Anyone have DCM Time Window 3's + SDA-CRS

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited April 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Would love the hear your comparison. Love both for different reasons. The TW3's can handle 400 watts .....driven by a Yammie MX-1000 amp with 260 watts per. The SDA-CRS's driven by a B&K-ST-140 amp with 100 watts per. Both fed by a B&K Pro10mc preamp. The SDA-crs connected with MIT terminator 3 interconnects......the TW3's with **** cables....nothing long enough at present. Have a Panamax 1000+ conditioner in line. Reasonable speaker cables.....SDA"S have better.
For PARTIES (not many at my age) the TW3's win out....also at loud volumes. Both have nice highs.....Klipsch sub inline.......for both. Both fill the room with WONDERFUL sound.
My EARS are OLD.....would like to hear other opinions.......someday I might have to make the CHOICE.
ALSO.......what is the power rating for the The SDA-CRS's???....can't seem to find it.
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  • ka7niq
    ka7niq Posts: 577
    edited October 2007
    dee1949 wrote: »
    Would love the hear your comparison. Love both for different reasons. The TW3's can handle 400 watts .....driven by a Yammie MX-1000 amp with 260 watts per. The SDA-CRS's driven by a B&K-ST-140 amp with 100 watts per. Both fed by a B&K Pro10mc preamp. The SDA-crs connected with MIT terminator 3 interconnects......the TW3's with **** cables....nothing long enough at present. Have a Panamax 1000+ conditioner in line. Reasonable speaker cables.....SDA"S have better.
    For PARTIES (not many at my age) the TW3's win out....also at loud volumes. Both have nice highs.....Klipsch sub inline.......for both. Both fill the room with WONDERFUL sound.
    My EARS are OLD.....would like to hear other opinions.......someday I might have to make the CHOICE.
    ALSO.......what is the power rating for the The SDA-CRS's???....can't seem to find it.
    Like many audiophiles of the 80's,. I had a set of standard Time Windows.
    DCM corporation, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

    Do you know what DCM stands for ?
    Ever been to Ann Arbor ?

    DCM stands for "Drug Capitol Of the Midwest" :)

    The time windows I had were musical speakers, for their day.
    They had a big sound as I remember due to staggered, foreward radiating driver pairs.

    I have SRS 2's.

    If memory serves me right, the Polk SRS 2's eat the Time Windows Lunch I owned.

    Maybe the Time Window 3 is a different animal ?
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited October 2007
    Had the TW 1's also, and the "QED's" (still have the QED's).....TW 3's are 3x the 1's.........but still wish I had the 1's. DCM also made TW 7's (only 2000 prs) the HOLY Grail of speakers.
    The TW 3's are similar to the Shahinian Arc's, which are still made today....out of NY. Beautiful Time Line surround effect for 2 channel.....google the ARC's.
    The sound just sounds natural.....not point source. It envelopes YOU. Different experience....that is why I have both. Would be hard pressed to give up either.
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited March 2010
    Sorry to bring up an old thread (came up in a google search), but I was searching for vintage speakers to connect to my 200wpc Sansui and stumbled across these:

    http://orlando.craigslist.org/ele/1660942513.html

    Called and the lady said she didn't know much about them, but they say "Time Window 3" on them. Never heard of it. Anyone know if this is worth sneaking a look at?
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
    Sources: ProJect Debut Carbon, Sonos streaming FLAC
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,630
    edited March 2010
    I'd for sure check those out at least. Those came out before the TimeFrames....I think.


    Although I think this dude is off his meds....
    http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/ele/1653884310.html

    I have wanted to try out some TimeFrames for a long time now.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • StevieB
    StevieB Posts: 257
    edited March 2010
    halo71 wrote: »
    I'd for sure check those out at least. Those came out before the TimeFrames....I think.


    Although I think this dude is off his meds....
    http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/ele/1653884310.html

    I have wanted to try out some TimeFrames for a long time now.


    These may be close by. http://cgi.ebay.com/DCM-TIMEFRAME-TF600-STEREO-HOME-SPEAKERS_W0QQitemZ280482446150QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item414e0e7b46
    McCormack DNA-1 Amp, Parasound Halo P5 Pre Amp, Denon DVD 2900 CD player, Adcom GDA 700 DAC, VPI Traveler TT with Denon 103R cartridge, Lounge Audio MKiii phono pre and Copla SUT, Polk SDA SRS 3.1 TL speakers, Tributaries series 8 IC's and speaker cable.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,358
    edited March 2010
    Zitro wrote: »
    Sorry to bring up an old thread (came up in a google search), but I was searching for vintage speakers to connect to my 200wpc Sansui and stumbled across these:

    http://orlando.craigslist.org/ele/1660942513.html

    Called and the lady said she didn't know much about them, but they say "Time Window 3" on them. Never heard of it. Anyone know if this is worth sneaking a look at?


    For $75.00 its a no brainer get em :)

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited March 2010
    I have a set of the original TimeWindow 1's.

    The guy I bought them from in Chicago said that that DCM was an iside joke from the founders of DCM and stands for DeCriminalize Marijuana.

    I saw a picture of those guys at DCM in Ann Arbor from the 70's and it could be true...Far out Man!.

    I suppose if much of the great music from the 70s was created under the influence, it makes sense to listen to it on speakers that were also created under the influence.
    Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,591
    edited April 2010
    snow wrote: »
    For $75.00 its a no brainer get em :)

    REGARDS SNOW

    :rolleyes:I agree,
    and I think they would be a project set. Replacing parts to upgrade and what not.
    I've seen alot of peoples' write-ups about improving them some and being blown away by their sound!

    I've owned the time frame 400 and was amazed. I'll get another pair but will look for the 600 model as a keeper.

    A friend gave me a bookshelf pr. that are amazing in their sound quality too!
    I still have them and probably will keep them too. Sentimental reasons too.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited April 2010
    ....Definitely a no brainer at that price. I sold mine to get a pair of Maggies. The Time Window 3's usually sell for $350.00 and up. Definitely a must try speaker. They also made a TW7, but only around 2000 prs. Will fill a good size room with wonderful sound. They have a right and left speaker setup like the SDA's
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,871
    edited April 2010
    as said before a no brainer
    can always get your $$ back
    have had a few different pairs of Time Windows and all sounded nice
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