Are Infinity Reference speakers gone?

[Guddu]

Friends,
I suggested someone Infinitely Reference floor stands without knowing that these aren’t available (probably from ling time) now.
Anyone knows anything on this please?

Thanks

 

[Chrispy]

Seems they've gone to the wayside from what I can tell....got a RC263 a few years ago and were unavailable not long after and noticed that with many other models. Some car stuff still around, tho.

 

[darthe]

Yes Infinity (owned by Harmon, which owned by Samsung) has exited Infinity from home speakers, they are now the entry/midlevel car audio only party of Harmon

Bang & Olufsen, JBL and Revel are the only brands making Home Speakers in the Harmon group.

 

[Guddu]

Seems they've gone to the wayside from what I can tell....got a RC263 a few years ago and were unavailable not long after and noticed that with many other models. Some car stuff still around, tho.

Thanks

 

[Guddu]

Yes Infinity (owned by Harmon, which owned by Samsung) has exited Infinity from home speakers, they are now the entry/midlevel car audio only party of Harmon

Bang & Olufsen, JBL and Revel are the only brands making Home Speakers in the Harmon group.

Thanks

 

[JSmith]

Infinitely Reference floor stands

Infinity REFERENCE 253 | 5-1/4" Floorstanding Loudspeaker

Infinity REFERENCE 253 three way floorstanding speaker has powerful sound, deep bass response and elegant design that accommodates any home theater system.

www.infinityspeakers.com

... have been owned by Harman since 1983, which is now a subsidiary of Samsung.

Infinity Reference 253 Review (speaker)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Infinity R253 tower speaker. I purchased this months ago with one of those crazy sales prices JBL often has. Right now is one such occasion with the cost dropping to US $160 from list price of $400. Considering what you get, the retail cost is...

www.audiosciencereview.com

JSmith

 

[Chrispy]

Infinity REFERENCE 253 | 5-1/4" Floorstanding Loudspeaker

Infinity REFERENCE 253 three way floorstanding speaker has powerful sound, deep bass response and elegant design that accommodates any home theater system.

www.infinityspeakers.com

... have been owned by Harman since 1983, which is now a subsidiary of Samsung.

Infinity Reference 253 Review (speaker)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Infinity R253 tower speaker. I purchased this months ago with one of those crazy sales prices JBL often has. Right now is one such occasion with the cost dropping to US $160 from list price of $400. Considering what you get, the retail cost is...

www.audiosciencereview.com

JSmith

Just very limited marketing/sales?

 

[Mikig]

I went to look too,
Only cars and boats. What a shame, Infinity produced some iconic speakers…if I think back to the 80s and 90s…

 

[JSmith]

Just very limited marketing/sales?

Yes, it seems production has ceased;

Infinity REFERENCE 253 | 5-1/4" Floorstanding Loudspeaker

Infinity REFERENCE 253 three way floorstanding speaker has powerful sound, deep bass response and elegant design that accommodates any home theater system.

www.harmanaudio.com.au

https://www.harmanaudio.com/loudspeakers/REFERENCE+253.html

This item is currently not available.

All sites for purchase showing not in stock or discontinued.


JSmith

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Yes Infinity (owned by Harmon, which owned by Samsung) has exited Infinity from home speakers, they are now the entry/midlevel car audio only party of Harmon

Nope. Harman (which is owned by Samsung) acquired the automotive division of B&O in 2015. They did not acquire the main audio or other portions of B&O.

"HARMAN Completes Acquisition of Bang & Olufsen’s Automotive Audio Business"​

 

[Chrispy]

Nope. Harman (which is owned by Samsung) acquired the automotive division of B&O in 2015. They did not acquire the main audio or other portions of B&O.

"HARMAN Completes Acquisition of Bang & Olufsen’s Automotive Audio Business"​

So how does Infinity brand mix in here?

 

[middlemarch]

So maybe that explains why the audio in my 2023 Audi is so great. It's labeled as a B&O system, just the midline one. But it's just amazing sound quality. I wonder how many other car systems are Harman under the hood.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

So how does Infinity brand mix in here?

Not at all. Just correcting the faulty information.

 

[darthe]

Not at all. Just correcting the faulty information.

Thanks my bad but that means harman produces even less "passive" speakers (JBL and Revel) and means they are mostly a car audio company

 

[Sonny1]

I regret only buying one pair of the bookshelf version, the 5.25” woofer version. They sound way better than I expected and were dirt cheap. Have been looking for another pair locally but every one I see is more than double the close out price I paid new.