Today's haul - after long break - SDA 1's
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When covid started, I got laid off and pretty much stayed in home arrest almost a year.
Didn't go out much except for groceries and outdoors.
Anyways, was checking local site and saw these SDA-1's along with a sub and a receiver.
They are all working as per PO but haven't tested anything yet.
Need to sanitize them first before bringing inside.
Looks like one tweeter was replaced with RDO on each.
I've had various CRS, SDA 2, 3.1 but never had 1's.
Didn't go out much except for groceries and outdoors.
Anyways, was checking local site and saw these SDA-1's along with a sub and a receiver.
They are all working as per PO but haven't tested anything yet.
Need to sanitize them first before bringing inside.
Looks like one tweeter was replaced with RDO on each.
I've had various CRS, SDA 2, 3.1 but never had 1's.
Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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The black tweeter is either an SL2500 or SL3000. Neither is the correct tweeter for that model.Political Correctness'.........defined
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The black tweeter is either an SL2500 or SL3000. Neither is the correct tweeter for that model.
Ah I see.
Glad that I didn't pay much.
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All SL3000 tweeters that I’ve seen have a dome with a metallic (gold) sheen to them. Those must be the SL2500.The black tweeter is either an SL2500 or SL3000. Neither is the correct tweeter for that model.
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teekay0007 wrote: »
Mine were almost a black chrome color. -
I'm still using the Peerless Monitor 4s you sold me years ago.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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Also, no IC cable.
From what I read, these early SDA 1's IC cable is a pain to fabricate unlike latter pin/blade versions.
Oh well...
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teekay0007 wrote: »
Due to the manufacturing process SL3000's came out in 3 color tones, silver, gold or black. IMO, the OP's pics are not sharp enough to tell if the dome is cloth (SL2500) or mylar/metallic (SL3000).Political Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
Also, no IC cable.
From what I read, these early SDA 1's IC cable is a pain to fabricate unlike latter pin/blade versions.
Oh well...
Replace the SDA socket with Neutrik connectors and matching cable terminations. Just be sure you get the air tight sockets.Political Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
I'm still using the Peerless Monitor 4s you sold me years ago.
Dang! That's like eight years ago.
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He just got them buggers broke in... -
You ask and you shall receive...Due to the manufacturing process SL3000's came out in 3 color tones, silver, gold or black. IMO, the OP's pics are not sharp enough to tell if the dome is cloth (SL2500) or mylar/metallic (SL3000).
Here's close up picture, right click and open image for big size.
Can you tell if these are RDO's or not?
Looks like original tweeter frame moved down slightly looking at the glue residue or was just a bad repair job when fixing/replacing the tweeter.
Also, it has two small ports that look like monitor 4 port.
Btw, these are probably the best cosmetic condition Polk speakers I ever got.
All pegs intact, logo and labels on the back intact, they even have felt on the bottom of bases so not to scratch floor.
I gently pushed the woofers and all woofers moved freely so hopefully, they all work.
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On the back, there are two twist fuses, one for stereo and one for dimensional and two additional fuse holders.
There are no fuse left in the fuse holders so I guess they already used them up and I may need to stock up on 1amp fast blow fuses as well.
After not having any SDA for years, these feel big and heavy.
And yes, the IC connection is old style with two pins in a socket.
Serial 1891. Does that mean it was built in 89 or 91?
Here's the picture of the back.
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If you pull it and look I'm sure it will say sl2500.
Also most times passive/driver will have a date wrote on them. Serial number has no bearing on date. My SDA 1 signature have that panel with yhe exception of the RTA interconnect socket. Mine was blade/blade. That you will need to change to Neutrik connection. It's easy to do. just remember to keep the wires as they are on the backside the switch and connection takes place inside the speaker. what I mean by this and I'm just going to use some colors here that probably do not represent the colors inside your speaker. If the big blade has a pink wire on one speaker on the other speaker that pink wire will be on the small blade that's the way you need to keep it. -
The previous owner didn't let the fact that the tweeter cutouts are for the smaller SL1000 stop them from mounting the SL2500(?) with the larger bezel. Maybe 1/8" wider and 5/16+" taller? From Darqueknight's thread it looks like the mounting screw holes wouldn't match up either, which would mean they made fresh holes at the top locations? Would be interesting to see by removing tweeter instead of speculating.
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You ask and you shall receive...Due to the manufacturing process SL3000's came out in 3 color tones, silver, gold or black. IMO, the OP's pics are not sharp enough to tell if the dome is cloth (SL2500) or mylar/metallic (SL3000).
Here's close up picture, right click and open image for big size.
Can you tell if these are RDO's or not?
I already told you they are not RD0xxx tweeters. Thanks for the better pic, that's an SL2500.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 -
I already told you they are not RD0xxx tweeters. Thanks for the better pic, that's an SL2500.
SAY IT!!!!
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAARPolitical Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
Those are indeed SL2500s. How do they sound? And are both tweeters still being used in the circuit?Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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Do you still live over by the park??
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Gardenstater wrote: »The previous owner didn't let the fact that the tweeter cutouts are for the smaller SL1000 stop them from mounting the SL2500(?) with the larger bezel. Maybe 1/8" wider and 5/16+" taller? From Darqueknight's thread it looks like the mounting screw holes wouldn't match up either, which would mean they made fresh holes at the top locations? Would be interesting to see by removing tweeter instead of speculating.
Where's the fun in reading the label?
Testing today...
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Bad news... most drivers don't work.
I hooked them up, without the IC cable as it didn't come with one, and only one mid on the left is working and 3 mids on the right are working.
I guess the top outside mid works only with IC cable so those may be good drivers.
What about tweeter? Is the outside tweeter for dimensional effect?
I'll pull drivers out and check wiring when I get some time away from kids.
Not sure what I'm gonna do with these.
Below is a picture. I marked red X for the drivers that don't produce any sound.
Yellow circle is for the ones I think will work with IC cable.
All mids' cones move freely so no magnet shift, unless there is no magnet at all.
Those non working mids are either disconnected or blown.
Looks like someone did a botched repair on these beautiful speakers.
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Bottom 2 drivers are the bass drivers. The inside top driver is the stereo the outside SDA driver. Yes you are correct the outside tweeter and top driver are SDA both will not work without the cable. Most unhook or remove the fuse to the SDA tweeter. In the beginning I liked its effect in the music.....BUT I'd find myself looking around for the freaky sound that I would keep hearing. That was distracting so I left it unhooked.
For all those MW you can use both mw6501 and mw6600. mw6501 are not nearly as plentiful. -
Do the drivers ohm out good?Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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If the outside tweeters work, I'll swap them for the stereo mode and put the SL2500 disconnected....Yes you are correct the outside tweeter and top driver are SDA both will not work without the cable. Most unhook or remove the fuse to the SDA tweeter...
Need to find some time when kids are not running around.Do the drivers ohm out good?
Curiosity kills speakers. None of my HT setup's dust caps have survived from the kids.
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Yes, same place, don’t see us moving any time soon, we have paid down the house quite a bit the last few years, I would like to continue that trend..
Hope you and the family have been fairing well with the crazy political Covid world we live in these days!!
Good luck with your speakers..
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Finally got around checking the drivers. Yes, the black tweeters are SL2500.
All drivers look okay although I'm not sure about what the ohm readings should be on the tweeters.
Both left and right tweeters read around 3.2-3.4 ohms and I hear faint high frequency noise when multimeter leads touch the tweeter leads.
The liner around the outside tweeter is just foam cutout that has stretched.
I thought it was a hole initially in the picture. Looks like this tweeter was not touched.
Both left and right mid woofers read around 8.4 ohms.
Left lower bass woofers read around 6.2 ohms.
It doesn't look like anyone ever took the woofers out.
Didn't check the right lower bass woofers as they are working.
Next will be crossovers.
I'm applying some epoxy on the drivers so need to wait before I check the crossovers.
Looks like the issue might be on the crossover.
Do you guys see anything weird on the wiring?
Oh, haven't checked the fuse. Should have done that first.
Is the fuse separate for mids, bass woofers and tweeters?
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Tweeters are fused no drivers are fused.
Did you take wires off to test? If not please retest with no drivers hooked up to wires.
When you re-install the sl2500 tweeter make sure the old SL1000 cut out is not pressing the connection point on the sl2500. That cut out is way different for sl2000 and up to sl3000 to make room to keep the connection tabs from being pressed into the magnet. -
Ah... yes, I just tested across the leads with wires in place.Tweeters are fused no drivers are fused.
Did you take wires off to test? If not please retest with no drivers hooked up to wires.
When you re-install the sl2500 tweeter make sure the old SL1000 cut out is not pressing the connection point on the sl2500. That cut out is way different for sl2000 and up to sl3000 to make room to keep the connection tabs from being pressed into the magnet.
I'll test again after epoxy sets in without wires.
Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze. -
I can't pull the wires off of the mid woofers.
They are really stuck and I don't want to break or cut it.
Next best thing to test is to run a test signal through them one by one.
Does anyone know what frequency is good for mid woofers to test with?
Is 500Hz good or should I test with 1000Hz?
Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
