SDA-SRS2's

xsmi
xsmi Posts: 1,798
edited June 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Well, I finally got a couple of hours to sit and examine the crossover on the right speaker of the pair I pick up from Sal almost 2 weeks ago. I pulled the tweets and removed the high part of the crossover. I put one of the extras Sal gave me and I hooked the tweeters up outside the box to make sure things were working. They were so I installed the tweeters in the cabinet and listened to one song with the right channel only. WOW! That's all I could say. I was so excited, I pulled the left channel from the corner and hooked it up as well. I was running it with an OLD (23 yo) JVC integrated amp and I live in an apartment, so I had 2 strikes against me playing it at any decent levels. However, I must say even with poor speaker placement, subpar power and terrible electronics in general, these things imaged like MAD! :eek: Sal I am in love (with the speakers although you're cute too)! Thank you so much...

BTW I am going with red oak for the caps. My girlfriend had two very good points. 1.) When you restore a classic car you try to keep it as original as possible (I know they are not a car) 2.) The oak matches the rest of my living room. I pick up the new caps tomorrow.

I plan to run these with stock crossovers until the end of July. My electrician buddy is out of town and I am too chicken to do the soldering without him standing over my shoulder. Well, I gotta go to bed. Again Sal thank you...You are the man. :D
2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited June 2009
    lately I have become more of a resto-mod kind of guy... lets see some picks!
    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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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,748
    edited June 2009
    Sal I am in love (with the speakers although you're cute too)!

    :eek::eek::eek:

    BTW I am going with red oak for the caps.

    I hate to tell you this, but they are white oak.



































    j/k :D
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited June 2009
    SDA SRS 2's was what I broke my SDA cherry on...special speakers for sure.
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited June 2009
    I have two sets of them. Since I bought my SDA SRS set my wife would like to see one of the SDA SRS 2's go but I just can't bring myself to do it. They are special and with the right amp they sound outstanding. Your really going to enjoy them.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,186
    edited June 2009
    bluecomet,
    how do you get 2 different ohm versions of sda srs 2's?
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,186
    edited June 2009
    Thank you Sal.
    Mine are the 4 ohms..I definately have to set up my big amps again.
    My older onkyo stereo receiver sounded pretty good but it did heat up quite a bit.I only played through it for about an hour or two and never played loud for too long a time.I wonder if my big amps are going to heat up too.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited June 2009
    I power my 4 ohm SDA SRS2's with a Luxman M-117 amp. I can rock the house for hours and it won't break a sweat. Go out and get a good quality amp and you will be good to go.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,186
    edited June 2009
    I used to have two Luxman 1030's that I loved but sold those and of coarse I couldn't have used them for the 2's. But for nice amps I've only to go to my shelves to pick one out.I read the bass should tighten up. I used to have Isles of gear, but have sold alot in the past 5 months. I'm still reorganizing but I'm making progress. I plan on fixing a set of sda crs's soon. They have been put aside for 4 yrs.;)I bought a set of original stands for them a few months ago too.:D
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited June 2009
    Well, finally got the end caps put on but bad news. Two of the four new ones were warped already. The guy at the wood shop did not (rip?) the caps down and then glue them together. He made them out of one solid piece. So I only replaced the bottom caps as they were splitting pretty bad. I think I am going to go with the mdf and laminate next time. I saw an old post over the weekend where F1 recommended this. Also, the drivers have been taken out and pt back into these speakers so much that the screw holes are mangled. I am not going to change the end caps for a while but I need to get back in for the xover mod. Any suggestions on ways to make the screw holes stable again?
    2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited June 2009
    Drop of wood glue and a toothpick, drill new holes(12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, etc...), or http://www.madisound.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=404_18_393
    "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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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    edited June 2009
    Thanks face. i am going to try the toothpicks first.
    2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2009
    You might get a good and permanent result with threaded inserts and machine screws.;)

    http://www.hweckhardt.com/threadedins/AVK.htm
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  • scottyjacks
    scottyjacks Posts: 19
    edited June 2009
    I have a pair of SRS 2.3tl's for sale - in Cleveland, Ohio area.

    Your ad, titled "Polk SDA 2.3TL," has been posted as follows:

    http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/ele/1235942848.html

    (electronics)
    Scooter
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited June 2009
    scottyjacks wrote: »
    I have a pair of SRS 2.3tl's for sale - in Cleveland, Ohio area.

    Your ad, titled "Polk SDA 2.3TL," has been posted as follows:

    http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/ele/1235942848.html

    (electronics)

    Dibs on the 18 wheeler.
    SJ, the rules state you must have at least 25 posts before selling anything on CP.

    Mike
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited June 2009
    Holy Toledo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Just listen to what the F1nuts says when it comes to your cabinets. Face is a good guy to listen to too!!
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  • scottyjacks
    scottyjacks Posts: 19
    edited June 2009
    sorry guys - I've been a member for 10 years, I just don't post a lot -
    Scooter
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