So what do I put where?

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,784
    edited September 2002
    Dan,

    Keep the 2B's in the rear. They will match up with the 1C's perfectly.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited September 2002
    IMO,

    Forget the HT aspect, get a good preamp and set up a 2ch rig with the Silver 7's and the 1c's. Good GOD, man! 575wpc, in a HT rig?

    BDT
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,408
    edited September 2002
    WATCH OUT, monoblocks and SDA's don't mix without the A1 interconnect. Do a search on this site, there is plenty of info on the subject.

    Did you get the pair from Evansville Indiana? are you from near there? I grew up in Brazil Indiana.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
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    Good point hoosier, I missed that one completely.

    BDT
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,056
    edited September 2002
    Manly power for theater.............I love it.
    Dan
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,764
    edited September 2002
    Originally posted by hoosier21 WATCH OUT, monoblocks and SDA's don't mix without the A1 interconnect.

    If the grounds of the Carver monoblocks can be connected without affecting the perfomance of the amps, that would be a cheaper (and more convenient) alternative to the A1 interface. I did a similar thing when I was using Adcom 565 monoblocks to power my SDA 1.2TL's.
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  • dharding
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,764
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    Originally posted by dharding I hope I didn't make a mistake buying these speakers.

    Relax, you'll be fine. Welcome to the SDA club. We just want to make sure you don't have any problems.
    Also, how do I tell if the amplifiers are common ground or non common ground?

    Most amplifiers and receivers are the common ground type, meaning that the left and right channels share the same ground. In the case of monoblock amps, you can usually make them common ground by connecting a single wire to the ground (usually black) speaker terminal of each monoblock.

    Polk customer service maintains info on a lot of popular amps and receivers. You might want to inquire about yours. Carver would logically be the best place to ask about this, but I don't know what their customer service is like these days. You might try contacting Carver through the Sunfire website, www.sunfire.com. :cool:
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,764
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    Originally posted by dharding My music listening tastes are primarily hard rock and heavy metal.

    Well, this does give me some cause for concern. Rock and metal are often heavily processed during production. This wipes out a lot of the spatial information that the SDA's are designed to retrieve. SDA's seem to sound best when presenting acoustical music like classical and jazz.

    I would be interested in how you like them. I know the tube amp enthusiasts on the forum are particularly interested in how the 1C's sound with the Silver 7 amps.
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  • scottvamp
    scottvamp Posts: 3,277
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    I hear ya, SDA's metal and hard rock that is why I would own them. Huge speakers and refined jazz. I don't think so.
    May offend some of the huge Elton John and George Michael fans of the forum.:lol:
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  • dharding
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  • dharding
    dharding Posts: 61
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    Originally posted by raife1


    Well, this does give me some cause for concern. Rock and metal are often heavily processed during production. This wipes out a lot of the spatial information that the SDA's are designed to retrieve. SDA's seem to sound best when presenting acoustical music like classical and jazz.

    Well, back when I had the 2Bs as my mains several years back, they liked hard rock and heavy metal :D Of course that was before I got the Carvers.

    I would be interested in how you like them. I know the tube amp enthusiasts on the forum are particularly interested in how the 1C's sound with the Silver 7 amps.

    Pardon my naivete, but why? The Silver 7t is a solid state amp (yes, it supposedly mimics a tube amp, but it's still solid state).

    -Dan
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,764
    edited September 2002
    Originally posted by dharding
    The Silver 7t is a solid state amp (yes, it supposedly mimics a tube amp, but it's still solid state).

    Oh, ok.....I overlooked the "T" after the "7". I was thinking of the Silver 7 tube amps.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
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    I was thinking that you had the tube monoblocks as well.....

    Isn't that the m4.0t? Which I believe is a common ground amp.

    BDT
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  • dharding
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
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    OK, gotcha, I was having a blonde moment....

    Excellent read by the way....but what the hell would Bob Carver know anyway ;)

    BDT
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
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    Mr. dharding... good read and I'm looking for more. Your analysis IMHO, "if wrong or not", is on Time and Thanks.

    HBomb

    In the post, conversation regarding Transfer Function's has been initiated and the reinforcement that the Speaker Impedance and the Amp must be matched for Maximum Power Transfer and Dynamic Range is correct IMO.

    I'm Sure madmax has a few opinions. Well informed IT is.

    TroD the Amp is an extension of the Speaker and that is what Polk does well...? Why not ensure Specs are met by doing it themselves across the line? ask Dr Spec...

    Regards
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  • dharding
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,784
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    dharding,

    You shouldn't waste those 1C's in your bedroom.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited September 2002
    Nice amps.
    I too am of the opinion that the RTA15TLs would be a better rear than an SDA model. Then again your bedroom speakers are better than most of my mains!
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,784
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    No, no...he's using the RTA15TL's as the mains.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
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    Doh! I figured they'd be the rears. Either way, he wins.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,784
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    From what some others in here have been saying about their use of SDA's front and rear, I'd at least try it.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
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    I'd have to buy 4 SDAa. My monitor/SH rig is fine for me. They may be better off, but to start that kind of investment I think my money could be best spent elsewhere.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,784
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    You could get 4 1C's for under $1200.00.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
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    Exactly my point!
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • dharding
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
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    What kind of rig (beside the Polks) do you have in the bedroom. I'm jealous!

    Is it hard to wind down and relax to metal?:) I've done it plenty of times, but my mind has been slowing at the same rate of my current tastes.
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • dharding
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