SDA interconnect
drumiv
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Is the interconnect anything special, as far as how it's made, or what it's made of? I noticed it is one of the upgrades for the SRS's. I can have one made locally if I know what the specs are/should be.
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Do you have the blade blade or is it a pin blade type connector on your setup?Absolute corruption empowers absolutely.
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Nope. Just ordinary OEM cabling, with unusual ends. Like any other speaker cable, LCR + noise will be important, Voodoo and manufacturer's propaganda will have no effect on the sound quality.Is the interconnect anything special, as far as how it's made, or what it's made of? I noticed it is one of the upgrades for the SRS's. I can have one made locally if I know what the specs are/should be.
I'm thinking the original cable is 16- or 18-gauge; and for most applications it's excessively long. General rule: the blade/blade style uses two individual conductors, the pin/blade has two conductors, but I think the second one (blade) is unused. -
Attachment not found.I would say YES it makes a difference in quality of cord.would lesser work-probaby. As you can see from this pic. I have one stock one & one jerryrigged one. I also need a better quality one to replace my stock one-in due time
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Is the interconnect anything special, as far as how it's made, or what it's made of? I noticed it is one of the upgrades for the SRS's. I can have one made locally if I know what the specs are/should be.
Your SDA SRS speakers use the blade/blade type connectors. The original cable was 16 gauge with one wire connected to the large blade, the other to the small. Polk sells a replacement for about $40.00. Many of us have upgraded both the cable and connections. Some use binding posts on the speaker with bananas or spades on the cable. Others use SpeakOn connectors, which I highly recommend. Like speaker cable, the choice for the SDA cable makes a difference, so choose wisely.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Since this thread is about interconnects for the SDA system I do have a question.
One of the speaker pairs I have came with a plain cable with the pin blade connection on the end.
The other is the same but it has what appears to be a transformer in the middle of the cable. What is it's purpose and which one would be the best to run?
Is this the Polk inexpensive version of a Dreadnaught? -
Yes, that is the factory isolation transformer IC and is a more rare item.
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Mine is the blade-blade. So it's basically speaker wire, is that right? I'm a firm believer in bigger is better, as far as cable goes, so if I use 12 ga. wire with the SDA blade-blade connectors, I should be go to go?
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Mine is the blade-blade. So it's basically speaker wire, is that right? I'm a firm believer in bigger is better, as far as cable goes, so if I use 12 ga. wire with the SDA blade-blade connectors, I should be go to go?
yes you should be good to go...just don't use cheap home depot wire or anything like it. -
A larger gauge SDA cable is not a bad idea, but you will either have to change the connector type, or find/buy new blade-blade terminations.
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Mine is the blade-blade. So it's basically speaker wire, is that right? I'm a firm believer in bigger is better, as far as cable goes, so if I use 12 ga. wire with the SDA blade-blade connectors, I should be go to go?
Or you step up your game...... http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?142058-A-slightly-different-take-on-the-Dreadnought&highlight=slightlyPolitical 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."
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I did not know Polk sold an interconnect cable replacement. Thank You!! I need one.Your SDA SRS speakers use the blade/blade type connectors. The original cable was 16 gauge with one wire connected to the large blade, the other to the small. Polk sells a replacement for about $40.00. Many of us have upgraded both the cable and connections. Some use binding posts on the speaker with bananas or spades on the cable. Others use SpeakOn connectors, which I highly recommend. Like speaker cable, the choice for the SDA cable makes a difference, so choose wisely.
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They sell the blade/blade version only.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
