srs 2.3tl interconnect cable

timmyd
timmyd Posts: 26
edited July 2008 in Vintage Speakers
just acquire a pair of polk srs 2.3TL without the interconnect cable,can anybody explain to me what's the function of that cable,right now when listen to the speakers,seems like the right channel lacks some high(treble)compare the left.Any input will be greatly appreciated.
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  • 4406bbl
    4406bbl Posts: 194
    edited July 2008
    timmyd wrote: »
    just acquire a pair of polk srs 2.3TL without the interconnect cable,can anybody explain to me what's the function of that cable,right now when listen to the speakers,seems like the right channel lacks some high(treble)compare the left.Any input will be greatly appreciated.
    First welcome to the club.
    The cable hooks the crossover together and is needed for proper sound. You can make your own,do a search for the interconnect cable.
  • riglehart
    riglehart Posts: 276
    edited July 2008
    The cable is very important. The outside 2 drivers aren't even working without it (they might be resonating and appear to be working, but they aren't). Without this cable, you don't have "SDA" speakers.

    If you have a common ground amp, there is simply one wire (you can make one) that goes from the pin (round hole) of one speaker to the other. The blade (flat hole) is only used if you have a non-common ground amp and use the special AI-1 interconnect cable with a transfromer in it.

    Most amps are common ground, so the straight cable is probably all you need.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,735
    edited July 2008
    I highly recommend that you do not use Romex or solid core wire. Stranded cooper wire is a much better choice, as is terminating the ends with an RCA plug like the one in Sal's picture.

    As for the lack of high's in your right speaker, you either have one or more bad tweeters and/or the polyswitch is shot on the crossover board. Try swapping the right channel tweeters with the left channel tweeters. Let us know what happens. Start with the top tweeter as that is the main one, the others only produce limited frequenices.
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  • timmyd
    timmyd Posts: 26
    edited July 2008
    thank you all,really appreciated u guys help
  • timmyd
    timmyd Posts: 26
    edited July 2008
    no I get them locally here in Vegas from the original owner,he just moved here from Missisipi,and he have no room for them,the speakers are in mint condition,he misplaced the cable during moving,but said he'll try to find it and give me a call,by the way I bought them for $350,the deal is too good for me to pass up even thought I don't really needed another set of speakers.
  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited July 2008
    Nice price on the speaker and from the original owner none the less!