SDA CRS = Big Smiles!

supadupacheez
supadupacheez Posts: 22
in Vintage Speakers
Found this pair of CRS on CL last month for $60 and finally got around to making an interconnect cable. Put on Children of the Sun (Billy Thorpe), Innuendo and Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), DSOTM (Floyd), and various others and immediately a huge grin crept across my face! Couldn't help it. Was only running about 100 watts through them and you could tell they just wanted more. Found my self checking to see if my surround speakers (Polk 7c's) were on. Sat my wife down in the 'sweet spot' and she couldn't believe it was only two speakers. Haven't heard the 'SDA effect' since the mid 90's. Now my RTA 8t's sound 'flat'...I'm ruined ;-)
My first exposure to Polk was back in 1986 or so. Walked into Audio Craft in Westlake, OH and a salesman was playing Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast through a set of SDA-SRS's...LOUD. Hooked ever since.

Current Setup:
  • Speakers: Polk SDA-SRS 2.3TL (mains), Polk M5 (center), Polk SDA-1C's (rears), Definitive Technology Reference Supercube sub
  • A/V: Sunfire TGIV preamp, Oppo DV980h SACD/DVDA, Panasonic BDT110 Bluray, Zidoo X9S music server, Kenwood GE-4030 EQ, Carver TFM-6CB (bridged for center channel), Adcom 5400 (rears), B&K Components Reference 200.2 (front/mains).
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,441
    Man its been years since i heard children of the sun. Are you speakers one tweeter or two?
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  • supadupacheez
    supadupacheez Posts: 22
    2 tweeters. Children of the Sun is an incredible recording especially for the time it was recorded
    My first exposure to Polk was back in 1986 or so. Walked into Audio Craft in Westlake, OH and a salesman was playing Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast through a set of SDA-SRS's...LOUD. Hooked ever since.

    Current Setup:
    • Speakers: Polk SDA-SRS 2.3TL (mains), Polk M5 (center), Polk SDA-1C's (rears), Definitive Technology Reference Supercube sub
    • A/V: Sunfire TGIV preamp, Oppo DV980h SACD/DVDA, Panasonic BDT110 Bluray, Zidoo X9S music server, Kenwood GE-4030 EQ, Carver TFM-6CB (bridged for center channel), Adcom 5400 (rears), B&K Components Reference 200.2 (front/mains).
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  • supadupacheez
    supadupacheez Posts: 22
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    My first exposure to Polk was back in 1986 or so. Walked into Audio Craft in Westlake, OH and a salesman was playing Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast through a set of SDA-SRS's...LOUD. Hooked ever since.

    Current Setup:
    • Speakers: Polk SDA-SRS 2.3TL (mains), Polk M5 (center), Polk SDA-1C's (rears), Definitive Technology Reference Supercube sub
    • A/V: Sunfire TGIV preamp, Oppo DV980h SACD/DVDA, Panasonic BDT110 Bluray, Zidoo X9S music server, Kenwood GE-4030 EQ, Carver TFM-6CB (bridged for center channel), Adcom 5400 (rears), B&K Components Reference 200.2 (front/mains).
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    $60!!!! No fair! I've been after a set for well over a year now and can't seem to get any for under 200. Very jelly
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    Awesome deal!!
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  • Legender
    Legender Posts: 478
    Great deal and excellent find. I too am looking for a decent pair and have rarely seen an indecent pair, much less a deal like yours. Enjoy the new sound and yes, you've not set a new standard.
    Music: Oppo103 - Parasound JC2 - Parasound A21- SDA 3.1
    Theater: Denon 3808 - B&K 7500/Emotiva XPA-3- RTi12, CSi5, RTiA7x4, PSW505
    Sleeping: Marantz 70005 - Harman Kardon 2400 - SDA 2
    2 Channel: Cary 306 SACD - Canary Audio 906 - Pass Labs x250 - PS Audio Perfectwave DAC, Polk LSiM705, SVS SB13 Ultra
    Office: Dell Optiplex, Emotiva XDA-2, Adcom 5500, LSiM 703
    Spares: Yamaha CA-810; LSi 15; Kenwood Basic M2a, Yamaha M60/M80, Polk Monitor 7, SVS SB13 Ultra
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2017
    SDA-CRSs' were my first intro to Polk Audio speakers in the mid '80's.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    yep all others have sounds flat since 1990
    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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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    Great score! Try disconnecting the outer dimensional tweeters, and see if you like the sound stage better.
    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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