Suggestions for surrounds\center speaker with old SDAs as main speakers

Brewster
Brewster Posts: 3
edited April 2004 in Speakers
I' have a pair of "Stereo Dimensional Array" speakers- (the ones that have cable between left and right speakers). They are I believe the next to largest model (39"H). They sound great- and would like to build a home theater around them. I'm confused on how to match them up with surrounds and a center channel.


I guess one factor would be "correct timber" and another would be the fact there is sort of a natural "center" channel provided by how the SDAs work.

I'm not sure how much power they can handle- or their "efficiency"- but I was thinking of going with a Bryson SP 1.7 processor and 5 channel amp (200watts at 4ohms).

(I have not gone out and listened to any newer speaker technology - but I wonder how these would even compare with whats out there today!)
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited April 2004
    there is not a perfect match for these speakers.

    Do a search this has been covered many times, you should find some good info.
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • Brewster
    Brewster Posts: 3
    edited April 2004
    might be a canidate from reading the posts. (Maybe time to sell or use in 'remote' location).

    Thanks
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited April 2004
    Brewster,
    Welcome to the Club.

    I like the CS400 and f/x1000's with my SRS's. Still see the 400's on ebay fairly often, but seldom see the 1000's anymore.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
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  • Brewster
    Brewster Posts: 3
    edited April 2004
    (I see there was one on ebay for $199)
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  • mhw58
    mhw58 Posts: 359
    edited April 2004
    Originally posted by Brewster
    I' have a pair of "Stereo Dimensional Array" speakers- (the ones that have cable between left and right speakers). They are I believe the next to largest model (39"H). They sound great- and would like to build a home theater around them. I'm confused on how to match them up with surrounds and a center channel.


    It sounds like you have SDA2's. I have SDA2's as my rears and
    bought SDA1-C's as my fronts. I have a Polk CS400i as my
    center and it sounds fantastic to my ears. You might look
    on ebay for a CS400i to use as a center. For rears you could
    get a pair of monitor 10's that use the same tweeter as
    your 2's. You could also pick up another pair of SDA2's
    to use as rears or find a set of 1C-s as fronts. When I listen
    to stereo music it comes through my 1-C's and sounds
    great. Love my SDA's!
    Mike
    Fronts: SDA1C's
    Rears: SDA2's
    Center:CS400i
    Sub: PSW505
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