Infinity Kappa 9.2i Series II review 

That's awesome. I took a similar path, got some 8.1's super cheap, got the polydomes recovered and came across a DH-500 for $200. It seems perfect for the kappas, but i'd bet they'd be happier with just a bit more power.

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Scanspeak makes the polydome replacement, not sure about the quality though.

Have had several pairs of these for years and i drive them with Adcom 300 watt per channel power amps and i have ran them hard for over 25 years and never had one problem.

What about 8.1 vs 9.2?

​​@@KITR-UK The 9.2i I am actually currently buying one in San Diego... It's the bigger brother of the 8.1 I got there is a significant weight difference too. it's why we have logistics issues we try to tackle. The 8.1i I got weights 85lbs each speaker The 9.2 weights a 165lbs each .. If you don't have the space stick with the 8 it won't disappoint at all. The 9.2 definitely buried the older kappa 9 I had. Hands down , it made me miss them so that's why I am looking for a pair again 😂 I sold the old 9 not once but 3 times I don't get those again . The series II is just the better kappa series IMHO

Yeah, I know :)

Totally don't agree I have both series complete the .2 series easily outdoes the older ones. The emit R is far superior over the older nudell ones. They are still being used by genesis today and implemented in their flagship (260k set priced prime) Then the mid-bass coupler is the same coupler (used in the 9.2 and 8.1/.2 ) used tin the Renaissance , Sigma,and flagship the 12k costing msrp epsilons. You call that scrap? You have absolutely no idea wtf you're taking about. I'll take that discussion all day. Both were build under the Harman kardon flag. Infinity was already taken over in 84 ish. Nudell kept operational control😢. In case of the series 2 Cary Christie designed those (co founder of infinity and was involved in every model they ever made) As nudell went on to full-time run genesis. The series 2 had the latest infinity drivers. And specd exactly the same.. I have the kappa 8 and 8.2 they spec identical on paper. The 8.2.buries the older 8 hands down The same we witnessed with the 6, 8,and the 9 . And that's all because there is a age gap and it was build with their last release driver revisions. You call that scrap?! Again to repeat myself here, you have no idea wtf you're talking about

The 9.2 arenot neutral. Disco loudspeaker... The workmanship is cheap. The 9s and 9a are worlds more neutral. They are demanding in terms of amplification, but tonally great... I like them better than Reference Standard... Almost 35 years ago I sold them to Hifi-Studio and loved them... Newer series are cheap junk....

​​Y​@@normansteinbach2007 Lol again you have no clue wtf you're talking about my man. The old 9 weights 95 lbs the series II weights 165lbs each . Disco speaker roflmao! You never listened to them a/b I can already tell. They have better drivers than the older ones ! NVM dude you're clueless Cary Christie definitely designed a better kappa than the particle boarded old series I .. You're a dumbass trying to sound knowledgeable lol. Even the crossovers are superior to the older ones let alone build wise. The 9 is the worst kappa they ever made hands down, the k8 polygraph get snowed under easily buy the img cone mid bass coupler in the 8.1 and 9.2 they used the same driver in the Renaissance 90 (you love so much ) sigma and epsilons.c The emit R has a way better dispersion vs the older emit k fact. Better crossover design fact Better drivers (latest IMG drivers and emits) fact Same polydomes those are all "so so" ..you want to sell the idea Cary Christie designed worse kappas. Whenever you're in ga common over I'll let you listen to them both on an 200lbs class a/b amp and see if you're really that deaf haha. You sold them uh? No wonder you were a salesmen not a listener I can already tell my dude Yuck ....and the "newer series " would be the k500 and such not the series II that were both designed by INFINITY NOT HARMAN although they were both build under the Harman kardon umbrella company wise the series I and II . As I said you know very little about the brand . That much is obvious ..

​​​@@normansteinbach2007 The k9.2i weights 164lbs each The series 1 k9 weights 100lbs each Older emits do NOT have the better horizontal and vertical dispersion vs the emit round leaf tweeters. It's why they were phased out because the emit R was the better tweeter. And still today is USED BY GENESIS! that's ran by Gary Koh, who bought genesis as they were filing for bankruptcy under nudells ownership. You know embarrassing little about the two speakers that much is clear. Or the brand in general haha... I won't even discuss your generic dumbassery up here my dude.

Probably someone who owned neither. I own the 9.1 Series II (9.2 in European markets), owned the Ren 90s, and of course the 9 Kappa. The 9.1 Series II are still the only ones with me today, of those speakers. The IRS Beta should not even be compared to any of the above. Just a much larger speaker in a totally different price point.