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BlueMDPicker
08-27-2004, 02:06 PM
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Frank Z
08-27-2004, 03:08 PM
Email Ken at Polk Customer Service, he'll get ya fixed up with what ya need.

BTW, Welcome to the forum, you'll find lots of SDA junkies around here!!

F1nut
08-27-2004, 03:20 PM
Mike,

Welcome to the forum and congrats on discovering SDA's.

Frank has you pointed in the right direction for a manual. Please feel free to rant somemore as the more ranting we do the more likely Polk is to reissue the SDA line.

I've got to ask since we're just about neighbors, where is Cape Ann Audio?

Jesse

BlueMDPicker
08-27-2004, 04:17 PM
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F1nut
08-27-2004, 04:33 PM
Does the interconnect cable end have two flat pins or one round and one flat?

Thanks for the Cape Ann Audio info.

BlueMDPicker
08-27-2004, 04:36 PM
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Frank Z
08-27-2004, 04:39 PM
Thank you Sir!!

BlueMDPicker
08-27-2004, 05:02 PM
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F1nut
08-27-2004, 05:19 PM
You have the SDA 2B. That was my first SDA speaker, they came with either oak or walnut end caps or the "Studio" version in all black oak grain vinyl.

hotwheelman
08-27-2004, 05:46 PM
The ones I picked up today are 2b's, please see my flea market post.....sorry not trying to highjack a thread just excited about mine as well.



Cheers,
Mike

BlueMDPicker
08-27-2004, 07:43 PM
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TroyD
08-28-2004, 10:06 AM
Mike,

Nice grab and welcome!!

I've spent some time with the 2B's and the are swell speakers! I'm also a ribbon fan as well so I'd be interested in your thoughts re the SDA's vs a ribbon speaker.

BDT

BlueMDPicker
08-28-2004, 01:33 PM
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F1nut
08-28-2004, 01:43 PM
Originally posted by BlueMDPicker
.....in this case it's been WCF (Wife Converted Factor.) Why in the world did Polk discontinue the SDA series? There are still millions of us "old fart" 2-channel music lovers around.

I like this guy! :D

Emlyn
08-28-2004, 02:08 PM
Originally posted by BlueMDPicker
BTW - The SDA-2's have another profound benefit. My wife has always enjoyed listening to my live guitar and B-3 work (well, that's what she claims) - but, she has never really been one to "sit and listen" to recorded music. I can't get her out from in front of the SDA-2's. She tells me "it's just like a live set." WAF? Nope, in this case it's been WCF (Wife Converted Factor.) Why in the world did Polk discontinue the SDA series? There are still millions of us "old fart" 2-channel music lovers around.

Congratulations Mike. Good thing the SDA sweet spot is big enough for two people side by side on the couch or love seat! :p

The Steve Miller Band is an excellent choice of music for the SDA experience. I have 2A, 2B, 1C, and 2.3TL SDAs and can't choose my favorite between them because they all sound so good in their own ways.

DarqueKnight
08-28-2004, 09:06 PM
Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forum. The SDA 2B specs are:

Driver Complement:
One 1 inch SL2000 silver coil dome tweeters
Two 6-1/2 inch tri-laminate polymer bass-midrange drivers
One 12 inch fluid-coupled
subwoofer

Overall Frequency Response: 15 Hz to 26,000 Hz

-3 dB Frequency Limits: 38 Hz to 20,000 Hz

Recommended Amplification: 30-350 watts/channel

Efficiency: 89.7 dB

MSRP: $650 each

Dates Of Manufacture: 1987 to 1990

TroyD
08-28-2004, 10:17 PM
Sounds like F1, doro and John ought to highjack this guy and bring him to Charleston.......

Agreed, I think that the MG-1 employed what Maggie called the quasi-ribbon. Not sure what all the technical voodoo is but I'm a big fan of Maggies as well.

On the whole, I love the transparency and the detail that ribbons offer as well as the high frequency extension but the unreal soundstaging of the SDA's is nothing short of amazing.

Couple pairs of GREAT speakers you got there....

BDT

madmax
08-28-2004, 10:37 PM
Originally posted by BlueMDPicker
and B-3 work

Yea, I like this guy too. :)

Nothing in the world is quite like a B-3. They live, breath, relax and excite the soul. I'm a big Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff etc fan. SDA's are awesome on this stuff. If you don't have it I will send you a copy of the Jimmy Smith "Root Down" live CD. It is my favorite!

madmax

BlueMDPicker
08-28-2004, 10:49 PM
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BlueMDPicker
08-28-2004, 11:27 PM
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dorokusai
08-28-2004, 11:31 PM
Welcome to the forum and the SDA gang :)

BlueMDPicker
08-28-2004, 11:49 PM
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madmax
08-29-2004, 04:26 AM
I'm not familiar with Hank Parker or Jimmy Foster. Sounds like something I should check out. I have DotCom blues. What is with B-3 players named Jimmy. :)

Really cool room! I think you will like the polk site. Lots of really nice people here.

madmax

BlueMDPicker
08-30-2004, 07:59 AM
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