Just got my first pair of SDA's!
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masonsmitty
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I've been a casual Polk fan over the years, never knew much about their vintage stuff. I blew the tweeters in my R50's, so I decided to start looking for a new (old) set of speakers... ran across a pair 2A's (with interconnect, which I knew nothing about) on craigslist for $120.00....got them home, and WOW, the best speakers I've heard in my 36 years.
I've done a fair amount of research in the week since I've had these, and want to buy other vintage Polks. The same seller has a pair of Monitor 5jr's for $60.00, and another guy has a regular pair of Monitor 5's for $75.00. I've also found some RTA-8T's for $95.00 for the pair. I need to replace my Boston Center Channel and would like to replace the R30's in the rear.
Any advice would be welcome!
I've done a fair amount of research in the week since I've had these, and want to buy other vintage Polks. The same seller has a pair of Monitor 5jr's for $60.00, and another guy has a regular pair of Monitor 5's for $75.00. I've also found some RTA-8T's for $95.00 for the pair. I need to replace my Boston Center Channel and would like to replace the R30's in the rear.
Any advice would be welcome!
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Take your time.
cubdogShuguang Classic S8MK
Emotiva XDA-2
Bel Canto M300 mono blocks
Bel Canto DAC 1.5
Squeezebox Touch
Sony SS-M7
A/D/S L710 -
666 posts. Not good.
Seriously though, great snag. SDA's up front, Monitor 5 or 5jr's in the back, and an RTA-8T as your center(if you have the room).
I picked up a pair of RTA-12C's for $120 over the weekend and it was the best $120 I've ever spent on a pair of speakers. And like you, it's got me itching to replace my other speakers with vintage Polks.Display: Sony 42" LCD
Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
Fronts: NHT 2.5
Center: NHT VS-1.2A
Surrounds: NHT Super One
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i know how that feels. i can remember back to the 1st time i heard a pair of sda. it was a set of srs2 hooked up to an onkyo reciever. even with the low power the sound blew me away. now 16 years later i finally have a pair of my own, the original sda 2s. really makes me want to buy more vintage piecesSystem Details:
Marantz SR 5010, Rega RP1, Marantz CD 5004, Denon DRR-680, Carver M-4.0t
Polk SDA 1C (modified), Definitive Technologies BP-10, Polk Audio CS400i -
I may need more power... My source is a harmon/kardon AVR-247 at 50wpc
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masonsmitty wrote: »I may need more power... My source is a harmon/kardon AVR-247 at 50wpc
Couldn't hurt.
Is there a B on the back of the cabinet?
Or does the interconnect have a pin and blade or 2 blades like a normal plug?
Oh and congratulations and welcome.Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC
Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords
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Congrats masonsmitty and welcome to the SDA family:).There's lots of fellow members here who will be able to provide future upgrades, it only gets better:)
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Woohoo!!!I got static in my head
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That's a great pair of SDA as well, welcome and have fun!CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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Welcome to the club, masonsmitty. Good grab on the SDA's. Lot of good listening in your future.>
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masonsmitty wrote: »I may need more power... My source is a harmon/kardon AVR-247 at 50wpc
I'm running 1Cs off 45 wpc tube amps, and they get plenty loud. If the H/K has good current, they should be fine.
Congrats on the buy. I do love that SDA effect.Turntable: Empire 208
Arm: Rega 300
Cart: Shelter 501 III
Phono Pre: dsachs consulting
Digital: Marantz SACD 30n
Pre: Conrad Johnson ET3 SE
Amp: Conrad Johnson Premier 350
Cables: Cardas Neutral Reference
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Welcome Masonsmitty. Great pick up for a lot cheaper than what I paid for them in the 80's. Enjoy. If they have the sl2000 tweeters, you may want to spring for the 194's.
