I noticed a thread over on the AK Speaker forum indicating that the Kappa 9's will, in effect, blow the doors off the Altec 19's !! Any thoughts on this ???? ( I have never heard of the Infinity Kappa 9 so I have no clue on the comparison). Seems they need a ton of power to operate which would put them at odds with the effecient Altec 19's.
They do NOT sound similar at all. Anything thus said has to be rendered as opinion only. I do not care for Kappa 9's. The guy who wrote that probably likes blondes as much as I like redheads. But sounds like he is being arrogant and proclaiming his opinion as fact. I try hard not to do so.
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I didn't know Altec 19's had doors!Originally Posted by cls500
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This is the end, my only friend, the end. Sure they got Doors!I didn't know Altec 19's had doors!
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I've owned both at the same time, and it's like comparing apples and oranges. You see I have this split personality disorder where on one hand I listen to room sized speakers using 5 watt single ended toob amps, and OTOH, I listen to much smaller speakers using amps you can weld with. Anyway, I'm not sure I can easily explain the differences between the current hog Infinitys and the electon sipping Altecs. I also have a pair of Infinity RSIIbs, which to my ear sound better than the K-9s. There is something quite pleasing about EMIMs and EMITs in a nice dipole configuration and enough room to allow them too breathe.
Bottom line though I traded the K-9s not too long ago for a VPI TT, because I found the K-9s bass heavy and muddy compared to the RSIIbs. Now when I'm watching movies, I have the Altecs and the Infinitys all running from the same source, and the sound is quite good...
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Hmm. Coincidence?
Infinity Kappa 9s Mint - $1800 (Camden DE 19934)
Infinity Kappa 9s Mint
...or perhaps they are just more common than not.
Ridiculous at 1800, have seen nice ones at a third of that...
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Phrases like "blows the doors off" hold little credibility with me. I'm not an expert, but I'm certain neither come equipped with doors. It makes him sound like a teenager.
Don't believe everything you read on the internet. As a matter of fact, believe very little that you read on the internet.
I think it would be hard to blow the doors off the Altec 19's because the Altec 19's doors are made of brick and the Kappa 9's are made of straw
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