Purchase made

amb426amb1
amb426amb1 Posts: 148
edited March 2014 in Vintage Speakers
Well I ended up with the 2.3tl's over the sda-srs after the selling took an offer I couldn't walk away from. The audition in his basement was far from impressive. Speakers in the middle of the room hooked to a cheesy 5 channel no name amp. After getting them back to my shop and hooked to clean power what a difference! Bass tighten right up even though they are still in the middle of the shop. Cant wait to place them in my home. Now will they knock my Infinity rs 3's out of there position? Thanks for the input and I'll be back for advise on upgrades as I go on.
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    edited March 2014
    amb426amb1 wrote: »
    Well I ended up with the 2.3tl's over the sda-srs after the selling took an offer I couldn't walk away from. The audition in his basement was far from impressive. Speakers in the middle of the room hooked to a cheesy 5 channel no name amp. After getting them back to my shop and hooked to clean power what a difference! Bass tighten right up even though they are still in the middle of the shop. Cant wait to place them in my home. Now will they knock my Infinity rs 3's out of there position? Thanks for the input and I'll be back for advise on upgrades as I go on.
    Congrats! Enjoy them. Welcome to the rabbit hole......
    Home Theater/2 Channel:
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    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

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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited March 2014
    Enjoy the new to you speakers, now the fun begins. Hold onto your wallet!
    Home Theater
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    edited March 2014
    Oh my those look sweet. Heading for a empty wallet :smile: enjoy them..
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    Edit----welcome to Club Polk
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,222
    edited March 2014
    Congrats. SDA 2.3TLs are amazing speakers. Enjoy!
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2014
    Congrats on your new SDA's, the 2.3TL's are in the sweet spot of the SDA lineup. There are many mods that can bring these beauties back to better than new performance, n'joy!
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited March 2014
    Congrats on your 2.3TL's! Great speakers.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • BKphoto
    BKphoto Posts: 409
    edited March 2014
    amb426amb1 wrote: »
    Now will they knock my Infinity rs 3's out of there position?

    if they do I'll take the RS III's off your hands...
    Marantz 1152 DC- Denon DP 1200, Soundsmith Carmen MKII- ADS L980 - Blue Jeans IC's
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited March 2014
    Looks like someone made the trip up to St. Paul! (?)

    I was hoping someone from the forum would pick those up and report on them here.

    They look great, congratulations!
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  • amb426amb1
    amb426amb1 Posts: 148
    edited March 2014
    BKphoto wrote: »
    if they do I'll take the RS III's off your hands...

    I should have said take over the listening area.. dont think I'll open up the door and push them to the curb.
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  • amb426amb1
    amb426amb1 Posts: 148
    edited March 2014
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    Looks like someone made the trip up to St. Paul! (?)

    I was hoping someone from the forum would pick those up and report on them here.

    They look great, congratulations!



    Yeah kind of a interesting story behind the speakers. Family had to pack them up early on while he did some serious time in the pokie
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  • fjross
    fjross Posts: 183
    edited March 2014
    I was eyeballing them myself until I saw where they were located. Good luck and enjoy.
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    PS AUDIO AV5000
    MIT 3.3 Shotgun biwire speaker interface
    MIT 3.3 Shotgun XLR interconnects
    Polk 2.3TL's Gimpod boards/F-1 modded crossovers/dynamat/JB weld/Larry's rings/Blackhole 5 strips
    Polk 3.1 TL's mint/stock (purchased new)
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  • smglbrth
    smglbrth Posts: 1,471
    edited March 2014
    Where these the ones up in Minneapolis? I was looking at those too if they were. On Craigslist for $1000, then on Ebay for $1100. Enjoy them, they sure did/do look nice!
    Remember, when you're running from something, you're running to something...-me
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited March 2014
    Congrats, and they even have the boxes!
    Jake
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  • amb426amb1
    amb426amb1 Posts: 148
    edited March 2014
    smglbrth wrote: »
    Where these the ones up in Minneapolis? I was looking at those too if they were. On Craigslist for $1000, then on Ebay for $1100. Enjoy them, they sure did/do look nice!

    They were in St Paul actually. He was open to best offer so I got them reduced for the price of the tweeter upgrade
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  • BKphoto
    BKphoto Posts: 409
    edited March 2014
    amb426amb1 wrote: »
    I should have said take over the listening area.. dont think I'll open up the door and push them to the curb.

    damn...
    Marantz 1152 DC- Denon DP 1200, Soundsmith Carmen MKII- ADS L980 - Blue Jeans IC's
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  • amb426amb1
    amb426amb1 Posts: 148
    edited March 2014
    After a little over a week with the new 2.3's I could not be more happy. Before they even left the shop I did the tweeter upgrade and changed the large inductor to a laminated steel core. Wow what a improvement. The original Sl-3000 tweets all had varying dates on them from original 1989 all the way to 1996 replacement date. Had to upgrade my power as my Sansui was not common ground. Future plans will include cross over caps. Yea the wallet is wide open. Now in the home listening area they provide a much better sound stage than my RS iii Infinity speakers.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2014
    amb426amb1 wrote: »
    After a little over a week with the new 2.3's I could not be more happy. Before they even left the shop I did the tweeter upgrade and changed the large inductor to a laminated steel core. Wow what a improvement. The original Sl-3000 tweets all had varying dates on them from original 1989 all the way to 1996 replacement date. Had to upgrade my power as my Sansui was not common ground. Future plans will include cross over caps. Yea the wallet is wide open. Now in the home listening area they provide a much better sound stage than my RS iii Infinity speakers.

    That's good to "hear" :biggrin: upgrade the caps and resistors in due time and that will only add to the excitement, n'joy!
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited March 2014
    Look new!
    Yea those boxes bring back by 1990 memories.
    The tweeter upgrade was a most needed update for mine as two of the 3000's were dead
    after all of these years.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited March 2014
    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    That's good to "hear" :biggrin: upgrade the caps and resistors in due time and that will only add to the excitement, n'joy!

    Do the inductors too. I was surprised at how much improvement new Jantzen inductors brought after I had done all the other mods. Also recommend Gimpod's boards - higher quality than the originals and bigger so fitting everything is much easier. Both can be had through VR3 here on the forum.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • amb426amb1
    amb426amb1 Posts: 148
    edited March 2014
    drumminman wrote: »
    Do the inductors too. I was surprised at how much improvement new Jantzen inductors brought after I had done all the other mods. Also recommend Gimpod's boards - higher quality than the originals and bigger so fitting everything is much easier. Both can be had through VR3 here on the forum.

    I've been checking this site out. I did switch out the large low pass inductor but didn't think there would be any gain in the other inductors. The resistors also seem like there would be little need but I guess if I'm in there just as well.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited March 2014
    The Gimpod boards are the best way to go I haven't done the inductors yet but if there is an improvement the fact I used the new boards will make that an easy switch.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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