SDA Skunk Works or Alien Technology?

wingzam
wingzam Posts: 201
edited February 2010 in Vintage Speakers
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Upon openning up my SDA's I discovered what looks like some strange technology that Polk had employed in this speaker.What it is or what it does I have no idea..
It appears to be a band of some resilient type material that the wire was fed thru and then the band was knotted around it!
Initial investigation shows you can wad it up and it returns to its original shape,it is not magnetic,it is not generating a frequency and does not resonate to any known frequency,nor does it exhibit resistance or conductivity!Amazing!!
I feel this may have been part of a Black Budget project and this example accidently made its way out of "The Warehouse".
If anyone has a clue as to what this is and/or has any experience with it please post comment...perhaps we can get to the bottom of this mystery and fully realize its applications,which may revolutionize the audio industry!
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    Damn it the pics didn't download....SDA%20Skunk%20Works
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2010
    Your picture isn't working...
    Jake
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited February 2010
    Still...
    Jake
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    http://s569.photobucket.com/albums/ss134/wingzam/SDA%20Skunk%20Works/

    Try this one
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    Is that link working??
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited February 2010
    I can't believe you touched that!
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,464
    edited February 2010
    I am going with Alien abduction on this one. Looks like they were subjected to some freaky experiments to determine the source of 3D sound eminating from two large heavy boxes.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    I can't believe you touched that!

    I poked at it and it wasn't sticky,crusty,or alive (that I could tell)...what could I do?Curiosity got the better of me....and i'm still alive and have not mutated - yet....
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    I can't believe you didn't see the sign stating, "Caution; handling or breathing in this very toxic substance, will cause death within two days after your eye pop out of their sockets!"
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I can't believe you didn't see the sign stating, "Caution; handling or breathing in this very toxic substance, will cause death within two days after your eye pop out of their sockets!"

    Last Will and Testament:
    I Wingzam do hereby leave all of my debts,obligations,box of broken parts,rotting corpse and SDA-1B speakers to my friend and point man Mr. Hearingimpaired!
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    wingzam wrote: »
    Last Will and Testament:
    I Wingzam do hereby leave all of my debts,obligations,box of broken parts,rotting corpse and SDA-1B speakers to my friend and point man Mr. Hearingimpaired!

    LMAO!!! I've got enough bill collectors banging on my door, keep 'em!:D
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    LMAO!!! I've got enough bill collectors banging on my door, keep 'em!:D

    Ah yes,but how many corpses do you have in your back yard??:rolleyes:
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited February 2010
    wingzam wrote: »
    Ah yes,but how many corpses do you have in your back yard??:rolleyes:

    muuuhuuuhaaaa!!! Who tol' you dat!
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    muuuhuuuhaaaa!!! Who tol' you dat!

    A suspicious man would think YOU just did!Anything else you want to confess?That weekend in Vegas?That 21 year old that looked a little young for her age?Hmmm?
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,189
    edited February 2010
    I thought Mr. Polk worked out in Nevada in his younger years!

    He used to take a lunch box to work too didn't he? SDA tech one part at a time uh huh. Wingzam has finally found that elusive magic piece of the puzzle.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited February 2010
    I work with a guy who is from Roswell, New Mexico. I have long believed him to be an alien. I'll ask him if he knows anything about it.
    Stan

    Main 2ch:
    Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.

    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
    Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,189
    edited February 2010
    tony millard wrote: »
    I thought Mr. Polk worked out in New Mexico in his younger years!

    He used to take a lunch box to work too didn't he? SDA tech one part at a time uh huh. Wingzam has finally found that elusive magic piece of the puzzle.

    FIXED:rolleyes:
    I knew something didn't look right about that state I typed earlier.:o

    Heck, where IS area 51? ok google is my friend...Ok, I was right after all. area 51 in Nevada. good night.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • wingzam
    wingzam Posts: 201
    edited February 2010
    Good night Tony - and thanks for connecting the dots on this conspiracy!

    BTW,for anyone who's interested,I would be willing to trade this Historical Artifact and specimen of Alien Technology for a pair of SDA 2.3tl's
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