Hi To All!!..I am new to this forum and need help!!

Lightstar1
Lightstar1 Posts: 56
edited April 2008 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
First, I want to thank any and all for their comments and help. I have been reading many of the threads on this forum and you guys are fantastic....I have learned much already but still have a lot of questions....I am like a first grader right now so I am sure I will have some dumb questions. I just posted within the Carver vs Denon post but decided it might be best for me to start this thread for some help. I did a search but so much info came up that I didn't know where to start or how to narrow the search so please forgive if my questions have been answered many times before....just point me in the right direction. I recently purchased a pair of nearly mint SDA SRS speakers, the big ones! They are complete with cable and everything that came with them. I am a Carver guy for the most part but couldn't resist these monoliths and hearing them briefly convince me to take the plung. They were one owner and had never been moved from where they landed until I came to own them a few days ago. My questions are: will a single Carver 1.0t drive them? Are they 8ohm, 4ohm, or what? The instruction manual does not have their specifications so when I went up on the web to find out, all I could find were the 1.2 and 1.2tl specs....so, what are the specs for the first run SDA SRS speakers? I got some good help on the Carver forum and some of the Carver guys, who are also Polk guys, suggested I ask the Polk forum folks so again, any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2008
    If memory serves, I believe the SRSs are 4 ohm, and the 1.0t is 500wpc at that impedance so you are good to go. 500wpc into SDAs is a health dose and will really bring them to life.
    Jake
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited April 2008
    Welcome Lightstar1.

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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited April 2008
    Welcome Lighstar; you should be ok with that Carver as long as it is common ground.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited April 2008
    Welcome, glad you could make it.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited April 2008
    yep four ohm, your connect will be blade/blade, do not try to use mono-blocks with your speakers. I have all the specs at home but I am sure others not at work will chime in, of course some of us have it all memorized...............are your tweeters silver or black?

    You know many of us own or have owned a variety of SDA speakers, its always nice to read where someone new recognizes how outstanding these speakers really do sound.

    Welcome to Club Polk and feel free to join in, we are quite a bunch hooligans.

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    Welcome to an active forum Lightstar. Brush off the Carver cobwebs and hang out for awhile.
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited April 2008
    Yes... Active...
    Chiranth
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    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited April 2008
    Welcome to Club Polk Lightstar.
    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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  • Lightstar1
    Lightstar1 Posts: 56
    edited April 2008
    Thanks for the welcome and replies....to answer RT1's question, my tweeters are silver. The connecting cable is in fact blade/blade.....so from what I understand, my Carver 1.0t should power them fine since the speakers are 4 ohm??....I would have guessed 8 ohm so glad to know I will get more watts from the amp. Now....is the amp common-ground?? Sure would like to know so that I can hook up everything by this weekend...
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2008
    To find if it is common ground, look in the manual, look on the back of the amp (most amps that aren't will have a sticker that says so), or the best way is to use a digital multi-meter and test the continuity of the negative binding posts. They should come back as a short (meaning they are tied together). You could also test the impedance of the two negative post and it will be basically zero. Just let us know if you have any questions.
    Jake
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited April 2008
    Welcome Lightstar1!

    I'm not familiar with that amp, someone here should know if it's common ground or not. My guess is that it is common ground and you'd be okay to use it.

    Good luck and welcome!
    Carl

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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited April 2008
    Hi To All!!..I am new to this forum and need help!!

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    Welcome to the forum :p
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