SDA SRS 1.2TL - previous owners handling, and transportation
mkstefanos
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Making a seperate post for this — SDA SRS 1.2TL previous owner handling:
The SDA SRS 1.2TL I will be purchasing were at one point mounted upside down (bolted to the bottom plates) to the original owners ceiling, who took them down, filled/sanded/refinished the holes in the bottom plates before selling to the 2nd owner… could hanging these speakers in such a fashion cause problems down the road. The 2nd owner (who I am buying from) claims the speakers are in amazing condition. I will be demoing them in a few days when I go to buy them.
Also, regarding transportation — I see that everyone is saying that the speakers need to be transported on their backs. Unfortunately the trunk in my car doesnt have enough space to place them side by side on their backs. The best I could do is place them (along their height) in a V-shape in the trunk, with the backs facing the sides of the trunk, and the drivers facing each other at an upward angle (crude drawing attached)… thoughts on this?
The SDA SRS 1.2TL I will be purchasing were at one point mounted upside down (bolted to the bottom plates) to the original owners ceiling, who took them down, filled/sanded/refinished the holes in the bottom plates before selling to the 2nd owner… could hanging these speakers in such a fashion cause problems down the road. The 2nd owner (who I am buying from) claims the speakers are in amazing condition. I will be demoing them in a few days when I go to buy them.
Also, regarding transportation — I see that everyone is saying that the speakers need to be transported on their backs. Unfortunately the trunk in my car doesnt have enough space to place them side by side on their backs. The best I could do is place them (along their height) in a V-shape in the trunk, with the backs facing the sides of the trunk, and the drivers facing each other at an upward angle (crude drawing attached)… thoughts on this?
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You would be at risk of the dreaded magnet shift. If possible remove all the mid-drivers, place in boxes with the drivers facing up or down and transport the boxes flat.
Side note, the hanging arrangement could not have sounded good.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."
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Another idea is to rent a large SUV or van.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 -
Old college bars I used to frequent tended to have big speakers mounted to the ceiling so they were out of the way of patrons and sound quality wasn't a consideration, but not speakers that big! I'm impressed by the thinking outside the box strategy.
Renting or borrowing a van to transport them is the easiest/safest idea. -
I think I saw those pix in the "Early ATMOS Fails Newsletter".
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When I first purchased my 1.2’s I had to put one speaker on its side, but I only had to drive like 3-4 miles, no highway, I just drove carefully home with no issues.
But I was worried about it nonetheless..
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It's hard to tell from the photos but it looks like the three pieces of equipment at the top of the rack in the original system may have been Sony 300 or 400 disc Megachanger CD players. I had a couple of those way back.
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Thank you all for your input! I will now have a van large enough to transport these towers on their backs, on top of a mattress, with as much padding I can find to put between the towers as well.
Regarding the original owners installation method - I also have no idea why someone would go through so much trouble for placement that would ruin sound reproduction... Apparently he reinforced his ceiling and walls with concrete to support them LOL. -
Take a long enough piece of copper wire to make a U large enough to run through ALL the binding post. Shorting the binding posts use the magnets and voice coils to restrict cone movement. I just use the bare copper wire from the ground of 12/2 wire.
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mkstefanos wrote: »Regarding the original owners installation method - I also have no idea why someone would go through so much trouble for placement that would ruin sound reproduction... Apparently he reinforced his ceiling and walls with concrete to support them LOL.
Welcome to the forum, and enjoy the speakers the right way up.
I admire the original owner's dedication to fitting the speakers into his living space no matter what but I would have at least put the speaker grille badges on so that they were at the top...uh, I mean the bottom of the cabinets! It looks like he had them angled down a bit but that would have messed with the time alignment of the drivers unless he was leaning back in a bean bag chair at just the right angle.
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Why would you hang these, I can't imagine what it took to get them up there, let alone bringing them down.
Looks ridiculous, and why upside down?
A pair of Monitor 7's-10's or CRS's (probably the best use for dual tweeter version
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^^^^^^Agreed; Just when you think you've seen it all you see a guy flying a pair of 1.2tls upside down in his living room. I can't imagine the amount of work involved in doing something like that.
