2B TL crossover upgrades complete!
TennMan
Posts: 1,266
Yesterday I finished up with the TL upgrade on my SDA 2Bs. Capacitors used were SoniCaps for the highs and Daytons for lows along with all Mills resistors. While DHS Speaker Service was upgrading the crossovers I installed hurricane nuts in the cabinets to insure a tight seal and I put JB-Weld on the MWs for reliability. I didn't have Dynamat on hand so I saved that for another project.
I spent some time listening to them last night and they sound fantastic! The two things that jump out at me after the upgrade are more clarity in the vocals and tighter bass. I'm sure with time they will only get better. I'm very happy with the outcome of this project.
I want to thank David, AKA Westmassguy, and his company DHS Speaker Service for doing a fine job of installing the crossover parts and making me a new IC cable with Speakon plugs and sockets. His work is top notch. Everything was done in a professional manner including installing all the crossover components, packaging and shipping. He kept me informed of the progress of the work every step of the way. The cost of the work was very reasonable.
I spent some time listening to them last night and they sound fantastic! The two things that jump out at me after the upgrade are more clarity in the vocals and tighter bass. I'm sure with time they will only get better. I'm very happy with the outcome of this project.
I want to thank David, AKA Westmassguy, and his company DHS Speaker Service for doing a fine job of installing the crossover parts and making me a new IC cable with Speakon plugs and sockets. His work is top notch. Everything was done in a professional manner including installing all the crossover components, packaging and shipping. He kept me informed of the progress of the work every step of the way. The cost of the work was very reasonable.
- SDA 2BTL · Sonicaps · Mills resistors · RDO-198s · New gaskets · H-nuts · Erse inductors · BH5 · Dynamat
- Crossover upgrades by westmassguy
- Marantz 1504 AVR (front speaker pre-outs to Adcom 555)
- Adcom GFA-555 amp · Upgrades & speaker protection added by OldmanSRS
- Pioneer DV-610AV DVD/CD player
- SDA CRS+ · Hidden away in the closet
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very nice! they look like mine:) give them time...400 or so hours before they're burned in..before that time, they may sound great at first...then like arse....but they will open up like the heavens when it's time...some guys like to run a cd on repeat and just leave it at that...it's up to you..enjoy!
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Thanks for your kind words TennMan. It was a pleasure working with you. Enjoy your babies!Home Theater/2 Channel:
Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV, Carver PM-600, SVS PB2-Plus Subwoofer
dhsspeakerservice.com/