OMG, I'm a moron! Lol

Ok, so thanks to the help of these forums I rebuilt a pair of SDA2ATLs a couple years ago. I always liked them but never loved them.

After reading many discussions where people said to use the battery trick to test my connections I finally did it. You know where I'm going with this... yup, I'm a moron and had one of the mids connecked backward!

Just fired up my "sound check" Playlist and OMG!! Those tracks just came to life for the first time. Wooooohoooo!

Just thought I'd drop by to mention it. :)

This is and has always been my favorite community! Thanks everyone!

Olivier
Main System:
Front: SDA 2ATLs
Center: CS2
Surround: M40s
Sub: PSW505
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-1121k
Amp: Carver AV 705x
TV: Samsung LN52A650
Media Player: Chromecast/Boxee Box
BD Player: Sony BDP-S470
Consoles: Xbox360, Wii U

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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    Awesome, welcome.
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    Workkout room:
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    Not being used:
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    Glad you got it sorted out. Enjoy.
    Jay
    SDA 2BTL * Musical Fidelity A5cr amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
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  • cascius
    cascius Posts: 177
    Ahah, thanks!

    BTW I just started my new job but will update your logo this weekend. ;p
    Main System:
    Front: SDA 2ATLs
    Center: CS2
    Surround: M40s
    Sub: PSW505
    Receiver: Pioneer VSX-1121k
    Amp: Carver AV 705x
    TV: Samsung LN52A650
    Media Player: Chromecast/Boxee Box
    BD Player: Sony BDP-S470
    Consoles: Xbox360, Wii U
  • Don't feel too bad.

    I once installed brake pads backwards.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,546
    Reversing the polarity will not fry your speakers or amp.
    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

  • TennMan
    TennMan Posts: 1,266
    If I reverse the speaker connections on the terminal cup, with the IC connected, a small fuse inside my Adcom 555 will blow when the volume is turned up to moderate levels. At low levels it doesn't sound right. Like an idiot I have done it more than once by not paying careful attention when setting up the speakers. Maybe that fuse shouldn't blow. I don't know.
    • 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
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,546
    Ah yes, that's because you just created a non-common ground situation.
    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

  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    @cascius,

    If that oversight makes you a moron, I hate to think what I am!

    I'm not sure why, but this brought to mind an old saying:

    "If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, then an empty desk is a sign of what?

    :)
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,042
    F1nut wrote: »
    Reversing the polarity will not fry your speakers or amp.

    True dat!! I did exactly that along with one of the mids out of phase, talk about stupid!
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
    Parasound HCA1500A(indoor sound) and HCA1000(outdoor sound), Dynaco PAS4, Denon DP1200 w/Shure V15 Type V and Jico SAS stylus, Marantz UD7007, Polk L600, Rythmik L12 sub.