The SDA Compendium (Thanks Ray)

Toolfan66
Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
edited October 2011 in Vintage Speakers
I am glad I posted in the want ads here for this book. Let me first thank Mark for sending me a copy of the first edition to borrow for a few (I will have it sent back to you later this week) and luck have it Aaron was willing to sell me a copy of the 2nd Edition a few days ago and it was on my porch yesterday when I got home..

There is a lot of great info as well as stories in these books, Ray you would be on the forth edition by now had you kept updating it. But one that owns this book could just print out all of the work you have done since the release of the 2nd edition and update there book as you keep raising the bar higher and higher with SDA mods..

I have only been a member here for what 2 1/2 years I think so I wasn't here back in the day when this forum started and when you guys started all the upgrades. Hell I didn't even know what the hell an SDA was till I joined now I own 4 sets of them as well as other Polk Audio products as well as Audio Gear that I never knew exsisted.

I want to thank Ray for putting this together and for those of you that have yet to read it I think most of it is posted here on the forum if you search it out.

As far as my audio Journey and what I have learned here on the Polk Fourm and for those of you that have helped me when needed??

Thank you as I know you know who you are I won't post all the names, and most you are old grouchy **** anyways and will kick me in the nuts for posting your name!!! LOL!!

Peace!!! Yes I got a buzz so don't ask..
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited October 2011
    I'm thankful I have a copy... I think it's the 2nd edition. I don't reference it much, but it's good to have it there...
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2011
    Who are you calling old?

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    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • evhudsons
    evhudsons Posts: 1,175
    edited October 2011
    How to keep your SDA alive forever?
    Polk Audio SDA CRS+ crossover 4.1TL by Trey/VR3 (Rings and custom stand by Larry)-Polk Audio SDA SRS2 crossovers by Trey/VR3Parasound HCA1500aYamaha rxa-3070 with musicast-Celestion SL6S presence,- sl9 surround backNHTsuper1's surroundMagnepan SMGParasound 1500pre- Sofia "Baby" tube amp - Monitor Audio Silver RX2 Marantz 2230/B&Kst140Technics 1200mk2 Gamertag: IslandBerserker I am but a infinitesimally small point meeting the line of infinity in the SDA universe
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited October 2011
    Face wrote: »
    Who are you calling old?

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    Haha!!!
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited October 2011
    evhudsons wrote: »
    How to keep your SDA alive forever?

    SDA's don't need to stay alive forever; they just need to stay alive as long as you do.:wink:
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

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    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,566
    edited October 2011
    Thank you as I know you know who you are I won't post all the names, and most you are old grouchy **** anyways and will kick me in the nuts for posting your name!!! LOL!!

    Even buzzed, you manage to keep your wits about you. Impressive.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited October 2011
    F1nut wrote: »
    Even buzzed, you manage to keep your wits about you. Impressive.

    Thanks Jesse!!! LOL!! Getting up in the morning is the worst as we get older as well as the days go by faster and faster.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited October 2011
    I'd love to get a copy of Ray's SDA compendium.

    Ray if you decide to update or reprint count me as a buyer.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,447
    edited October 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Thanks Jesse!!! LOL!! Getting up in the morning is the worst as we get older as well as the days go by faster and faster.

    How true you speakth

    It used to be i could drink all night and start all over in the A.M.
    Now i must get hammered on Friday to recover so I'll be able to go to work on Monday......
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited October 2011
    drumminman wrote: »
    I'd love to get a copy of Ray's SDA compendium.

    Ray if you decide to update or reprint count me as a buyer.

    In June of this year I sent a PDF document entitled "The SDA Handbook" to Kim Jasper (Polk Audio's customer service manager) and asked that it be placed on the forum or elsewhere on the Polkaudio.com website. Kim gave it to Patrick. I assume Patrick will post it once he is caught up on other things.

    The Handbook has all the content of the Compendium except for my personal commentary and descriptions of my SDA-based rigs. The Handbook's table of contents is attached below.
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited October 2011
    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    In June of this year I sent a PDF document entitled "The SDA Handbook" to Kim Jasper (Polk Audio's customer service manager) and asked that it be placed on the forum or elsewhere on the Polkaudio.com website. Kim gave it to Patrick. I assume Patrick will post it once he is caught up on other things.

    The Handbook has all the content of the Compendium except for my personal commentary and descriptions of my SDA-based rigs. The Handbook's table of contents is attached below.

    Thanks Ray, I'll keep an eye out for it.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    edited October 2011
    THANKS!! Hope to see it on here soon. :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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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited October 2011
    Thats awesome Ray!!!
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited October 2011
    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    In June of this year I sent a PDF document entitled "The SDA Handbook" to Kim Jasper (Polk Audio's customer service manager) and asked that it be placed on the forum or elsewhere on the Polkaudio.com website. Kim gave it to Patrick. I assume Patrick will post it once he is caught up on other things.

    The Handbook has all the content of the Compendium except for my personal commentary and descriptions of my SDA-based rigs. The Handbook's table of contents is attached below.

    Wow! Thank you so much for that. I can't wait to read it. I'd really like a full compendium and would pay but they are so incredibly rare now. I became a member just after these were available to members. Thanks for your hard work and generosity DK!!
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited October 2011
    Fongolio wrote: »
    I'd really like a full compendium...
    DarqueKnight wrote: »
    The Handbook has all the content of the Compendium except for my personal commentary and (outdated) descriptions of my SDA-based rigs.

    ....
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,420
    edited October 2011
    Your personal experiences are priceless Ray. I think I speak for all that if you were to leave all of it as written, and perhaps an an updated section to bring it current, it would make for an entertaining read to see just how far we have come over the years since. Put me in for an autographed copy!:cool:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited October 2011
    Thanks!
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited October 2011
    The compendium is an a amazing resource and I really enjoyed reading through it. I know you would get more out of it then I could, Larry. Glad it got to you safe.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2011
    Great News! I'll finaly be able to replace my flooded copies of the Compendium V1.0 and 2.0... albeit sans autograph...

    Thanks, DK, the pdf plus your many threads over the years doc'ing mods should do quite nicely.
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited October 2011
    Thanks Ray!
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