[Tonto Yoder]

On an Infinity speaker forum, someone asked for recommendations for new speakers for his brother in the New York area.  That person has the Infinity Reference Series II's and has recommended used Infinities for the brother, but the bro wants something new!  Would VMPS be a good substitute since it has the ribbon tweeters like Infinities??  Which model in the $2-3K range??

Thanks for any help.
Tonto
BTW, is Roop audio demoing the VMPS in the NY area???

[warnerwh]

You could get the RM 2 in that price range and these sound much better than the old Infinity speakers. Push up to the RM 40 for another grand and you'll be knocking on world class.  This isn't just my opinion but that of many people. They have to be heard.

[meilankev]

Wow, Infinity Reference Standard II speakers!!!  Hey, those Infinity speakers were my first speakers - bought back in 1981.

I was in the Air Force in Germany, and bought all my electronics/sources (at amazingly cheap prices).  But I just didn't like any speakers offered by the military outlets (KLH, Yamaha, Bose 901, and the big Klipsch horns).  So, I had the stuff I bought over there drop-shipped to my mom's home in the US, and came back to find speakers.  After a couple of months, I ended up with those Infinitys.

The only problem was the gypsy lifestyle I was to live over the next 10 years.  Man, those things were a bear to move.  Once I bought my Thiels in 1989, the Ref Std IIs were put out to pasture.  They had about 30 years worth of wear and tear.

As to replacing them with VMPS, I have only heard my RM40s.  So I am no authority on their range of speakers.  However, at that price point, I would suggest 626R augmented with a VMPS sub.  Of course, I'm one of those who feel you should never exceed your original budget.

Thanks for the picture, and the memory.

Kevin