Infinity Primus Owner's Thread - Page 30

Originally Posted by djmas

I seen these 362's on amazon for about $200 each... Is that a good deal?

Originally Posted by tdogroeder

Maybe spray paint the grill.

Originally Posted by kidsdoc

hello, i'm a newbie overall to the forums & this is my first post re: speakers for a home theatre setup. i'll be purchasing a 50-60" plasma shortly & i'm looking to start a home theatre system in my condo where i will be living for the next 18 months or so, after which my wife & i will hopefully be moving into a new house. i just picked up an onkyo sr-605 & i will be setting up the home theatre in a "living room" (~ 10'Wx14') that is part of an open living space including the dining area/kitchen. admittedly, i'm no audiophile & will be using this setup primarily for enjoying movies. to prove my point, my primary music source will be my ipod

i have been spending the better part of the last 3-4 days researching this site & various hi-fi websites, including sound&vision, hometheatrehifi, hometheatre, ultimateavmag, & others; i've read on those sites & on this one about wonderful brands/speakers such as PSB, aperion, Atlantic Tech, AV123, & radiient but at this point i want to go w/ one of the "mainstream" companies (& at this point my head is spinning!)

i had a couple of generic questions before looking for specific suggestions:

1) what are monitors? are they any different than L/R speakers?

2) i've read that a 3-way speaker is not necessarily better than a 2-way, true?

what i'd like to purchase at the moment is a pair of speakers that i can use alone for at least a couple of months before adding a subwoofer/center channel & eventually 2 surrounds; obviously i'd like a pair that will provide me w/ sufficient bass to carry me over to purchasing the subwoofer. i'm also aware that i should be trying to listen to the speakers which i'm definitely going to try to do before making my final decision.

my eventual plan is to add a nice ("timbre-matched" & expensive) pair as my front L/R speakers & rotate the rest of the speakers accordingly (to make my 5.1 setup a 7.1 setup)

some of the speakers i'm looking at currently (as this point i'd like to spend no more than $400-500 for the pair & i'm leaning towards either polks or jbls):

JBL
jbl L830
jbl stage
jbl stadium

Klipsch RB61
(i like the aesthetics on the Klipschs)

Infinity: (unfortunately there are no authorized Infinity dealers in MA)
infinity BETA 40
infinity P362
infinity P162

Polk:
Monitor 40
RTi6
RTi A3

would love to hear your thoughts/suggestions; also, do any of these companies have better "resale" value than others in case i want to start over in a couple of years; are "refurbished" units safe to purchase? (i.e. from jbl & infinity)

Originally Posted by jetblack3s

do they still have any discontinued primus line on internet? i have 2 150, i need a pair of 360, 1 c25 and a p12 sub. any idea when i could get them/?//

Originally Posted by Randy Englehart

I just got a pair of 362's and mine are silver grills. I called Infinity to ask if I could get some 360 grills because I prefer black and they said the 360 grills wouldn't fit. Does anyone know for sure if the black P360 grills will fit the P362/

Originally Posted by TXBDan

The only thought i have is that the towers could maybe be raised up a few inches. The tweeter is till a couple inches below ear level while seated. Any ideas on what do use as a spacer/stand? a cinder block? :P

Originally Posted by djmas

I seen these 362's on amazon for about $200 each... Is that a good deal?

Originally Posted by 67KBob

I just bought 2 pairs of the P362's at Fry's for the super hot price of $99.00 each on a 1-day sale today...that came to just $215 per pair!

Also...Vann's had hot prices on the Primus line that ended Christmas at midnight...so I got a PC350 for $179.xx and a pair of P152's @ $49.xx...and that included free 3-day shipping and NO Tax!

The deals are there...patience and perseverence does pay

Originally Posted by jlamb30

Considering the price difference would only be about $20, which would you folks recommend for L/C/R?

Main use is tv / home theater, very little music. I occasionally do like the throw on a few CD's and crank them when the wife and kids are gone, though.

Sub is a modded Sony SA-WM40. It will have to suffice for now.

162's with a C250 center
152's with a C350 center
Or would 152's and the C250 be fine, and save the $40-$60? The cheaper, the better!

I don't think I can justify the cost (wife - yes, $50 more makes a difference) of the 162's AND the C350.

Surrounds will most likely be 142's due to size / weight / wall mounting.

Thanks for any input.

Edit: Vanns has the Beta 10 and Beta C250 on sale for even less then the above combinations on sale. Would the Betas be a better route? I tend to prefer a brighter / crisper sound, but do not know how the Primus and Betas compare.

Would the P142 still be ok as a surround, even though not timbre matched...and not "looks" matched? Wonder if that combination will pass the WAF?

Originally Posted by SeanHockey44

Hello everybody,

I'm very glad I came across this thread. I've been slowly upgrading my speakers over the past few months from a Sony HTIB to a real system. So far I have an Infinity PC250 center channel, and I recently purchased a pair of 362's for my fronts. My surrounds and sub are still garbage and I want to upgrade them. Can anybody recommend surrounds that would go with what I already have (I'm running a 7.1 system).

Also, I would love to run dual subs, so I am looking for a smaller sub that I can buy 2 of, as opposed to 1 big bad sub. Does Infinity make a sub that would fit what I'm looking for?

Originally Posted by SeanHockey44

Hello everybody,

I'm very glad I came across this thread. I've been slowly upgrading my speakers over the past few months from a Sony HTIB to a real system. So far I have an Infinity PC250 center channel, and I recently purchased a pair of 362's for my fronts. My surrounds and sub are still garbage and I want to upgrade them. Can anybody recommend surrounds that would go with what I already have (I'm running a 7.1 system).

Also, I would love to run dual subs, so I am looking for a smaller sub that I can buy 2 of, as opposed to 1 big bad sub. Does Infinity make a sub that would fit what I'm looking for?

Originally Posted by SeanHockey44

Hello everybody,


Also, I would love to run dual subs, so I am looking for a smaller sub that I can buy 2 of, as opposed to 1 big bad sub. Does Infinity make a sub that would fit what I'm looking for?