I would look for a pair of infinity kappa series speakers, they are a step up from the cs 3009 The kappa 8 and 9 will out perform any of those above mentioned kits with the right electronics, if you step up to the infinity Renaissance series speakers 80 or 90 especially the 90...look at the many rave reviews, they will literally destroy any of the above mentioned kits and you can put the money you saved into electronics, good luck.
Infinity cs 3009
Brand new here. Does anyone have any knowledge on cabinet specifications or have technical input for Infinity cs 3009? I am thinking about actually trying to build a pair, or at least something comparable or better than these. Heard us at years ago and loved them and now I cannot seem to find any to purchase. Any help or input would be appreciated.
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timlub I don’t like the sound of those paper mids and woofers, to me they color the sound way too much, If you drive the kappas with a capable amp, Krell, Pass Labs, Threshold should do the trick you will be rewarded with great sound, I have also used tubes on the top of the kappas and a ss amp on the bottom woofers with no problems and it sounded incredible, as for the Renaissance speakers...they are in another league, it wouldn’t even be close, I’D put the Rens up against any 10K new speaker, they are that good, I have the infinity epsilons and I have searched for new speakers to best them but You would have to spend upwards of 40K to do it, believe me I searched. |
timlub
Yea I am one of those people that don't like the sound paper cones. Paper changes it's sound characteristics way to much for me, they absorb humidity when it's damp out slowing down the cone and making it less controlled, they can also deform or warp from the humidity as they dry out. And then they are coated, so what happens in a few years when the coating hardens/drys out, the sound changes. With all those slits and glues and special coating to stop the cone from resonating why didn't they just use a better material for the cones to solve the problem. As for the polydomes you can buy new replacement domes overseas, a guy makes them out of the same material as the originals, they look stock. Also a guy in the states is working on exact replacements. I have RSDS polydome replacements that I modified and A&B'd up against the original polydomes and the RSDS were much better sounding I also have a pair of genesis titanium replacement polydomes should mine go bad, so I'm good. I have been treating my original polydomes once a year with silicone shock oil for the last ten years and mine are still like new. I agree with you... if you like the sound of paper cones then they are for you, if not... there are so many other speakers out there to choose from. |