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Post by bongskicool on Sept 23, 2007 21:11:06 GMT 7
hi there..just got a pair of an Infinity Kappa 6 speakers..all I know is that these great pair of speakers belong to the power hungry ones..i might be wrong..I have tried these with my silver pioneer and I'm not happy with the result, i feel like the singer is hiding behind the speakers, I haven't tried it with any other amplifier yet,(wala na kasi available) that's why I'm asking for your opinion..has anybody tried it or still using these speakers..what amplifier should I be using to make them sing as they say..  |
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Post by Lordfoo on Sept 24, 2007 8:35:46 GMT 7
Hi sir bong,
Congratz on your acquisition. The infinity kappa series is a fantastic series.
I own a Kappa 7 and i've never encountered a problem with power that you have. I have used it with a Sansui Aud 707Gextra, a Sony VFET TA5650 which are not really high powered amps.
Can it be that your pair needs a capacitor replacement?
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Post by bongskicool on Sept 24, 2007 9:16:06 GMT 7
ohh... Tnx a lot sir Lordfoo, i will bring them to the speaker doctor and have it diagnosed   .. |
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Post by Lordfoo on Sept 25, 2007 9:15:30 GMT 7
Sir Bongski Cool, Here's a thread at the audiokarma re: re capping speakers. audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=78978&page=1One of the oft repeated recommendations i've read is that vintage speakers 20 plus years and above would most probably benefit from recapping. They also mention the better brands of capacitors. Personally, all the vintage speakers i've acquired are automatically scheduled for recapping. By the way can you post pictures of your infinities? Those are not only fine sounding but are really fine looking speakers. Sometime back, somebody was selling a pair of TOTL infinity Kappa 9. (The Holy Grail of the Kappa Series). The price was quite high though. someting like 80,000 plus php if I remember correctly - way beyond my means. I don't know if the pair got sold. FROM THE INFINITY CLSSICS WEB PAGE www.infinity-classics.de/infinity/models/Kappa-series-1987/index-Kappa.htmKappa 6 / 6A Introduced: 1987 Dimensions: 64 x 38 x 26 cm Bass: 1 x 25 cm Mids: 1 x Kappa-Polydome Highs: 1 x EMIT Suggested for amplifiers with: 30-150 Watts per channel Frequency range: 37 Hz - 45 kHz Crossover frequencies: 800 Hz, 4500 Hz Suggested price (pair): 1200 $  Note the suggested amplifier power. Note also the suggested price  . Original price of the kappa 6 was only 600 USD. Maybe you will need the cross over sheet for the technician. www.infinity-classics.de/infinity/technik/manuals/Kappa_6_technical_sheet.pdf |
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Post by bongskicool on Sept 25, 2007 12:35:52 GMT 7
if you are referring to the pair of kappa 9 in bangkal .. it is still there .. thanks for the tips..i'll have them DIF (do it for me)..wala talaga akong alam mangalikot ng mga caps and crossovers.. takot nga akong buksan kasi medyo, i have this "rock and roll hands"..lahat daw ng kalikutin ko nasisira.. ;D btw, here are the actual photos:   may magpapahiram nga pala ng amp. sa akin.. its a Sansui AU777 sabi nya bagay daw ito sa kappa..kung bumagay, sana tuluyan na nya ibenta sa akin.. ;D ;D tnx again sir |
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Post by rossifumi46 on Sept 25, 2007 14:03:31 GMT 7
i still have this speaker pero sira na... it's still in the attic though.. merun kayang pede mag ayos?
anyways my experience with the kappa 6 is they tend to be on the bright side... must be the ribbon tweeter... it can be adjusted though...
power hungry.. yamaha receiver at 60 wpc clips specially in bass passages... i would say 100 wpc or more would be enough current to drive this beast...
one thing you have to be wary of with this speaker would be foam rot...
nevertheless i think this speaker would do well specially for HT purposes imho
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Post by bongskicool on Sept 25, 2007 17:07:35 GMT 7
i still have this speaker pero sira na... it's still in the attic though.. merun kayang pede mag ayos? anyways my experience with the kappa 6 is they tend to be on the bright side... must be the ribbon tweeter... it can be adjusted though... power hungry.. yamaha receiver at 60 wpc clips specially in bass passages... i would say 100 wpc or more would be enough current to drive this beast... one thing you have to be wary of with this speaker would be foam rot... nevertheless i think this speaker would do well specially for HT purposes imho meron naman cguro sir mahusay gumawa.. like c benedict (pdvd member)..sayang naman yan kung naka stock lang sa attic  .. i remember way back late 80's when me and my father-in-law went to upscale audio to audition these and yes, this kappas are bright sounding but i liked it though, nevertheless we ended up buying the JBL xpl160.. i went back to buy my first pair of speakers pero hindi kasya pera, sa kagustuhan kong bumili ng infinity.. RS3 na lang ang binili ko.. ;D |
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. Original price of the kappa 6 was only 600 USD.
.. i remember way back late 80's when me and my father-in-law went to upscale audio to audition these and yes, this kappas are bright sounding but i liked it though, nevertheless we ended up buying the JBL xpl160.. i went back to buy my first pair of speakers pero hindi kasya pera, sa kagustuhan kong bumili ng infinity.. RS3 na lang ang binili ko.. ;D