Thanx for all the great information!!!

dracoskeeper
dracoskeeper Posts: 142
edited November 2008 in Vintage Speakers
I just got my 2.3tls back together, after completing crossover rebuild (sonicap-mills-bypass/polyswitch delete) and redoing all the driver gaskets.All I can say is OOOMMMMGGGGGG!!!!! I expected improvement but not this! I put in my Elton-YBR sacd to listen to Funeral for a Friend (that was two hours ago) and I'm still walking around shaking my head smiling. I'm sure everyone who has done this has the same emotions when they first listen to their "new" speakers,this is what SDA Towers should sound like. Two things I didn't really expect were 1- it seems they are much more efficient i.e. -7 was a good loud listening level before now its more like -15. 2- with the gasket change I can hold the passive in and the drivers stay protruding out so they are sealed up pretty good and now the bass is hitting me in the chest 12 feet away on the couch. I was not that impressed with them when I first got them home and hooked them to a Adcom 5800, it just seemed that they had much more potential. They really improved when I fed them with a Moscode 600 hybrid tube amp but I was still chasing the sound of the 1.2tls that got me hooked. I still plan on changing the tweeters but I that can wait awhile, right now I'm just going to enjoy the music.
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  • Fatbrando
    Fatbrando Posts: 275
    edited November 2008
    Oh yeah! Funeral For A Friend - on sacd no less -- Awesome!!!

    My love lies bleeding...

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2008
    Hm,, I thought that they were supposed to move back in sloooowly
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited November 2008
    draco, Congratulations on a job well done. Now just sit back and enjoy your time,work and efforts at least for alittle while. When you get around to installing the RDO's please let us know what you think about them.
    Drew
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  • dracoskeeper
    dracoskeeper Posts: 142
    edited November 2008
    I have a pair of SDA 2's that stay out (they retract a little but then hold) but when I got these they start to retract slowly immediately. I had some seal tape from partsexpess left over from other homemade speakers which is a much better foam (3/8"X1/8"). I did a comparison by only doing the passive on the left side (not the drivers) and the bass is definitely tighter and harder hitting. The factory seals are pretty much a joke especially after almost 20 years. I knew when I finally got my hands on these they would be my last pair of fronts period, so I'll treat them like a classic muscle car-subtle upgrades,take good care of it but drive it like it was meant to be driven.
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  • dracoskeeper
    dracoskeeper Posts: 142
    edited November 2008
    Oh,Dracos my roman bulldogge my name is Dean!:D
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited November 2008
    OK Dean welcome to the forum!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2008
    Welcome to the forum Dean,, congrats on your speakers/upgrade,, :)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited November 2008
    Comgrats on great sound.

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2008
    Glad to hear. Nothing like reviving some 20+ year old speakers to sounding better than new:)
    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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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2008
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Congrats Draco!

    One Question: When you push in the Passive Radiator (and keep it pushed in) do the 6.5" drivers protrude outwards and then a couple of seconds later they go back in by themselves?

    Or do they stay out?

    I do not have SDAs (yet) but my recently acquired Monitor 12s will stay out for at least 30 seconds. Same for both L & R speakers.


    I assume that is normal, oh snap, I didn't buy defective speakers did I?;)


    Congrats Dracoskeeper ! Lucky man.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
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