Am I going to be downgrading?

saabracer23
saabracer23 Posts: 43
edited January 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Hey all, right now I have a pair of SDA 2s (they are the originals with 3 woofers and 2 tweeters) and I am considering selling them to my brother. I would replace them with a pair of RTA 15TLs. Will I be downgrading? I'm powering with a carver CM-1090.

Thanks
Dan
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited January 2010
    You would be upgrading in my opinion.
    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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  • maxilla
    maxilla Posts: 41
    edited January 2010
    Of course you'd be upgrading.
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  • saabracer23
    saabracer23 Posts: 43
    edited January 2010
    I just heard that the RTA line was not as good as the SDA line, so thought I would ask.

    Dan
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited January 2010
    the 15's don't come up for sale that often -- I would grab um
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    Your SDAs have the two tweets side to side, right? If so, then i believe you'd be upgrading.

    I'm not sure i'd say "Of COURSE it's an upgrade," but i think it's one.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • saabracer23
    saabracer23 Posts: 43
    edited January 2010
    What exactly will I be gaining? What makes the SDA2 so bad compared to the other SDAs, is it the horizontal array of the tweeters?

    Dan
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited January 2010
    saabracer23 wrote: »
    What exactly will I be gaining? What makes the SDA2 so bad compared to the other SDAs, is it the horizontal array of the tweeters?

    Dan

    Nailed it. :)
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

    Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii

    Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999

    Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3

    HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited January 2010
    Two different animal. The SDA2's with the dimensional tweeter disconnected are a fine speaker if you have the room for them. I have owned both driven by the same gear. It all depends on your room. If you don't have a 16 foot long wall for the speakers the 15TL's would be a good choice.
    Ben
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    Thanks
    Ben
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