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SwedePolk
SwedePolk Posts: 22
edited December 2006 in Vintage Speakers
Hello everyone,

just thought I'd start off short and say hi. I'm a long standing fan of music listening in general and Polk's in particular. My own modest set is a pair of RTA 15Tl, powered by a modified Holfi Aura, which I hold dear. Of course I'm ever wishful of finding a set of SDA 1.2 or 2.3 some day, but in these parts of the world I might as well be looking for oil in my backyard. If anyone has any tips on how to procure a pair (heck i'd probably drive straight across europe and collect if i could get a pair) I'd be grateful. :)

My neck of the woods is a small town in Sweden, aka the frozen north (except when it is rainy-foggy-soggy season), not sure how international oriented this board is, but it's the only place of its kind I've seen.

I have interests in modifications, have done some work on amplifiers, switched components in my crossovers, and am looking forward to taking part in discussions here and receiving suggestions for what I can do with my equipment. From what little I've been browsing here so far, this seems to be a goldmine of information and nice people.

Well met,
Bjorn
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  • bert26
    bert26 Posts: 320
    edited December 2006
    Hey Bjorn -

    Welcome!

    You WILL find TONS of information here - and not just on Polks. There are several members that have great technical knowledge, be it electronic or wood working or even arcane information about the US tax code!

    Stick around and enjoy.

    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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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2006
    Welcome Bjorn.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2006
    Welcome, and good luck on your search for SDA's; I'm sure you'll find some in Europe (just stay away from a pair in the UK that shows once in a while on ebay.....scam).
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited December 2006
    Welcome to the club Bjorn.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2006
    Nothing modest about the 15TL's, they were Polk's best conventional speaker. I have a set of 11Ts that I greatly enjoy.

    Welcome to the club.
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited December 2006
    Greetings from the west! With any luck you'll grab yourself a nice pair of SDA's to hold you over to the end of your days!

    But don't for a second think your pair of RTA's is modest... There are many listeners out there that would love your setup.

    What modifications were done to your Holfi Aura?
    Lovin that music year after year.

    Main 2 Channel System

    Polk SDA-1B,
    Promitheus Audio TVC SE,
    Rotel RB-980BX,
    OPPO DV-970HD,
    Lite Audio DAC AH,
    IXOS XHA305 Interconnects

    Computer Rig

    Polk SDA CRS+,
    Creek Audio 5350 SE,
    Morrow Audio MA1 Interconnect,
    HRT Music Streamer II
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited December 2006
    Hello, from another cold part of the world Bjorn (for 5 months anyway).

    Welcome. Good luck in snagging some SDA's

    Mike
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited December 2006
    Welcome to the Club, Bjorn. You like to do mods? I'd suggest tradiding the SL3000's in you 15TL's for the RD-0198's for starters...
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2006
    Welcome to the club
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited December 2006
    Welcome to Club Polk Bjorn! This is an interesting site with lots of information about audio and music. Some really nice people too:)
    Carl

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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2006
    what amulford said.. replace the tweeters to some new silk dome ones.. it will be a nice improvement in sound.

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited December 2006
    Welcome Bjorn. I fully understand the frozen North concept living in Canada and in the North. Hope you hang around and I am sure you have a lot to offer.
    Michael ;)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited December 2006
    Welcome to the fray, enjoy your stay.
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited December 2006
    Welcome, Bjorn! Good luck with your search for SDA's!

    Jason
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2006
    Welcome to the club! :)
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • SwedePolk
    SwedePolk Posts: 22
    edited December 2006
    Thanks all for the welcome :)

    Ref, I've replaced volume pot with ALPS, top of the line 'blue', and changed resistors at the input stage (had an unfortunate short once which led to some smoke) to Dale/Vishay 1% film. Not sure to which change I'd attribute better sound, but sound definitely was a lot clearer post-mod, especially midrange.

    On the tweeter replacement issue, how do I go about procuring RD-0198? Polk customer service?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2006
    Welcome to Club Polk!
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited December 2006
    SwedePolk wrote:
    On the tweeter replacement issue, how do I go about procuring RD-0198? Polk customer service?
    Yes. Be sure to mention that you are a member of Club Polk (you'll get a discount). :)
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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