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[oznob]

[quote=Titanium Dome;206349]
If your room is less than 11 x 16, sell them and keep the Infinity Kappas.

I can't speak on the Kappa 8.1's but I have a lot of experience with the Kappa 9's! Bass is decent, mid-range good, highs can get very painful, provided the EMIT tweeter isn't blown that is! A very good friend of mine has a pair and he is on about his fifth or sixth tweeter repair, not to mention the mid repairs! Now, granted, he does crank them a bit using Adcom 565 mono-blocs, but they have never sounded very good to me. The highs just overpower the rest of the speaker's performance IMHO. He did come over a couple of days ago and listend to the S3100's. He wouldn't admit he liked them better than his Kappa's but he did stay very late enjoying the music, and the pale ale!

[tom1040]

Thanks for your insights. One more question and I will leave it be. Can these speakers be bi-amped w/o the use of a outside crossover? In other words, can I take off the shorting straps and bi-amp them with my Onkyo M-508 & Yamaha MX-1000?

Thanks again!
Tom

[oznob]

[quote=tom1040;206406]Thanks for your insights. One more question and I will leave it be. Can these speakers be bi-amped w/o the use of a outside crossover? In other words, can I take off the shorting straps and bi-amp them with my Onkyo M-508 & Yamaha MX-1000?

Thanks again!
Tom[/quote

Yes, no need for an external crossover.

[tom1040]

Sorry to bring up an old thread.....but...I would like to know a little bit more about bi-amping these. I read somewhere that there is some kind of 'choke' on the woofer that allows for true bi-amplification. Can anyone expand on that idea with specifics?

As always, thanks for any and all suggestions.

By the way, I am now using the following gear:

Onkyo M-588F amp
Onkyo P-388F pre
Marantz SA-8001 cdp