What SDA2's are these? Worth $275?

MHAMBONE

Found these and was wondering what SDA2's these are?
Would these be any better than the RTA11TL's I have?
Is $275 a good price?

Thanks

heiney9

SDA 2B's

Yes and Yes

colddirt

I believe those are SDA-2B's

Are they worth 275 bucks? They would be to me!

ambiophonics

I'll 2nd that. Go buy them!

gwg_97

Run! Take it from a guy who just missed a sweet deal on a Carver amp by a few hours.

MHAMBONE

Better than my RTA11TL with crossover upgrades and RDO tweeters?
Will I have to mod them to be better?

They just look so.....plain.

cnh

Sal is right, of course. But everything degrades with time, including one's ears so that by the time you reach retirement age you probably won't be "able" to hear that hump up top that the silver domes put out. And you won't be able to pick out as much detail, I suspect.

Time knows "no mercy"! lol

I'm still trying to figure out how "one recaps their ears"?

Enjoy, 2Bs and some tubes! What can I say?

cnh

gdb

It would not be a "sin" to try to get them for less $$$ (leaves more for upgrades):cheesygrin:

Joe08867

Go get them!!!!

Good Price and better than the RTA11TL.

heiney9

MHAMBONE wrote: »

Better than my RTA11TL with crossover upgrades and RDO tweeters?
Will I have to mod them to be better?

They just look so.....plain.

SDA's are special. I had a pair of RTA 11T's for a long time and now that I have SDA 1C's, no way would I ever go back to the RTA11's. Nice speakers, but not SDA's.

H9

muncybob

Go get them, doubt you will be let down. Always liked ours and love them now that they have gone thru the mod process.

leftwinger57

Here's a weird request.I do not know any of you and have never owned a Polk Product.What I am proposing is that I would love to hear what all the fuss about the SDA -SDA and LSi sets of speakers.You guys know what I have and it's what I can afford and quite happy with my gear at this time. My curiosity is getting to me so if anyone in central Jersey wants an audio stranger to their house to hear these vaunted speakers let me know. I would never ever put something down I've never heard so I'm really curious.The bonding wire thing gets me because I'm sure that has to be a draw back in some houses/applications.If there is a set up in a store that would work also....

Big Dawg

Where in central Jersey are you?

MHAMBONE

cnh wrote: »

Sal is right, of course. But everything degrades with time, including one's ears so that by the time you reach retirement age you probably won't be "able" to hear that hump up top that the silver domes put out. And you won't be able to pick out as much detail, I suspect.

Time knows "no mercy"! lol

I'm still trying to figure out how "one recaps their ears"?

Enjoy, 2Bs and some tubes! What can I say?

cnh

Well, I just happen to be retiring 26 days from now. Now I feel like I need to "re-cap my ears". Thanks for the reply's and I'll make an offer.

cnh

MHAMBONE wrote: »

Well, I just happen to be retiring 26 days from now. Now I feel like I need to "re-cap my ears". Thanks for the reply's and I'll make an offer.

I think you're good. You might even like the SL tweeters? A number of Polkies live in Jersey! Quite a few in fact. I can think of at least three or four that have some SDAs (probably a lot more)

I run some 2Bs but am over 500 miles north of you so can't offer you a Demo unless you're on a Lobster vacation? lol

If you can listen to SDAs on a nice tube amp that would be something. If not, find a "warmer" sounding amp and pre-amp in the 200 watt range per channel. An Adcom 555 may be a bit too revealing for that silver dome tweeter depending on what pre-amp you're using with it?

I'd think Parasound or something similar in Solid State amps.

In any case. Retirement and SDAs? What could be better?

Enjoy!

cnh

MHAMBONE

I'm a just a little west of Jersey by about 2400 miles, I'm in California.
I think it's leftwinger57 and Big Dawg that are in jersey. Thanks again.

MHAMBONE

The guy that has these dosen't have the inter-connect cable. When I asked about it, he didn't even know that there was suppose to be one. He had bought them used years ago and didn't get one. He's been playing them without it for years. Can that hurt the speakers? If not, where can I get a cable?

MHAMBONE

I found the other thread on SDA2B's and sent an question to pepster to see if he could get me a cable. Still would like to know if not using the cable would hurt the speakers?


http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?131542-Newly-Aquired-SDA-2B-Destined-for-Refurbishment...-How-to-test-for-SDA-Effect

TNHNDYMAN

Yes you can get one. Some members here sell from time to time or you can make your own. Shouldn't hurt the speakers. If he had them w/ cable, he'd prob not be selling them now. Negotiate price down since you will have to acquire a cable later. Search the forum or wait for the experts to help you with making your own.

MHAMBONE

He accepted my offer of $150. Looks like I will be the new owner of some SDA 2B's. Yee Haw! Thanks Guys........

gwg_97

Congrats! You will love them (and likely spend much more than that on other gear and mods in the near future). :cheesygrin:

Shacky

Nice deal! I'm new owner of Monitor 11's and having a blast!

boston1450

mhanbone..i have question. do you plan on hooking the sda2 to the HK reciever. why i ask is i love HK products. i have 3 recievers now. i have a hk3470....dpr1001....avr45 i love them all. ive also got a denon poa2200 amp....ive been hard press which one to get rid of. i see you use a dpr....just wonder what it is,why you use a dpr also....

boston1450

i also have the same sda2. i paid 300.00 with cord. im totally happy with these. they are sweet when hooked to the amp.

boston1450

you stole them. lol. good find

newrival

$150 is def a steal. those appear to be in nice shape. And the 2b's are among the best in the SDA/SRS lineup.

Congrats!!!

MHAMBONE

boston1450 wrote: »

mhanbone..i have question. do you plan on hooking the sda2 to the HK reciever. why i ask is i love HK products. i have 3 recievers now. i have a hk3470....dpr1001....avr45 i love them all. ive also got a denon poa2200 amp....ive been hard press which one to get rid of. i see you use a dpr....just wonder what it is,why you use a dpr also....

No, the HK receiver I have, has issues and is only 70w. I read these speakers require more power so I'm buying a Pioneer SC-05 from one of my Cousins. I will add an amp later if I think it needs it.

boston1450

very nice. i was using the hk avr 45 with the denon poa2200....i got a 3470 and it seems to work great with 100 watt reciever. i also hook direct from cd player to amp then to speakers and its unbelievable. the sad2b's sound clear crisp and boy do they love power. the denon has volume knobs on them. i use them to adjust volume directly. no reciever. i was going to go with adcom. which ive heard is great amp. but i picked up the poa for 200.00....my next project is a tube amp. thank you for your responce..im ditching the dpr1001 maybe. i put it up for sale for 100.00 in mint condition and no takers yet. i saw yours at 70 watts. that must sound sweet. the 50 watt 1001 sounds sweet on paradigms.

boston1450

i cannot justify selling the HK dpr1001 for under 100.00 in mint condition....may become a bedroom set up or garage set up..

MHAMBONE

Got the SDA-2b's home, they're a little bigger (and Heavier) than i thought. Not sure if I'll put them in the house till after I do the mods. Thanks for talking me into these.

MHAMBONE

Will the Pioneer SC-05 be able to power the SDA2b's? I was looking at the specs on the SC and it doesn't show that it is 4 ohm capable? Should I be looking for an amp that is 4 ohm capable? This hobby is starting to get out of hand (not too bad though). In the last year I've bought more audio equipment than I have in the last 20 years. Next thing you know it will be as bad as my motorcycle habit. I have 11 of those right now. Back to the SC, Whatcha think?