Can Carver Silver 9ts be used with SDA-SRSs?

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woofiepaws
woofiepaws Posts: 214
edited June 2007 in Vintage Speakers
I'm new here and have a question I have not been able to answer through searchs or by following recent posts.

I have a pair of Silver 9ts that I would like to use with my SDA-SRSs. The speakers have the blade-blade interconnect and so I don't believe I can use the AI-1 workaround.

Can the negative terminals on the amps be connected to make them common ground? Has anyone done this?

Carver as a company is long gone and Rita and Mylinda seem hard to get hold of.


Thanks,

Steve
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,386
    edited June 2007
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    The company name is Classic Carver Audio Repair. Mylinda and Rita Helms.
    Phone # 360-668-7798
    You can call Rita directly at 360-862-0199, she is at Sunfire.

    Also, there is High End Audio…Rolland
    CarverAudioRepair Center
    Hi-Tech Audio Ltd.
    2125 SW 19th St.
    Gresham Oregon 97080

    Office: (503) 618-7605
    Fax: (503) 674-8593
    www.carveraudiorepair.com


    Also, for those who live in Texas…..
    http://www.pyramid-audio.com/brands.html

    And for those of you up north…….

    http://www.stereorepair.net/highend.htm

    woofiepaws, I suggest you contact Polk Audio by phone to answer your question, unless someone here gives you the juice. Good luck.
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited June 2007
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    No you can't use them. I can take them off your hands that way you can buy an amplifier that can be used with the srs.
    SRT For Life; SDA Forever!

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  • woofiepaws
    woofiepaws Posts: 214
    edited June 2007
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    Thank you treitz3. I'll give Rita and/or Mylinda a call.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited June 2007
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    This might help. hearingimpaired posted regarding some info on strapping those amps together. I can't, for some unkown reason, open the pdf here at work, but this might answer your question.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showpost.php?p=596275&postcount=3
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  • woofiepaws
    woofiepaws Posts: 214
    edited June 2007
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    I called Polk CS and got the generic "don't do it they're monoblocks" answer.

    Rita said it should work, that the chassis is ground and it's OK to strap the negative terminals together.

    Strider: I got the .pdf to open by saving it to disk first. Otherwise Windoz said "file not found.

    Thank you for the help. I may try this tonight with my CRSs.
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  • Phil Dawson
    Phil Dawson Posts: 288
    edited June 2007
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    Is there a problem with using mono blocks with SRS SDAs? I'm currently running a pair of PSE mono blocks on the bottom and a stereo PSE for the top and haven't had any problems. Am I doing something stupid (it wouldn't be the first time)? Any help would be appreciated.
    Thanks, Phil
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