Completed the ugrade of the 2.3s

Sound_Recluse
Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
in Vintage Speakers
Hey guys I installed crossovers.. dynamat. Hurricane nuts. And I'm sitting here enjoying the sound of them. Still need to get the rdo194s. I'm going to call polk and hopefully get a good rep that will sell them for $48. Need some help finding 1/4 x 20 floor spikes if you guys know where to find some. Also plan on getting another mc2200 amp when on pops up for sell to give these speakers 400 watts each.. thanks for the help everyone. If it wasnt for this forum I would have never known what I was missing. Thanks to Dave for the upgraded crossovers.

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I have a light out on the amp.. so dont remind me.. haha
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    Nice man. I like the look of the silver screws.

    You have a table of coasters but have a coke on that pretty lumber. :D
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    You putting a smile on my face! rock on on keep us posted :)

    I came close to buying some 2.3tl's but my house couldn't hold them!
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  • honestaquarian
    honestaquarian Posts: 3,186
    Looking good (except for the fact that you have the channels reversed. The SDA drivers are always on the outside)
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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    honestaquarian wrote: »
    Looking good (except for the fact that you have the channels reversed. The SDA drivers are always on the outside)

    Gotcha.. and yes I had them wrong lol... doing to much at one time lol
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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    voltz wrote: »
    You putting a smile on my face! rock on on keep us posted :)

    I came close to buying some 2.3tl's but my house couldn't hold them!

    Haha yes.. glad my girl wasnt hone..
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  • dkfreebird
    dkfreebird Posts: 1,186
    edited March 2020
    Speakers are correct . The 2.3's are reversed from the 2.3tl's
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  • gyosa
    gyosa Posts: 749
    Yeah ,
    Like the silver screws !

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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,582
    Nice Work! Enjoy!
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    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
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    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    Nice work!
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,582
    You should look at a fresher amp. I don't know how old those are but there are lots of good comparable ones on the market right now
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    audioluvr wrote: »
    You should look at a fresher amp. I don't know how old those are but there are lots of good comparable ones on the market right now
    It's a 77 mcintosh..(I think) but everything has been redone on it..
    What do you have in mind? I'm kinda new to all of this
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,582
    200 wpc should be adequate if it's got a lot of reserve capacity. I'd look for something with 400-1000 damping factor. This will help control all those drivers.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,133
    Sound_Recluse wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    You should look at a fresher amp. I don't know how old those are but there are lots of good comparable ones on the market right now
    It's a 77 mcintosh..(I think) but everything has been redone on it..
    What do you have in mind? I'm kinda new to all of this

    If you want to stay with Mcintosh I'd recommend moving up a few generations newer like to an mc452. Adding a 2nd amp is going to give you surprising little improvement as I found out firsthand when I added a 2nd mc2500 to my 1.2tl's. But the newer amps with their quieter background makes for a very noticeable improvement. Even though it has some age on it to I feel your C33 is still a excellent choice for a preamp; enjoy
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,542
    audioluvr wrote: »
    200 wpc should be adequate if it's got a lot of reserve capacity. I'd look for something with 400-1000 damping factor. This will help control all those drivers.

    That damping factor thing.....fallacy.
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  • mackdrool
    mackdrool Posts: 26
    I installed these floor spikes on my 3.1tls. They're not 1/4x20 but they come with replacement hurricane nuts. Plus the Nickel will match your speaker screws!
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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    mackdrool wrote: »
    I installed these floor spikes on my 3.1tls. They're not 1/4x20 but they come with replacement hurricane nuts. Plus the Nickel will match your speaker screws!

    Thanks mackdrool. I'll check em out
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2020
    I've purchased Spikes from here before, they offer choices with 1/4-20 Thread options

    http://www.adonacorporation.com/tweaks.html

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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    I found these and they seemed to be the cheapest.. and they are 1/4 -20
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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    I looked for gold screws for my hurricane nuts but I could never find any.. damn they would look good with these spikes
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,542
    These from Adona are much better.
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    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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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Really nice quality stuff...

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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    Ya the black and gold look badass
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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    Price tag is also pretty bad ****
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,542
    You get what you pay for B)
    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."

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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    I picked up a bigger amp yesterday for my polks... I cant wait to hook it up this weekend and listen to them. Really didnt have the money to buy this amp but I know these dont come up for sale to often and it was local. So I bought it. This things a beast
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,133
    Congrats to you on your new amp. Your 2.3s and that beast will be a great sounding combination.
    Do you have any thoughts yet on how the 2500 compares to the 2200?
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  • JayCee
    JayCee Posts: 1,500
    edited April 2020
    Good gawd...a "power guard" on the front panel. What the what? First time I've seen that. Can it be used in the DMC DeLorean?
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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    motorstereo wrote: »
    Congrats to you on your new amp. Your 2.3s and that beast will be a great sounding combination.
    Do you have any thoughts yet on how the 2500 compares to the 2200?

    Havent hooked it up yet... will let you guys know
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  • Sound_Recluse
    Sound_Recluse Posts: 74
    JayCee wrote: »
    Good gawd...a "power guard" on the front panel. What the what? First time I've seen that. Can it be used in the DMC DeLorean?
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    Yes sir... lol.. it doubles as a welder
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  • lawdogg
    lawdogg Posts: 455
    edited April 2020
    Ooooh nice amp!!!!

    For spikes - I used 1/4-20 hanger bolts on my 3.1TLs and they work really well. $3 for all 4.
    <3 my 3.1TLs

    I will fix your shifted magnets for free. :)
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