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billbillw
billbillw Posts: 6,185
edited March 2005 in Vintage Speakers
Kinda new to the vintage Polks. I've heard that the SDA speakers are very picky on amplification requirements. Something to due with special grounding requirements? Is there any truth to this?

I've been looking at a good deal on some SDA-2a locally and wondering if they will work with a Denon 90 WPC (x6) receiver or a Sony 100 WPC (x2) receiver.
Any help would be great.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,408
    edited March 2005
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    they will play and work, but you will want to get a good power amp down the road, good luck.
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,408
    edited March 2005
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    are you dealing with a guy named Jack R?
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,185
    edited March 2005
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    Originally posted by hoosier21
    are you dealing with a guy named Jack R?

    Hey Hoosier,
    What's up neighbor? Your just a couple counties away. No, not dealing with him, why?
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,408
    edited March 2005
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    just wondering, a guy named Jack had a pair of SDA 2 in black studio for sale I was looking at a while back, thought they might be the same ones.
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,185
    edited March 2005
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    I think I figured out what my brother was talking about, but I don't know if it has anything to do with amplification. I was just reading about a non-common ground SDA cable. What is the deal with these?
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,408
    edited March 2005
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    don't worry right now about all that, if you are using a receiver, you will have no issues with the non common ground amp. Later if and when you buy a pair, and want to get a separate amp, then you can worry about it.

    Go and get them
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,185
    edited March 2005
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    Thanks Hoosier,
    I do tend to get ahead of myself sometimes. I'll let you know if I get um.
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