Altec 19's Vs. Kappa 9's

[Old Guy]

Looked them up: they are kind of a tower arragement with two 12" woofers,a 5" mid-bass, a 5" mid and 2 EMIT type tweeters. Power requirements are 60-320 watts RMS. Produced in the 1980's. Cost in the range of $1500ea. at that time. Would be interesting to hear them A/B'd with Altec 19's in the same environment. Don't see any way the mids could be on the same level as the Altec's. Did not mean to start anything ugly, it's just that you don't often see a post saying something is better than the 19's. for regular living room use. But as the old saying goes: "One man's ceiling is another man's floor" and so forth.

Remember, there are those who rant about anything. On the Cerwin Vega forum they brag about those...but IMHO overly aggressive and obnoxious speakers. But see, an overly aggressive obnoxious person might like that. Most Klipsch fall in the same category IMHO. And be aware human hearing flattens out at higher power levels, so speakers played loud sound smoother than they really are. They key is those letters. IMHO. If somebody is bragging about a speaker without including that disclaimer, just assume they are an idiot*. You will be right 90% of they time. Note about CV and Klipsch- there ARE good points, and models I might own, But most I wouldn't touch.

* this is based on the theory that 90% of everything is crap, the corollary is 90% of internet posts will be made by people with no clue. Posts without disclaimers are the majority of these. Your mileage may vary.