Srs 1 ??????

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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited May 2009
    Awesome score!!! Way to go.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2009
    I'd email http://www.tubelab.com/ and make sure it's ok to tie the grounds.

    Have you tried triode mode with the Polks yet?


    Who would have thought it, SDA's sounding beautiful with less than 15wpc? :D
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited May 2009
    Face wrote: »
    I'd email http://www.tubelab.com/ and make sure it's ok to tie the grounds.

    Have you tried triode mode with the Polks yet?


    Who would have thought it, SDA's sounding beautiful with less than 15wpc? :D




    Thats what I am listening to them with. The Simple SE in triode mode. I don't usually ever listen in UL mode. Triode sounds much better IMO.

    I've just strapped the negative binding posts. And so far no problems and sounds great. Dead quite.



    Nick
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2009
    Nick

    Any crossover or tweeter upgrades in the future or are you leaving it all stock?
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited May 2009
    Considering these might be one of the nicest specimens in the world. No exaggeration. I might keep them all original. They just seem to perfect to start doing modifications to. Who know though. Only time will tell.



    Another quick pic.:cool:


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    Nick
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    Do the crossovers Nick. Having original XO's would be like saying you have the original brake pads in a car;) Have fun for a while first:)
    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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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited May 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Have fun for a while first:)


    You bet your **** I am.

    This may be the happiest I have ever been in my audio journey.



    If you don't like the SDA effect. Somethings wrong with you. These things are wicked.



    Now I know.:cool:







    Nick
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited May 2009
    How's the bass which that tube amp?
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited May 2009
    Flippin awesome.


    I'm flat out rockin the house with 5 watts.:eek: Well maybe 10 watts now. I flipped the switch to Ultra linear.





    Nick
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,205
    edited May 2009
    Did you get this download yet? I've no idea how useful it is ... (the manual, that is):

    http://www.polksda.com/pdfs/SDASRS1-2.pdf

    Job well done, dude, and you certainly deserve these after all the cr@p that was flying around in here during your absence last night! I have no idea if I'll ever own SDA's myself, since they just wouldn't fit in the house where we live right now, but it's great to see another Polkie get a chance to feel the legendary magic.

    Those things really do look brand new, BTW!
    Alea jacta est!
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  • SpeedyFE
    SpeedyFE Posts: 143
    edited May 2009
    sorry to jump in here, nice score...my question is, you got the SRS 1.2TL, now what are the differences between these, and for example, just SDA SRS or SDA SRS 1.2

    thanks
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited May 2009
    SpeedyFE wrote: »
    sorry to jump in here, nice score...my question is, you got the SRS 1.2TL, now what are the differences between these, and for example, just SDA SRS or SDA SRS 1.2

    thanks





    I would be curious to know this myself.





    Nick
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  • BrettT1
    BrettT1 Posts: 560
    edited May 2009
    Congrat on the 1.2TLs. Do a search on the forum for them and find out more than you can take in.

    Brett
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  • SpeedyFE
    SpeedyFE Posts: 143
    edited May 2009
    see i have just the SDA SRS, it seems that these are the first ones. yours seem newer. Here is a list I found that give the dates and price, but I am wondering the techincal differences...

    SDA-SRS 1985-88 $3,000
    SDA-SRS 1.2 1988-89 $3,000
    SDA-SRS 2 1986-88 $2,200
    SDA-SRS 2.3 1988-89 $2,200
    SRS 1.2TL 1991 $3,400
    SRS 2.3TL 1991 $2,500
    SRS 3.1TL 1991 $2,000
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  • BrettT1
    BrettT1 Posts: 560
    edited May 2009
    Take a look at DarqueKnight's Dreadnaught project...

    are all the drivers/tweeters working properly?

    Have fun, man, I know you are.:cool:

    Brett
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  • CTTE
    CTTE Posts: 183
    edited May 2009
    Congratulations, Nick - welcome to SDA!
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited May 2009
    1.2TL's for 750 bucks?! You stole those man! Congrats on the score of the year!!:D
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    BTW nice pointer. I had a German Shorthair myself for 13years then she ran away.
    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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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited May 2009
    I had a feeling that these were better than advertised. That's a real score. I'd leave them stock, get used to them, save some coin, then do the upgrades.

    Welcome to the cult.

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    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited May 2009
    That Is the best SDA score I have ever heard of! you lucky b*stard! and everything (all tweets and MW's) work?

    congrats!
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited May 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    That Is the best SDA score I have ever heard of! you lucky b*stard! and everything (all tweets and MW's) work?

    congrats!


    Yes.



    There perfect. How the guy kept them in this good of shape I will never know. I mean. After 20 years or so. You would think a vacuum cleaner or SOMETHING would have left a mark.




    Nick
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited May 2009
    You got a deal. For that price, if you knew what you were getting, the guy would have been tipped off by the puddle around your shoes. Way to go.:cool:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,463
    edited May 2009
    I am happy to see you got them bro... It just figures the one day I choose to spend with the wife (30 minutes from these beauties I might add) they go up on CL. I usually check CL twice daily for Polk SDA's and had I been able to do so they might have come here instead.

    Some here may know of my 1.2TL's... short story is I lost them to divorce and a trash collector in Los Angeles did the rest by crushing them in the compactor of his trash truck before I could save them. Though this does not excuse my agressiveness, I hope some of you can at least understand it, as once you have had these, nothing else comes close. Again I appologize for any grief that you might have gone thru, but I am certain the joy in your home tonite far outweighs the BS... Again, congrats!:)
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    Shut up John.
    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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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,463
    edited May 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Shut up John.


    I pm'd him off forum and we are cool so why can you not be... oh well

    shutting up sir
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I pm'd him off forum and we are cool so why can you not be... oh well

    shutting up sir

    Because you are consistently a ****.
    Thanks
    Ben
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    Ben
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,333
    edited May 2009
    Nick you did good!!! Killer deal. i paid $1250 for the 1.2's and i am putting $800 in a tl upgrade. glad you came up with the money to get them.

    Larry.
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  • ESavinon
    ESavinon Posts: 3,066
    edited May 2009
    I paid $2200 for mine and i had to pick them up in ohio.
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  • SpeedyFE
    SpeedyFE Posts: 143
    edited May 2009
    I was thinking of running my SRSs with a TFM 35 and a TFM 45

    is it possible to connect the 35 run the highs and the 45 for the lows, i am not familiar with bi-amping or how to do it....I always thought you would run the outputs from one amp to one set of posts, then the other amp to the other posts....sorry, I am not sure how, thats why I have never done it!!

    but I just sold my TFM 45 :(
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited May 2009
    With two different amps, you have to run to both speakers with both amps. 35 to mid/tweeters & 45 to lows (horizontal bi=amping) Does your 45 have a gain control ? Remove "jumpers" between top set and bottom set of binding posts before bi-amping!!

    OOPS, I just saw that you sold your 45 ! Get another 35 and then you can go vertical.




    :)
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