Infinity Kappa 9

zarrdoss
zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
edited October 2010 in Vintage Speakers
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,529
    edited October 2010
    Fair price. Better have a stoudt amp to drive them. Impedance dips below 1 ohm at certain frequencies.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2010
    I smoked a Pioneer A-9 integrated on RS-IIIb's. Only piece of audio I ever owned that went up in smoke. I still don't know why it blew, I wasn't jamming when she went.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • chosenalready
    chosenalready Posts: 17
    edited October 2010
    A friend of mine had a pair of Kappa 8's and to get them to really sing he had to bi-amped them. With a single amp it did not take much pushing to cause it to trip. I believe he used a couple of Denon POA 2400(?). They were rated at 200 wpc and even with both amps running they would get hot.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited October 2010
    Never heard them but always thought they were some sexy speakers!



    Steve the A9 was my first integrated! And I still have it and it still works flawlessly.
    steveinaz wrote: »
    I smoked a Pioneer A-9 integrated on RS-IIIb's. Only piece of audio I ever owned that went up in smoke. I still don't know why it blew, I wasn't jamming when she went.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2010
    Yeah, heck that was like 1983'ish? That was the last receiver and/or integrated I owned. Everything was seperates after that.

    Being an Army barracks, in Germany, my a-hole roomates probably spilled a beer in it and didn't tell me....LOL
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited October 2010
    Infinity made some real nice speakers back in the day. I always wanted a pair of these.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited October 2010
    Yes they did, loved my RS-IIIb's.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited October 2010
    Wow a M85 caught fire... I bet my M1000u could power it...and heat a small city at the same time :)
    Main Surround -
    Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub

    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

    Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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