newbie wants to complete HT, needs HELP!

nessabim
nessabim Posts: 6
edited June 2011 in Vintage Speakers
Hi,

I own a pair of SDA2's which I plan on using as front channel mains as part of a 7.1
Setup..what speakers will give me the closest tonal balance to these wonderful speakers?
I need a center ch. as well. What do you think?
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  • nessabim
    nessabim Posts: 6
    edited May 2011
    So, do you think 5 sda-crs+'s would work?
    I wish...the wife would murder me..
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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited May 2011
    I think you could get away with 1 crs for a center and use whatever bookshelf speakers you like for rears. Timber matching is important for the front soundstage and less important for rears.
    "They're always talking about my drinking, but never mention my thirst" Oscar Wilde


    Pre-Amp: Anthem AVM 20
    Amp: Carver TFM-35
    Amp: Rotel RB-870BX
    Fronts : SDA 1B w/ RDO-194s
    T.V.:Plasma TC-P54G25
    Bluray: Oppo BDP-93
    Speaker Cables: MIT Terminater
    Interconnect Cables:DH Labs Silver Sonic BL-1isonic
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  • Bobsama
    Bobsama Posts: 526
    edited May 2011
    IIRC Polk says that, for SDAs in a HT, you would be best off with a pair of SDA's as front L/R, a pair of SDA's as rear L/R, and then two matching speakers for center front & center rear. So if you're looking at your SDA2's, you want a matching pair of SDA2's for rears and two other matching speakers (like Monitor 5's with the same tweeter) for center front and center rear. That'd give you a 6-channel setup.
    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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  • nessabim
    nessabim Posts: 6
    edited May 2011
    I heard that someone built a center channel with 2 of the mid bass units from an sda, with a sl2500 tweeter in the middle..can someone point me to that link?
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited June 2011
    If you are smart you will listen to Bobsama on this. What he speaks is the recommended setup for SDA's in HT.

    If you are worried about aesthetics than you are gonna want to use one of Polks centers. I believe the CS350 is a match but I am not sure.
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