SDA SRS 2.3TL...oh boy...

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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2008
    good deal. i hate condescending douchebags. keep your search alive and you'll be glad you passed these up. patience, my friend...

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2008
    Ethancf wrote: »
    Perhaps a round of LSi would ease the pain. But would I see much improvement from my current RT gear?
    For music, YES.
    "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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  • Ethancf
    Ethancf Posts: 458
    edited September 2008
    Face wrote: »
    For music, YES.

    Oh really...not so much for home theater eh?
    THE SYSTEM
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    Polk LSiF/X Surrounds
    Polk Audio LSiC Center
    Definitive Technology PowerField 1800 Subwoofer
    Parasound Classic 7100 Pre/Pro
    Parasound 2205A Amplifier
    Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD Blu-ray Player
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2008
    For home theater too, just not as much.
    "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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  • BSUfbfan
    BSUfbfan Posts: 201
    edited October 2008
    Hi there Ethan, good to see someone from my neck of the woods on the forum. I also have the 2.3's and Love the things, too bad the guy was a D-Bag because they would have been worth buying for the right price and installing some of the silk tweeters.

    I have mine set up in a 2-channel system for music listening, and I'll never get rid of 'em. I listen to them so much that I don't even use my SDA-CRS's anymore.

    Mike
    SDA SRS 2.3
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  • Phil Dawson
    Phil Dawson Posts: 288
    edited October 2008
    Sounds like a good deal. I may have a pair of 2.3 TlLs for sale soon as I am getting another pair of SRS SDAs so I will have 4 of them in the 5.1 MUSIC system. If you had 4 it would be a perfect match and also sound awesome.
    Good Luck, Phil
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  • Huh What?
    Huh What? Posts: 55
    edited October 2008
    Ethancf -

    I can understand your impression of the seller of the 2.3s here in Boise. He certainly is set in his opinions. I found it amusing that he felt the current B & W Nautilus speakers were "junk". As for me, I believe listening to be purely subjective to the listener. One man's junk being another man's treasure as it were. After some hemming and hawing I bought the 2.3s he had for $545. I'm using them in a 5.1 home theater setup with the NAD T775 receiver, Paradigm CC-370 center channel, and a pair of B & W DM602 S2 rear speakers. I'll be making an interconnect cable for the speakers and you're more than welcome to have a listen to them in that setup if you like.

    On a separate note, I've taken the REL Storm III sub that was in my HT setup and put it with my 2 channel setup (B & W 803S speakers, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Musical Fidelity A1008 amp, and a Richard Gray PC 400s). I'm considering the JL F113 or F112 subwoofer to go with the Polks in the HT setup. Anyone have any other input on subwoofers that go well with the old SDA's?
    Home Theater - Talon Firebird (Fronts), Talon Raven 2002 (Surrounds), Talon Cinema Hawk (Ctr), Talon Falcon (Back Surrounds), JL Audio Fathom F112 Sub
    Pre/Pro - Classe SSP-800
    Amps - Sim Audio Moon Titan 5 channel, Modwright KWH 225i
    Blu-Ray - Oppo UDP-203
    Projector - Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5040UB
    Screen - Silver Tickets MPT 110"

    Primary 2 Channel - Talon Firebirds
    Modwright KWH 225i Integrated Amp
    Oppo BDP-103, Audio Research DAC 8

    Secondary 2 Channel - Polk SDA 2B
    NAD T775, Denon 2900 DVD-A/SACD
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited October 2008
    Huh What? wrote: »
    Anyone have any other input on subwoofers that go well with the old SDA's?

    They don't need a sub.
    "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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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2008
    heiney9 wrote: »
    They don't need a sub.

    agreed... at one time I thought I wanted to integrate a sub.. but not anymore. the higher up the ladder i get my gear.. the more bass is brings out. no way I would ever try to add a sub right now.

    last night the floor was vibrating from so much bass.. and no I didn't have the bass knob maxxed out. :p
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2008
    Either JL or the larger Velo SPL's would work fine. Why do you feel you need a sub though, is it for home theater only?
    "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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  • Huh What?
    Huh What? Posts: 55
    edited October 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Either JL or the larger Velo SPL's would work fine. Why do you feel you need a sub though, is it for home theater only?

    The system with the Polks is home theater only. Okay, I also admit to playing Xbox 360 games on that system as well. I know the base response is phenomenal on the speakers, but don't some of the movie formats (THX, Dolby, etc.) separate the low end for use in a .1 system? I've had a few sets of the Polks over the years starting with the SDA 2, then the 2.3TL, some Monitor 10's, and some SDA 1C's and have never considered adding a sub, but they've always been in a dedicated 2 channel stereo setup. In the HT arena I'm afraid I know just enough to be dangerous.
    Home Theater - Talon Firebird (Fronts), Talon Raven 2002 (Surrounds), Talon Cinema Hawk (Ctr), Talon Falcon (Back Surrounds), JL Audio Fathom F112 Sub
    Pre/Pro - Classe SSP-800
    Amps - Sim Audio Moon Titan 5 channel, Modwright KWH 225i
    Blu-Ray - Oppo UDP-203
    Projector - Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 5040UB
    Screen - Silver Tickets MPT 110"

    Primary 2 Channel - Talon Firebirds
    Modwright KWH 225i Integrated Amp
    Oppo BDP-103, Audio Research DAC 8

    Secondary 2 Channel - Polk SDA 2B
    NAD T775, Denon 2900 DVD-A/SACD
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  • BSUfbfan
    BSUfbfan Posts: 201
    edited October 2008
    Yeah, if you're using it for home theater only, you will want to use a dedicated sub for the ".1" channel. I agree with others that the Velodyne will work well.

    Congrats on the 2.3's, I have the exact same speakers in the "man cave"... these things are hard to find in little ol' Meridian... :)
    SDA SRS 2.3
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