Can I connect my SRS 3.1 TL's without the interconnect?

gumbeauxdave
gumbeauxdave Posts: 6
edited February 2012 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
At the risk of sounding like a heretic and with all due respect I need to know if I can connect and listen to my (inherited) SRS 3.1 TL's without the interconnect? Better yet would be to find a replacement cable but it would need to be a long one.......like 18 feet. The configuration of the room has forced me to place the speakers in what I believe to be from my reading a "non optimal" position. They will be facing each other about 15 feet apart (man am I embarassing myself here?) My ear is not well refined (and when I say ear I do mean ear........I am deaf in my left one) but I do enjoy good rich warm sound. Maybe someone can give me some options ......... I don't know what the hell I'm doing.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited February 2012
    The placement is not just bad it is terrible. They need to be next to each other facing straight forward not across from each other.

    Not using the interconnect limits what they can do by a lot but if this is your only placement option than using an interconnect will make the problem worse.

    You may want to look into better placement or finding a speaker that will fill your need and placement issues better. You will not hear the SDA benefit this way at all.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    I am pretty sure this gent wont get the SDA effect at all...The effect is based on a balanced hearing from both ears. They are timed to cancel the extra distance from opposite channel to opposite ear.

    I would set them where they sound best to you regardless of optimal positioning requirements. No offence but the deaf thing sort of limits your SDA experience.
    Too much **** to list....
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  • gumbeauxdave
    gumbeauxdave Posts: 6
    edited February 2012
    @SDA1 ...... No offense taken at all! Yes thats pretty much been my experience with all stereo sound, so I'm not too hung up on the details. It just has to "sound good" to me.

    @Joe.............I can turn the speakers so that they are not facing each other when I am listening on the other side of the room. I'll play with it a bit.

    I think you have answered my question. I will go through a little "trial and error" by starting without the interconnect and then play with the placement to the extent that I can. Hopefully I will find sound that I find satisfying. If not I may continue to try and find an interconnect. Even though I don't hear in stereo I do hear a difference in quality........I've heard these speakers before and loved them. Hopefully I'll have the same experience.

    Thanks for your help and advice
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    Are those pin blade or blade blade?
    Too much **** to list....
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,197
    edited February 2012
    3.1TL's are too new to be blade/blade. They are pin/blade. 3.1TL's were among the very last of the SDA's before they were discontinued.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    ok thanks H9

    I have a factory pin blade Ic That I would part with but I have no idea what it is worth. If you are interested I can do a search and come to a fair price.
    Too much **** to list....
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  • gumbeauxdave
    gumbeauxdave Posts: 6
    edited February 2012
    I'd be interested if it's long enough.......
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    No one has ever said that to me before....conversely...let me go measure it.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    20ft
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  • gumbeauxdave
    gumbeauxdave Posts: 6
    edited February 2012
    sweet.......make me a price
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    How does 30 shipped sound. There is a little bit of the outer insulation missing on the end so its not perfect. The inner insulation is still golden.
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  • gumbeauxdave
    gumbeauxdave Posts: 6
    edited February 2012
    I'm going to sit with what I've got for a bit and work with it. I'll hit you back in a week or so if I feel I want to give it a run with the interconnect. The price sounds fair to me though. Thanks!
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    No worries man. I have this lean manufacturing bug and try not to keep stuff around that I don't use.

    From your description of setup you wont get optimal sound even without the IC. If you can get the front of the speakers on the same plane you will note marked improvement. Also things aren't going to be just right with bass response with the lack of IC. The driver array's are designed to work together in a semi sealed environment to affect the PR and each other's response characteristics.

    Let me know if you need the IC.

    1C
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited February 2012
    Way to go SDA, very nice offer.
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  • gumbeauxdave
    gumbeauxdave Posts: 6
    edited February 2012
    OK.....lets do it. I'm working out the placement so I get them on the same plane......I want to have everything optimized to give it the best chance.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    Ok Dave, pm me your addy and I'll get you the info for PayPal. I'll try to get it out tomorrow ok. But it might be Saturday.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2012
    I'd like second chance at the I/C if the sale doesn't happen for any reason.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    haha you can't pm lol. How about I pm you hehe. ok gdb.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2012
    Sometimes PM's get missed, not a big deal really,just thought I'd ask for second chance.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    Surprised you are using a factory model GDB...
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited February 2012
    I'm a collector, of sorts.
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited February 2012
    Yea I gotcha. Ive never been a "keep it stock" collector. I can really appreciate some of the back to factory type stuff but I'd rather have 550 and a hood scoop ...hehe
    Too much **** to list....
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