Infinity Kappa 572.5 CF Speaker Issues
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Printed Date: September 06, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Topic: Infinity Kappa 572.5 CF Speaker Issues
Posted By: wayland1985
Subject: Infinity Kappa 572.5 CF Speaker Issues
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 2:22 PM
Here's the issue. I have 4 infinity Kappa 572.5 CF speakers, powered by an Audiobahn A4601Q 4 channel amp. 1 Of my front passenger side speakers sounds slightly different from the others. It seems a little deeper, and somewhat muffled. Am I facing a blown speaker? Wiring incorrect? It has an external Crossover. ------------- ~WAYLAND
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 2:33 PM
Check your polatiry.
Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 11:46 PM
I think my polartiy is correct.........any other suggestions? ------------- ~WAYLAND
Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: January 21, 2004 at 12:01 AM
Actually, I just double checked everything. The mids work fine, but the Highs, from the tweeter, aren't sounding very well. How do I check for tweeter function? ------------- ~WAYLAND
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: January 21, 2004 at 8:24 AM
When I said check polarity I meant to also check the hookups from the crossovers to the tweeters and woofers on your system. The Kappa 572.5CF uses external crossovers, and if the polarity to the tweeter is wrong on one or both speaker systems, your sound will be muddied.
Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: January 21, 2004 at 8:30 AM
Polarity is right on... The crossovers are fool-safe, in that every output terminal is a vastly different size, and a few different colors. The input terminals on the speaker itself, (male plugs) are designed to only hold the corresponding lead. Everything in that category is dead on, beleive me, I checked. I still am sticking to my tweeter theory but also forgot to mention the car was in an accident on that very door, well before I installed everything. Is it possible the sound deadener within the door, (applied by the body shop) is causing different acoustics than in the other doors? I use XTC foam baffles as well, on all doors......
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~WAYLAND
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: January 21, 2004 at 10:08 AM
Yes, it is possble, but it would affect the sound from the woofer much more than from the tweeter. IIRC, those 5X7 Infinity's have plastic frames, so if the speaker mounting opening on the damaged door got tweaked and is not the correct size, the speaker may have gotten twisted or distorted physically when it was screwed down. I suggest swapping the speakers right and left, and see if the problem moves with the speaker or stays with the door. Then you'll know which is causing the trouble.
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