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  1. 06-09-2007 06:59 PM #1
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    These are special speakers. Holy crap do they sound good; better than I remember. I don't know if it's the new x-overs or tweeters or both but they continue to impress me everyday. Listening to Yello- The Race and the bass is shaking the floor and it's not even turned up that loud. I have no idea how they sounded before the upgrades, but probably not near as good as they do now.

    Just had share. Damn, these are special speakers!

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    One of my favorites for sure. All the SDA most people would ever need or want.
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    Quote Originally Posted by heiney9 View Post
    These are special speakers.
    Don't tell Norm. He priced them for a specific level of satisfaction and he will bill you if you exceed it.:D Just ask Carl. Same thing happened with the Quad. Two emails about how great it is, and he got billed for $200.

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    The caps on my 1C's are burned in after the upgrade,I'm driving them with a tube pre and some high power/current amplification,,they have Never sounded so good. The speakers actually disappear,leaving only the phenominal soundstage,the 1c's are indeed special. Have fun,happy listening.;)
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    1C were my first SDAs, then they went to madmax, a whole truck load of SDAs have past through here, 1Cs are only second to the 2Bs that I love.

    Russman's SRS 2s are the best I have heard.

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    I hope i'm lucky enough to some day own a pair of SDA 1C's. I'd be a very happy boy. ;)
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    Quote Originally Posted by heiney9 View Post
    These are special speakers. Holy crap do they sound good; better than I remember. I don't know if it's the new x-overs or tweeters or both but they continue to impress me everyday. Listening to Yello- The Race and the bass is shaking the floor and it's not even turned up that loud. I have no idea how they sounded before the upgrades, but probably not near as good as they do now.

    Just had share. Damn, these are special speakers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hoosier21 View Post
    1C were my first SDAs, then they went to madmax, a whole truck load of SDAs have past through here, 1Cs are only second to the 2Bs that I love.

    Russman's SRS 2s are the best I have heard.

    YMMV
    Do I have the ones you used to own....You, madmax, Doro then me????

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    Quote Originally Posted by shack View Post
    Do I have the ones you used to own....You, madmax, Doro then me????

    If so, I think they have seen the end of their journey for the foreseeable future.

    Nope, my first pair were black studio, the ones I sold to Mark had oak caps, as you know.
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    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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