Proud new father! (SDA 1c's)

BuckeyeTim
BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
edited May 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Woo Hoo!!
The SDA-1C's are home safe and sound. I had been pretty busy all day and just a few minutes ago unboxed them and set each into its place. The first thing I had to do was connect my mono-blocks together. I installed a jumper between the negative posts and then also connected the chassis' together.

At the moment, they are close to 10' between centers and 7" from the back wall.

I just fired up the amps and am listening to just the tv through them right now. I am going to give the amps an hour to warm up and me the time to down a couple beverages before I put in the tunes. I have not made a decision on the inaugural selection, but am leaning towards Steeley Dan or Dire Straits....vinyl or cd....?

So far, with the tv...pretty darn impressive.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2010
    Congrats and they look great. Looks like they already have 194 tweets.

    I think 10' is a little wide. I think the manual calls for 6-8'.

    They look like good candidates for mysesound spikes.

    Enjoy the 1Cs they are great speakers and respond very well to upgrades.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
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    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,464
    edited May 2010
    Congrats man... Dire Straits all the way.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • cincycat13
    cincycat13 Posts: 887
    edited May 2010
    I second the Dire Straights. Congrats on the aquisition!
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited May 2010
    Congrats on the new babies!! I'd be good with either Steely Dan or Dire Straits. Love them both. Vinyl. I see you have the 1C's on carpet....spikes will really add to clarity of bass for a relativley inexpensive upgrade. Oh and last thing, I'll bet that chair gets warm!!

    Kelvin
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited May 2010
    thsmith wrote: »
    Congrats and they look great. Looks like they already have 194 tweets.

    I think 10' is a little wide. I think the manual calls for 6-8'.

    They look like good candidates for mysesound spikes.

    Enjoy the 1Cs they are great speakers and respond very well to upgrades.


    Yeah, they have the 194 tweets and a crossover upgrade by Ben. They are already set up for 1/4x20 spikes. I think I might even already have a set. I have a pair of stands that are spiked. They came from a fellow CP member and a great guy, along with a set of Monitor 10b's. The same member I got the SDA's from in fact. Anyways, the stands have spikes that appear to be compatible with the SDA's. I had thought about putting them on during initial setup, but decided on waiting a week or two so as to be able to hopefully notice a difference.

    The manual calls for 6'-8', but is that between inside edge of cabinets, from center, or what? I will be doing much experimenting with placement in the coming days. I am going to have to do some furniture rearranging as well. Eventually they will go into a dedicated sound room.

    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Congrats man... Dire Straits all the way.
    cincycat13 wrote: »
    I second the Dire Straights. Congrats on the aquisition!


    Thanks guys! My first SDA experience.
    Dire Straits it is. Brothers in Arms. I have both (vinyl and cd), but going with cd so as to use the recently acquired dac.
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited May 2010
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Congrats on the new babies!! I'd be good with either Steely Dan or Dire Straits. Love them both. Vinyl. I see you have the 1C's on carpet....spikes will really add to clarity of bass for a relativley inexpensive upgrade. Oh and last thing, I'll bet that chair gets warm!!

    Kelvin

    Thanks! Dire Straits at the moment, Steely Dan is up next..Can't Buy a Thrill...Vinyl. Yeah, the chair thing was a concern at first, but it really doesn't even get warm after several hours with the Monitor 10's. We will see how warm the amps get with the SDA's. This is only a temp setup...there is a dedicated sound room in the works.
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited May 2010
    At the moment all I can say is wow! This is even better than I imagined it would be. There is so much more,....well,...everything. The first thing I notice is the depth of the soundstage. Or was it the width, or height, or the, or the, or the.....

    I'm just kind of dumbfounded at the moment.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2010
    congrats !!!!!
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited May 2010
    Congrats Tim.

    Clean and already modded. What more can you ask for.

    +1 on the spikes.
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  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
    edited May 2010
    Congrats, nice looking speakers.
    Panny 8000 project
    Oppo 103D
    Fronts- Monitor 70's
    Upper fronts- Monitor 30's
    Surrounds- Monitor 50's
    Backs- Monitor 40's
    Center-CS 350
    Sub- SVS PB 2000
    Onkyo 607[back up]
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  • Bobsama
    Bobsama Posts: 526
    edited May 2010
    I personally play through Pink Floyd with any new audio equipment. Nice 1C's!
    polkaudio Monitor 5 Series II
    polkaudio SDA-1 (with the SL1000)
    TEAC AG-H300 MK III stereo receiver
    beyerdynamic DT-880 Premium (600 Ω) headphones
    SENNHEISER HD-555 headphones
    Little Dot MK IV tube headphone amp
    Little Dot DAC_I balanced D/A converter
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2010
    Congrats,, hard to beat speaker in todays world--excellent cost-performance ratio--enjoy.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2010
    Nice!
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,337
    edited May 2010
    NICE GRAB!!! +10000 on the spikes
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited May 2010
    BuckeyeTim wrote: »
    At the moment all I can say is wow! This is even better than I imagined it would be. There is so much more,....well,...everything. The first thing I notice is the depth of the soundstage. Or was it the width, or height, or the, or the, or the.....

    I'm just kind of dumbfounded at the moment.

    See, this is what we've been talking about :):p:D;)

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited May 2010
    Nice setup Tim.Im happy you like the DAC.
    Which Brothers in arms do you have?? Im thinking about buying this one >>http://cgi.ebay.com/XRCD-Dire-Straits-Brothers-Arms-JAPAN-JVC-XRCD2-NEW-/200465593291?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Music_CDs&hash=item2eacae33cb
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited May 2010
    Congrats and welcome to the world of SDA!

    I love it when a plan comes together
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,138
    edited May 2010
    Nice grab Tim. Congrats on the new SDA-1C's.


    PS - Go Buckeys and Browns!!!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2010
    fbm211 wrote: »
    Nice setup Tim.Im happy you like the DAC.
    Which Brothers in arms do you have?? Im thinking about buying this one >>http://cgi.ebay.com/XRCD-Dire-Straits-Brothers-Arms-JAPAN-JVC-XRCD2-NEW-/200465593291?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Music_CDs&hash=item2eacae33cb

    not to deraill, but what is it about the BIA lp?? Maybe I'm just missing something,or am too old to appreciate or hear it,, cause I just played it again and it just does not do it for me. The one with "calling elvis" and "you and your friend" is pretty good though. :o
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited May 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    not to deraill, but what is it about the BIA lp?? Maybe I'm just missing something,or am too old to appreciate or hear it,, cause I just played it again and it just does not do it for me. The one with "calling elvis" and "you and your friend" is pretty good though. :o

    Some pressings sound better than others George. I've got three copies and only one of them sounds really good. It's got Robert Ludwig's initials on the run off.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited May 2010
    fbm211 wrote: »
    Nice setup Tim.Im happy you like the DAC.
    Which Brothers in arms do you have?? Im thinking about buying this one >>http://cgi.ebay.com/XRCD-Dire-Straits-Brothers-Arms-JAPAN-JVC-XRCD2-NEW-/200465593291?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Music_CDs&hash=item2eacae33cb

    It is just an off the shelf copy purchased, I don't know, maybe 20 yrs ago.

    I tried out the spikes I had on hand, but wrong size. Looks like I will be ordering a set this week. Even without the spikes though, I am still floored. At the moment, I am jamming to Rush 2112. It never sounded so good.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited May 2010
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Some pressings sound better than others George. I've got three copies and only one of them sounds really good. It's got Robert Ludwig's initials on the run off.

    Does it also have "ST" in the deadwax?


    I look back on my 1C upgrade path and I think that the biggest "bang I heard was the caps/resistors/RDO 194's,,,then the dynamatting drivers/BP upgrade,,and finally the Mye spikes,,fortunately they were original owner,(as in never been moved with excellent cosemetics).This is the third time I have owned such a pair,and I do not think I'll ever let them go,, they are like a Labrador,,always faithful.Enjoy your speakers sir,,I hope you get as much pleasure with them,as I do mine.Congrats.;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Hamatym
    Hamatym Posts: 269
    edited May 2010
    No lies when you heard they were awesome!!...ha ha I am a big fan of Hot rodded 1C's, you got yourself a keeper that's for sure. Nothing in today's world can compare for the price. Spike'em with quality pieces and nothing left to do, you will notice a nice increase in solid bass responce. Trust me:)
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited May 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    Does it also have "ST" in the deadwax?

    No it does not.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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