Grinning ear to ear today

Paden501

Well I finally just bit the bullet!!

I drove all the way to Columbus today and picked up a minty pair of SDA-1C's that will fit nicely in what the wife and I are calling the 'game room' of our soon-coming house (we close early next month)!!!

I also landed a Carver SD/A-450 CD player while I was there.

I haven't been able to let them stretch their legs much yet (can't turn it up at the apartment) but so far they're sexy!

Pics to follow.

thsmith

Congrats. SDA-1Cs are great. It didn't happen without pics:eek:

BB3

Congratulations Paden501 on your purchase. May I ask where you found your speakers and CD Player in Columbus ?

Take Care and I hope that you enjoy the heck out them.

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BB3

Paden501

@BBC - A guy on the west side of the city sold them to me. I found them listed on Craigslist.

AudioGenics

congrats on your find and purchase....

treitz3

Congrat's and enjoy.

BrettT1

Grats. Pics would be nice.

george daniel

Congats,, got the crossovers out yet?;)

Paden501

Pics are coming. My camera died so as soon as I get the betteries charged a bit I'll take a few.

I'm not going after the crossovers right away... I'm moving in like 3 weeks so maybe once I get settled in. They've got SL2000's also, so some new tweets will be on my short list.

These things are mint though, the wood tops don't have a single nick, other than a small coffee cup ring on one... and they came with the original boxes and all. I couldn't ask for more considering all the more I paid.

Deadof_knight

Hey Laz what was the name of that song on your tube link ?

megasat16

Sal, After watching your Utube video, I pity on your TFM-35x. It's time you get a couple of TFM-55x for real juice for the 1.2TLs.

Paden501

Ok I've finally got some pictures ready. The first one is of my whole setup:



Next is just the right speaker:



And finally, the coffee cup stain.. this is the only real blemish that I've found on these things.



Enjoy.

vc69

Schweet !
Is that an old Pioneer integtrated in the rack there? What are you driving those beasts with?

Congrats!

Paden501

@ VC69 - Yeah that's an old Pioneer SA-7700 on the rack... That is what I'm running the SDA's with until I can find a suitable upgrade that doesn't break the bank. It's only rated at 60wpc @8ohm... but for the size room I have, I don't even push that much.

I'm moving to a much larger room at my new place soon though so that'll be a different story.

megasat16

Nice! Enjoy your new speakers!

leroyjr1

Very nice !!!!

megasat16

Lasareath wrote: »

I was thinking exactly the same thing the other day. I'll have to keep a look out and then send them to Bob & Rita and have them rebuilt to original specs.

When TFM-35x needles hit 2/3rd, you know it's gonna need more. Two TFM-55x rebuilt at Bob and Rita's shop will make you grin even wider than Joker from the Dark Knight!

I've seen two TFM-55x for $800 on Carver Forum. They may probably been sold. No affil with the seller.

http://www.carveraudio.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=126&t=10031

Fongolio

Nice speakers. Congrats on a great find. How does the cd player sound? I live in an apartment as well but my 1C's really sound great with the Carver TFM-25 even at low volumes. I have an old school Kenwood KA-9100 that sounds really good for 95 wpc but the Carver blows it away. Those beauties will really deliver when you get them a really nice high current amp, or a sweet tube amp. In the meantime......enjoy!!!!

JohnLocke88

Very nice speakers

engtaz

Congrats. Nice setup.

BB3

Paden501,

I think the product Old English will clean that stain right up.

Congratulations on the purchase and have an awesome weekend.----Bill(BB3)

chandler9a

Congrats! I hope to have a pair of 1C's some day.
I highly suggest a Adcom 555 to run those, I have one for my 2A's and it really gives them the power they need.

Enjoy!

Barefoot

Wow. They're bigger than I thought.

smglbrth

Sweeeeeeeeet!! I've had mine for about a month now (studio versions) and they just blow me away every time I turn on the power button! "Biting the bullet" never sounded so good!

Enjoy!

maandjojo

Smokin'. Beaut of a setup also. Good luck, you will love um'.

cfrizz

looking good, congrats.

Paden501

Fongolio wrote: »

Nice speakers. Congrats on a great find. How does the cd player sound? I live in an apartment as well but my 1C's really sound great with the Carver TFM-25 even at low volumes. I have an old school Kenwood KA-9100 that sounds really good for 95 wpc but the Carver blows it away. Those beauties will really deliver when you get them a really nice high current amp, or a sweet tube amp. In the meantime......enjoy!!!!

The CD player sounds pretty good. It's certainly an improvement over the Onkyo changer that I was using until now. However, I hooked the player and the SDAs up at the same time, so it might just be the speakers making the difference, who knows.

The Pioneer drives the SDAs suprisingly well. The only trouble I'm having is that my right channel isn't driving at the same volume as the left sometimes. It's in the 'tape monitor' switches on the Pioneer... driving me crazy. I've tried spraying them inside and out with contact cleaner but it's not helping. I might just solder some jumpers over the switches if it continues to be a problem (never use those features anyway).

While I had the Pioneer apart, I hooked up a mid-90's era Onkyo reciever to the SDAs for power, and the difference was stunning. The Onkyo got the speakers plenty loud, but the crispness, punch and realism (feeling like you're really there) just didn't exist....

Needless to say, I hooked the Pioneer amp back up as quickly as I could. I'm moving into a new home soon, but after I'm over the financial shock of buying a house, I'm going to look into a Carver powered amp, either a TFM-15 or TFM-24/25 depending on what my budget is.

BB3

Paden501,

Have you been to VintageHiFi in Pittsburgh ? If not, you should definitely check it out. Great place to deal at and the amount of equipment that Tom carries there is incredible.

www.vintagehifipgh.com

Take Care Paden501.

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Bill(BB3)

vc69

^^^
Good suggestion. I've been watching his website for deals and he seems to keep some good stuff with reasonable prices.

Paden501

Yeah I actually bought my Onkyo HT reciver from Tom a couple of months ago. He had a sick pair of 1.2TL's at the time. I think somebody else on the forums grabbed them up from him.

I'm interested in his TFM-24, but I don't have the $300 to pay him right now (we're in the middle of buying a house, so money is tight).

So I'm just going to wait, unless a great deal pops up.

Which reminds me, I saw a TFM-15 on craiglist for like $100.... can anybody comment on the TFM-15 pared with SDAs? Does it have enough power to push such a large speaker?

Thanks.

BB3

Paden501 wrote: »

Yeah I actually bought my Onkyo HT reciver from Tom a couple of months ago. He had a sick pair of 1.2TL's at the time. I think somebody else on the forums grabbed them up from him.

I'm interested in his TFM-24, but I don't have the $300 to pay him right now (we're in the middle of buying a house, so money is tight).

So I'm just going to wait, unless a great deal pops up.

Which reminds me, I saw a TFM-15 on craiglist for like $100.... can anybody comment on the TFM-15 pared with SDAs? Does it have enough power to push such a large speaker?

Thanks.

Oh ! Is that right PADEN501. Good for you and I'm glad to hear you bought your Onkyo from Tom.

By the way.....Yours truly was the one who picked up those Polk SDA's.

Anyways, on to your question. If it was me, I would hold off until I could get the TFM24 or something comparable. Not that the 15 is bad, far from it, but that 24 will really push all the "right buttons" for you, if you follow me ?

Other than that Paden501, I frequent Tom's business as much as possible and hopefully one day we will run into each other there. Until then.........

Best Regards, Bill(BB3)----PS---Congrats on the new home.