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FheBlackPassat
FheBlackPassat Posts: 42
edited December 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Well for starters, I would like to say hi to the forum and to all its members.
Finally scored on a pair of Polk SDA SRS 1986 vintage.

Current set-up is as follows
Polk SDA SRS
Onkyo P-306RS Pre-Amp European Version (polished hardwood sides)
Onkyo M-605RS Dual Mono Block Amp European Version (polished hardwood sides)
Music Fidelity M1-DAC USB-DAC (using usb cable from source - RCA cables to Pre-Amp)

USB - DAC Signal information:
Output from laptop is at 16bit 48000hz
M1 DAC is upsampling to 24bit 192khz

Using a HP EliteBook 8730W laptop for music source. Windows Media 12 - All enhancements disabled.
All music ripped as WMA format - Lossless (with an average 900kbps)
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited November 2010
    Excellent Equipment

    Nice Catch on those SDA SRS

    WELCOME to Club Polk !
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2010
    Welcome to Club Polk. Make sure you can strap the grounds on that dual mono amp before running it. SDA's need common ground, or a transformer to run them with the SDA cable.
    Congrats
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • phocion
    phocion Posts: 157
    edited November 2010
    Congrats on the score, and welcome to club polk! I 2nd Ben's suggestion on checking common ground on that amp.
    The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and greatest enjoyment is to live dangerously. - Nietzche
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  • FheBlackPassat
    FheBlackPassat Posts: 42
    edited November 2010
    Yeah, I need to figure that common ground thing out. I am hearing conflicting info on that amp. I downloaded the owners manual and it says nothing about the grounding on it.
    I did find out some other specs though poking around on the net. The amp is rated at 150 WPC into 8 ohms. It delivers 210 WPC into 4 ohms. Nice power for the SRS's. I.m still trying to find out how much current it delivers. Anybody here know the answer to that one?
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited November 2010
    Welcome to Club Polk.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2010
    Take a multi meter and measure the resistance from one speaker ground to the other. Make sure nothing is hooked up and the power is off. Let us know what you get for a reading.
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited November 2010
    Welcom to CP!:biggrin:

    Get ready to spend money on things that you currently don't know exist.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited November 2010
    Welcome to Club Polk FheBlackPassat :smile:
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • FheBlackPassat
    FheBlackPassat Posts: 42
    edited November 2010
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    Welcom to CP!:biggrin:

    Get ready to spend money on things that you currently don't know exist.

    Oh I hear that loud and clear. I'm already drooling for the tweeter, crossover upgrades.

    I've also got my eye on the Odyssey Stratos Mono's - (with matching pre-amp of course).
    I wanted these from the get go, but I walked into the Onkyo gear and couldn't pass it up. I'm glad I went the route I did, cause this month has been THE month of bad luck for me.
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  • FheBlackPassat
    FheBlackPassat Posts: 42
    edited November 2010
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Take a multi meter and measure the resistance from one speaker ground to the other. Make sure nothing is hooked up and the power is off. Let us know what you get for a reading.
    Ben

    Roger that. I'll get to that this afternoon.
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    edited November 2010
    Welcome to Club Polk. Lots of good members here who will help you on your journey, and help you spend lots of $! :biggrin:
    Sunfire Theater Grand IV
    Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature
    SRS 2.1TL
    SDA 2BTL's
    CSiA6
    FXiA4
    FXiA6
    SDA 2A's
    Monitor 10A's
    http://www.douglasconnection.com
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited November 2010
    Welcome
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • FheBlackPassat
    FheBlackPassat Posts: 42
    edited November 2010
    FheBlackPassat wrote: »
    Roger that. I'll get to that this afternoon.

    Ok. Amp checks out to be common ground. Whew, I thought I was gonna have to spend more $$ this week.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited November 2010
    Excuse my ignorance or confusion... How can monoblocks be common ground?

    Are you talking about after strapping them?
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • FheBlackPassat
    FheBlackPassat Posts: 42
    edited November 2010
    The Onkyo is a dual mono block on a single chassis. Therefore the common ground is possible.
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited November 2010
    Oh, now I've got it, thanks!
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2010
    Welcome Milwaukee polkie....
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited December 2010
    Welcome! Nice stuff.
    ..... ><////(*>
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2010
    Welcome aboard!

    How do you like that Musical Fidelity M1 DAC? I just got the new Audio Adviser the other day, and they had the M1 DAC in there...it kinda caught my interest.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • FheBlackPassat
    FheBlackPassat Posts: 42
    edited December 2010
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Welcome Milwaukee polkie....

    Thanks
    fishbones wrote: »
    Welcome! Nice stuff.

    Thanks a lot.
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    Welcome aboard!

    How do you like that Musical Fidelity M1 DAC? I just got the new Audio Adviser the other day, and they had the M1 DAC in there...it kinda caught my interest.

    I absulotely love the M1 DAC. I was a little skeptical at first, cause up to a few months ago I had never heard of Musical Fidelity. But from what I am learning they are a company to be reckoned with.

    My current set-up is ok. But I dont have anything to bench mark the M1 DAC. So I took my laptop and the M1 into a local high end used equipment store. Those guys were just amazed.

    The nice thing about this unit is that it has true 24bit input/output signal capability. If you have been looking around at DAC's, there are only a handful of true 24bit DAC's. Most all of them have 24bit ouput but only 16bit input. (very deceptive)
    For the money (I paid $700) I am very pleased with this unit. Most other true 24bit units are easily in the 2grand range, or more.

    The other nice feature, true plug n play. No special drivers or any other BS to get it up and running.

    If you're considering going this route I recommend it.

    I'll post up some pics later today or tomorrow.
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  • FheBlackPassat
    FheBlackPassat Posts: 42
    edited December 2010
    I also owe thanks to all of you who welcomed me before.
    Thank you all.
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