New to Polk - Looking for SDA-2 specs/manual

BlueMDPicker
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edited August 2004 in Vintage Speakers
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited August 2004
    Email Ken at Polk Customer Service, he'll get ya fixed up with what ya need.

    BTW, Welcome to the forum, you'll find lots of SDA junkies around here!!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,716
    edited August 2004
    Mike,

    Welcome to the forum and congrats on discovering SDA's.

    Frank has you pointed in the right direction for a manual. Please feel free to rant somemore as the more ranting we do the more likely Polk is to reissue the SDA line.

    I've got to ask since we're just about neighbors, where is Cape Ann Audio?

    Jesse
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    President of Club Polk

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  • BlueMDPicker
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,716
    edited August 2004
    Does the interconnect cable end have two flat pins or one round and one flat?

    Thanks for the Cape Ann Audio info.
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  • BlueMDPicker
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited August 2004
    Thank you Sir!!
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,716
    edited August 2004
    You have the SDA 2B. That was my first SDA speaker, they came with either oak or walnut end caps or the "Studio" version in all black oak grain vinyl.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • hotwheelman
    hotwheelman Posts: 1,300
    edited August 2004
    The ones I picked up today are 2b's, please see my flea market post.....sorry not trying to highjack a thread just excited about mine as well.



    Cheers,
    Mike
    "Its worked so far but we're not out yet."
    "Hey big man let me hold a dollar"
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,080
    edited August 2004
    Mike,

    Nice grab and welcome!!

    I've spent some time with the 2B's and the are swell speakers! I'm also a ribbon fan as well so I'd be interested in your thoughts re the SDA's vs a ribbon speaker.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • BlueMDPicker
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,716
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by BlueMDPicker
    .....in this case it's been WCF (Wife Converted Factor.) Why in the world did Polk discontinue the SDA series? There are still millions of us "old ****" 2-channel music lovers around.

    I like this guy! :D
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,535
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by BlueMDPicker
    BTW - The SDA-2's have another profound benefit. My wife has always enjoyed listening to my live guitar and B-3 work (well, that's what she claims) - but, she has never really been one to "sit and listen" to recorded music. I can't get her out from in front of the SDA-2's. She tells me "it's just like a live set." WAF? Nope, in this case it's been WCF (Wife Converted Factor.) Why in the world did Polk discontinue the SDA series? There are still millions of us "old ****" 2-channel music lovers around.

    Congratulations Mike. Good thing the SDA sweet spot is big enough for two people side by side on the couch or love seat! :p

    The Steve Miller Band is an excellent choice of music for the SDA experience. I have 2A, 2B, 1C, and 2.3TL SDAs and can't choose my favorite between them because they all sound so good in their own ways.
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited August 2004
    Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forum. The SDA 2B specs are:

    Driver Complement:
    One 1 inch SL2000 silver coil dome tweeters
    Two 6-1/2 inch tri-laminate polymer bass-midrange drivers
    One 12 inch fluid-coupled
    subwoofer

    Overall Frequency Response: 15 Hz to 26,000 Hz

    -3 dB Frequency Limits: 38 Hz to 20,000 Hz

    Recommended Amplification: 30-350 watts/channel

    Efficiency: 89.7 dB

    MSRP: $650 each

    Dates Of Manufacture: 1987 to 1990
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,080
    edited August 2004
    Sounds like F1, doro and John ought to highjack this guy and bring him to Charleston.......

    Agreed, I think that the MG-1 employed what Maggie called the quasi-ribbon. Not sure what all the technical voodoo is but I'm a big fan of Maggies as well.

    On the whole, I love the transparency and the detail that ribbons offer as well as the high frequency extension but the unreal soundstaging of the SDA's is nothing short of amazing.

    Couple pairs of GREAT speakers you got there....

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2004
    Originally posted by BlueMDPicker
    and B-3 work

    Yea, I like this guy too. :)

    Nothing in the world is quite like a B-3. They live, breath, relax and excite the soul. I'm a big Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff etc fan. SDA's are awesome on this stuff. If you don't have it I will send you a copy of the Jimmy Smith "Root Down" live CD. It is my favorite!

    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2004
    Welcome to the forum and the SDA gang :)
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
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    I'm not familiar with Hank Parker or Jimmy Foster. Sounds like something I should check out. I have DotCom blues. What is with B-3 players named Jimmy. :)

    Really cool room! I think you will like the polk site. Lots of really nice people here.

    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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