Should I restore these SDA2's

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jbail2011
jbail2011 Posts: 102
in Vintage Speakers
These were handed down to me and have been in my attic for years... I would love to restore them. Are they worth it?
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Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3 TL
Polk Audio SDA 2B TL mod
Carver M 1.0 MK2 Opt 2 x2
Carver CT Seven Preamp
Bluesound Node 2i
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,575
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    Yes they are very much worth it.
    Do I spy a pin/blade socket at the top of the cup in the bottom picture?
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    For sure! Nice set of speakers you got there! And plenty of tips/advice on how to do it here!

    And welcome to CP! :smile:
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
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  • jbail2011
    jbail2011 Posts: 102
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    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    Yes they are very much worth it.
    Do I spy a pin/blade socket at the top of the cup in the bottom picture?
    I am not sure. Here is a better picture.
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    Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3 TL
    Polk Audio SDA 2B TL mod
    Carver M 1.0 MK2 Opt 2 x2
    Carver CT Seven Preamp
    Bluesound Node 2i
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,085
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    Bail,
    Welcome to CP!

    I'm the original owner of 2B studios and they are AWESOME (sans mods)

    I will modify one day soon. You should, too!

    I hope you have the cable wire that goes between the L & R speaker??

    G
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  • JPete
    JPete Posts: 295
    edited April 2019
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    good looking speakers. Drop in RD0194 tweeters and recap the crossovers and you’ll have a really nice sounding set. Plenty of information here to guide you through the process if you choose to do it.

    My CRS+ set is blade/blade, not the most desirable, but the upgrades recommended on this forum made a huge difference and it was well worth the time and money spent.
    Lexicon RT-10, Parasound P5, McCormack DNA 0.5, Polk SDA CRS+, SVS Sub
    Schiit Modi, Luminous Audio Axiom II, McCormack DNA-1, Digital Phase AP 2
    Marantz AV7701, Emotiva XPA-5, Paradigm 11se Mkii, DCM Time Windows, NHT 2C, SVS Sub

    Spares - Kenwood C1 Pre, NAD 2200PE, Polk Monitor 10B, Polk Model 11, other odds and ends
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,798
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    Yes
    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

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,575
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    So if your midwoofers are both mw6510 they are SDA2a.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    F1nut wrote: »
    Yes

    There it is: Jesse approved! Can't get a better answer than that.
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  • jbail2011
    jbail2011 Posts: 102
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    You guys are awesome. Thank you for your responses. I will take all of your advise! I am so excited to get these back up and running.
    FestYboy wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Yes

    There it is: Jesse approved! Can't get a better answer than that.
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    So if your midwoofers are both mw6510 they are SDA2a.
    JPete wrote: »
    good looking speakers. Drop in RD0194 tweeters and recap the crossovers and you’ll have a really nice sounding set. Plenty of information here to guide you through the process if you choose to do it.

    My CRS+ set is blade/blade, not the most desirable, but the upgrades recommended on this forum made a huge difference and it was well worth the time and money spent.
    GlennDog wrote: »
    Bail,
    Welcome to CP!

    I'm the original owner of 2B studios and they are AWESOME (sans mods)

    I will modify one day soon. You should, too!

    I hope you have the cable wire that goes between the L & R speaker??

    G

    Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3 TL
    Polk Audio SDA 2B TL mod
    Carver M 1.0 MK2 Opt 2 x2
    Carver CT Seven Preamp
    Bluesound Node 2i
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