Proud neighbor to a new SDA 1.2 owner :)

thejck
thejck Posts: 849
edited August 2010 in Vintage Speakers
Hello people..Just wanted to saw WOW..I was truly amazed at what these speakers can do. We drove down to Oklahoma City to pick them up from nekashi and had them hooked up this weekend..It was an amazing experience. For a while there we even had the skeptical wives listening to them and we were pointing out that you could hear sounds coming out of parts of the room nowhere close to the speakers..they seemed convinced or maybe they were just messing with us (you can never tell with woman)....

Anyway, hope I can find a set someday soon...and just wanted to welcome myself to the vintage section of this forum...
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited July 2010
    when demoing new/prospective audio equipment to the squaw and you value her opinion..always give lots of champagne and chocolate. they will say yes to anything!:D
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited July 2010
    Congrats on the new speakers!
    Sunfire TGP, Sunfire Cinema Grand, Sunfire 300~2 (2), Sunfire True Sub (2),Carver ALS Platinum, Carver AL III, TFM-55, C-19, C-9, TX-8, SDA-490t, SDA-390t
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited July 2010
    thejck wrote: »

    Anyway, hope I can find a set someday soon...and just wanted to welcome myself to the vintage section of this forum...

    Don't know if they are still available or not...might be worth a call.

    http://kansascity.craigslist.org/ele/1805044127.html
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited July 2010
    Unlike your neighbors boat. SDA's are better owned.

    Congrats. Sounds like you guys had fun.

    Keep an eye out. They are out there.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2010
    thejck wrote: »
    we were pointing out that you could hear sounds coming out of parts of the room nowhere close to the speakers

    Thats pretty cool! When mine were set up I had a friend over and he kept rolling his eyes at me. "So where are the other speakers?" he kept asking. He was quite annoyed that I thought I could trick him into thinking these two speakers in front of him were wrapping sound all around the room. Some sounds were coming from the center of a loveseat and he was convinced I had speakers mounted in it. He wasn't so sure after I moved it and the sound was still there. What an awesome speaker! :D
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • thejck
    thejck Posts: 849
    edited July 2010
    I have been talking to the KC craigslist guy about lowering his price. Kinda hard for me to justify that price tag especially since the pair in OK city was listed for almost half that. We will see what happens. Can you tell if they are the 1.2's or the 1.2TL's?

    If I never find a set for sale can these be reverse engineered from the ground up? the neighbor is real good with wood and has some great wood working equipment..

    we have both read a lot about the speakers and I was kinda nervous the first time we turned them on and I was not disappointed at all..
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  • rwarder
    rwarder Posts: 2
    edited July 2010
    Hi guys!! this is the neighbor that Alan (thejck) keeps talking about...I have been a big fan of polk and really disappointed that they dont make these anymore.
    It is a truly amazing experience and we were both nervous listening to them for the first time. But so far these are spectacular.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited July 2010
    thejck wrote: »
    I have been talking to the KC craigslist guy about lowering his price. Kinda hard for me to justify that price tag especially since the pair in OK city was listed for almost half that. We will see what happens. Can you tell if they are the 1.2's or the 1.2TL's?

    If I never find a set for sale can these be reverse engineered from the ground up? the neighbor is real good with wood and has some great wood working equipment..

    we have both read a lot about the speakers and I was kinda nervous the first time we turned them on and I was not disappointed at all..

    I'm not very schooled on the big SDA's,so I'm no help on which model they are.

    I've always found that when I'm interested in buying,a handfull of cash will go a long way...It doesn't cost anything to make an offer...in person.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited July 2010
    welcome, rwarder. congrats on your score. now...break out your collection of music and get to work.

    well, tomorrow. okay, it is tomorrow. whatever. just do it.

    POLK SDA-SRS 1.2TL -- ADCOM GFA-5802
    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

    http://polkarmy.com/forums/index.php
    bobman1235 wrote:
    I have no facts to back that up, but I never let facts get in the way of my arguments.
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  • thejck
    thejck Posts: 849
    edited July 2010
    So as the old line of speakers get rarer to find and polk seems to have no interest in bringing them back are there other brands of speakers out there that use similar technology? or is this a piece of history that we are looking at that will die out with this generation?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,000
    edited July 2010
    thejck wrote: »
    So as the old line of speakers get rarer to find and polk seems to have no interest in bringing them back are there other brands of speakers out there that use similar technology? or is this a piece of history that we are looking at that will die out with this generation?

    There is no doubt they are unique, and nobody has done what Polk did with a dimentional array (that I know of)... but with the incredible work being done here by Ben, TFL, DK, and many others, the SDA's will survive for generations to come. To many, they are heirlooms that will be passed down to those in the family that appreciate them. Their value tends to be increasing a bit these days as they represent an incredible performance/cost advantage over newer designs. SDA's are here to stay!:)
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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 MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

    “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

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited July 2010
    Well said.
    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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  • stubby
    stubby Posts: 723
    edited July 2010
    thejck wrote: »
    I have been talking to the KC craigslist guy about lowering his price. Kinda hard for me to justify that price tag especially since the pair in OK city was listed for almost half that. We will see what happens. Can you tell if they are the 1.2's or the 1.2TL's?

    If I never find a set for sale can these be reverse engineered from the ground up? the neighbor is real good with wood and has some great wood working equipment..

    we have both read a lot about the speakers and I was kinda nervous the first time we turned them on and I was not disappointed at all..

    Definitely not TL's. SL2000's in the cabinets. Could possibly be 1.2's. He does want too much for them. They have been available for some time now. Perhaps he is ready to negotiate now.

    stubby
    SRS 3.1TL
    Harman Kardon Citation 5.1
    Anthem AVM2



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  • thejck
    thejck Posts: 849
    edited July 2010
    I can see how if you own these speakers you would instill into your offspring the value of these babies and make sure they hold on to them for ages to come.
    for those that were not so fortunate we wait to find them on sale and hope for the best
    As time flies by does the wood/driver materials deteriorate? What happens when you no longer can find replacement drivers for these speakers and polk no longer stocks them (i belive the passive radiator can only be found used)

    I have read bits and pieces here and there about people having some success building sda's based on the existing designs. I think it was Ben who has built them from the ground up.. Is it possible to use after market drivers and build a new cabinet based on existing specs and have a crossover built/designed for you?
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  • thejck
    thejck Posts: 849
    edited July 2010
    stubby wrote: »
    Definitely not TL's. SL2000's in the cabinets. Could possibly be 1.2's. He does want too much for them. They have been available for some time now. Perhaps he is ready to negotiate now.

    stubby

    I am still waiting for him to reply to me to see if he is willing to come down closer to what nikashi sold his for.

    from reading on here the difference between the original sdas vs the 1.2 were the single screw in the middle of the crossover plate and the pin blade cable vs the blade/blade right?

    also the 1.2 can be upgraded to 1.2tl with replacement tweeters and a crossover rebuild?
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,204
    edited July 2010
    thejck wrote: »

    from reading on here the difference between the original sdas vs the 1.2 were the single screw in the middle of the crossover plate and the pin blade cable vs the blade/blade right?


    Original SRS (same cabinet size and same amount of drivers as the 1.2 and 1.2TL's) - blade/blade

    1.2 and 1.2 TL's - pin/blade

    Using the crossover plate to determine which model they are is ureliable because Polk used leftover parts on later models to use up their stock.
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,204
    edited July 2010
    also the 1.2 can be upgraded to 1.2tl with replacement tweeters and a crossover rebuild?

    Yes.

    In addition to that, the negative terminal wire at the tweeter must be changed to a wide blade to accomodate the SL3000/RDO-198 tweeter and the polarity at the tweeter wire harness (Molex connectors which requires a special tool) must be reversed (white wire goes on the positive, colored wire on negative) for all 4 tweeters.

    Another important thing to note is that the 1.2 model is known (at least in every instance I've run across) to have the binding posts polarity switched (original production error). I will provide the link to this issue at little bit later on today.
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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  • thejck
    thejck Posts: 849
    edited July 2010
    thanks for your help.
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  • thejck
    thejck Posts: 849
    edited August 2010
    Guess the KC CL guy is not looking very good. Have not heard from him in over a week.. Moving on.. disappointing..oh well..
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