SDA SRS-2 questions.

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  • spaceman
    spaceman Posts: 138
    edited July 2008
    I bet it got knocked off the hinges and fell.

    So it is upgrade able for under $500? Nice. That is always a good thing. Now I have to go find the damn dolly so I can move these things, slowly.
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  • spaceman
    spaceman Posts: 138
    edited July 2008
    Is a receiver going to be able to push these at moderate levels? I could not crank them regardless. I am angling for whatever X-Series I can afford in the future but have a Sherwood 6500 currently.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited July 2008
    What's the Sherwood rated at? It would be a waste to run anything less than a "real" 200wpc amp on them but that's just me. I mean, the speakers are rated up to 750 watts each so a receiver of any sorts is just going to piss them off. I own a pair of SRS II's that have been updated with the RD0-194 tweeters, Solen caps and Mills resistors and they are the main speakers in my living room setup. I have a Carver CT-17 preamp, Carver TFM-55 amp (380 wpc), Carver TL-3300 CD player, Onkyo DV-SP504 universal DVD/DVD-A/SACD player and a JVC turntable in that system in a 24 X 20 living room and it's a very pleasing system to say the least. I don't used any sort of compress files for music as I just don't care for it and don't have the time to download music or rip music into a hard drive. I'd rather just have the actual physical software to work with. But, once again, that's just me.

    They are great speakers....enjoy.
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • PumpkinStalker
    PumpkinStalker Posts: 16
    edited July 2008
    I'm not nearly the audiophile as most on this site, but I have my parents SDA SRS 2s and their Carver Receiver, as well as their 1985 Sony CD player. All pieces were babied like none other and are in utmost mint condition. I still consider myself the "original owner" since I grew up with them living at home. I recently bought a 1935 Tudor style house and they will be in the living room which is 21X11. (Hopefully moving in next week! Pictures will eventually be given if desired!)

    I can tell you that they have the fullest sound I've ever heard shy of my grandfathers Thiels. I wouldn't trade them or sell them for the world, they're beautiful! Like Face said, these things are a pain to move and I was panicky when we had to transport them on the bed of a trailer 30 miles to my current apartment. It's like taking two rerigerators everywhere you move.
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  • spaceman
    spaceman Posts: 138
    edited July 2008
    lol

    I can't use them. The receiver sucks. Only 100 wpc and 40hz capable, 6 ohm is max.

    Issue is, the current owner, I have not yet bought them, has a **** receiver running them. Even though it was never at high or even medium levels, did this damage the speakers?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    Just put your ear up to each driver, making sure they're all functioning.

    Even if there is a problem, new drivers are available from Polk. And as covered many times here, the replacement tweeters are light years ahead of the original tweets.

    If you do get them, keep the volume down until you get a real amp.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • spaceman
    spaceman Posts: 138
    edited July 2008
    Ok good enough. They do all appear to be functional. Besides, it would still be cheaper to replace all the speakers than to buy a comparable 2.2 system which this is. True stereo is worth more than $$ to me anyway.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited July 2008
    Yes. Polk Audio SDA SRS-2 on the back. Big ole 4 mids two tweets and one flat 12" on the bottom


    My SRS 2s have a 15" passive, not a 12".
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited July 2008
    ND13 wrote: »
    My SRS 2s have a 15" passive, not a 12".

    I was gonna quote that one from earlier, too, but forgot to.

    Oh, and there are a select group of receivers out there that could actually run SDA's but not so much the mainstream AV receivers currently offered. It would need to be one with some serious large "jewels" behind it.
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • spaceman
    spaceman Posts: 138
    edited July 2008
    ND13 wrote: »
    My SRS 2s have a 15" passive, not a 12".

    Does not look like a 15". Certainly says SDA srs-2 and weighs a ton. I must be mistaken though.

    Looking into amps soon as I move and get an audio room made in the basement. Not going to bullsh@t this setup I promise.
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  • spaceman
    spaceman Posts: 138
    edited July 2008
    Thanks. I will be picking them up today. Will get some pics up soon so we can see what is up. Too bad I can't HEAR them dammit. Just no way I can hook them up and not try to jam. Better to leave them alone until I get some monoblocks. Any suggestions for amps btw? Least expensive that will do the job correctly.

    I am building an audio room in the basement of the house we should be getting in a month or two. Brick walls....Going to be in need of serious damping. The bass should be BOLD down there.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited July 2008
    spaceman wrote: »
    Is a receiver going to be able to push these at moderate levels? I could not crank them regardless. I am angling for whatever X-Series I can afford in the future but have a Sherwood 6500 currently.

    In a word, No. It will make due for the time being, but it's not a permanent solution. The SRS 2's are a more difficult load (as are all SDA's despite what's written in the manual). Separates will make them into a completely different and much better speaker. If you can't or won't make the move to higher power; higher current separates in the near future you won't get the enjoyment the SRS 2's can provide.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • spaceman
    spaceman Posts: 138
    edited July 2008
    lol honey read my last couple of posts. I am not even bothering to power them until I get some real amps.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited July 2008
    Are you speaking of the Nelson Pass "X" series? :). Superb stuff if that's what you mean.

    Definetly check to make sure the amp is common ground. I was looking at an X-150 and Nelson assured me it was common ground for the SDA application as I sent him a schematic so he could fully understand what I meant.

    All SDA's (unless capable of using the AI-1 cable) need a common ground amplifier; which means most all mono blocks are out. The SRS 2's cannot use the AI-1 cable to best of my recollection.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    What's your budget for a amp? Have you been to Audiogon yet?
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited July 2008
    it's hard to find my last Thread where I ask a question can you Polk fans help a brother out :). I'm thinking about buying the LSi 15 are th es better than the Polk SDA's 1.2 have any you heard the 15's. thanks
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2008
    If you are asking what I think you are,, my answer would be 1.2's over the LSI 15's, any day of the week/year/decade,, but YMMV,,just my .02 worth,,IMHO. Have fun:)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited July 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Here are a pair of SL2000's.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69659

    Have you sold them yet........talk to me
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    Sorry, they're sold.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • spaceman
    spaceman Posts: 138
    edited July 2008
    I need to build a sda-2 setup from scratch, including upgrading/changing the tweets, crossover, and amp. What would be do-able for say $1000?
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