My "New" SDA 2Bs

rmaiers
rmaiers Posts: 145
edited May 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Just picked my "new" SDA-2Bs. I was very lucky. They came in the original boxes with all the packing material and are in near new condition. And of course they came with the interconnect cable. I even have the original manual, SDA brochure, and the original receipt.

I hooked them up to my Sony receiver just to do a quick check and they sound fantastic.

When my back is feeling better, I'm going to use them in my 2 channel Hafler system.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,332
    edited May 2009
    Very Nice!! Congrats.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    Great speakers!
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2009
    Very nice grab
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited May 2009
    Nice Studios. You will be thrilled with them. CONGTATS on a nice original score.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    Nice speakers. You would have to have your feet between them to get good imaging. Mine are 11'6" apart inside to inside. I sit 12 feet back. Jerry's are 12' apart and he sits 12 back. You will not even come close to hearing the imaging till they are spread apart. It looks unnatural, but it is truly the way to set them up.
    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
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2009
    They look great! And thanks to Ben for the advice, I've got a pair coming myself soon.

    I like them in Black...it's a nice look.

    cnh
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    When the speakers look to far apart move them another couple feet further from each other. Also sit on the floor and move back and forth;) Sometimes I like to sit on the floor in front of my couch:) Being low can make the sound stage huge in some environments.
    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.
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    Ben
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited May 2009
    Damn I want SDA 2B or 2.3TL so bad....
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    Dude you have SRS-2's be very very happy.
    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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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited May 2009
    Wow they look brand spankin new. Were they hidden in the boxes all these years or were they just well cared for?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited May 2009
    Dude you have SRS-2's be very very happy.
    one can NEVER have to many SDA's. You should know first-hand the truth of this as you have built so many of your own, including the legendary megaliths... Great work btw...
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited May 2009
    Very nice! Whoever had them must have very well cared for them. To have the origianal boxes after all of these years? Those boxes are large. After the first one suffered water damage in my basement, the 2nd one became the box to keep all of the Christmas gear (lights, ornaments, figures, nativity scene, etc). I'm never going to get rid of my SDA 2Bs and still have the rest of the original stuff (like sales reciept).
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  • rmaiers
    rmaiers Posts: 145
    edited May 2009
    I can't believe how nice these speakers are! They (and their original boxes and manuals) are in near perfect condition. I need to do some major furniture reshuffeling to set these speakers up right, but even positioned the way they are and only being driven by a Sony STR G-3 receiver they sound great.

    I do still like the sound of my RTA-12Bs, but they have the advantage of being driven by my Hafler DH-500.

    Attached is a copy of the original receipt dated Jan. 11, 1990. Also, a page from the Polk brochure with quotes on other versions.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    Ender wrote: »
    Damn I want SDA 2B or 2.3TL so bad....

    ok here you go

    http://denver.craigslist.org/ele/1150745588.html

    http://boulder.craigslist.org/ele/1144817290.html

    a short drive from Cali
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited May 2009
    LOL. Seriously, Ben, cmon. I now crave SDA constantly. Or another pair of Monitor 10B or Monitor 7C. That would be sweet.

    As for the Denver pairs... no. Lol. Not a short drive at all. Especially not with the gas prices these days.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2009
    SDA 2B studio version.

    very nice snag.. i like the all black studio version over the ones I have with the oak caps.

    enjoy.. :D
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited May 2009
    Nice !! You'll enjoy those a bunch. I just added an SME 3009 Series III tonearm with Shure V15 Series IV cartridge to the mix and my 2B's have been taken to yet another level. A truly astounding speaker.
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