Amish Country Polk lover

BuckeyeTim
BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
edited January 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Hi Polk fans!
Just thought I would use my first post to say "Hi" to you all, and sort of introduce myself.

I have been a browser here for a while, but figured it was time to register as I have questions, comments, and the like.

At the moment I am running a pair of Monitor 10s ( I have a set of perfect S10s in the closet), with a pair of Adcom GFA 565 monoblocks, the corresponding GFP 565 pre-amp, Nakamichi cd player. I also have a Yamaha Tuner and Nakamichi RX-202 Tape deck that I hope to dig out of the closet soon and reintroduce. There is also the 80's Technics stuff piled up in the basement...before I could afford the real stuff.

Tim
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2010
    WELCOME TO CLUB POLK, TIM!

    Some nice looking gear above..and LOTS of POWER from those ADCOM monoblocks...

    Nakamichi tape decks--great vintage stuff there..I was never able to afford one in my youth so I went with the poor man's equivalent AIWA!

    Have fun!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited January 2010
    Welcome to CP.
    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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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited January 2010
    Holy crap those are some beefy amps for those Monitor 10s. Bet they sound great.

    Welcome to the club. Stick around, ask some questions and learn some things.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited January 2010
    Welcome to Club Polk. I had the 565 monos running SDA/SRS 1.2TLs and they really made them sing. I can imagine what they are doing to your Monitor 10s. Great vintage gear.
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited January 2010
    Welcome to CP Tim!
    Polk Audio Surround Bar 360
    Mirage PS-12
    LG BDP-550
    Motorola HD FIOS DVR
    Panasonic 42" Plasma
    XBOX 360[/SIZE]

    Office stuff

    Allied 395 receiver
    Pioneer CDP PD-M430
    RT8t's & Wharfedale Diamond II's[/SIZE]

    Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music. ~Ronald Reagan
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited January 2010
    Welcome to the Club
    You should have fun and enjoy your music even more with a tweak here and there.
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited January 2010
    Good to see another Pennsylvania Polkster in the Club. Welcome.
    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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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited January 2010
    Welcome to the club!
    Thats some good power you have there.
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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited January 2010
    This thread is making me more frustrated than an Amish electrician! JK welcome
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited January 2010
    Thanks for the welcome!

    Yeah, the mono-blocks might be a bit of overkill for the Monitors, but as the saying goes...I'd rather have the power and not need it rather than need it and not have it. Along with the ability to add to system with no need to worry about power.

    Actually, I tried to power them with one of the new Yamaha RX-V665 7.1 recievers, but it really didn't quite cut it. Sure they sounded good, but it didn't really drive them like I knew they were capable of. The Yamaha went into the closet until some rearranging.

    This stuff has been packed away for close to 10 yrs. We moved 2 yrs ago onto 10 acres in the country so I now have the room to do as I please and no neighbors to worry about disturbing.
    Good to see another Pennsylvania Polkster in the Club. Welcome.
    Thanks, but not in PA. I am in Ohio...smack dab in the middle of the worlds largest Amish settlement.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited January 2010
    Welcome to CP ! Post some pics
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • PolkMaster1
    PolkMaster1 Posts: 847
    edited January 2010
    Welcome to the club!!! I am a tape deck lover myself but I do not use tapes anymore since the late 90s and I grew up in the golden age of audio in the 80s, but could not afford the high end stuff back then. For that comment about Aiwa by CNH - Aiwa like Akai, made some really fancy looking tape decks in the early to mid 80s, even if they wern't high high end!!! But they did have some nice high end features!!! Too bad they dont design equipment like that anymore!!!

    So dont knock them Aiwas!!! I bet what you have looks pretty sweet!!!
    Statistics show that 98% of us will die at some point in our lifetime.

    The other 2% will work for WalMart.
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited January 2010
    I just saw an add on Craigs list for a pair of SDA 2s for sale, 1 does not work according to the seller. He wants 60.00 for the pair is this a deal??
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  • PolkMaster1
    PolkMaster1 Posts: 847
    edited January 2010
    For $60, dont walk - RUN RUN RUN!!!
    Statistics show that 98% of us will die at some point in our lifetime.

    The other 2% will work for WalMart.
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited January 2010
    I bought them, will pick them up tomorrow. I will need the interconnect cable and grills for them, any ideas!!! I am so psyched right now!!!
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  • beef316
    beef316 Posts: 154
    edited January 2010
    Mike Kozak wrote: »
    I bought them, will pick them up tomorrow. I will need the interconnect cable and grills for them, any ideas!!! I am so psyched right now!!!

    Interconnect is easy to make, just do a search in this forum. There are several nice tutorials. As for the grills, that may be a bit tougher. There are no grills at all or do they just need fabric?

    If they seem like too much work to restore, you can easily sell the drivers and crossovers and make your money back, if not double it.
    2004 IASCA Spring Break Nationals Champion - Amateur Street
    2003 IASCA World Finals Runner Up - Amateur Street
    Certified IASCA Judge
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited January 2010
    no grills at all, but maybe I can make some for them. Thanks for the info on the interconnect cable, I will do my homework on that
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited January 2010
    Can someone send me the link on how to make the interconnect cables for these SDA 2s? Much appreciated!!
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  • PolkMaster1
    PolkMaster1 Posts: 847
    edited January 2010
    Try www.partsexpress.com for the cloth material if you plan to build your grilles. Home Depot for wood and hopefully you know someone with carpenter skills & equipment.
    Statistics show that 98% of us will die at some point in our lifetime.

    The other 2% will work for WalMart.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited January 2010
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    This thread is making me more frustrated than an Amish electrician! JK welcome

    lol....After working 2 years on and off for a project at the Kellogg plant in Lancaster, I can relate to that statement! And I am not even an electrician. :D
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited January 2010
    I wish I could find some "local" SDA's for sale. Actually, I would be interested in virtually any vintage Polk that I could add to a future "collection". I assume one needs more than 2 sets to consider it a collection.

    My bro-inlaw recently offered me his vintage Maggies...1. something series..ones he bought right after college, early 80s. They have bad tweeters, but he said I could have them if I wanted to send them in for rebuild. He is currently running a pair of 3.7s (I think). Have no idea of the cost of a rebuild though. Not sure if it would be worth it...might be able to find a more current working model for less than the rebuild.
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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited January 2010
    no affiliation ...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-SDA-1-Speakers-Pair-Sound-great_W0QQitemZ300373101937QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item45efa1cd71

    and...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-SDA-1-Speakers_W0QQitemZ220539698427QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item335930bcfb

    I don't know how far illinoise is from ohio...

    but the first link on ebay is in ohio
    Yamaha RX-V2700, EMI 711As (front), RCA K-16 (rear), Magnavox Console (Center & TV Stand), Sony SMP-N200 media streamer, Dual 1249 TT =--- Sharp Aquas 60" LCD tellie
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited January 2010
    wayne3burk wrote: »
    no affiliation ...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-SDA-1-Speakers-Pair-Sound-great_W0QQitemZ300373101937QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item45efa1cd71

    and...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-SDA-1-Speakers_W0QQitemZ220539698427QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item335930bcfb

    I don't know how far illinoise is from ohio...

    but the first link on ebay is in ohio

    Both are SDA-1Bs and probably a bit "steep" on the prices.
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  • Mike Kozak
    Mike Kozak Posts: 931
    edited January 2010
    My apologizes fir thread Jacking Buckey, I should have started a new thread. That being said, I get to pick up the SDA 2s today, and am very interested to see hoe much work I have to put into them. I plan on refinishing them and possibly replacing drivers and maybe crossovers, etc. Does anyone know if they are veneered or solid wood? Thanks!!!
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  • BuckeyeTim
    BuckeyeTim Posts: 483
    edited January 2010
    Illinois is a bit farther than I would travel for anything less than pristine. Those ones in Ohio I had considered, but I too thought the price a bit steep for the condition. I am kinda picky, I like my stuff to be in as close to new condition as I can find. I would rather wait for a pristine or very good set.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2010
    Mike Kozak wrote: »
    My apologizes fir thread Jacking Buckey, I should have started a new thread. That being said, I get to pick up the SDA 2s today, and am very interested to see hoe much work I have to put into them. I plan on refinishing them and possibly replacing drivers and maybe crossovers, etc. Does anyone know if they are veneered or solid wood? Thanks!!!

    Is anybody here old enough to remember that some speaker manufacturers many decades ago used to give a LIFETIME warranty on their loudspeakers.
    How could they do that if all this peaking and tweaking is always going on even after 15 or 20 year? I'm just wondering out load...were those warranties just 'nonsense'?

    I know a guy who has a cerca late 70s set of KLHs in his used CD and LP shop; a shop he's been running since he bought those. He plays them hours upon hours everyday and they 'still' sound pretty good...he's NEVER touched them. They're completely original.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2010
    My AR 3a's came with a 5 year warrany IIRC. Wish that I still had em.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • BB3
    BB3 Posts: 297
    edited January 2010
    Welcome To The Forum Tim. Always A Pleasure To Have Another Fellow Ohioan Onboard.

    Stay In Touch Tim.
    BILL(BB3)
    Sony 52in.XBR6
    Sony 32in.XBR6
    Anthem AVM50V
    Anthem PRE-2L
    Sonic Frontiers SFCD-1
    Carver C-9
    Carver C-19 PreAmp
    Carver C-16 PreAmp
    2-Carver Silver 7-T's
    4-Carver TFM55's
    2-Carver TFM35's
    1-Carver TFM25
    Carver 490T
    Denon DCD1560
    Sony BDP-S350
    Sony PS3
    Nintendo Wii
    Panasonic DMK23DVR

    Speakers :

    PolkAudio SDA-SRS
    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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