thedelihaus
Nocturnal transmissions
I was able to get my KA-7100 Kenwood out of storage as well as my Infinity Reference Threes until the contractors return after a week off. I did a De-oxit treatment to the 7100 and have been running them at 40% full volume for about 6 hours.
The Reference Threes feature the Polycell tweeters. They sound a bit veiled at times, not often, but I'm going to attribute this to the Kenwood's slightly darkish sound. When the notes need to get high, like a cymbal crash or similiar notes, they work nicely, and are an enjoyable listen. I wish I could run them off my other amps, a pair each of vintage Sansui and Marantz units.
Midrange is good too, but what really surprises me about these is the bass they kick out. A nice tight thump, occasionally (rarely) a bit boomy. Since I've limited space, even with the contractors away, I'm unable to tell if it's due to the speaker itself or to the placement. No matter, bass sounds good and strong, the boominess only shows up on rare occasion. The woofer performance has really suprised me.
At a 6 ohm load, I was wondering how they'd tax my amp., The 7100 is warm, like touching a kitten or small dog, so not even close to sweating.
I'm aware that this model is not the cream of Infinity crop, but it is still a very nice speaker, and I enjoy watching the price rise on them. I payed $100 for them with stands and in near-mint condition. but felt that I payed a bit too much, even with free delivery. However, last pair to sell on the auction site went for $145, not nearly as nice, and without stands.
An enjoyable speaker I look forward trying with my other vintage amps I mentioned above, when I can. And since they don't seem to make a mess of the TV when I'm playing them, maybe they'll do duty as an excellent HT front speaker pair.
Just wanted to add, I'm across the house, diagonal from where the speakers are playing, and the room I'm sitting in is filled with clear, crisp, loud sound, still at the same settings as I had them before. Impressive!
The Reference Threes feature the Polycell tweeters. They sound a bit veiled at times, not often, but I'm going to attribute this to the Kenwood's slightly darkish sound. When the notes need to get high, like a cymbal crash or similiar notes, they work nicely, and are an enjoyable listen. I wish I could run them off my other amps, a pair each of vintage Sansui and Marantz units.
Midrange is good too, but what really surprises me about these is the bass they kick out. A nice tight thump, occasionally (rarely) a bit boomy. Since I've limited space, even with the contractors away, I'm unable to tell if it's due to the speaker itself or to the placement. No matter, bass sounds good and strong, the boominess only shows up on rare occasion. The woofer performance has really suprised me.
At a 6 ohm load, I was wondering how they'd tax my amp., The 7100 is warm, like touching a kitten or small dog, so not even close to sweating.
I'm aware that this model is not the cream of Infinity crop, but it is still a very nice speaker, and I enjoy watching the price rise on them. I payed $100 for them with stands and in near-mint condition. but felt that I payed a bit too much, even with free delivery. However, last pair to sell on the auction site went for $145, not nearly as nice, and without stands.
An enjoyable speaker I look forward trying with my other vintage amps I mentioned above, when I can. And since they don't seem to make a mess of the TV when I'm playing them, maybe they'll do duty as an excellent HT front speaker pair.
Just wanted to add, I'm across the house, diagonal from where the speakers are playing, and the room I'm sitting in is filled with clear, crisp, loud sound, still at the same settings as I had them before. Impressive!
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