Dreadnaught Avel-Lindberg 1000VA Transformer Group Buy?

Ah, LOL. The 250GT SWB are truly remarkable automobiles. If you ever get the chance to go for a ride in one, don't turn it down.

RandyCroissant wrote: »

I'm on the fence!! How much of an improvement?? $300 bucks is not chump change in my world

I'd say it depends where you are with your SDA's. Some people bought them 30 years ago and haven't sunk another penny into them. Others have torn them down and rebuilt them, tweaking them out in all sorts of ways. I don't know which speakers you have, or what you're feeding them with. If I were to rank all the money I've invested into my SDA's, I don't think spending $300 on the iso transformer is at the top of the list in terms of sound quality improvements over stock, that award clearly goes to rebuilding the crossovers with modern components. Second place goes to TL'ing the crossover and using the RD-0198 tweeter. But I'd say the Dreadnaught is second only to those two improvements. Using the isolation transformer, at least to my ears, is a bigger sonic improvement than any of the damping techniques, better seating of the drivers, etc. with rings or hurricane nuts.

Also, SDA's love lots of power. So if there's a question of whether you'd be better off investing in better power for your speakers or building a Dreadnaught, I'd say make sure you're running a nice amp to power them.

But if you've got the rest of your system dialed in where you want it, and you can swing the cash, the Dreadnaught will definitely give you a nice boost over a straight SDA connection, even if you have an amp that can use the straight SDA cable.

Also for what it's worth, I'm one of the people who started with an 800VA Dreadnaught, and then replaced the transformer with the model in this group buy, and there is no doubt that things got even better with the bigger transformer.

Just my two cents.

lightman1 wrote: »

Two cents!!?? That was about $1.58 worth of words there Mr Spindel...

Can you make change, all I got is a $10

Apologies that I missed a couple interested parties earlier, so here is latest updated list for the next group buy:

1.) 250GTLusso
2.) Drumsolo
3.) vcwatkins
4.) Nesmith98
5.) nooshinjohn
6.) honestaquarian (need confirmation)
7.) RandyCroissant (you in?)
8.)
9.)
10.)

We are more than half way there!

RandyCroissant wrote: »

I'm on the fence!! How much of an improvement?? $300 bucks is not chump change in my world

The first thing I noticed with my dreadnaught was my amp sounded like it was more powerful. Darqueknight explained that it did not make the amp more powerful but it lowered the noise floor enough to make it sound like it was. His great analogy was talking to someone in a room with other people talking vs. talking to someone in an empty room. I consider it a very noticeable and worthwhile upgrade even when using a single amp. I've since added a 2nd amp and now it's a vital part of my main rig. My amps are old and their S/N isn't that impressive. But with the dreadnaught background noise is now completely inaudible.
Many thanks to DK for all his efforts on this wonderful upgrade.

What's the count so far?

Make eight.

Currently we have 9 of the required 10 for a group buy.

1.) 250GTLusso
2.) Drumsolo
3.) vcwatkins
4.) Nesmith98
5.) nooshinjohn
6.) honestaquarian
7.) RandyCroissant
8.) monepolk
9.) amb426amb1
10.) ......

We just need 1 more! Hmmm. I might want 2 myself.

Its has been suggested by honestaquarian that we move this to the WTB: Avel Lindberg 1KVA toroid (AV-047548) thread that I started on 1 December.

Would that be the right thing to do?

I would like a case as well.

Toolfan66 wrote: »

Should I be looking at making 10 cases??

Twenty.

Larry, what about some sort of Polk/Dreadnaught logo on the front of the case?

250GTLusso wrote: »

We have the magic 10!

1.) 250GTLusso
2.) Drumsolo
3.) vcwatkins
4.) Nesmith98
5.) nooshinjohn
6.) honestaquarian
7.) RandyCroissant
8.) monepolk
9.) amb426amb1
10.) polk65

I know there are more of you out there sitting on the fence. However, based on all of the feedback I have been reading recently in this thread, this is really a must have for any SDA owners.

From a bang for the buck standpoint, you probably get more bang for the buck from a 1KVA dreadnaught than from $500 worth of interconnect upgrades.

Fantastic, what are the next steps?

I suggest moving this over to @250GTLusso's wanted to buy thread.

http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/175134/wtb-avel-lindberg-1kva-toroid-av-047548#latest

Someone who has been here longer than Steve has to step up and take over taking the orders from everyone.
If no one else does I'll take it over,but I can't get one until I get my tax refund in February.