Infinity (audio)

Infinity (English: "Infinity ") is a US-based company in the field of consumer electronics, mainly engaged in the development and manufacture of loudspeakers and speaker systems. The name and logo refer to the mathematical concept of infinity.

Infinity was founded in a garage by Arnold " Arnie " Nudell, a nuclear physicist and musician, as well as by Cary Christie and John Ulrich 1968. The trio knew each other from the time of their collaboration at Hughes Aircraft. Since 1982, the company belongs to Harman International Group.

Infinity was considered innovative for new developments. Already the first self-developed speakers Servo Static 1 1968 left then known speaker designs. He had an external crossover and separate from the main speakers bass speakers with motion. The breakthrough on the hi-fi and high-end sector succeeded in 1978 with the successful " Reference Standard " series, which reached its peak in the years 1981-1986. In 1987 the " Reference Standard " series was replaced by the equally successful " Kappa " series.

Of particular importance was the flagship of the brand, the Infinity " Reference Standard Mk5 " (also IRS MkV ). This system was temporarily as the most expensive and for many today as the best speaker in the world. Under the brand name Infinity there were five model generations in the years 1980-1988, after the creation of the new brand "Genesis" Nudell built there the successor to the " Reference Standard " and led her there under the name " Genesis 1.1" on.

The two models " Renaissance 80 " and " Renaissance 90 " were the first developed solely by Cary Christie models. Classics were the "Beta " and " Gamma" 1987-1993, the models " Renaissance 90 " and " Renaissance 80 ", " Epsilon ", " sigma " and " Omega" were the last representative of classical design philosophy. The 1994 built until 1998 " x.1 " - and " x.2 " models follow the amended construction principles. However, they have filled with polypropylene membranes for low - and mid-bass and large polypropylene dome midrange for the classic features of the " Kappa " series. As tweeter as opposed to the older " Kappa " - and " Reference Standard " models magnetostat a straight foil membrane ( EMIT ) is used, but a version with a round membrane ( EMIT -R ) are used. Arnold Nudell used in the speakers today's brand " Genesis" also magnetostat tweeter with round membrane.

For today's product portfolio includes speaker systems and power amplifiers for car hi- fi industry.