Which SDA model do you own?

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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Eight midwoofers for $50 is a good price but goodness knows what condition they are in.

    Assuming no tears, shifted magnets, or open coils I'd say it's worth a shot.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    John in MA wrote: »
    Assuming no tears, shifted magnets, or open coils I'd say it's worth a shot.

    John's comment is valid, no doubt and my comments come from a different perspective and histroy of ownership. The previous comment about a loudspeaker for a purpose(Game Room) reads like, wait for the right speaker to me.
    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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  • cruzer
    cruzer Posts: 84
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    The previous comment about a loudspeaker for a purpose(Game Room) reads like, wait for the right speaker to me.

    I suppose I shall keep looking for that special speaker somewhere in Tejas. :o
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    John's comment is valid, no doubt and my comments come from a different perspective and histroy of ownership. The previous comment about a loudspeaker for a purpose(Game Room) reads like, wait for the right speaker to me.

    What's a set of clean SDA-SRS2s go for these days? I'm just trying to think out the economics. So $50 for the pair, assuming they come with the SDA cable. Cruzer says he wanted to replace SL2000s, so another $200 for silks. Cabinet repairs won't be seen behind the grill cloth although the future value is hurt. Figure in another $25-50 for unknown expenses for around $275+ total.

    SDAs aren't what I'd think of as game room speakers, but they certainly would sound nice after an overhual.
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  • cruzer
    cruzer Posts: 84
    edited December 2007
    John in MA wrote: »
    What's a set of clean SDA-SRS2s go for these days? I'm just trying to think out the economics. So $50 for the pair, assuming they come with the SDA cable. Cruzer says he wanted to replace SL2000s, so another $200 for silks. Cabinet repairs won't be seen behind the grill cloth although the future value is hurt. Figure in another $25-50 for unknown expenses for around $275+ total.

    SDAs aren't what I'd think of as game room speakers, but they certainly would sound nice after an overhual.

    now now...lets not get too worked up about this. I'll probably get the speakers anyway, because what's $50 in the long run? and if I get em working, then great, otherwise, I'm looking for the same speaker and already have some parts for them. :cool:
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2007
    John in MA wrote: »
    What's a set of clean SDA-SRS2s go for these days? I'm just trying to think out the economics. So $50 for the pair, assuming they come with the SDA cable. Cruzer says he wanted to replace SL2000s, so another $200 for silks. Cabinet repairs won't be seen behind the grill cloth although the future value is hurt. Figure in another $25-50 for unknown expenses for around $275+ total.

    SDAs aren't what I'd think of as game room speakers, but they certainly would sound nice after an overhual.

    I'm wondering if the current owner was messing with the crossovers when he installed the strange looking tweeters. I know if I were looking to change my stock tweeters with some other type I would definitely want to make sure the crossovers are designed and setup up properly.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    cruzer wrote: »
    now now...lets not get too worked up about this. I'll probably get the speakers anyway, because what's $50 in the long run? and if I get em working, then great, otherwise, I'm looking for the same speaker and already have some parts for them. :cool:

    Not getting worked up, just thinking out loud. I'm the one who says buy the things, you can't go wrong.

    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I'm wondering if the current owner was messing with the crossovers when he installed the strange looking tweeters.

    Think someone who'd do that to a pair of Polks (and their cheap, available replacement tweeters) would be smart enough to try and hack the xover? Easy to fix anyway unless they've been gutted.

    They tweets look familiar, like something I've seen out of Parts Express.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    John - What I type is my opinion. I've owned or moved MANY Polk speakers and my comments are 100% biased. I wouldn't buy that speaker based on the reality of it, and the suspect history. In addition, who cares, its not rare or uncommon.

    Behind the grill? Sorry, but I like to gaze at my speakers naked every now and then. What if your friends stop by? Do you really think your chatter will overcome the hideous aesthetics? If they get by the "Well, the reason the....." ......I'd be suprised.
    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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  • cruzer
    cruzer Posts: 84
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    John - What I type is my opinion. I've owned or moved MANY Polk speakers and my comments are 100% biased. I wouldn't buy that speaker based on the reality of it, and the suspect history. In addition, who cares, its not rare or uncommon.

    Behind the grill? Sorry, but I like to gaze at my speakers naked every now and then. What if your friends stop by? Do you really think your chatter will overcome the hideous aesthetics? If they get by the "Well, the reason the....." ......I'd be suprised.

    my only comment would be: What's more important? The way it looks or the way it sounds?

    Sure you don't want your speakers too look like someone took a chainsaw to them, but last time I checked, speakers produce sound, and that's the (my) main reason for buying a speaker.

    What do I know, I'm just starting to get into this stuff.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    Good luck in your quest.
    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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  • cruzer
    cruzer Posts: 84
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Good luck in your quest.

    was it something I said?:confused:

    maybe you're right doro, maybe the speakers should be burnt to the ground.


    btw, don't take me too seriously or else we might start fighting on the interwebs!:p :)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2007
    I never play my 1.2TLs with the baffle on so aesthetics are very important to me. Those tweets do look like something from Parts Express. Ben62670 will know by looking at them.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    I'm the other way, I rarely take the grills off my speakers unless I'm showing them or seeing how close I am to blowing something up. I guess growing up on east coast speakers like KLHs with the masking tape and bare wiring under there did it to me.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    cruzer wrote: »
    was it something I said?:confused:

    maybe you're right doro, maybe the speakers should be burnt to the ground.


    btw, don't take me too seriously or else we might start fighting on the interwebs!:p :)

    No, not at all...just wishing you luck. I don't take my self seriously :)
    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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  • Marty913
    Marty913 Posts: 760
    edited December 2007
    My gosh, this is a no-brainer. For $50 you get a few hours worth of fun messing around with them, you may get 8 perfectly good midwoofers, and the absolute worst case you get $50 worth decent quality firewood. Go for it.
    Sony 60'' SXRD 1080p
    Amp = Carver AV-705THX 5-Channel
    Processor = NAD T747
    Panasonic BD35 Blu-Ray
    Main = SDA-1C Studio with RD0s, spikes, XO rebuild, rings, I/C upgrade
    Center=Polk CS10, Surround = Athena Dipoles, Sub= Boston 12HO
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  • cruzer
    cruzer Posts: 84
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    No, not at all...just wishing you luck. I don't take my self seriously :)

    whew...I'm glad I'm not the only one that does that! :D
    Marty913 wrote: »
    My gosh, this is a no-brainer. For $50 you get a few hours worth of fun messing around with them, you may get 8 perfectly good midwoofers, and the absolute worst case you get $50 worth decent quality firewood. Go for it.

    I must admit that I don't know much about speakers, but since they are already 'ruined,' I can't do much more harm. Can't be any worse than cars or computers. :)

    Besides, I could always use another project.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    Quite talking and buy them already. Then post pics, I'm very curious to see what kind of shape they're actually in.

    Try hard to extract an SDA cable from the seller. That's not always an easy thing to replace.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    Grab him by the collar and get right in his face about that SDA cable.
    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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  • cruzer
    cruzer Posts: 84
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Grab him by the collar and get right in his face about that SDA cable.

    give me your sda cable.:p
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  • cruzer
    cruzer Posts: 84
    edited December 2007
    John in MA wrote: »
    Quite talking and buy them already. Then post pics, I'm very curious to see what kind of shape they're actually in.

    Try hard to extract an SDA cable from the seller. That's not always an easy thing to replace.

    I am! I am! impatient! :p
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Grab him by the collar and get right in his face about that SDA cable.

    I'm thinking the bathroom scene in Scarface.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    LOL That would be a hardcore Polkie at work for sure.
    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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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    LOL That would be a hardcore Polkie at work for sure.

    I thought you were hardcore.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    I've beaten a few ppl up for Polk speakers in my travels but I'm too old for that anymore
    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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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    I'm for hire...No women...No kids....
    The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited December 2007
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    I'm for hire...No women...No kids....

    I just watched The Professional again two nights ago. Great movie. One of Gary Oldman's great parts.
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited December 2007
    No women...No kids....

    Haha!! It took me a minute but I got it! Do you say that shepard's prayer after you kill someone for their Polks? :D:D
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited December 2007
    Hell, where are the SRS 2's at??? For $50, I'LL take the friggin things and make some basic panels for the new tweeters!
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • cpsolo2
    cpsolo2 Posts: 6
    edited December 2007
    i own a set of 2b's but I have had 2 sets of 2a's and a set of rta 12's all hook up to a mx1000 yamaha amp and that used to blurr my vision and rattle the drop ceiling tiles
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited December 2007
    ok take this conversation and start your own thread, please.
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
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