine bought the JBL Venue Stages when they were on sale a few months ago. Sorry, but I didn't like the JBL's at all. The highs and lows were non-existent. I thought I was listening to an overcompressed MP3 and then some. The P362 is okay for non hip-hop music. However, a sub is still necessary for hip-hop, some rock and most modern movies.

To the guy using these floorstanders as surrounds, whoah! That almost makes sense. My room (24longx14deepx10high) doesn't have any true sides. However, aesthetically it would drive me nuts. I'm definitely not mad at yah!

yea i no longer have the JBLs Stages anymore, they just couldnt compare to the 362's when i got them. But thats just my opinion and what I prefer in sound. So far I have four 362's and hope to either get two more 362s and a PC 350 center or three 362's when they go on sale again at frys.

I got the PC350 for $120 new from Vanns in a special sale. I was looking into pricing and all of a sudden I saw that price and my jaw dropped. I quickly ordered it in fear of the sale going away lol.

They do Infinity sales pretty regularly, especially on the Primus line so just keep checking.

Wow, way to go! Do you have that kind of room?

It would be interesting to find out from someone how a 362 performs being a center channel speaker. I am going to watch Planet earth tonight on Blue-ray with my setup. We are loving the front 362s and center 350 so far.

It would be fine as a center, after all, it has better drivers than the 350. But the problem is how and/or where to mount the beast. Ideally, you'd like it centered, but how do manage that? The 350 is, at least, somewhat smaller, but not by much

I've got 4 x 362s also, the 1st 2 from Vann's and the 2nd 2 from the $99 special. Since I originally has 152s as the surrounds up on stands, replacing those with 362s doesn't really take any more space, and, of course, the drivers are automatically elevated to ear level more or less. The 152s are now the rear surrounds up on the same stands as before. It worked out quite well.

If you get a decent sub to go along with the setup, you'll be very happy with the system you can put together for a relatively small amount of $s.