Any good reason to "upgrade" from SDA CRS+ (1986)?

FredP
FredP Posts: 1
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Using SDA CRS+ since new. Recently replaced one SL2000 tweeter with new old stock. Still sound wonderful to me. Primarily enjoy LP's. Using Dual CS500 turntable (only has tone arm raise/lower issue) and new Teac TN300. Not that it matters: Carver A500X Amp and CT-24 Preamp. Think I would gain anything at all from the newer speaker technology?
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,638
    Nope. Keep em & enjoy them. You would have to spend alot more to best them. If anything have the old crossovers in them updated & add better tweeters
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,638
    FredP Polk has RD0194 tweeters that are drop in replacement that are quite a upgrade on tweeters & @ 102.00 for pair its a steal. I did mine & well worth the price. I have the sl2000 in my Polk Monitor's & i enjoy them also. Welcome to Polk
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    You'd be better served by doing the "TL" Mod, and using the RDO-198-1 Tweeters, if you're going to upgrade.
    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/
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  • RandyCroissant
    RandyCroissant Posts: 475
    If you decide to do the TL mod as westmassguy suggests with the new tweeters, consider replacing the caps and resistors there is a mountain of info here on CP for these up-grades and thy are well worth the coin when done the right way of course.
    Yamaha RXA1030, Yamaha CD-S2100, Yamaha AS-2200, Bluesound node 2i
    Polk SDA2btl highly modded
    Polk SDA 1C modded
    Polk CS350 LS x2
    Kimber 8TC
    Sony 55" Bravia
    Wish list SVS sub

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,962
    If they still sound wonderful to you....why change ? Couple mods to them will bring them up to snuff. Newer stuff maybe prettier, but like others have said, to get better sound will cost ya.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    Yes, sell them to me and upgrade. >:)

    You have some great speakers that have and will stand the test of time, never let go.
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    codyc1ark wrote: »
    Yes, sell them to me and upgrade. >:)

    You have some great speakers that have and will stand the test of time, never let go.

    Wrong, give them to me and upgrade. B)

    Great speakers, I have a set that haven't been modded.....yet.
    Pio Elete Pro 520
    Panamax 5400-EX
    Sunfire TGP 5
    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
    LSI 15's
    CSi40
    PSW 404
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Sure there is gains to be made in newer speakers but be prepared to spend over 2K to really get there. If you have them well setup then you know what SDA does and I don't know of any speaker that does that for any price. If I was going to start I might begin here http://www.goldenear.com/products/triton-series. Sandy used to work for Polk, a founder so to speak and still has a passion for designing good speakers
    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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