SDA Placement and Bourbon

[Stew]

My SDA 2B's are finally placed where the manual says they should be! I bought them over 15 years ago and have always had to make compromises on their location. Until around 2:30 this morning, they were on the short wall of our basement den. When we moved into this house 3 years ago, I put them on the short wall because there's a wet bar (80's house) on one of the long walls.

After reading some of the placement threads on this site and a few minutes with a tape measure, I asked the wife what she would think about turning around our den. She said put it wherever I'm happy with it because she never goes down there anyway. Score!! The couch covers up part of the wetbar but now I don't have to go far to pour another bourbon! Maybe I'll rip out the wetbar one day, then again, I don't have to go far to pour another bourbon!

SDA's are 7 feet inside to inside, 5 inches off the wall, and more than 4 feet on the outsides. Listening position is about 7-1/2 feet back. Wow, I forgot how good these things sound when you put them in the right place. Now I just need those new tweeters and capacitors. Thanks to this forum for rekindling my interest. Prior to finding this place, I hadn't turned them on more than a couple of times in the last several years. Well, speaking of SDAs and bourbon ... I think I will.

[F1nut]

Excellent!

[TroyD]

Sweeeeeet

Bdt

[ND13]

:D ! :D ! :D ! :D! :cool: ! :cool: ! :cool: ! :cool:!

[Polk65]

You have a great opportunity. Are these for 2-channel listening or Home Theater?

I have listened to my 2B's near-field with pre-Dolby laserdisc movies and can swear there is a center channel present.

[george daniel]

You have a great opportunity. Are these for 2-channel listening or Home Theater?

I have listened to my 2B's near-field with pre-Dolby laserdisc movies and can swear there is a center channel present.


Me too,, heck,, the wife got up and answered the door while watching a movie,,of course no one was there,,I love it :D :D :D

[ESavinon]

Libations+sda= Great sounstage.

[Stew]

You have a great opportunity. Are these for 2-channel listening or Home Theater?

I have listened to my 2B's near-field with pre-Dolby laserdisc movies and can swear there is a center channel present.

Both, and you're right - It does sound like there's a center channel! The entertainment center/TV is between the speakers and extends several inches in front of the 2B's. There's 2 feet between each speaker and the entertainment center, though, so it doesn't seem to hurt the SDA.

[BobMcG]

Awesome!!!

[Stew]

Libations+sda= Great sounstage.

My kind of math problem! When I drink, I feel like a new man....Then he wants one too! Truthfully, between going to work and raising kids, there's no time to go out for a drink or three. It is nice on ocassion, though, to sip on a glass of good bourbon or scotch after the kids are in bed and enjoy the SDA's.

[Stew]

When my speakers were on the short wall, bass was either weak or boomy. I moved them for the soundstage/imaging but hoped it would get rid of the boom (It did :D ). I was a little worried if there would be enough bass (There is! :D ) because one end of the room is open to a hallway and a stairwell to upstairs. That end is setup as a play area for the kids and bass drops off dramatically as you walk into the play area. The bass in the listening area is great! Not at all boomy but you can feel it even at low volumes. I wonder what the 1C's would sound like? Dreaming there for a minute. For this size room, the 2B's work great.