Question for SDA CRS+ Owners

jzheng
jzheng Posts: 12
edited November 2009 in Vintage Speakers
I about to buy a pair of CRS+ speakers, one question for existing CRS+ owners:

On the back of the speaker, there is a place for the serial number label (black font on white background), does it say CRS or CRS+ on your SDA CRS+ speakers?

Thanks

Joe
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  • kn505
    kn505 Posts: 380
    edited November 2009
    I will check on the label later today.
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  • artinaz
    artinaz Posts: 185
    edited November 2009
    I presume the ones with one tweeter and 2 mids is the crs+. I just checked mine and teh serial does NOT have a + in it.

    Azi
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2009
    CRS+ = 1 tweeter
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  • kn505
    kn505 Posts: 380
    edited November 2009
    kn505 wrote: »
    I will check on the label later today.

    Just check my speakers at lunch. The labels show L SDA-CRS and R SDA-CRS.
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  • jzheng
    jzheng Posts: 12
    edited November 2009
    Thanks for the replies.
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  • BB3
    BB3 Posts: 297
    edited November 2009
    I'll check when I get home for you jzheng.
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  • tx_polkhead
    tx_polkhead Posts: 248
    edited November 2009
    As the above have stated my CRS+ do not have a + on the rear lable (see picture here: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qgUNULqkOKv2z1wPhC8TSw?feat=directlink ) but the single tweeter is the dead give away.
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  • jzheng
    jzheng Posts: 12
    edited November 2009
    Thanks for all the replies again.

    I am the proud owner of a pair of vintage SDA CRS+ speakers today.

    -Joe
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited November 2009
    I would like to answer that but I suffer from CRS (cant remember s**t) lol
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2009
    jzheng wrote: »
    Thanks for all the replies again.

    I am the proud owner of a pair of vintage SDA CRS+ speakers today.

    -Joe

    Well good for you; Enjoy them... :(
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,189
    edited November 2009
    You've just bought some VERY special speakers.:D

    Did they come with the Polk connecting cable?
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited November 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    I would like to answer that but I suffer from CRS (cant remember s**t) lol

    LOL! Great response....BTW my CRS + set does not say + on the back, but the crossovers do.

    Enjoy!
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited November 2009
    jzheng wrote: »
    Thanks for all the replies again.

    I am the proud owner of a pair of vintage SDA CRS+ speakers today.

    -Joe

    Congrats...did you get these ?

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    Another guy on craigslist in the bay area has these for 75 dollars...since they have such a small footprint I might grab em :)


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  • jzheng
    jzheng Posts: 12
    edited November 2009
    Yes, I got these speakers from a very nice gentleman from half moon bay.

    -Joe
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  • jzheng
    jzheng Posts: 12
    edited November 2009
    Yes it came with the SDA connect cable.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2009
    I hate you bay area people so much... so many more deals up there....
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  • tx_polkhead
    tx_polkhead Posts: 248
    edited November 2009
    black tweeters, must be later than mine. Mine have the dreaded SL2000 Silver Domes which sound great to my ears. Do your crossovers or drivers have a born on date? I think mine have 1989 stamped on the the drivers and on a sticker on the crossovers.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2009
    tx_polkhead wrote: »
    black tweeters, must be later than mine. Mine have the dreaded SL2000 Silver Domes which sound great to my ears. Do your crossovers or drivers have a born on date? I think mine have 1989 stamped on the the drivers and on a sticker on the crossovers.

    The seller got the CRS+'s as part of a package deal; He replaced the original bad SL2000s with RDO 194's
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  • jzheng
    jzheng Posts: 12
    edited November 2009
    The previous owner replaced the SL2000s with a pair of RDO-194s.

    The born on date these speakers is Nov 1988 (date printed on the woofer).

    I think I can answer my question which start this thread now:

    The serial label for the CRS+ speaker only shows CRS (NO "+"), but most of the internal parts of the speaker have the "CRS+" printed in black ink. So the best way to identify a CRS+: CRS+ = 1 tweeter. To confirm it, you will have to open up the speaker and check the woofers or crossover.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited November 2009
    JohnLocke88 wrote: »
    I hate you bay area people so much... so many more deals up there....

    Now thats funny, I always said the same about you guys to the south...especially a year or 2 ago when there was that multiple SRS deal for almost nothing...If I hadnt of scored my couple of pairs of SRS's here I would have driven down.

    I did drive down with a friend ( We made a complete oval and made a Vegas trip out of it on the way back ) to get a pair of 2.3TL's for him for 400 bucks.

    The OP got a great deal on those CRS+'s with them already having the 194's in them , In the past year though the deals on the big boys has really dried up...07 and 08 were 2 really good years...but this year has been pretty weak.
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  • Coastsider
    Coastsider Posts: 9
    edited November 2009
    I am the seller from whom the OP got his SDA-CRS+ Polks and I was happy to pass them along to an appreciative new owner. As mentioned, I got them in a bundle with some other gear and as a result of some good advice I got right here on the Polk Forum, was able to get the "special" price on the replacement tweeters for the dead silver dome originals. Being my very first Polk's I was very impressed with the CRS+'s but as much as I would have liked to keep them, I just didn't have any room - a fact for which the OP can vouch - and so they were stored in the garage until yesterday.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited November 2009
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    Congrats...did you get these ?

    attachment.php?attachmentid=44188&d=1257569344

    attachment.php?attachmentid=44189&d=1257569344


    Another guy on craigslist in the bay area has these for 75 dollars...since they have such a small footprint I might grab em :)


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    I was gonna pick those up, but I can`t find the listings anymore.....probably waited too long !
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited November 2009
    beardog03 wrote: »
    I was gonna pick those up, but I can`t find the listings anymore.....probably waited too long !

    He didnt re-list them, as a matter of fact he just emailed me out of the blue yesterday and said he still had them. I am supposed to pick them up tomorrow, If you want them I will pm you the info....I most definately dont need them...I just couldnt pass up the 75 bucks price and they look very nice. :D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited November 2009
    So the best way to identify a CRS+: CRS+ = 1 tweeter. To confirm it, you will have to open up the speaker and check the woofers or crossover.

    No need to open the speakers for an ID. All CRS+ have only one tweeter. Of note, the early CRS+ are blade/blade and the later are pin/blade. That difference can be very important if you want to use non-common ground, dual mono or mono block amps.
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  • BB3
    BB3 Posts: 297
    edited November 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    No need to open the speakers for an ID. All CRS+ have only one tweeter. Of note, the early CRS+ are blade/blade and the later are pin/blade. That difference can be very important if you want to use non-common ground, dual mono or mono block amps.
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    PolkAudio SDA-SRS 1.2TL
    PolkAudio SDA-CRS+(Compliments Of Mr. Jim Thomas"jtgranby")
    PolkAudio RTA-15TL
    PolkAudio M3
    3-Velodyne F-1500's
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