Experience with SRS 2.3s

schwarcw
schwarcw Posts: 7,341
edited November 2005 in Vintage Speakers
I am watching a pair of thes on E=Bay and would like some feedback from users who own these. How much power are you running with yours? Sound, performance, problems, give me the low down!!Carl
Carl

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  • fredv
    fredv Posts: 923
    edited October 2005
    Hi Carl,

    Me and my brother paid $750 for each pair of our 2.3.
    I drive the 2.3 with a Luxman C-05A pure class A single stage pre and McIntosh mc-2002 200wpc bi-wired.
    My brother use a Nakamichi IA-1z as a pre-proc and hook up the 2.3 as the front, driven by a Carver TFM-55X (385wpc).
    Both sound wonderful. When I purchased my brother's 2.3 from Luc, Luc gave me an
    audition of his 1.2TL. No, the 2.3 is no 1.2TL; however, I can say this much, it is one of the best $750 speaker that you can buy, period. You won't be disappointed.

    -fredv-
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited October 2005
    Thanks Fredv

    Sounds like you have some nice equipment!
    :)
    Carl

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  • trubluluc
    trubluluc Posts: 2,067
    edited October 2005
    Fred is right on, on this. 2.3's are the single best bang for buck speakers in the SDA lineup.
    Get 'em and love 'em!:)

    -Luc


    fredv wrote:
    Hi Carl,
    I can say this much, it is one of the best $750 speaker that you can buy, period. You won't be disappointed.
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited October 2005
    Carl, I answered your PM.

    Bob
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited October 2005
    If they are the ones in ATL, we need to talk.

    Watching them also.
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • bdaley6509
    bdaley6509 Posts: 1,167
    edited October 2005
    I like my 2.3TL's more than my 1.2's. I paid $230.00 for them w/o the tweeters, and installed new tweets from Polk. I am running them with a D200 power amp from Audio Research, and they sound fantastic. Good luck with the auction.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2005
    hoosier21 wrote:
    If they are the ones in ATL, we need to talk.

    Watching them also.


    Do you have conference calling? :eek:





    Just kidding,,go get em' :D
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2005
    Up to $450.50 with 3 days left :D
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2005
    Betcha' these double in the next 24 hours,, :D
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,842
    edited October 2005
    I just saw the pair in Atlanta today. Not interested in them for myself. George, Hoosier, you guys trying to get them?
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2005
    I think that our distingushed :D collegue from Breman has the floor, did I spell Bremen or Breman
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2005
    23 hours left and up to 455.50,this should be fun to watch the last minute frenzy,,I predict :D
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,842
    edited November 2005
    george daniel wrote:
    23 hours left and up to 455.50,this should be fun to watch the last minute frenzy,,I predict :D

    I love watching newbie Ebayers bid on stuff. $5 more, $5 more, $5 more, nope, stilll not winning, $10 more, etc, etc. Prettyboy and BR30023 are responsible for more than 25 of the 36 bids so far.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2005
    Yea, the sellers love it, but the real buyers see their dollars slipping away. Its pretty much why I have given up the Bay. But yea, still fun to watch.

    RT1
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited November 2005
    Prettyboy SUCKS

    lol
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited November 2005
    People are needlessly driving up prices by early bidding.

    I didn't see "Prettyboy" on our members list, at least not with this alias.

    Hang in there Russ!!!
    Carl

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2005
    Russ, you da MAN :D:D
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited November 2005
    I'm on a buying spree, somebody stop me!
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited November 2005
    Nice score Russ. I was the first bidder on them. At the time, I didn't know that there were so many people in Georgia that would be interested in them.

    Zach
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,842
    edited November 2005
    hoosier21 wrote:
    I'm on a buying spree, somebody stop me!
    Russ, Congrats on getting those. Did you use a snipe service? You don't stop, now you are the closest Polk member to me with SRS.

    How about a listening party?
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited November 2005
    Hmmmmm...wonder if I got room for those too? :D

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,842
    edited November 2005
    okiepolkie wrote:
    Nice score Russ. I was the first bidder on them. At the time, I didn't know that there were so many people in Georgia that would be interested in them.

    Zach
    You're prettyboy?
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited November 2005
    No, I'm not prettyboy. Look at the dates when bids were placed. I bid $100 at the beginning. Prettyboy bid up to max, but didn't bid again until the $401 mark. Don't worry, I didn't try to run the bid up. I bid once and quit.

    Zach
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited November 2005
    No snipe service, just a lucky shot, I actually placed the bid with 17 seconds left, I see it went in with 3 secs left, wow.

    Maybe went higer than I wanted, but local pick up was a plus, some new grill cloth and some cleaning, they will be go to go.

    Troy, I'll make you a deal...well not yet.
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited November 2005
    Congratulations Russ!!!!!!!

    I sent you an email. I was watching all day and no bids! I went to the gym to workout and came back and saw you won! :D Great news! When do you pick them up?

    Carl
    Carl

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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,842
    edited November 2005
    okiepolkie wrote:
    No, I'm not prettyboy. Look at the dates when bids were placed. I bid $100 at the beginning. Prettyboy bid up to max, but didn't bid again until the $401 mark. Don't worry, I didn't try to run the bid up. I bid once and quit.

    Zach
    Ah, my bad. Wasn't looking that close.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • Polk65
    Polk65 Posts: 1,405
    edited November 2005
    Nice score there Russ. Congrats!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2005
    Good on ya, Russ!!! So I take it that you must have gotten a new amp??
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited November 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    Good on ya, Russ!!! So I take it that you must have gotten a new amp??

    No new amp, YET, the ol Adcom 535 will have to do till I get one.
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited November 2005
    Nice score Russ!

    Planning on tweeking 'em?
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