Proud new SDA-SRS 3.2TL owner....

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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited June 2010
    So I can indeed confirm that the previous owner had used "Paperclips" as jumpers....ridiculous! Photo's are of my handy work on temporary jumpers.

    My question is -

    Does it matter which side of the speaker wire I use to make a temporary SDA interconnect cable? I've already split the wire into 2 separate strands. I can use either Red or Black, correct?

    Thanks,

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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited June 2010
    $350 for TL's. I hate the left coast.

    GET THE INTERCONNECT CABLE !!!!!!! lol

    The jumpers that you made will work but there really not much better than the paper clips.

    It is a journey. Keep enjoying. Do one thing at a time. With the price you paid you are WELL above the curve.
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited June 2010
    So it's as if I've never heard music before. I added a temp SDA cable and these things are bringing tears to my eyes...

    These are AMAZING!!!

    They actually might TOO big. I thought I was playing them at a normal level and walked outside to the other side of a half acre lot and could hear them as clear as day...

    Help!!! I'm not even pushing them and I've got a backyard concert happening...
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2010
    I'd look into a real amp that can handle those speakers and some of the brightness should go away.

    And so the upgrades begin... :D
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited June 2010
    Fatbrando wrote: »
    So it's as if I've never heard music before.

    Well put Sir. Once you get tweeters and XO's you wont believe it. True nirvana.
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited June 2010
    Wouldn't upgrades make these things louder?!?
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  • cincycat13
    cincycat13 Posts: 887
    edited June 2010
    Fatbrando wrote: »
    They actually might TOO big. ...

    I second that they are TOO big...you need to ship them to OHIO as you sit too close to a fault in the earth's crust. PM me for details!:D
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited June 2010
    NO. Clearer, truer, better imaged, tighter....................etc. etc.
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited June 2010
    cincycat13 wrote: »
    I second that they are TOO big...you need to ship them to OHIO as you sit too close to a fault in the earth's crust. PM me for details!:D

    I hear ya Jeff.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2010
    Great score !!
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2010
    Fatbrando wrote: »
    Wouldn't upgrades make these things louder?!?

    No. You'll be doing that!:D
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited June 2010
    Okay, so I've wiped them down with a damp cloth. Unplugged them, cleaned the drivers with a soft cloth sprayed with windex. I've left them unplugged for a few days to ensure they've dried out. The only thing I smell up close is a faint incense smell and yet I keep getting a whiff of rubber smell. Like the drivers are exuding a smell. I had to remove one top located driver so I could access the bolts to the top wood piece and DIDN'T smell smoke, or rubber or anything else inside the box themselves. Would this be coming from somewhere else?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,465
    edited June 2010
    The grillclothe perhaps?
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited June 2010
    Grillclothe stored in another location. I'm thinking it's dissipating with the windex cleaning. The smell is not quite so strong today.

    Now my next question -

    Is there a way to individually test the sub, the tweeters, the woofers, etc without simply bass up, treble down, left/right, ear next to speaker? Also how do you know if your crossovers are working properly?

    My apologies if my newbie questions are annoying. I am searching the forum for these answers as well.

    Thanks in advance.

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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited June 2010
    Fatbrando wrote: »
    Is there a way to individually test the sub, the tweeters, the woofers, etc without simply bass up, treble down, left/right, ear next to speaker? Also how do you know if your crossovers are working properly?

    There is no way to individually test the passive radiator ("sub" as you call it), since it produces sound indirectly from air movement within the cabinet (caused by the midwoofers.)

    If you wanted to test all the crossover points, I'd say go find an mp3 with predefined frequencies. I have a few that go from 20 Hz to 200 Hz for subwoofer testing, but I'm sure you can find one that is broader in range. Something like 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz at whatever intervals you feel comfortable with.
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited June 2010
    Yes, pardon my faux pas calling the passive radiator a sub. Thanks for the info. I've seen those in my internet travels.
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited August 2010
    In the name of full disclosure, I'm selling these for a profit because of a death in the family....(check the wanted to buy SDA section)

    Thanks,

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,193
    edited August 2010
    Sorry for your loss, very sorry.
    Tony
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,337
    edited August 2010
    Deleted.. Next time I will read the whole thread..
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