mitch4t
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| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please .All that aside about the Kappa9 being amp killers and being poorly designed, I'm so enamored by them that I own four pair of them. If you put a killer preamp in front of them with a good source and the appropriate bi-amplification, you have yours... | |
| Audiophiles are older than dirt .Bob, I was more a fan of the HO scale cars. I had an Aurora set with 40 feet of track. I bought a set for my 13 year-old son.....and he sneered at it. He'd much rather play with his XBox 360.. | |
| Audiophiles are older than dirt .The thing that amazes me is that I used to drool at the cool gadgets that Napoleon Solo, James Bond, Derek Flint and Maxwell Smart used to carry around. Now I have a gadget that I carry around that puts all their stuff to shame.I have an iPhone.. | |
| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please .Jtiesel2, if you can store them until you are ready to power them with sufficient amps,you will be greatly rewarded by their sound. When powered correctly and matched with an excellent preamp and source, they are sublime. I own four pair of them.... | |
| Was Beta as good as or better than reel to reel? .Viridian, I'm older than you are. After Googling the wire recorder, I feel very fortunate to experience the audio wonders of the 21st century.Slikric, never heard of the mini 8 track tape. Googled it, and it was one weird animal.. | |
| Was Beta as good as or better than reel to reel? .Elcassette! How old are you anyway???. | |
| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please .Steakster, I also own two of the Sunfire Signature amplifiers. It will power the Kappa 9 sufficiently, but not optimally. I put two of the Sunfire Signatures on the Kappa 9 in a vertical biamp configuration and it takes the listening experience t... | |
| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please .I also said you need to bi-amp the Kappa 9, meaning that you would need TWO pair of the monoblocs, two monoblocs per speaker. That would put you at $3k just for amps. You still need a preamp and a DAC. As I said, way above your budget.Cajunpepe, ... | |
| Was Beta as good as or better than reel to reel? .I had a vhs hifi machine back in the mid-80's. I used it to make audio recordings. It did an excellent job, but it sounded nowhere near as good as my Dokorder reel-to-reel machine. I'd heard so much about how good beta was supposed to be for audi... | |
| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please .Your budget is waayy too low to power the Kappa 9. They need more power than you are willing to spend. The kappas will play extremely loud, you just need to bi-amp them. I have four pair of Kappa 9. I bi-amp them with Carver Silver 9t monoblocs a... | |
| Reel to Reel decks .I don't think I'll be taking that walk among the musicians after all. It seems that a used reel of the Maxell tape mentioned above is about $65. Extra if you want it bulk erased. That walk is a little too rich for my blood.. | |
| Audio Research Preamp Experts? .The solid state LS-10 is a killer preamp. It is almost never for sale here on the 'Gon. The blackest background I've ever heard. So quiet it's scary.. | |
| Reel to Reel decks .You guys kill me. Just when I think I'm "there", someone mentions the "Maxell XLII, Position "EE" tape with its holographic imaging. Now, I want to "take a walk among the musicians". I am so curious and I really want to experience that sensation.... | |
| Your favorites amplifiers for their visual look ? Pass Labs X1000.5 monos. The Krell 750 mcx moonblocs.I love beautiful monster sized amps. | |
| I'll never listen to another record... Notec, I see that you have a DAC but I don't see a digital source in your system. What do you use to play digital music? |