Kjak67, I just went through the same thing that you are now going thru. Seems like all the same posters are still here. AS a ownwer of a set of Kappa 9s I can say that Bemopti 123 knows what he is talking about. The Aragon 8008 or palladium amps are a good way to go for sure. There are no speakers out there that these Aragons will not drive (END OF CONVERSATION) I'm not saying that the Carver amps will not do the job I'm just saying you need to look no further then the Aragons that are availible right here on the "gon" for 3K a pair brand new. I would like to try Mitch4ts idea of Bi-amping these speakers but right now I don't have enough A.C. power in my room for addtional amps. This summer I will be remodeling my house and I will pull more circuits and give it a try.
amplifiers for Kappa 9's
I have seen some feedback in here about the use of Bryston Amps for driving Infinity Kappa 9's, and agree that these are not the best amps to be using for these speakers. This is how my current system is set up, using 2 4B-NRB's, 10B Crossover and 12B Preamp... and MIT Cables throughout. I do find my Kappa 9's are very bright, but do not lag in the bottom end with the use of my Bryston amps. I am thinking about going to a tube amp for the top end, such as an Audio Research VS-110. I feel this will compliment my system quite nicely, however, any input or feedback about my idea would be appreciated.