Infinity Kappa 8 Redeveloped

[vitalsigns65]

Outstanding!

New drivers too. What if any changes to the x/o were necessary? Those are some crazy monster x/o's in there too. Double decker beasts! I put these feet on mine, refoamed the woofs. Keep mine in normal mode. Really love how you did the grill. How do they sound?

 

[1gr8e320a]

vitalsigns65 - as I am writing this I am listening to Patricia Barber Cafe Blue CD. The sound is nothing short of amazing. I honestly could not be happier. I have owned some really highend speakers, B&W Nautilus 801s, Krell Resolution 1s and I would put these up against them any day. If the cabinets had less resonance these would be off the charts. As for the X/O only updated caps to higher quality no need to really change them as they work perfectly with the drivers I selected. However, I do keep the Lpads turned slightly below the flat response on most of the drivers as there is more detail and range. The Aurum tweeters just meet back to back they are so large.

 

[1gr8e320a]

Neither Tang Band midrange drivers worked out. They were either too big or too small. I am going with my original midrange -- Morel SCM 634s. Very costly but I will figure it out.

 

[1gr8e320a]

shawnra - The only thing I had done was I had a few of the caps replaced and upgraded by Audio Lab, Inc in Cambridge MA. Specs are nearly the same. All the drivers have been carefully chosen to work well with the original crossover frequencies. They do sound 100 times better than the originals and I'm not just saying that. I do have to say that they are extremely revealing and if the recording is for Sh*t then it sounds like sh*t but if its an amazing recording it sounds better than most of the highend speakers that I have owned in the past. B&W 801 nauts and Krell Reso 1s.

 

[Blackbeerd]

You're making me not want to sell mine... Maybe I should just part out the drivers and start anew... I think I'd make more that way!

Could you link back to the original thread where you talk about building them? Oh, and perhaps even a list of all the new components (after your latest substitutions)?

It's not something that I'd like to do tomorrow - but I think this is something that perhaps all of us other Kappa 8 owners would appreciate!


EDIT: Found the other thread: http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=334333.html