Al-1 Interconnect Compatibility

Sea
Sea Posts: 317
in Vintage Speakers
Is it a fact that the Al-1 or Dreadnaughts can only be used with speakers that were equipped with the Pin/Blade configuration and NOT those that have Blade/Blade?
Main-Carver TFM35(2),Carver C11 ,Carver SD/A 360 CD,Carver TX11 ,Grace Digital Tuner, Pioneer PL707 TT,Polk SDA1C
Downstairs -Carver M1.5t, Carver C1 Pre, Carver TX10 Tuner, Carver TL3200 CD Player, Dual 1009 TT,Polk SDA SRS 2.3tl
Study - Carver AV634 Amp, Carver CT7 Pre, Carver DTL50 CD Player, Polk RTA12c
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    that would be true
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  • Sea
    Sea Posts: 317
    Thanks.
    Main-Carver TFM35(2),Carver C11 ,Carver SD/A 360 CD,Carver TX11 ,Grace Digital Tuner, Pioneer PL707 TT,Polk SDA1C
    Downstairs -Carver M1.5t, Carver C1 Pre, Carver TX10 Tuner, Carver TL3200 CD Player, Dual 1009 TT,Polk SDA SRS 2.3tl
    Study - Carver AV634 Amp, Carver CT7 Pre, Carver DTL50 CD Player, Polk RTA12c
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    You have to think Generation along with the type of connector. The 1st through 3rd generation SDAs cannot use the Dreadnaught, 4th and 5th can.
    Early 2Bs for example, which are 4th generation, had blade/blade interconnects. Polk frequently used up leftover parts from previous generations. It's always best to examine the crossover. Except for the SRS, all 1st through 3rd generation SDAs had split crossovers. 4th and 5th generation had a single board.
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    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
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  • Sea
    Sea Posts: 317
    The particular speaker someone on thecarversite was asking about is the SRS 2.
    Main-Carver TFM35(2),Carver C11 ,Carver SD/A 360 CD,Carver TX11 ,Grace Digital Tuner, Pioneer PL707 TT,Polk SDA1C
    Downstairs -Carver M1.5t, Carver C1 Pre, Carver TX10 Tuner, Carver TL3200 CD Player, Dual 1009 TT,Polk SDA SRS 2.3tl
    Study - Carver AV634 Amp, Carver CT7 Pre, Carver DTL50 CD Player, Polk RTA12c
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,101
    edited January 2015
    Sea wrote: »
    The particular speaker someone on thecarversite was asking about is the SRS 2.
    Why is it that when discussing the SRS 2, nobody will differentiate between the early (similar to SDA 1B, 3rd gen) version and the late (similar to SDA 1C, 4th gen) version.

    Early version is not compatible with AI-1, later version is.
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  • Sea
    Sea Posts: 317
    edited January 2015
    Did the earlier version have Blade/Blade and later Pin/Blade?
    Main-Carver TFM35(2),Carver C11 ,Carver SD/A 360 CD,Carver TX11 ,Grace Digital Tuner, Pioneer PL707 TT,Polk SDA1C
    Downstairs -Carver M1.5t, Carver C1 Pre, Carver TX10 Tuner, Carver TL3200 CD Player, Dual 1009 TT,Polk SDA SRS 2.3tl
    Study - Carver AV634 Amp, Carver CT7 Pre, Carver DTL50 CD Player, Polk RTA12c
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,101
    Sea wrote: »
    Did the earlier version have Blade/Blade and later Pin/Blade?
    Yup, just like the 1B or the 1C, respectively.

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  • pongshi
    pongshi Posts: 376
    Thank you for this info. I was thinking about a Dreadnaught for a pair of recently acquired original SDA SRS speakers. I guess I will need to figure out something else.
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    Turntable 1 - Technics SL-1210Mk2 turntable with Shure V-15 Type III cartridge
    Turntable 2 - Dual 1229 turntable, Dual AS-12 45 RPM stacker, Shure V-15 Type III cartridge
    Schiit Mani Phono Preamp for Turntable 2
    Oppo UDP-205 CD/SACD USB and FLAC duties
    Technics RS-1500US reel to reel
    Polk SDA SRS (2nd Gen) fully modded
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