Infinity Kappa 9's Tweaks?

Hi Guycom:
The answer is a very simple one GOOD Power.Altough my set is the Kappa7.1 i I think this would apply to the 9s as well.
With power you will tame the Emmit tweater,therefore you will not fatigue when listening for long periods of time.
Also if you can try bi amping ,and playing with differnt cables.I have two Linns LK 140 and have never heard my Kappas the way I do now.Even though the are 8 years they sound better than most speakers out there and I have had a few . Shame that Infinity is now puttin out a lot of junk .
Ross
Ross

I ran mine in a horizontal biamp config with a pair of sunfire signature stereo amps ( 1200 wpc @ 4 ohms).....very good results.

I changed to two pairs of Carver Silver 9t monobocs ( 900 wpc @ 4 ohms )in a biamp setup and it has been head and shoulders above the biamp setup witn the Sunfire amps. While the Sunfires were good, they didn't deliver the bass slam that the Carver monoblocs do. The bass with the Sunfires sounds "round" compared to the slam I get from the Carver monos. I am using an Audio Research Ref 2 Mk2 tube preamp with Signal Cable interconnects and speaker cable.

If you can afford to biamp, please do...or, buy as much power as you can to throw at those beasts.

I tilt mine back and I don't have a problem with tweeter harshness.

I have owned the the Kappa 7 and Kappa 8's also...never had a problem with the tweeter being untamed...I've always run them all with at least 900 wpc @ 4 ohms. They are all really great speakers if fed enough power.

Photos of my Kappa 9's can be seen at the website below.

http://aaudiogon.photosite.com/MysystemonAudiogon/

I also used them in a home theater setup with two Kappa 7's in the rear and a Kappa center......no subwoofer was needed.

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