More SDAs in one spot than I've ever seen in my life!

Dawgfish
Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
edited April 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Hello fellow Polkies. I took a drive to FL this weekend to buy a nice set of RTA-12Bs. More on those in a momment. When I walked into this guy's garage to listen to the RTAs, I was immediately confronted with more SDAs and vintage Polk speakers than I have ever seen in my life! On the back wall of the garage in front of my eyes rested a set of SRS 1.2TLs, a set of SRS 2.3 TLs, and a set of SDA SRSs. All along the sidewalls lied several sets of SDAs (the grills were on, so I couldn't say which ones), and vintage monitor speakers. I was in heaven! I tried to get the guy to sell me a set of one of the SDAs, but I couldn't get him to bite on it, so I settled for the RTA-12Bs. I forgot to ask the seller if he was a member of Club Polk, but maybe he'll see this post and respond.

I am really loving the RTA-12Bs. They are in excellent shape, look great, and sound better. Voices are so realistic with these. I put in some Government Mule on the CD player and started to audition these after I hooked them up. It sounded like Warren Haynes was in the room with me. I then put in some Diana Krall and it was more of the same. Voices are so rich and life like. Jazz and classical are amazing on these. I heard some Richter playing classical piano and I thought there was a grand piano in my living room. Rock is good, but these truly shine with Jazz, Classical, and Accoustical music. The soundstage and imaging is awesome also. The only complaint I have with these is they lack bass at the lowest frequencies, but they are not designed for this and I have subs to help out. I am very impressed with these speakers. Now if I only could have had him sell me a set of those SDAs..........
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,211
    edited April 2009
    Damn, I thought you went to Lightman1's house. Congrat's on the new speakers.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited April 2009
    Congrats on the new speakers:D
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited April 2009
    where in Florida.... sounds like a clandestine black ops operation needs to be executed if these SDA's are all in a garage AND sitting outside...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited April 2009
    Yea, that definitely sounds like a hostage situation and those fine speakers need to be freed! :p
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited April 2009
    That's what I was thinking! He lived in Lake City FL. Actually the guy is planning on making an all SDA home theater. Of course I started to have questions about that in my mind with phase issues and what not, but I kept that to myself. He is planning on moving these into his living room soon. He already has one set of SDAs in there in addition to several other speakers. It was truly a sight to behold. I can only hope and dream that I will someday find a set of SRS TLs somewhere close enough for me to pick up and at a price I can afford. I will keep looking though.

    BTW, thanks for the congrats on my new speakers. They really surprised me.

    Steve
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited April 2009
    Congrats on the new speakers Dawgfish.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited April 2009
    congrats man
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited April 2009
    Congrats on the speakers!!

    Man That is a darn good idea for a HT with the SDA's hummmm.
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2009
    what's his address? I got a huge rental truck, and I have time for a road trip. ;)

    Oh yeah... congrats on your new to you RTA12's. :)
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited April 2009
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Damn, I thought you went to Lightman1's house. Congrat's on the new speakers.
    Beat me to it Tom! They say everyone has doppelganger in the world. (that's a $.75 word, suckaazz!)
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  • rdupre
    rdupre Posts: 36
    edited April 2009
    That's what I've done.........I have an all SDA home theater system. SDA 1Cs in front and rear.......Awesome setup.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited April 2009
    amature.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited April 2009
    I would love to hear that. That has to be the ultimate sorround effect.
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  • rmaiers
    rmaiers Posts: 145
    edited April 2009
    I have a pair of RTA12B and RTA12C and now have a line on a pair of SDA-2Bs. Looking forward to hearing the SDAs and comparing them to the RTAs. It is hard for me to believe the SDAs can be a much better sounding speaker as they are set up very similar to the RTAs, 1 tweeter, 2 mids and a 12" PR. I really enjoy the sound of the RTAs. But I can see there are a lot of members who prefer the SDAs.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,211
    edited April 2009
    rmaiers wrote: »
    It is hard for me to believe the SDAs can be a much better sounding speaker as they are set up very similar to the RTAs, 1 tweeter, 2 mids and a 12" PR. I really enjoy the sound of the RTAs. But I can see there are a lot of members who prefer the SDAs.
    It's the technology of the SDA and what the SDA can do that folks tend to prefer.
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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