Which upgrade would you recommend? Polk SDA-SRS all original

AllOuttaBubbleGum
edited June 3 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Perfect mechanical condition. They are used daily in home theater, music, etc. There are three choice from Crossover Chef in eBay:

Option 1 $500

Option 2: $710

Option 3: $550

My speakers are in perfect mechanical condition but all original components on the crossovers. Powered by a sufficient amp. LOL.

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Thanks.

Comments

  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,503
    Forget all that! Your just throwing money into inferior parts. Go all poly caps, the electrolytic caps are junk. In ten years you'll be in the same situation as you are now with those.
    Reach out to @VR3, do it right. Buy once, cry once!
    You will not regret it!!
  • Thanks but in ten years I may not know who I am.
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,503
    Thanks but in ten years I may not know who I am.
    You only live once, you asked, I answered and am more likely in the majority in my opinion. That being said you got to do in the end with what you feel comfortable doing. Remember not every capacitor sounds the same. Some brands are far worse that others.
    Those the guy on ebay uses NedLab, which I do not find anywhere but ebay. NedLabs site is all about OEM drivers (transducers) for other loudspeaker companies. I see they, NedLab partner up with Solen capacitor company. They may allow NedLab to sticker Solen products. Solend can be very harsh and strident in the upper frequencies.
    Be careful.
  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,595
    8 Wuhans.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,117
    NONE of those 3 choices are worth spending your money on for all of the reasons pitdogg2 mentioned and then some.

    There's plenty of crossover upgrade info here, so please take a look.

    Here's a great source on the sonic signatures of more capacitors than you probably care to know about, but read it anyway.
    https://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/

    Any crossover upgrades you do will be wasted unless you get rid of those nasty SL2000 tweeters. Call Polk and order eight RD0194-1. That's a zero not an O.

    Welcome to Club Polk.
    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

  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,595
    xschop wrote: »
    8 Wuhans.

    Well with current inflation, you'll be out @ 30 bones for all 8...

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    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,117
    Didn't notice at first, nice Warthog.
    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

  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,683
    F1nut wrote: »
    Didn't notice at first, nice Warthog.

    Jesse, I believe that's a dog. B)
  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,117
    Viking64 wrote: »
    F1nut wrote: »
    Didn't notice at first, nice Warthog.

    Jesse, I believe that's a dog. B)

    Warthog
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    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

  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,683
    Please tell me you didn't think I was serious. :p