How do you know your SDA's are working?

nadams
nadams Posts: 5,877
edited April 2009 in Vintage Speakers
A: Your cats chase after invisible instruments off the sides of the speakers, and run into the wall before they realize they're not there.

A: You open your eyes in a brief panic because you think there's someone singing next to you.

A: You open your eyes, just to make sure nobody has secretly installed a center channel in your 2ch system... and also to make sure Tori Amos isn't standing in front of you (slight disappointment on the latter).

All happened to me tonight :D
Ludicrous gibs!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited April 2009
    Yep. Nothing like it in the world. I Nickle Creek sitting on my couch, chair and ottoman just this evening. Nice folks, too.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited April 2009
    that happens to me a lot with mine. It's even better in a surround setup while watching a Pamela Anderson/Tommy Lee porno flick. The soundstage is so real you can almost smell her perfume.
    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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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited April 2009
    Oh My!
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited April 2009
    I'd hate to think of what else you might smell...
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited April 2009
    Airplay355 wrote: »
    I'd hate to think of what else you might smell...

    I'd smell a damn good time!!!
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited April 2009
    amulford wrote: »
    I'd smell a damn good time!!!

    I need NOT know what smell constitutes a good time in your mind......just sayin :D:p:D:p:cool:
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

    Studio Rig - Scarlett 18i20(Gen3) DAW, Mac Mini, Aiyma A07 Max (BridgedX2), Totem Mites
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited April 2009
    I smell feet...

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,104
    edited April 2009
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    I smell feet...

    Little Feat?
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited April 2009
    Sorry but I don't have a set of SDA's. Though if I had a cat I think the same thing would happen with my Carver AL III's.
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    TM03 you owe it to yourself to get out and hear some SDA's.
    Maybe a Polkie in your area will invite you over:)
    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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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited April 2009
    I have heard the big boy SDA SRS. They do sound great! I had the dubous honor of helping a friend of mine move his set. Very heavy.
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    Your buddy owes you:)
    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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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2009
    I'd invite you over, but now that gas is going back up...
    Jake
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited April 2009
    thuffman03 wrote: »
    I have heard the big boy SDA SRS. They do sound great! I had the dubous honor of helping a friend of mine move his set. Very heavy.

    Take a drive up to Berwick in June for my shindig... bring along some of your carver gear :D
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,252
    edited April 2009
    I have had 1.2tl's for a couple years using a Lexicon MC-4 preamp and I still stand up and check the side surrounds to ensure I am listening in stereo and not Logic 7. Every few months I ask myself why I have a 7.1 system. I consider getting rid of it all, but keep it just for the occasional movie.
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  • Driver_King
    Driver_King Posts: 266
    edited April 2009
    warlocks1 wrote: »
    I have had 1.2tl's for a couple years using a Lexicon MC-4 preamp and I still stand up and check the side surrounds to ensure I am listening in stereo and not Logic 7. Every few months I ask myself why I have a 7.1 system. I consider getting rid of it all, but keep it just for the occasional movie.

    I know what you mean. The SDA's are so amazing in two channel that surround speakers don't even seem useful. Twister on Blu-ray in Dolby TrueHD 5.1 is amazing though. The surrounds are completely integrated with the fronts and it seems like you can pinpoint the thunder from miles away in your room.:eek: There are those occasional movies that really put surround use to their maximum potential. I don't feel that bad about it though. I didn't pay much for my surrounds anyways.:p
    nadams wrote: »
    A: Your cats chase after invisible instruments off the sides of the speakers, and run into the wall before they realize they're not there.

    A: You open your eyes in a brief panic because you think there's someone singing next to you.

    A: You open your eyes, just to make sure nobody has secretly installed a center channel in your 2ch system... and also to make sure Tori Amos isn't standing in front of you (slight disappointment on the latter).

    All happened to me tonight :D

    You've got to love that. That has happened to me before too.:D
    Home Theater:

    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Behringer EP2500 for SDA's

    Polk SDA II fronts
    Polk Monitor 5Jr. surrounds
    Polk Monitor 4 back surrounds

    DIY A7-900 and DIY A3-300
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  • dudeinaroom
    dudeinaroom Posts: 3,609
    edited April 2009
    :):):):):)
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