SDA's not quiet what i was expecting

Bonfrisco
Bonfrisco Posts: 17
edited May 2005 in Electronics
Ive heard nothing but good news about the SDAs but i wasnt that impressed. One of the mids in my left channel hits harder than the rest. That one mid makes makes a sound as if the surrounding were ripped, but it isnt. Their not in the best physical condition either. what can i do to restore these?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,769
    edited April 2005
    We need more info. Which model SDA, what gear are you driving them with and do you have the interconnect cable that runs between the speakers?
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  • Bonfrisco
    Bonfrisco Posts: 17
    edited April 2005
    The lable on the back of the sdas reads SDA1 SDA2. No i dont have the cable.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited April 2005
    The cable enables the biggest difference for the SDA's from other speakers-get one ASAP.

    Is one speaker labelled SDA1 and the other SDA2? If so, maybe you have a mismatched pair.

    At the very least, something is very wrong. If you could splurge all the information you could come up with on the speakers, we can get to the bottom of this.

    Is there any difference in the binding posts or interconnect cable plug in areas on the backs?

    My initial thoughts are that someone replaced a driver with a different type. Reading the second, they may be 2 different speakers.

    For restoration, F1 is the man with the answers, although some pics might help...
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited April 2005
    Without the cable, you aren't experiencing SDA.
    Think of it as running your car less a couple sparkplugs.

    Yeah... it kind of works... but, not really.
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  • Bonfrisco
    Bonfrisco Posts: 17
    edited April 2005
    I dont have a car and havnt drivin one with missing spark plugs. I m sure both SDAs go together. How do i put pictures on this site?
    Thanks
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    well if they don't work. and you don't want them anymore. sell them to me!! ;)


    to post pictures.. make sure the file size of the picture isn't to large.. or else it won't post some times. Also.. for some reason I think IE works as the best brower to use. some other browers give problems. your milage may vary.

    then when you go to post your message. attach a picture where it says Browse. click that link, find your picture on your computer and then hit submit reply.

    if your pictures are to large. let me know. you can email them to me.. and i'll resize them for ya for free. :p

    good luck, Al
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,769
    edited April 2005
    Click Post Reply, then click Browse next to Attach file. That will take you to My Documents, then select the picture you want. Type whatever you want to say and click Submit Reply. DO NOT click Preview Reply because you will lose the attachment. You can only attach one picture per post.

    BTW, I'm sorry to tell you that if one says SDA 1 and the other says SDA 2 they do not go together.
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  • Bonfrisco
    Bonfrisco Posts: 17
    edited April 2005
    Do you need a special camera. all ive got is a disposable kodak. My Father bought these new when he was in the military. The place that sold these to him didnt give him a matching pair.

    whats the difference between SDA1 SDA2, can you send me a pic.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,769
    edited April 2005
    First you need to find out if the one is a SDA 1, SDA 1A, SDA 1B or SDA 1C. Then figure out if the other is a SDA 2, SDA 2A or SDA 2B. It would be much easier to have someone, like a friend, show you what you need to do to post pictures and it would be much easier for us if you post pics of the actual speakers.
    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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  • Bonfrisco
    Bonfrisco Posts: 17
    edited April 2005
    When i said disposable kodak i was being sarcastic. i dont have a camera that allows me to put pictures on the computer.

    I was hoping you could show me or tell me the difference between my mismatched speakers(SDA1)(SDA2)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,769
    edited April 2005
    I can't help any further without actual pics of your speakers. Take some pics, go the film shop and have the pics put on a disc, download it to your computer and we're good to go.
    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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  • Bonfrisco
    Bonfrisco Posts: 17
    edited April 2005
    Thanks
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2005
    that's to bad. a mismatched pair of SDA's.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited May 2005
    ...about the mismatched SDAs but,
    When i said disposable kodak i was being sarcastic

    on your 7th post? That's cool. We don't mind helping when we can but please give us a while before you get sarcastic with us.

    Besides most any picture from any camera will work even if it's not loaded to a disc. It's called "scanning".

    Oooops! I was being sarcastic.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited May 2005
    One, why would anyone BUY a mismatched pair?

    Two, if you HAD a mismatched pair, would you be terribly surprised that the sound from each channel is not equivalent?

    And HE is getting sarcastic? :rolleyes:

    Is there a full moon or something?

    BDT
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited May 2005
    There was a pair of mismatched pair (x2) on EBay, another guy, recently on here was talking about his-mismatched pair, and now we have another guy talking about one...

    I think these guys should chase the other down and work something out!
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  • Bonfrisco
    Bonfrisco Posts: 17
    edited May 2005
    Sorry if i pissed anyone off by being sarcastis. Thanks for trying to help. There was no problem with the SDAs. I believe the reciever was to blame.

    I hooked up my friends onkyo and the SDAs sounded great.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,769
    edited May 2005
    Does that mean you found/made a interconnect cable? If not, you still haven't heard what the SDA's can do.
    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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  • Bonfrisco
    Bonfrisco Posts: 17
    edited May 2005
    Last night my dad gave me the cable that came with the speakers.
    My step dad has new polks im not sure what they are off the top of my head.
    But they dont even compare to the SDAs.
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