Polk Audio SDA SRS Crossover Modification Thread

[VR3]

This one is a surprise, but lets just say it will be "bad ass"

:-P

[ZLTFUL]

Are those medium sized nuclear power plant windings you posted pictures of on FB for this project?

[VR3]

Mayybbeee

[VR3]

The fun begins! :)

[PolkieMan]

Bad to the bone my friend!

[VR3]

Thank you sir! This one is going to be trickier, lots of big parts! :]

[VR3]

Most of the tweeter network! :) ( I will be removing the Jantzen labels to clean it up)

[VR3]

Little bit of wiring :)

[VR3]

Trucking right along - gotta do the internal wiring...

[zane77]

Too cool nice work as usual

[VR3]

Thank you sir!! :)

[treitz3]

Trey is to speaker mods like Schroeder is to the piano.

Tom

[VR3]

Haha, you are funny... :-D

[hertz9753]

Trey is to speaker mods like Schroeder is to the piano.

Tom

That is a true fact.

[VR3]

You guys are too kind... :-P

[F1nut]

You've stepped up your game, Trey. Nice and neat.....like a piece of art work.

[teekay0007]

That is a true fact.

Yes, but actually, ALL facts are true!

Nice work, Trey. Very impressive!

[nooshinjohn]

Art yes, but how do they sound?

Inquiring minds must know.

[hertz9753]

Yes, but actually, ALL facts are true!

Nice work, Trey. Very impressive!

Facts are claimed every day on the internet and on tv. I only said true, because he built the crossovers in my speakers and they are excellent mods.

[VR3]

Thanks guys!

I appreciate the compliments!! =]

[Moose68Bash]

Trey's work on crossovers is extraordinary. It not only looks great, and it performs even better than it looks.

He has now done three sets of crossovers for my speakers -- SDS SRS1.2s, SDA 1Cs, and Allison 6s -- and they continue to deliver better and better sound as they "age" gracefully.

Last Friday, for example, as I was doing my physical therapy routine while listening to the 1Cs, the crossovers must have hit another milestone in the burn in process. "Gradually all of a sudden" they seemed to open up and blossom -- wider sound stage, deeper and tighter bass, clearer more distinct highs. This while listening to Andy Carlson's "Fiddlehead."

I've now had this kind of experience with the SRSs and the 1Cs. We'll see what happens with the Allison 6s!

Yeah, Trey is an artist, and he is also a fantastic technician.

[VR3]

Thank you for the kind words Phil!! :)

At about 200-250 hours Clarity Cap really open up. It truly is like a switch is flipped!

[bondslex]

Amazing job.

[hertz9753]

Amazing job.

Did you get all of your LSi's modded?

Not a true fact. Trey is Captain James T Kirk. Not a true fact.

[VR3]

Thank you guys for the compliments as always!! :)

[zane77]

Amazing, what kind of wire did you use for the internal wiring harnesses?

[VR3]

I use basic wiring, 16 awg, for the internal wiring harness, I actually have a drawer set aside of premade 5 pin molex ready to install to save time. I usually make 10 at a time.

Internal wiring is not a big must for me and I only recommend it usually if the original wiring is subpar or below the standards.

In the case of this one, the wiring was sub par, questionable and oxidized in areas plus we were going with a new format so it made sense to change it all...

Also the wire from the crossovers to the drivers is Supra Rondo. I like it is because it is a warmer wire and it is ultra flexible.

Thank you :)

[heartystatue]

Truely awesome work. Gonna have my 2.3's modded. Noticed the polyswitches kickin in the other day and took em out of service. I'm still reading up on what would be my best plan to upgrade.

[heartystatue]

Truely awesome work. Gonna have my 2.3's modded. Noticed the polyswitches kickin in the other day and took em out of service. I'm still reading up on what would be my best plan to upgrade.

[VR3]

Thank you sir! I look forward to helping you with your 2.3! :)