amp for infiinity kappa 9


I looking for advice on which amp or amps to use. I'm in a transition from mid-FI to HI-FI. I want to build a system around the Infinity kappa 9s I just bought on e-bay for 800 dollars. I tried to drive the speakers on a yamaha m2 amp. No dice. It shuts down at moderate volume. Step 2 I tried an Adcom gfa 555. Cooked the amp in short time. I have heard that a tube pre amp is recommended because of the emit tweeters. I currently Use a Mcintosh MC2100. It will drive the speakers to its full power but falls short of what the speakers are capable of. Would another MC2100 work if i used the 2 for mono blocks 1 to each speaker or will I still come up short on power? The system I want to build will be very Basic. I have a Yamaha C2 pre-amp, dyno fm-3 tube tuner, Technics SM1200 tuntable, Nakamichi Dragon cassette deck, Akai GX 747 open reel tape deck,DBX 4bx dynamic range expander, and a Denon DCD 1500 cd player. I also have an ADC SS315 equalizer. Now I am aware that these are not the best componets to use but they are all that I have for now. Any and all advice on what to keep and what should go would be welcome. I listen to Blues and classic rock most of the time but sometimes classical and big band is a nice change. I dont even know how much I want to spend. I will just build the system slowly piece by piece and use some of what I have now. Most of this stuff was bought 20 years ago when I was in the service. Can anyone help this newbie out on my quest for HI-FI?
coman61
Coman61,
I do not run a dedicated circuit for all the amps. I've never had a problem and sometimes I really crank the system.
Well the latest amp has not proven to be a winner either! I just added a McIntosh MC300 to list of ineffective amps for the big Kappas. I'm not sure if I will pursue this much futher. It might be time to find more efficent speakers. Maybe just add a subwoofer till I run across the right deal on some serious mono blocks. "SIGH" WHAT A PAIN THESE SPEAKERS ARE TURNNING OUT TO BE!!!!
electrostatics may do the job. At 300wpc it has plenty of power. Get ahold of ESL and see what they say.
Coman61.....if you are in Southern California, I would consider buying the speakers from you if you want to unload them.

thanks,

mitch