SDA 1 and SDA 2.3
mj2e
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I'm new to the forum and have always been a die hard Polk fan since the 80's when I bought my first set( I still have them 11TL's ). Well a while back I traded a rifle for a set of SDA 1's with the interconnect cable. I had been using a Marrantz set up before and upgraded to a Sunfire set up. When hooked to the Marrantz they seemed to play fine with all the drivers working correctly and seemed at the right frequency (upper drivers midbase and up, lower midbase and below. When I hooked them up to the Sunfire and get the volume where the tweets start to sing and they get rid of the muddy low end the tweets cut out (but not on the 11TL's) I am wondering if there is a problem with the speakers or maybe the crossovers.
I would also maybe like to upgrade the crossovers or tweek them and a pair SDA 2.3 ( I am purchasing the set for $800.00 hoping this is a decent deal ) trying to comlpete my surround system. Anyone have a SDA center they want to part with? LOL
I would also maybe like to upgrade the crossovers or tweek them and a pair SDA 2.3 ( I am purchasing the set for $800.00 hoping this is a decent deal ) trying to comlpete my surround system. Anyone have a SDA center they want to part with? LOL
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Welcome to CP...I had a pair of 11T's, loved `em so I'm sure you feel the same way about the TL's. Just saw your thread in Electronics, some good advice there...good luck.2 channel rig: MMF 2.2 turntable, Adcom GFP-715, Adcom GFA-555, Adcom ACE-515, Carver M-1.0t, Denon 5900 CD/SACD, SDA-SRS 2.3s (Zardoss modded), AQ Diamondback & King Cobra IC's and AQ Type 4 speaker cables
HT rig: Panny 50" G20 plasma, Directv DVR, Insignia BRD/DVD/SACD/DVD-A, Denon AVR-890, Fronts: Polk Monitor 70's, Rears: Deftech Mythos Gems, Center: Polk CS1, Sub: Polk PSW-505 -
You're tripping the polys in the 1Cs...tweeter protection. As they get older they start engaging earlier and more often when you push it. Do a search, many have removed them from the crossover board...or replaced them.
Combo rig:
Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
PB13Ultra RO
BW Silvers
Oppo BDP-83SE -
What Ron said. Do a search for polyswitch. Easy fix. I hear Polk no longer has them but the bypass is easy, or so I hear. I fixed mine while Polk still carried them and it was too easy to do.
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The other set I was looking to purchase is a set of SDA SRS 2.3TL's. found the whole model # these are the ones the owner wants $800.00 for and I was curious as to whether or not that is a decent price?
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2.3 TL?The other set I was looking to purchase is a set of SDA SRS 2.3TL's. found the whole model # these are the ones the owner wants $800.00 for and I was curious as to whether or not that is a decent price?
I'd buy 'em for $800 if they had the correct drivers; and the mid-woofer drivers all worked properly. No obvious crossover issues; small or no cabinet defects. Snagged grilles I could accept.
Incorrect drivers; or defective mid-woofer drivers might sour the deal. I'd buy 'em expecting to re-cap the crossovers; and expecting to buy at least one pair of RDO 198 tweeters.
Having to drive many hundreds of miles to buy 'em might--or might not--sour the deal, driving perhaps 400 miles (round trip) would not.
2.3 non-TL for $800 would have to be a local deal where there's practically no cost for transportation; otherwise the price is too high.
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The 2.3TL's will not match with non-TL SDA's.Political Correctness'.........defined
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