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Infinity Kappa 9's Tweaks?

Calling all classic Infinity Fans. I have a set of Kappa 9s and they are a bit much for my modest listening room. They are so dynamic that they tend to fatigue, and moving away from them helps but room restraints prevents this. Also sound batting is not an estetic option. Does anyone no of a tweak with covering part of the tweaters with felt? This was mentioned on audio reveiew and I am not willing to permanently change them with crossover or wiring mods (they are getting to hard to find stock). Also I have tryed EQ's but always seem to go back to my foreplay tube preamp only.Thank you for any help. Audiogon is a great site. Guycom
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barricadedbob
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Hello, I've been using the Kappa 7.1's since 1994 and seriously looking now for a pair of the Kappa 9's if you know anyone who has a pair they would like to release! I'm on here trying to learn more about the pros and cons of the K-9's VS. the K-9.1's myself.

I realize that the K-7.1's are 3 way VS. 5 way on the
K-9's, but listening to the K-7.1's for many years, I was very impressed! Recently I got an older pair of the
RS IIIb's and prefer the overall sound above the K-7.1's.

The main difference is the RS IIIb's are much brighter with more dynamic range, and also have a much tighter bass response. I was looking for something with the brighter sound and I believe this is caused by 2 reasons. 1) the
RS IIIb's have 2-10" woofers VS. 1 in the K-7.1's. 2)The RS IIIb's are totally enclosed with acoustic suspension VS. the bass reflex port in the bottom of the K-7.1.

I'm not totally up on the Kappa 9.1's, but if you listened to them in the same enviorment, (provided they have a passive port) you may find the sound you are looking for!
Still a very wide dynamic range, but maybe more suitable to your listening pleasure! Keep me posted as I need to get past the same learning curve!

Thanks...Bob

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