Too bad I ran out of room...somebody here in CA get these !!!

shadowofnight

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/ele/878357213.html

Edit ....I saw these in Los Gatos...didnt think the S.F. ones posted earlier were even close...same ones...still an awesome deal

With my recent Carver Amazings and Polk SRT's I dont even have room in a closet for these

Somebody grab em...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

◊ Ginormous ◊ audiophile speakers (Polk SDA SRS-2) - $200 (los gatos)

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Reply to: sale-878357213@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-10-13, 8:51PM PDT



These were my absolute pride and joy when I was a bachelor. They still sound great, but we're moving, and portable they aren't (nor do they exactly fit into a subtle and understated decor ).

Lots of good information about these speakers at http://polksda.com/ and http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/srs/.

I'll entertain any reasonable offer as long as you'll take care of transportation. A pickup truck or u-haul is recommended, but they may fit into a minivan if all the back seats are removed. They are quite heavy (136 pounds each).

They are in pretty decent shape with some minor wear (the grill-cloth needs to be tacked/glued down on the bottom of each front piece, and there is a dent in the top of one from when it once toppled over). The (blade type) connector cable is included, but the manual is long gone (all the info you need is printed on the back of each speaker, though).

The main claim to fame for these speakers is that both the left and right channels of audio go to both speakers. The left channel cones in the right cabinet (and vice-versa) are out of phase, which creates a more pronounced stereo effect. Very pleasant speakers to listen to -- and they'll go to house shaking levels if you really want.

ben62670

Damn! Some of the best SDA's, and silly cheap too!

Kex

Here is the location on MapQuest, near San Jos

danger boy

Wow.. that is el cheap-o price on them SRS 2's.

Fatbrando

Baaaaaaurgh........!!!! Why does it have to be so close, yet so far! Oh well, the SDA gods will smile on someone that's for sure. Keep on Polkin'!!!!

FB

Face

shadowofnight wrote: »

With my recent Carver Amazings and Polk SRT's I dont even have room in a closet for these

Bah, they take up hardly any floor space compared to those monstrosities.

IrishNiner

I just emailed him this morning to see if they are still available. I just picked up a set of RTA 15tl's a couple weeks ago ($250) but the price on these seems to good to pass up. Wish me luck.

Farrell

Ron Temple

My wife just smashed her car...go get em.

shadowofnight

IrishNiner wrote: »

I just emailed him this morning to see if they are still available. I just picked up a set of RTA 15tl's a couple weeks ago ($250) but the price on these seems to good to pass up. Wish me luck.

Farrell

Hope you snag these...glad to see a forum member grabbing them

Kex

Ron Temple wrote: »

My wife just smashed her car...go get em.

Sorry to hear that, Ron ... Good luck with all the nasty stuff that follows such an event ...

Ron Temple

Kex wrote: »

Sorry to hear that, Ron ... Good luck with all the nasty stuff that follows such an event ...

**** happens...I'll find out how much when she gets home.

IrishNiner

Sorry to hear about your wifes accident. I hope everyone is alright.

Farrell

shadowofnight

Ron Temple wrote: »

**** happens...I'll find out how much when she gets home.

Hope she is ok...same kinda thing happened ( Didnt know what kinda damage til she got home ) to my wife on her way home from work a couple of years ago, almost in town already too. I thought she was kidding until she told me to go out and look at the back of her car.

Ron Temple

She's fine guys...thanks for the well wishes. She hit a parked car, so she's on my shitlist :mad:, but she's ok and I love her. Her car, on the other hand, needs a little TLC and we haven't heard from the hittee as yet :cool:. She tells me there was only a bit of paint transfer onto one of his wheels, so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

shadowofnight

Ron Temple wrote: »

She's fine guys...thanks for the well wishes. She hit a parked car, so she's on my shitlist :mad:, but she's ok and I love her. Her car, on the other hand, needs a little TLC and we haven't heard from the hittee as yet :cool:. She tells me there was only a bit of paint transfer onto one of his wheels, so I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Thats great she is ok.....but.....my wife was rear ended at a stoplight...I had to do some extra kissing up for her....yours on the other hand hit a parked car...thats gotta be worth one impulse vintage purchase by you

artinaz

Hello everybody,
I am the lucky guy who got these tonight. I showed up at 10PM at his place and now I'm back with these two beauties sitting in the back of my car. I'll have to call one my buddies tomorrow to help me move this thing around- these things are heavy.

I am a new user here and I am hoping that somebody could help me with a manual or answer some questions on speaker placement. I noticed that the bottom seems to have place for spikes- do these speakers take spikes (since its really heavy weight suspended on those small points).

I am really excited. I did a quick listen to some mark knopfler- and the bass was phenomenally tight and the treble just wafted!!! I cant wait to listen to some floyd LPs on this.

Thanks,

Azi

ben62670

Good deal, and welcome to Club Polk. Do not toe your speakers in like normal speakers. Keep them about 6-10 inches off the wall, and I hope you have at least 3 feet on either side with 6-8 feet between. Please stick around. There is a lot to learn about these speakers, and congrats:)
Ben

danger boy

hey congrats on your new to you SDA SRS2's. those look really sweet.

Welcome to the club.

artinaz

Thank you Ben, Lasareath and danger boy for your replies.

I have been reading about the SDAs for a few hours today and I get the basic idea of the toe-ins etc. I found the manual for SDA-SRS, but not the SDA-SRS 2s. In the manual, the illustrations seem to favour placing them close to a back wall, I guess I will have to experiment with that.

Lasareath, it did come with the black cable. Loved your youtube video and Floyd too!

What's interesting is that we are in the midst of selling off our house and I actually listed my speakers for sale to make the move easier (vandersteen 2Ce) and along comes these speakers with great reviews and even more awesoem sound and at a price I couldnt refuse!

Thank you guys- there's a lot of stuff around here I see that is really helpful.

What kind of gear are you guys using to drive these speakers ? I currently have an adcom preamp and amp ( with a few NADs and a marantz lying around- more stuff to get rid off for the move!)

Azi

artinaz

Lets see, currently I have 2 GFA-555 driving left and right (the SDAs are not in place yet), a gfa-2535 for the center (bridged) and the sides and a gfa-535 II for the rears.

I think the 555s might be dual monos. Since the SDAs need a common ground, is there a way out ? Any ideas ?

ben62670

Do not bridge the Adcom's! Bad things will happen! Run one stereo.

george daniel

congrats on your new aquisition. What type of interconnect came with the speakers? If you look at the ends you will see,either a round pin and a blade or 2 blades.As Sal stated, you want to make sure that the amp is "common ground".I tjink that you will be more than pleased with them.The better your gear,especially the source,the better they are going to sound. Usualy 6-14 inches from the back wall, and if possible,3 feet from side walls. I had a pair and wish that I had never sold them,,as they just disappear,, the soundstage is quite large, Good luck and have fun, I know that you will enjoy them,:)

artinaz

>Do not bridge the Adcom's! Bad things will happen! Run one stereo.

Good thing then that I didnt connect them tonight and showed up on this forum instead, because without the manual thats exactly how I would ahve connected them.

>What type of interconnect came with the speakers?

This was the one with the 2 blades.

I will try and figure out if my adcom 555s are common ground, else maybe I should get one of the carvers.

I really liked what I heard during the demo session earlier tonight at the seller's house.

OK off to bed for me now! thanks again everybody.

Azi

ben62670

The 555's are fine running just one. When you bridge them you will have problems. I think Polk still has the b/b interconnect cable.
Enjoy.
Ben

george daniel

ben62670 wrote: »

The 555's are fine running just one. When you bridge them you will have problems. I think Polk still has the b/b interconnect cable.
Enjoy.
Ben

Ben is corretomundo about the 555's ;)as usual,,,and Polk still has the B/B cable,,,the worm has certainly turned for you man. Maybe I missed something,, what source and pre are you using? when you get a chance/money,might I suggest the you upgrade the tweeters with the "drop in" Polk replacements.You certainly seem to be well on the road to a sweet 2 channel system. Have fun,,and welcome to the forum.

billbillw

Azi,
The manual for the SRS is pretty much the same as for the SRS 2 when it comes to speaker placement, etc.

Have you seen this website:
www.polksda.com ?
It is a good resource for SDA specs, etc. In the Publications section, he has hosted scans of the old brochures and many of the user manuals. I don't believe there was a dedicated manual for the SRS2. That model was covered by the original SRS manual along with the SDA SRS Manual Addendum, which is available at the polksda website.

The Silk dome tweeter upgrade is a 'must' for these speakers. For approx $200 ($48 each with Club Polk discount and free shipping), you can replace all four of those overly bright Silver Coil tweeters with a newer, smoother sounding silk dome tweeter. Most likely, you could sell the old tweeters on Ebay for $20 each, give or take a little. I have the SDA-1C, which has a similar speaker complement to the SRS-2 (smaller cabinets and smaller bass radiator though). The tweeters take these speakers to a new level. After that, you might consider a crossover rebuild, but the tweeters are definitely the first step in taking these speakers to a new level.

artinaz

Thnak you for all the suggestions.

I will look up the tweeter replacements. I assuem you are referring to the RT0 (looked up from the other posts) ? How difficult is teh replacement ? Also, any suggestions on the super-tweeter ?

Currently I have an adcom preamp 555. My current source is a beogram 3404 turntable and a toshiba cd player with an art di/o dac. I am thinking of replacing my preamp with a tube, but I am open to suggestions.

Tell me more, how can i make these sing even better

IrishNiner

Congrats on the new speakers. I'm glad a fellow forum member snagged them(Great Deal) Rex, the owner seemed like a really nice guy.

Farrell

billbillw

The new silk tweeter part# is RD0-194-1. When you call Polk, just ask for the SL-2000 replacement tweeter

Ron Temple

Another new local Polkie...very cool .

artinaz

> The new silk tweeter part# is RD0-194-1. When you call Polk, just ask for the SL-2000 replacement tweeter

I assume the change is fairly easy, involving just unscrewing the older ones and soldering the new ones and **** them in ?

> Rex, the owner seemed like a really nice guy.
Yep he is a really nice person. But then anybody who is selling at this price and not wringing out profit is a great guy in my books. We spoke a bit last night and I could feel his anguish on losing the speakers- I half feared that he may change his mind!

>Another new local Polkie...very cool
Hey, thanks Ron. I am in Fremont, CA. Do we have a local SDA meet sometime ? What are you using to drive your speakers ?

Also, does anybody have experience with modifying the cross-overs ? Soem of those 25 year old capacitors could possibly be improved by replacement.

Azi