3.1TL's are ugly?

colddirt
colddirt Posts: 30
edited April 2012 in The Clubhouse
My wife has an interior decorator friend who gives her suggestions all the time. I set up my 3.1's in the living room and she happened to see them yesterday. She made a comment that made me feel like I'd been kicked in the privies........."They're not very pretty, can you paint them?" I was shocked!!
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  • RickTfromAZ
    RickTfromAZ Posts: 122
    edited April 2012
    Wow! Really? I happen to think that 3.1's are the best looking of the tl's. I have the 1.2tl's and have been waiting for a pair of 3.1's to come up for sale locally. Your 3.1's are exactly the color of finish that I'm looking for too. Those are some gorgeous speakers that you have there. Did you purchase these recently? There was an equally nice set for sale on Craigs in the Portland area recently. I really debated purchasing them.
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  • colddirt
    colddirt Posts: 30
    edited April 2012
    those were the ones..........
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  • RickTfromAZ
    RickTfromAZ Posts: 122
    edited April 2012
    Good for you! I could tell that those were in exceptional condition from the pics on Craigs.

    You wouldn't happen to have access to a scanner? I've been wanting a copy of the tl owners manual and I know that those speakers came with one.
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  • colddirt
    colddirt Posts: 30
    edited April 2012
    I do

    I'll scan it and PM you.
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  • RickTfromAZ
    RickTfromAZ Posts: 122
    edited April 2012
    Thank you so much! Very much appreciated.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited April 2012
    Your wife needs new friends!
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited April 2012
    brgman wrote: »
    Your wife needs new friends!

    +1, those are pretty
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  • colddirt
    colddirt Posts: 30
    edited April 2012
    PM sent

    If anyone else wants a copy just let me know - I don't know if there is a place we can post these on CP or not.
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  • colddirt
    colddirt Posts: 30
    edited April 2012
    Here is the link if anyone wants the SDA manual - page 2 looks bad, but was supposed to be blank anyway, and the last page is upside down (it was just the polk mailing address anyway)

    https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-dOnBMt4if0ZDJaUHZQZ2xtb2c
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2012
    It's possible to dress them up without those ratty things on top of the speakers.

    Look into replacing the endcaps and sides with fancy wood...or just veneer them with something exotic.
    "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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  • colddirt
    colddirt Posts: 30
    edited April 2012
    Indeed,

    I replaced them with a nicer matching pair with no frilly stuff on the ends.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2012
    I don't think they are a good looking speaker but not ugly
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited April 2012
    lol nice doilys! :lol:


    I think all SDA's are sexy as hell, but that's probably because I know how they sound...:wink:
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,277
    edited April 2012
    And those orange / peach colored chairs on the far right are not?

    "You should have something over here and here to balance the chi energy in the room."

    "I have something right here...it's called the Carver m1.5t power amp...and we're in America! F*** Chi!?"
    No excuses!
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited April 2012
    Face wrote: »
    It's possible to dress them up without those ratty things on top of the speakers.

    Some people do strange things with their SDAs. Wonder what they would look like with a wig and an evening dress? Bet they would be pretty. :eek:
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2012
    Polkersince85 wrote: »
    Some people do strange things with their SDAs. Wonder what they would look like with a wig and an evening dress? Bet they would be pretty. :eek:
    LOL!

    How about some gargoyles? :twisted:
    "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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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,079
    edited April 2012
    Speakers look great! The wire mess in the floor between them not so much.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited April 2012
    I'm sure your wife's friend is a lovely person, but she's also an effete snob.

    3.1's Rock!
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  • colddirt
    colddirt Posts: 30
    edited April 2012
    Conradicles wrote: »
    Speakers look great! The wire mess in the floor between them not so much.

    noted -

    these are not in their permanent position.......the wife and her "assistant" are trying to figure out where they belong - They want to put them in the corner beside and behind the sofa and I've fought them off for now, so here they stay until the decision. Trust me, "they" don't like the wires either.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,223
    edited April 2012
    Personally I don't think the 3.1tl's are a great looking speaker. Replacing the end caps are a pain in the **** as they are not easy to take off and the side strips are ugly as hell, they look like a base board for your house..

    Back to the end caps and the cabinet. The end caps are part of the cabinet they are not like the other SDA's that are either glued and stapled or bolted..

    Now I might not find them as attractive as some of the other SDA's but I do find them as one of the better sounding SDA's..
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
    edited April 2012
    C-Dirt,
    I have to agree with Tool on this one, no amount of dressing those turds up will help. It would be like putting nice rims and tires on a Pinto Station Wagon and expecting it to be cover page material. Ain't going to happen.
    You may not know this, but the SDA effect is a gimmick. Pure and simple. Even if it were real, the necessary set up is so time consuming and technical that you end up resenting them. Not only do you have to space them just so, with no toe in, you are limited to certain types of amplifiers!! It's like chasing dragons and unicorns.
    Here is what you should do, give in to the wife and her friend and put them up for sale. Preferably by PM to me and I will make sure that you are able to get something that is easier to implement into the decor and will actually sound good.
    I could arrange pickup just let me know when is a good day.
    Nathan
    Home Rig

    SDA 2.3TL's front and center
    Polk 1000p Center
    Pioneer Elite SC35 Receiver (Pre/Surround
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 5X200-Back in the mix.
    OPPO BDP-93
    Squeezebox
    Stepped up to name brand Speaker Cables and interconnects!
    Monitor 4, 5, 7, 10's, SDA 1B's, 2B's, 2.3TL's, RTA 15TL's all in storage waiting for me.
    Sales Rating #1!!
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited April 2012
    The way they are set up right now, you'll get a 'sun-spot' on the the left side of the right speaker.
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited April 2012
    WastelandWand'r wrote: »
    C-Dirt,
    I have to agree with Tool on this one, no amount of dressing those turds up will help. It would be like putting nice rims and tires on a Pinto Station Wagon and expecting it to be cover page material. Ain't going to happen.
    You may not know this, but the SDA effect is a gimmick. Pure and simple. Even if it were real, the necessary set up is so time consuming and technical that you end up resenting them. Not only do you have to space them just so, with no toe in, you are limited to certain types of amplifiers!! It's like chasing dragons and unicorns.
    Here is what you should do, give in to the wife and her friend and put them up for sale. Preferably by PM to me and I will make sure that you are able to get something that is easier to implement into the decor and will actually sound good.
    I could arrange pickup just let me know when is a good day.
    Nathan

    lol!:cheesygrin:
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  • colddirt
    colddirt Posts: 30
    edited April 2012
    obieone wrote: »
    The way they are set up right now, you'll get a 'sun-spot' on the the left side of the right speaker.
    I live in Portland - the sun never shines................although the day the pic was taken was brighter than usual.....luckily it clouded right up and continued raining.
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