slackie911
Member
Hi guys, I'm new here and came seeking advice about a pair of infinity kappa 6.1 series ii's I inherited. I am an audiophile novice so please bear with me.
There's quite a few problems and I guess I'll just list them, I'm not totally sure if it's an amp/receiver problem or a problem with the speakers themselves:
-so one of the polydome's is busted: the dome itself has a small tear and the metal mesh behind it is bent.
-both woofers need re-foaming which I've ordered and should be doing this weekend.
-one woofer seems misaligned, it "scratches" when i push it in. i saw a guide about how to realign the woofer so i will do that when refoaming unless advised not to.
-along with the kappa's I inherited a harmon kardon festival 500 (60wpc) which they're currently hooked up to. the left channel doesn't seem to work unless it's a very loud moment (in a movie for example). otherwise it kind of "crackles". not sure how to describe it better! however it doesnt seem to be a speaker issue because when i swap the speakers the same issue persists on the "new" speaker.
i've unscrewed the individual speakers and everything looks OK (aside from the busted polydome and the woofer issues), but i am a 100% novice so i am taking that with a grain of salt. my electrical experience has been building computers, i have no experience with speakers or magnetic components.
i don't know the best way to proceed aside from refoaming and realigning the woofers and am looking for advice...i will probably need a new amp i suppose? my budget isn't huge (~500 usd) so i am looking at the adcom gfa-555ii which i saw recommended here on AK.
any help is much, much appreciated! i want to bring these babies to life!
There's quite a few problems and I guess I'll just list them, I'm not totally sure if it's an amp/receiver problem or a problem with the speakers themselves:
-so one of the polydome's is busted: the dome itself has a small tear and the metal mesh behind it is bent.
-both woofers need re-foaming which I've ordered and should be doing this weekend.
-one woofer seems misaligned, it "scratches" when i push it in. i saw a guide about how to realign the woofer so i will do that when refoaming unless advised not to.
-along with the kappa's I inherited a harmon kardon festival 500 (60wpc) which they're currently hooked up to. the left channel doesn't seem to work unless it's a very loud moment (in a movie for example). otherwise it kind of "crackles". not sure how to describe it better! however it doesnt seem to be a speaker issue because when i swap the speakers the same issue persists on the "new" speaker.
i've unscrewed the individual speakers and everything looks OK (aside from the busted polydome and the woofer issues), but i am a 100% novice so i am taking that with a grain of salt. my electrical experience has been building computers, i have no experience with speakers or magnetic components.
i don't know the best way to proceed aside from refoaming and realigning the woofers and am looking for advice...i will probably need a new amp i suppose? my budget isn't huge (~500 usd) so i am looking at the adcom gfa-555ii which i saw recommended here on AK.
any help is much, much appreciated! i want to bring these babies to life!