I'm Spent!!!

WastelandWand'r

I just wanted to let everyone know that this past weekend I flew to Seattle from Aniak to meet up with Geoff727 to inspect his 2.3tl's and 2b's that he had for sale.
I had determined before hand that I was not going to leave empty handed, and I am sure that Geoff had picked up on that!!!!
I had/have been jonesing for a set of SDA's for many many years and after following this forum, asking questions, and saving up beer cans I was ready for the plunge.
I left Aniak on Sunday afternoon and after catching another plane in Anchorage landed in Seattle.

A quick phone call confirmed that Geoff would be able to meet me on Monday morning. I think the rental of a 2009 Ford F150 was the tip off that I was inclined to do something besides window shop.

Monday morning I met with Geoff and after walking into the apartment realized that my sickness, compared to Geoff's, is like comparing a runny nose to a terminal disease. Speakers were everywhere!!
I have not seen a set of 2.3tl's in my short existance. The last pair of SDA's I saw was in 1986 in Moscow, Idaho and they were the SRS originals. I had forgotten the sheer size of them.

After helping move and set both the 2b's and the 2.3' up I realized that life would be a hollow existence without them. It was evident, and Geoff agreed that the 2b's were much better suited for the room size. His equipment is on another level, and sounded excellent of course.

After a brief haggling, a price for both sets was agreed upon and I went to the bank.
Geoff and I spent the next few hours wrapping them up and loading them into the truck for the run to family in the Portland area.

I shook hands and headed south on I-5 and with much regret left them in the care of family. I hope to arrange for their shipping to Alaska in the near future. (At least the 2b's)

Got up the next morning at the crack of dawn, drove to Seattle and reversed my course back to Aniak.

When I got home, I told my wife, "That's it, I am done buying speakers." She stared at me for a while and said, 'Just speakers?'
Yes I am in trouble.
Nathan


On another note, just wanted to let everyone know that Geoff takes meticulous care of his equipment and if he has something for sale, and describes it as excellent, rest assured it is.

snow

Good on you Nathan. I know how bad you wanted a pair and how scarce they are up here in alaska, most likely due to the fact that shipping these are a major cost for most people living here and a major hassle for people coming up here to live bringing them with them. I know every day I am both grateful and consider myself to be extremely lucky to own a pair and I smile as soon as I click the power button on the remote for my preamp because I know whats coming next



REGARDS SNOW

janmike

Congrats Nathan. Sounds like one long, tiring, but rewarding trip. Hope they arrive soon.

disneyjoe7

WastelandWand'r wrote: »

When I got home, I told my wife, "That's it, I am done buying speakers." She stared at me for a while and said, 'Just speakers?'
Yes I am in trouble.
Nathan

LOL Funny, enjoy them when you're able to get them home.

WastelandWand'r

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Ignore the Norwegian Blockhead next to the beauty queen.
Nathan

Kex

Wow! Those things looks pristine! Congratulations!

On a similar note, I got my wife the same way, and never looked back ever since. I mean: I rented a F150 and drove up to her Dad's house, listened to her for a while to see if she sounded good, haggled a bit, but not too much, and then we both packed her up and I drove some distance before dropping her off with relatives until I could arrange to have her shipped.

F1nut

Yes I am in trouble.

Understated for sure

Hope they arrive soon.

Yours will...hehe

beemer

Great story and pic. Congratulations!

I googled Aniak. Found a video of a guy with a jet powered jonboat on the Aniak river. Damn! Looks like fun! Link:

http://www.americantowns.com/ak/aniak/videos

How will you get your new Polks to Aniak Nathan? Airfreight?

Regardless, I hope you enjoy them, and what a place to live.

Paul

nooshinjohn

Congrats man... now get those babies home where they belong and enjoy the music!


John

WastelandWand'r

Beemer,
Whatever way is cheapest, and most reliable.
Either way, it will mean saving more beer cans for the fund. Either that or sell the truck and walk to work. I think I will save cans.
Nathan

beemer

WastelandWand'r wrote: »

Beemer,
Whatever way is cheapest, and most reliable.
Either way, it will mean saving more beer cans for the fund. Either that or sell the truck and walk to work. I think I will save cans.
Nathan

Keep the truck and save the cans. Sounds like a good plan to me!

Paul

BIZILL

hopefully "in the care of family" means immediate family. imagine a family dispute leading to a falling out of the in-laws and your pretty new babies get snatched from your ownership.

okay, that was a worst case scenario. hopefully you don't have to wait too long to get these to your residence. i'd be going apeshit having to wait to enjoy something i have already purchased and have been in search of for such a long time... i suppose this will make you appreciate them even more!

WastelandWand'r

Immediate family is a nephew who happens to have a large house with room to spare, and a distinct lack of interest in speakers. His eyes start glazing over whenever I start my 'Matthew Polk is an innovative speaker designer who designed a series of speakers that incorporated the SDA or Stereo Dimensional....", so I am pretty confident that there won't be any power struggles when the time comes.
I told him on the next trip I would be setting them up so he could hear them in action and he started backing away, glancing side to side, looking for an escape. Some kids.
His wife is actually more interested in them then he is.
Oh well.
Nathan

nooshinjohn

... just pray he doesn't listen to them as you may never see them again.

BIZILL

eh, maybe they don't look very "blingy" enough to the lad. (can't judge a speaker by it's cabinet) if he's into music...then he'll not want to give them up to you after you set them up in his place. that, or he'll play the HELL outta them and give them up to you with blown tweets and mids after many hours of music auditioning. lol.

okay, enough jinxing you. i hope you get them home SAFELY asap!

WastelandWand'r

Lets just say that his electronic outlay consists of a universal Sony DVD player given to him by yours truly, a 27 inch tube tv, and a VHS!!!!! player. He does not have cable or satellite. Truly, no interest.
He was impressed by how much of a truck bed they filled up, but that was about it.
But, he loves to fish, rebuild old International Scouts, and takes care of his wife and new baby boy. It could be worse.
Nathan

BIZILL

good nephew. everyone should get out of their houses more and get back into the world more often.

F1nut

**** Sal, you make them look small.

nooshinjohn

I think Sal makes most things look small...

mmadden28

beemer wrote: »

Great story and pic. Congratulations!

I googled Aniak. Found a video of a guy with a jet powered jonboat on the Aniak river. Damn! Looks like fun! Link:

http://www.americantowns.com/ak/aniak/videos

How will you get your new Polks to Aniak Nathan? Airfreight?

Regardless, I hope you enjoy them, and what a place to live.

Paul

Man that guy is cruisin' I thought the video was sped up until the camera panned to the driver. Just looks so shallow - but fun.

WastelandWand'r

Las,
Thanks, but I distinctly remember last year finding your You Tube posts about certain SDA speakers. The damn things pushed me towards my pursuit of finding a set. So you are partially to blame for my distinct lack of fundage. Thanks.
Someday I will find a set and get them, but for right now I am set.
That and I had never seen a Carver amp before then so guess what type I am looking for? Good guess.
Nathan

nooshinjohn

I'm in with ten bucks to help him get them home, Anyone else?

AudioGenics

That is a person with a passion and dedication !

cfrizz

Congrats Nathan.

Sal, you are the first person I've seen who's able to top those speakers!:eek:;):D

BIZILL

i'd actually throw in a ten-spot via paypal to aid in his quest to get these **** home if he set up an account just for this purpose alone and didn't spend it all on alaskan moonshine instead.

sal, damn, you dwarf them big 'uns.

WastelandWand'r

Thanks for the offer for a fundraiser, but not needed. I will make arrangements for them to be sent up here, if not, there is talk of a family reunion next year and I would empty them out of drivers and haul the carcasses home over the ALCAN or the Alaska Highway.
All is good and the wait makes it all that much more fun.
I was explaining last night the need to buy a few tweeters to the missus. Her sense of humor is disappearing in her advanced age!!
Off to go fishing, the Kings are running.
Nathan

BIZILL

i can just imagine it... "honey, i need new tweeters for my new speakers..."

ESavinon

congrats.

WastelandWand'r

Thanks everyone. I was off today and sitting here doing searches for 2btl upgrades and I learned something. Upgrading these will not be cheap!!!
If my math was correct, and god knows I was bestest at English and much worster at math, it will set me back the paltry sum of 342.00 for tweets, caps, and resistors, not including shipping to this outpost.
What the hey!! Of course this will be down the road, but I may need to stockpile things so I can get on it as soon as I can.
A man needs projects.
The saving grace is that they really did sound smashing during the much to brief demo.
Nathan

snow

Upgrades can be very expensive allright, at some point I should upgrade my SDA's but they sound so good as they are I am not in a hurry. It would cost me more to upgrade them then what I paid for them, I figure roughly $400.00 for tweeters. Not sure of the cost of caps and so on for the crossovers I will most likely take them out and send them to Ben to do but Im sure that will be at least another $400.00 -$500.00 minimum so most likely in the neighborhood of somewhere between $800.00 to $1200.00 total with shipping.

I imagine that shipping to Aniak from Anchorage is probally going to be more than from Seattle-Portland to Anchorage for yours.



REGARDS SNOW

gmb2428

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