score! 2.3 TL's

beemer
beemer Posts: 155
edited September 2006 in Vintage Speakers
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Hello all!

I'm new to the Polks, and this forum, however I've been around audio forever (it seems).

I picked up a mint pair of 2.3TL's off the local Craigslist. I hooked them up on one side of my bedroom system, being driven by an Adcom GFA555II amp, GTP400 preamp and a Levinson 390S CD player. There's another system in this rack as well: Levinson 390S, 380S preamp, Carver TX11a tuner and Levinson ML3 amp driving a pair of Revel Gems. Anyway, here's a couple pix, I am enjoying the Polks with late nite jazz off public radio. These have a nice smooth, easy to listen to sound.

Best,

Paul :D
Main system: Levinson Reference 32 Preamp/30.6 DAC/31.5 Transport/Sony SCD777ES/VPI Aries w/SDS JMW 10.5 arm/Van den Hul Frog/Levinson 33 Monoblocks/33H Monoblocks/Transparent reference XL interconnect & Speaker cable/Nearfield Acoustics Pipedream Reference 18 Line Array.
Bedroom: Levinson 390S/380S/ML3/Sony SCD 777ES/McIntosh MC2000/Infinity IRS-Beta
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  • jhermance
    jhermance Posts: 214
    edited August 2006
    Good score what area you live in if you don't mind me asking.
    Samsung UN46C7000
    Cambridge Audio 640R
    Sony BDP-S570
    Magnepan MMG's
    Totem Dreamcatcher Center
    Eleganza™ Bella 1200 High Performance Subwoofer
    Polk R15 Surrounds
    Audioquest Cables
    Panamax 5510-PRO AC Regenerator
    Monster Cable HTS 2500 MKII power cleaner
    Nordost Blue Heaven Interconnects
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited August 2006
    Congrats Paul and welcome to the Club Polk Forums! You have a set of awesome speakers and a really nice batch of electronics. I'll bet those 2.3's are singing tonight:)

    Glad you could join us and we hope to have you around to enjoy this crazy hobby. A bit of warning, once you've tasted SDA's you will want more! They are addicting:eek:

    Welcome!
    Carl

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  • beemer
    beemer Posts: 155
    edited August 2006
    jhermance wrote:
    Good score what area you live in if you don't mind me asking.

    I'm in the sticks! North Central Massachusetts. The speakers were in Boston.
    I got a deal I could'nt pass up....$300.....So on a work night (I get up at 4:30AM) I left at 8:30PM to go get 'em and didn't get home 'til 12:30 in the morning.

    They were a little dusty. Some vacuuming and Orange-Glo on the wood has 'em looking like new. No scratches or dents. I got the cable/boxes/packing but no manual.

    Best,

    Paul :D
    Main system: Levinson Reference 32 Preamp/30.6 DAC/31.5 Transport/Sony SCD777ES/VPI Aries w/SDS JMW 10.5 arm/Van den Hul Frog/Levinson 33 Monoblocks/33H Monoblocks/Transparent reference XL interconnect & Speaker cable/Nearfield Acoustics Pipedream Reference 18 Line Array.
    Bedroom: Levinson 390S/380S/ML3/Sony SCD 777ES/McIntosh MC2000/Infinity IRS-Beta
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  • seo
    seo Posts: 305
    edited August 2006
    $300 bucks is a deal!!

    Good for you!
    Signature goes here
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited August 2006
    Great score!!

    Enjoy!

    It'd be a cold day before my 2.3tl's leave here. There is just something about SDA goodness.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited August 2006
    Congrats and welcome. You got a deal. Like they said, these will grow on you. Do some searches here and learn about them. Lots of info on placement and tunes that sound good. That TX-11a sounds good with the extra punch doesn't it?
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  • jhermance
    jhermance Posts: 214
    edited August 2006
    You lucky **** i e-mailed the guy about the speakers and he didn't respond. You lucky SOB. Great buy though
    Samsung UN46C7000
    Cambridge Audio 640R
    Sony BDP-S570
    Magnepan MMG's
    Totem Dreamcatcher Center
    Eleganza™ Bella 1200 High Performance Subwoofer
    Polk R15 Surrounds
    Audioquest Cables
    Panamax 5510-PRO AC Regenerator
    Monster Cable HTS 2500 MKII power cleaner
    Nordost Blue Heaven Interconnects
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  • bert26
    bert26 Posts: 320
    edited August 2006
    Congrats on gettin' your SDA on and welcome to the forum!

    Wicked good deal!!

    Cheers!
    Chris
    HT Rig
    Polk SDA SRS 2.3tl - Anthem 2 SE
    Polk CSi5 - Adcom 555
    Polk Monitor 30 - HK DPR1005
    SVS PB12 ISD/2
    Denon DCD-1500II
    Sony SXRD 60"
    ShengYa CS-10

    Basement Rig
    Polk SDA SRS2
    Carver 1.5t
    Carver C2
    Technics SLD202
    Some Other Sony DVD/CDP
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited August 2006
    Wow. at $300 I would have made a road trip just to have an extra pair.

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2006
    Sweet rig, please turn it up.
    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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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited August 2006
    Paul. welcome to Club Polk. you got a nice deal there... congrats!

    enjoy your new to you SDA's.

    what is the large amp at the very bottom of your rack?

    AL
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited August 2006
    Great steal!

    You need to put more space between them, 6' is a good minimum. Call Polk and ask them nicely to send you a manual, it'll explain the ins and outs.
    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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  • beemer
    beemer Posts: 155
    edited August 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    Great steal!

    You need to put more space between them, 6' is a good minimum. Call Polk and ask them nicely to send you a manual, it'll explain the ins and outs.

    I'd like to have more space, the 2.3's are in my master bedroom. There's two systems in the rack sharing the Levinson 390S CD player. Outboard of the Polks are a pair of Revel Gems on stands. I can't put the Polks in the living room because there's a complete system there already. LOL, tough trouble to have, however I'm a certifiable audio loony. Music is my drug of choice!

    Here's a pic of the livingroom below.

    pipeset.jpg


    Best,

    Paul :D
    Main system: Levinson Reference 32 Preamp/30.6 DAC/31.5 Transport/Sony SCD777ES/VPI Aries w/SDS JMW 10.5 arm/Van den Hul Frog/Levinson 33 Monoblocks/33H Monoblocks/Transparent reference XL interconnect & Speaker cable/Nearfield Acoustics Pipedream Reference 18 Line Array.
    Bedroom: Levinson 390S/380S/ML3/Sony SCD 777ES/McIntosh MC2000/Infinity IRS-Beta
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2006
    Revel Gem's and you're worrying about a pair of SDA's?
    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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  • univera
    univera Posts: 848
    edited August 2006
    Is it just me, or are one of Nipper's ears blown off? Your speaks are a long way from Victrola days....You're a sick man. :)
    UNIVERA
    Historic Charleston SC

    2 Channel:
    SDA-SRS's RDO tweets
    Biamped Anthem 2 SE's w/1970's NOS Siemens CCA's
    Anthem Pre 2L w/E.harmonix platinum matched 6H23's
    CDP- NAD C 542


    HT setup:
    AVR: NAD T 773
    Rears: Polk LC80i
    DVD: Toshiba 3109 dual tray
    Subs: Velodyne and M&K
    T.V.: Sony KDL-52XBR4 w/Vans Evers Clean Line Jr.
    Conditioner: Panamax M5100EX

    Master Bedroom Sony 40KDL-XBR3

    "I love it when a plan comes together." Hannibal Smith, The A-Team
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  • beemer
    beemer Posts: 155
    edited August 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    Revel Gem's and you're worrying about a pair of SDA's?

    LOL, the only thing I worry about is living long enough to retire. :p

    Best,

    Paul :D
    Main system: Levinson Reference 32 Preamp/30.6 DAC/31.5 Transport/Sony SCD777ES/VPI Aries w/SDS JMW 10.5 arm/Van den Hul Frog/Levinson 33 Monoblocks/33H Monoblocks/Transparent reference XL interconnect & Speaker cable/Nearfield Acoustics Pipedream Reference 18 Line Array.
    Bedroom: Levinson 390S/380S/ML3/Sony SCD 777ES/McIntosh MC2000/Infinity IRS-Beta
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited August 2006
    WOW....I like those speakers!!! I love "BIG" and "TALL".....where can I get more info on them? (I'll google it tomorrow, but you can give info if you got it).

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited August 2006
    I heard and liked the Gems, but I like my SDA's more. No offense Blue. :)
    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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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited August 2006
    Nice score indeed! I wouldn't let my 2.3s go for that ... apiece!

    You've got some real nice gear there Paul.
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  • BOLIN6861
    BOLIN6861 Posts: 13
    edited August 2006
    Congrats Paul
    I HAVE A SET OF SDA SRA 2.3'S
    YOU WILL LOVE THEM
    MIKE
    POLK SDA 2.3
    ADCOM POWER!
    ADVENT HERITAGE BACKUP
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited August 2006
    Welcome to the forums! I'm new myself. Wow, Paul nice score. I just drove from Philly to Medford Mass (aprox 800 m. round trip 8:00 AM to Midnight) August 12th to pick up a pair of 1.2 TLs that cost me $1500. The real bummer is that I can't use them yet because I am currently renting while me and my wife are house hunting, needless to say I am very jealous. Good luck and if you ever want to sell one of those sweet amps, I am in the market for amps. I have another thread going under vintage speakers but not getting many hits.

    Good listening,
    Joe
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited August 2006
    If you really find yourself getting into SDAs, get Darqueknight's SDA Compendium. . . awesome book with awesome must read info for SDA owners.

    Joe
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited August 2006
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited August 2006
    Beemer....what model of Revel Gems are those? I can't find any info on them. Got a website I can check out?
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited August 2006
    Joe, those very tall speakers are not the Gems. The Gems are a monitor.
    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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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited August 2006
    Ok, see how I don't know anything. Can someone tell me what those speakers are??

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited September 2006
    beemer wrote:
    however I'm a certifiable audio loony. Music is my drug of choice!


    Welcome and you are going to fit right in with the rest of the loonies and nuts. We love our Polks and appreciate other brands as well, the Revel being one of my favorites. Alot of the music lovers hang in the 2 channel forum.

    RT1
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  • beemer
    beemer Posts: 155
    edited September 2006
    joeparaski wrote:
    Ok, see how I don't know anything. Can someone tell me what those speakers are??

    Joe

    The tall speakers in the livingroom are Pipedream Reference 18's
    The mid tweeter towers are 7' tall each tower has 18 mids and 36 tweeters.
    The two round enclosures on either side of the TV contain 2 18" woofers in each enclosure. The system MUST be bi-amped, and MAY be tri-amped if so desired. All told there are 36 mid drivers, 72 tweeters and 4 woofers for a total of 112 drivers. More information about the current pipedrams can be found here:

    http://www.highemotionaudio.com/index.html


    Happy Listening!

    Paul :D
    Main system: Levinson Reference 32 Preamp/30.6 DAC/31.5 Transport/Sony SCD777ES/VPI Aries w/SDS JMW 10.5 arm/Van den Hul Frog/Levinson 33 Monoblocks/33H Monoblocks/Transparent reference XL interconnect & Speaker cable/Nearfield Acoustics Pipedream Reference 18 Line Array.
    Bedroom: Levinson 390S/380S/ML3/Sony SCD 777ES/McIntosh MC2000/Infinity IRS-Beta
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited September 2006
    I definetely have the same sickness as you but without the $$$, SOME DAY!!!
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited September 2006
    beemer wrote:
    The tall speakers in the livingroom are Pipedream Reference 18's
    The mid tweeter towers are 7' tall each tower has 18 mids and 36 tweeters.
    The two round enclosures on either side of the TV contain 2 18" woofers in each enclosure. The system MUST be bi-amped, and MAY be tri-amped if so desired. All told there are 36 mid drivers, 72 tweeters and 4 woofers for a total of 112 drivers. More information about the current pipedrams can be found here:

    http://www.highemotionaudio.com/index.html


    Happy Listening!

    Paul :D


    OMG!!!Those things are listed at $80,000 :eek: :eek: :eek:

    Can you describe the sound, as compared to your 2.3tl's.

    Joe
    Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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