SDA ID and tweeter issues

dougiefish1963
dougiefish1963 Posts: 7
edited August 2008 in Vintage Speakers
Can anyone identify my new speakers, I believe they are the SDA 2's. Also uppon arrival, I found the right channel tweeters not working, where's a good place to start in troubleshooting. The units have 2 side by side tweeters, 3 drivers and a passive radiator. I got these on EBAY for $127.00 AND THEY ARE VISUALLY MINT!!
Success is in the Attention to Details!

51" Samsung Plasma
RX-V863BL Yamaha 980 watt A/V Reciever w/ I-Pod dock
Yamaha 6 disc cd player
Polk SDA 2 fronts
Klipsh F-1 sides (used to be frontd till the Polks arrived!)
Klipsh C-2 center
Klipsh S-2 rears
MTX 12" 250 watt sub
X-Box 360
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited August 2008
    First welcome to Club Polk.
    Those are the original 2's. There may be fuses on the backs of those. Were you able to check for them?
    BTW nice snag!
    Ben
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • PolkClyde
    PolkClyde Posts: 662
    edited August 2008
    Because of that tweeter I don't think that the speaker in question are not very well love here in the Polk family.
    PolkAudioClyde
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  • dougiefish1963
    dougiefish1963 Posts: 7
    edited August 2008
    yes, there are no visible fuses or resets. and thanks for the welcome
    Success is in the Attention to Details!

    51" Samsung Plasma
    RX-V863BL Yamaha 980 watt A/V Reciever w/ I-Pod dock
    Yamaha 6 disc cd player
    Polk SDA 2 fronts
    Klipsh F-1 sides (used to be frontd till the Polks arrived!)
    Klipsh C-2 center
    Klipsh S-2 rears
    MTX 12" 250 watt sub
    X-Box 360
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2008
    Swap the tweeters from one cabinet to the other. If the tweeters still don't work in that cabinet, it's probably the poly switches located on the crossover.
    "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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  • dougiefish1963
    dougiefish1963 Posts: 7
    edited August 2008
    Kinda what I figured. Thanks Face. Are parts readily available for these and where would I get tthem?
    Success is in the Attention to Details!

    51" Samsung Plasma
    RX-V863BL Yamaha 980 watt A/V Reciever w/ I-Pod dock
    Yamaha 6 disc cd player
    Polk SDA 2 fronts
    Klipsh F-1 sides (used to be frontd till the Polks arrived!)
    Klipsh C-2 center
    Klipsh S-2 rears
    MTX 12" 250 watt sub
    X-Box 360
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  • dougiefish1963
    dougiefish1963 Posts: 7
    edited August 2008
    PolkClyde wrote: »
    Because of that tweeter I don't think that the speaker in question are not very well love here in the Polk family.

    Why's that Clyde? They are beautiful and even with the lack of right tweets, sound fantastic!
    Success is in the Attention to Details!

    51" Samsung Plasma
    RX-V863BL Yamaha 980 watt A/V Reciever w/ I-Pod dock
    Yamaha 6 disc cd player
    Polk SDA 2 fronts
    Klipsh F-1 sides (used to be frontd till the Polks arrived!)
    Klipsh C-2 center
    Klipsh S-2 rears
    MTX 12" 250 watt sub
    X-Box 360
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2008
    dougiefish1963 wrote: »
    Kinda what I figured. Thanks Face. Are parts readily available for these and where would I get tthem?
    Yes, you can get them from Polk. But, if you're using a nice amp to power them, you can probably get away with bypassing the poly switches as some of us have.
    dougiefish1963 wrote: »
    Why's that Clyde? They are beautiful and even with the lack of right tweets, sound fantastic!
    Most find the old tweeters bright and beemy. The new replacement tweeters are much smoother.
    "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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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited August 2008
    Nice speaks and tweeters ;)
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited August 2008
    Do you have the interconnect cable? The dimensional tweeters and drivers won't work without it.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • dougiefish1963
    dougiefish1963 Posts: 7
    edited August 2008
    I am using a new RX-V863BL Yamaha A/V reciever with 105 wats per channel 980 total watts
    Success is in the Attention to Details!

    51" Samsung Plasma
    RX-V863BL Yamaha 980 watt A/V Reciever w/ I-Pod dock
    Yamaha 6 disc cd player
    Polk SDA 2 fronts
    Klipsh F-1 sides (used to be frontd till the Polks arrived!)
    Klipsh C-2 center
    Klipsh S-2 rears
    MTX 12" 250 watt sub
    X-Box 360
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2008
    dougiefish1963 wrote: »
    I am using a new RX-V863BL Yamaha A/V reciever with 105 wats per channel 980 total watts
    In that case, replace the switches, don't bypass them.
    "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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  • dougiefish1963
    dougiefish1963 Posts: 7
    edited August 2008
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    Do you have the interconnect cable? The dimensional tweeters and drivers won't work without it.

    yup sure do
    Success is in the Attention to Details!

    51" Samsung Plasma
    RX-V863BL Yamaha 980 watt A/V Reciever w/ I-Pod dock
    Yamaha 6 disc cd player
    Polk SDA 2 fronts
    Klipsh F-1 sides (used to be frontd till the Polks arrived!)
    Klipsh C-2 center
    Klipsh S-2 rears
    MTX 12" 250 watt sub
    X-Box 360
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  • dougiefish1963
    dougiefish1963 Posts: 7
    edited August 2008
    Thank you all so much for the help and quick responses
    Success is in the Attention to Details!

    51" Samsung Plasma
    RX-V863BL Yamaha 980 watt A/V Reciever w/ I-Pod dock
    Yamaha 6 disc cd player
    Polk SDA 2 fronts
    Klipsh F-1 sides (used to be frontd till the Polks arrived!)
    Klipsh C-2 center
    Klipsh S-2 rears
    MTX 12" 250 watt sub
    X-Box 360
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,735
    edited August 2008
    Face wrote: »
    In that case, replace the switches, don't bypass them.

    Nice code....;)
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited August 2008
    I would suggest disconnecting the dimensional tweeter and trying them that way also. You may find them not to be as harsh.

    These look just like mine except I have the silver face tweeters.
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited August 2008
    Have you swapped the working and non-working tweeters yet?

    sl2000's are easy to find. Just ask here or in a WTB (Wanted) thread if it turns out to be bad tweeters.
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited August 2008
    dougiefish1963 wrote: »
    Can anyone identify my new speakers, I believe they are the SDA 2's. Also uppon arrival, I found the right channel tweeters not working, where's a good place to start in troubleshooting. The units have 2 side by side tweeters, 3 drivers and a passive radiator. I got these on EBAY for $127.00 AND THEY ARE VISUALLY MINT!!

    Were the speakers shipped to you? If they were there is a very good possiblilty that the magnets broke off during shipment and are laying in the bottom of the speaker cabinet. I should know because this happened to mine last year when they were shipped via DHL.

    Mike
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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