NHT - ST4 vs. Infinity Beta 50s --- NEED HELP!!

[bobdroopy]

Hey guys, I've been spending the last couple hours researching a good pair of floor standing speakers to wrap up my new HTS, and have narrowed it down to these two...

http://reviews.cnet.com/Infinity_Beta_50_cherry/4505-7869_7-31296960.html?tag=coco
http://reviews.cnet.com/NHT_ST_4/4505-7869_7-30419914.html?tag=pdtl-list

Anyone have any experience with ether?? Should I take any other speakers into consideration??

Thanks guys for all of your help.

 

[j_garcia]

I'd go NHTs IMO.

 

[Seth=L]

NHTs, hands down. I have Infinity Bookselfs that use the same tweeter as the Betas or very similar, C.C.M.D. I also have the NHT series that proceeds the one in question. The NHTs are considerably more accurate, not to mention they look beautiful in the black high gloss finish. And by the way they are some of the best knock test passing speakers I have ever seen.

 

[AVRat]

Are the ST4s still available?? What's the budget for speakers? Is this for 2-channel or 5/7.1?

 

[JoeE SP9]

Hey guys, I've been spending the last couple hours researching a good pair of floor standing speakers to wrap up my new HTS, and have narrowed it down to these two...

http://reviews.cnet.com/Infinity_Beta_50_cherry/4505-7869_7-31296960.html?tag=coco
http://reviews.cnet.com/NHT_ST_4/4505-7869_7-30419914.html?tag=pdtl-list

Anyone have any experience with ether?? Should I take any other speakers into consideration??

Thanks guys for all of your help.

You have not mentioned anything about how they sound to you. Have you bothered listening to the speakers you are considering? How can anyone buy speakers without listening to them first? It's kind of like researching and buying a car without taking a test drive. Would you do that?