Got a new set of SDA1Cs
Striker2237
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Found a second set of 1Cs for sale in upstate NY, seller had already swapped tweeters and rebuilt the crossovers with sonicaps/mills. Friend of mine was off at at wedding south of Boston and I had him pick them up for me, should have the new speakers to my place near midnight or so!
Now I have two sets! My originals can be left undisturbed and the new pair will be fully modified with all the approved mods and culminating with VR3 crossovers.
Now I have two sets! My originals can be left undisturbed and the new pair will be fully modified with all the approved mods and culminating with VR3 crossovers.
2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3
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Congratulations! New audio toys are ways cool!!!
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
They are in decent shape, some wear here and there and appear to be older than my original set by a lot. Lower end cap looks like solid wood?2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
Some pictures of the wear etc, how does one clean the drivers? Is that one driver suspect with the discoloration near the leads? Also included an "SDA cable" and looks like a set of hammer in feet. Guess I have no excuse not to spike them...grills were redone at some point too.
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2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
That's veneer. The nail on feet are stock.
Drivers looks stock, clean with Windex. Spray the Windex onto a soft cotton cloth and wipe in a circular motion.
The white stuff should come off with a little Windex on a Q-tip.
Crappy SDA cable.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 -
Thanks, will do so.
I'm using my stock cable now, they sound substantially superior in all aspects to my stock ones. Very happy with the purchase so far, I may redo the veneer as that's the only thing bothering me.
What spikes are commonly used for these? My biggest "problem" now is to figure out where I'm going to put my old pair, I don't have a proper secondary amp for them lol!2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
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 -
Looks fancy, is the goal to lift the speakers off the carpet? I would have about an inch of air gap with those, I'll order a set if that's the intent.
Thanks!
Speakers sound great in all aspects so far as well, A/B comparison is impressive to experience how much better the recap and new tweeters are. Friend of mine who went to get them for me ended up staying 4 hours longer than intended just listening to tracks again2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
Looks fancy, is the goal to lift the speakers off the carpet? I would have about an inch of air gap with those, I'll order a set if that's the intent.
That would be part of the goal. You definitely don't want them resting on carpet and those spike tips appear sharp enough to pierce the carpet/padding.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 -
Okay will do, my basement has a subfloor not concrete under the flooring if that matters at all for my setup.
I'll be totally honest and admit I've never really bothered to take my personal setup too seriously till last year so I'm still learning what I should do as far as room setup is concerned. I know bad need room treatments etc...2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
Not really, the main thing is to get them off the carpet/padding and on solid ground.Okay will do, my basement has a subfloor not concrete under the flooring if that matters at all for my setup.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 -
Wife test passed it would seem, she is in tears and goosebumps lol!
Plus side she is pressing for me to hurry up and find a mint set of 1.2TLs and fully mod them, I warned her I need to finish the room treatments etc first....2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
Don't pass up a pair of 2.3TL. Many, including myself, prefer them over the 1.2TL.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 -
Best speaker of the big 3
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I'm trying to find ANY perfect condition 2.3TLs or 1.2TLs but it's just difficult and I don't want to have to drive crazy far/pay stupid shipping prices lol!
These were bought solely for the ability to not have to modify my originals and still hear a "refreshed" SDA to make sure it's what I like before dropping the cash on fully modded SRS.2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
Hard to find any speaker of that age in perfect condition.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'm realizing that, I keep looking for a pair as cosmetically nice as my original SDA1s but they are literally mint.
At this point I would I accept driverless cabinets if they are perfect cosmetically lol! That or I'll need to cave in and just accept that I'll have to refinish them and just buy a pair already2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
Hard to find any speaker of that age in perfect condition.
My 1C’s that I recently sold were in near “perfect” condition !
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Near/close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
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 -
...hairstyles, and hydrogen bombs.Near/close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades...
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Made a few changes to the overall system recently, experimented with positioning and room treatments to further refine and sharpen the imaging and soundstage.
Found that when setting up where it sounds best in those aspects the overall sound is lacking in low end excitement/felt impact. Ended up buying a JL fathom F112V2 to solve that issue, I tried a bunch of subs from my local store but none of them other than the fathom could truely disappear. It still took me over a week to get it perfectly synced up though, and I now have to re-mount the ceiling fan and front light fixture as they react at 80hz2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3
