Only took 20 years....

Bigerik
Bigerik Posts: 149
edited October 2008 in Vintage Speakers
....But I finally got my SDA's. Been spending the last day listening to the pair of SDA 1B's i wanted 20 years back. Still have to original brochures for them. Finally got them, and I am loving them. Had to swap out some 6 inch drivers, but otherwise it works fine. Hooked them up without the cable, and they were nothing special. Not bad, but nothing special. Man, what a difference that cable makes. EVERYTHING got better!

So, now rebuilds and mods are gonna be the order of the day. Thought I saw a thread here somewhere on redoing the crossovers. Sounds like a good plan. Probably a new set of tweeters would work well too.

Maybe some real veneer on the outside?

Anyhow, I'm having lots of fun with these!
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited October 2008
    cool !!

    enjoy !
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2008
    Here is a link to the diagrams.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55888
    The upgrade is fairly easy. Just do one at a time;) Replace all the caps, and resistors and they will be better than new. Plenty of people are here to help. You might even find a Polkie who is nearby to help with the mods.
    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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  • Bigerik
    Bigerik Posts: 149
    edited October 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Here is a link to the diagrams.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55888
    The upgrade is fairly easy. Just do one at a time;) Replace all the caps, and resistors and they will be better than new. Plenty of people are here to help. You might even find a Polkie who is nearby to help with the mods.
    Ben

    Thanks for the link!
    Wish I could do a search for SDA. Save a lot of grief!
    Sadly, not too many Polkies in the Great White North, it seems.... :(
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited October 2008
    There are actually few up there. I don't know if they have SDA's but some are pretty handy.
    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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  • Bigerik
    Bigerik Posts: 149
    edited October 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    There are actually few up there. I don't know if they have SDA's but some are pretty handy.
    Ben

    Will have to start searching around up in these parts then.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited October 2008
    Bigerik wrote: »
    Will have to start searching around up in these parts then.

    Partsexpress ;)
    Jake
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited October 2008
    Congrats


    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • Bigerik
    Bigerik Posts: 149
    edited October 2008
    Near enough a week of listening and I gotta say I am happy as a pig in ....

    These are some seriously nice speakers. Now the upgrades are gonna start happening. I was gonna do crossovers first, but it looks like that will make the tweeters sound much nastier, so swapping the tweeters may be the first step.

    Anyone actually re-veneered a pair of these?
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  • Boywonder
    Boywonder Posts: 225
    edited October 2008
    Bigerik wrote: »
    Anyone actually re-veneered a pair of these?

    Not these exactly, but here is the link for my veneered monitor 10's.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61901&highlight=veneering+monitor

    Re-veneering my studio 1C's is on my list, but there are several other projects in front of them.....
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2008
    Congrats and enjoy.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    edited October 2008
    Are you the same Bigerik as from Somewhere Else? (Just curious...)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2008
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Are you the same Bigerik as from Somewhere Else? (Just curious...)
    Shhh... ;)
    "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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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,970
    edited October 2008
    d'oh!
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  • Bigerik
    Bigerik Posts: 149
    edited October 2008
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Are you the same Bigerik as from Somewhere Else? (Just curious...)

    I'm in disguise..... :cool:
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  • sorenmad
    sorenmad Posts: 2
    edited October 2008
    Bigerik wrote: »
    Near enough a week of listening and I gotta say I am happy as a pig in ....

    Hi Bigerik, are you happy enough to sell your......;)

    Actually I signed up at this forum after responding to a craigslist ad. (SRS 3.1TL and NAD 2400 for $400) I'm second in line, but in this case it will probably be close but no cigar - the first guy is going to look tomorrow and I assume he will buy them if they are working well.

    Hope I am not hijacking your thread or worse Bigerik - but when I check ads for used speakers the first thing I look for is a certain speaker from the north - preferably in piano black (ya right) - but I'd settle for plain black in a pinch.

    So a question if you don't mind -

    1. How do the SRS compare to the 22 RC's?

    cheers
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  • Bigerik
    Bigerik Posts: 149
    edited October 2008
    RC's? Long since gone, so I really can't say much in the way of comparison. However, so far, I like the sound of the SDA's MUCH more. The bass performance in particular works much better in my room.
    Stay tuned for more! :)
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  • sorenmad
    sorenmad Posts: 2
    edited October 2008
    Bigerik wrote: »
    RC's? Long since gone, so I really can't say much in the way of comparison. However, so far, I like the sound of the SDA's MUCH more. The bass performance in particular works much better in my room.
    Stay tuned for more! :)

    I missed out on the 2.3's :( but maybe something else will come along - look forward to hearing more about your experience with your precious :)
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