Pieces and Parts

BlueMDPicker
BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
edited January 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
I grew weary of hauling my iPod from the truck to the exercise room (boy, that whole sentence is an oxymoron!) Anyway, I have way too much gear laying around or stored and (today at least) too much time on my hands.

The pieces and parts:

Spare Gateway laptop w/wireless NIC
Dodd MLP preamp w/external PS (pulled out of storage)
Rebuilt Dynaco ST-70
Polk Audio SDA-2B Studio w/silk domes and upgraded xovers (my first Polks)
Assorted ICs, speaker cables, and PCs (pulled out of storage)
Dell 521 desktop system w/6000+ MP3s acting as wireless music server (my home office PC)

Put it all together and whadaya' got? An amazing sounding "spare" system (now with remote and access to far more MP3s than my old iPod can house) for $0 additional cash outlay.

I'm listening to Al Di Meola's "Kiss My Axe" as I type--one of my permanent reference albums--and it's spectacular. All in all a fun morning!

A couple of pics:
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2008
    there you go.. i'm amazed at how much gear some of us have just laying around unused.. and it's good gear too.. it bugs me to see gear go unused.. but I have a few pieces not utilized in any of my systems right now. but it still bugs me. ;)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited January 2008
    Parts is parts. Nice Parts and Pieces.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited January 2008
    Cool...and now you have a nice little gym set up.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited January 2008
    I'm jealous that you have an "extra" pair of SDAs!!
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited January 2008
    nms - I'm jealous that you have an "extra" pair of SDAs!!
    This pair of SDAs are keepers for me. The other two pair I've had were the "extras" (the SDA SRS are actually here in a closet, still waiting for the buyer to pick them up!)

    Whenever I take some time to listen to these 2B Studio models they never fail to draw me in. Very engaging, tight and accurate. I just finished listening to Buddy Guy and Juniour Wells "Last Time Around" from the next room. It sounded like you could just walk in there, grab a stool, and jam with them.
    wingnut4772 - Cool...and now you have a nice little gym set up.

    Thanks. It's a beginning. That little nook is actually a small offset in the total room footprint. Perfect for the Total Gym and music gear.
    danger boy - it bugs me to see gear go unused..

    Well, don't look at the lower shelves in that rack Al! :p There's a DVD player, 5.1 HK AVR500, and a 3 piece Nikko Alpha 250 separates system stuck in there....unused.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2008
    ummmm. those look like 2A's to me sir. ;)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2008
    There's nothing like extra gear until you find that you have no bed to sleep in....
    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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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited January 2008
    danger boy wrote: »
    ummmm. those look like 2A's to me sir. ;)

    I've done open PR surgery on these, held their round little copper coil laden innards in my hands, and extracted their abscessed, Mexican capacitors and sand coffin resistors. They're 2Bs.
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited January 2008
    BlueMDPicker wrote: »
    I've done open PR surgery on these, held their round little copper coil laden innards in my hands, and extracted their abscessed, Mexican capacitors and sand coffin resistors. They're 2Bs.

    Now THAT was priceless!!!
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2008
    well ok. they are your's of course.. just sayin'. they look like 2A's. I have 2B's. and they don't look like those. but then again. there are variations on nearly each model of vintage polk out there we're finding out.

    bottom line is they look and sound great!! :)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited January 2008
    That old rusty Dynaco iron I sold you, what, over 18 months ago - sure looks good.

    Great setup, love to get my ears on it.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,411
    edited January 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    That old rusty Dynaco iron I sold you, what, over 18 months ago - sure looks good.

    Great setup, love to get my ears on it.

    not much of a chance on that, it's in an exercise room
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2008
    hoosier21 wrote: »
    not much of a chance on that, it's in an exercise room

    :eek: :p:p:p
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited January 2008
    Thanks Russ. Are you still the official spokesbelly for Miller beer?

    I've lost 16 pounds in 3.5 weeks throwing these trucks - I'll be all svelt next time you see me. I might have to hire you to keep Brett and Al off me. ;)
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited January 2008
    Ahh the soft touch of Mexican Mylars. I miss them so....











    no, not really..
    Monitor 7b's front
    Monitor 4's surround
    Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
    M10's back surround
    Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
    Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
    Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
    Harman/Kardon AVR-635
    Oppo 981hd
    Denon upconvert DVD player
    Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
    Mit RPTV WS-55513
    Tosh HD-XA1
    B&K AV5000


    Dont BAN me Bro!!!!:eek:
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2008
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Thanks Russ. Are you still the official spokesbelly for Miller beer?

    I've lost 16 pounds in 3.5 weeks throwing these trucks - I'll be all svelt next time you see me. I might have to hire you to keep Brett and Al off me. ;)

    :rolleyes: :p

    mommy, the bad man is touching me funny. :p
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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