1.2TLs

wrench
wrench Posts: 9
edited December 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
i am in the process of purchasing a pair of 1.2TLs . what do you recommend to drive these babies. i am just getting started in this game ,and need lots of advice
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2008
    You need a high current amplifier in the neighborood of 200 watts a channel.

    Enjoy your new speakers.

    RT1
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,965
    edited November 2008
    Never thought I'd see the day Ted gives out Cathy's standard advice.But in the end,he's spot on.A nice high current amp,a good source,and you will give up sex for awhile.Ok,maybe not that far,enjoy your new toy.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited November 2008
    And make sure tha amp is common ground; if it's not, you'll need a special interconnect.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2008
    wrench wrote: »
    i am in the process of purchasing a pair of 1.2TLs . what do you recommend to drive these babies. i am just getting started in this game ,and need lots of advice

    What's your budget?
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2008
    you're getting 1.2tl's and you post a sad smiley in your thread title?

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2008
    BIZILL wrote: »
    you're getting 1.2tl's and you post a sad smiley in your thread title?


    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

    This is how it should look
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  • wrench
    wrench Posts: 9
    edited November 2008
    ok i'm smiling . i got a nad 2200 PE amp with my TLs .it seems a little weathered. also a DBX CX-3 preamp. i know i have to replace it for something much better any suggestions? i have a budget of about 2 grand. i really appreciate all and any advice.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2008
    You can get some good **** for 2 grand.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited November 2008
    last amp that you will need for them



    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1231163810&/Belles-350A-Reference-
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  • wrench
    wrench Posts: 9
    edited December 2008
    wow thats quite a amp -belles, a little pricey but nice, what do the polk fateful think of a pair of Adcom-555 to drive my TLs, what gage of speaker wire should i install, when i bi-amp ? i really appreciate all the advice and experience from this polk site. thanks all! i hope to be up and running before the newyear.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited December 2008
    Wrench, I've been hearing about these lately, seems like a good price for a lot of amp.
    http://www.emotiva.com/xpa2.feature.html
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited December 2008
    You do not want to bridge 555's to drive SDA's. Very bad things will happen. One 555 will drive them very nicely on the cheap. I have used many Adcom's with SDA's, and for the price they are tough to beat. You can BiAmp, but you will need to attenuate the amp driving the highs. Wire Gage is not what you should really be looking at, but how good the wire is.
    Ben
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    Thanks
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2008
    If you're gonna' run adcoms,,I would suggest investing in some MIT speaker cables,,as the adcoms are a tad "bright",but the MIT's will help tame it some,,at least they did for me when I had my 555's,, they are long gone,, but the MIT's remain,, good luck and have fun in your audio journey. :)
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited December 2008
    I've never even laid eyes on the Sda's but i bet parasound might do a good job

    No aff

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1231525756&/Parasound-HCA-3500-!-price-red
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2008
    When I first rigged up my 1.2 TLs, I used two Adcom 565 mono blocks (300 wpc) with the grounds strapped together with a Parasound 1000A (125 wpc) biamping the highs. It cost me about $1100 for the three amps three years ago. I would imagine you could get them cheaper in today's market.

    I've since moved up but the Adcoms and Parasound did the trick for a good while.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited December 2008
    You might consider getting a Sunfire 300 X 2 into 8 ohms or A Sunfire Signature series amp which is 625 wpc into 8 ohms and you can use the voltage output for the woofers and the current outputs for the tweeters, these options are available on both the 300 X 2 and the Signature series. I am using the 300 X 2 myself on 1.2 tl's and cant imagine ever needing more power it doesnt even get warm at ear bleeding levels.

    I have included a pic of the huge toroidial transformer in it that I stole from the Carver/Sunfire forum one look at it will tell you why this is all the amp you will ever need.

    And they cant be had for anywhere from $600.00 to $900.00 that would leave you a lil left over for some MIT cables and some new music.



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    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited December 2008
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^sounds like a plan to me ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    :):);):)
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited December 2008
    If for some reason you decide to purchase one of these and then have to have another be aware of the fact there is 3 different models the 300 X 2 The series II 300X 2 and the Sunfire. some have the metal binding posts some dont, also they come in different sizes 17" and 19" inches so make sure you buy the one/s that will fit into your rack. At 80 amps per channel output which is more than a lot of 5 channel amps total output, 380 joules and doubling to 600 wpc at 4 ohms it's a safe bet even if you switch your speakers to a 6 or 4 ohm load. I also like the idea of having balanced and unbalanced input options.



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • lakesailor
    lakesailor Posts: 319
    edited December 2008
    ben62670 wrote: »
    One 555 will drive them very nicely on the cheap. I have used many Adcom's with SDA's, and for the price they are tough to beat.
    Ben

    That get's my vote. I run a Pass Labs X150 and think the world of any Nelson Pass design. bombproof as well.
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  • SDA SRS 1.2
    SDA SRS 1.2 Posts: 255
    edited December 2008
    snow wrote: »
    You might consider getting a Sunfire 300 X 2 into 8 ohms or A Sunfire Signature series amp which is 625 wpc into 8 ohms and you can use the voltage output for the woofers and the current outputs for the tweeters, these options are available on both the 300 X 2 and the Signature series. I am using the 300 X 2 myself on 1.2 tl's and cant imagine ever needing more power it doesnt even get warm at ear bleeding levels.

    I have included a pic of the huge toroidial transformer in it that I stole from the Carver/Sunfire forum one look at it will tell you why this is all the amp you will ever need.

    And they cant be had for anywhere from $600.00 to $900.00 that would leave you a lil left over for some MIT cables and some new music.



    REGARDS SNOW

    +1 on the Sunfire amps. My 1.2's are very happy with the Sunfire. :D
    Main System: Polk SDA SRS 1.2 Speakers, Sunfire Signature 600~two Amp, Carver C-16 Preamp, Carver TX-11b Tuner, Marantz 6350Q TT, Philips CDR-775 Recorder, Teac V-707RX Cassette Deck, Signal Cable Double Run Speaker Cable

    Upstairs Den: Marantz 2325 Receiver, Marantz 5220 Cassette Deck, Marantz HD-880 Speakers, Marantz 6370Q TT

    Exercise (Kabuki speaker) Room: Kenwood KR-9600 Receiver, Pioneer CS-99a Speakers, Sansui SP-X9000 Speakers (not pretty, but LOUD! :) )
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