Ihammerhands, I also the have SD1As. they're oldies but they sound nice. I am currently in the process of upgrading my system. A while back I had gotten advice here on the Gon from a gent who used to sell them. Anyway he recommended Conrad Johnson which is what he used to demo the speakers. The CJ softened the brightness, I also find then a tad on the bright side. Anyway, I bought a CJ 12L pre-amp. I have a vintage Denon amp but am looking for something else. I was thinking about Rotel 1080, a great sounding amp, 5 yr warranty, well built, for around $1K new. Also Rotel 1070 is a 130W (8ohm) for around $500 new. I remember reading some folks on Club Rotel site bi-amping the 1070s. But I'll probably keep looking on the Gon for a CJ SS to pair up with the CJ 12L tube. The SD1As are an efficient speaker for being 4ohm, don't need a monster to push them. I'd be interested in what you finally decide. Dave
amp or amps for Polk SDA 1 & SDA 2
I am the orginial owner of SDA1 and SDA 2. I have never been clear on weather they were versions a,b, or c. Anyhow I have always had a Proton AA 1150 or AA1200 amp running them in parallel. This works great till the amp does majoring clipping on one channel. I'm tired of it and am starting to look for a new(er) amp(s) to run my favorite speakers. For thoes unfamiliar with the Proton amps they have 6db of headroom and reted for 2 ohm loads. I have tried a Parasound HCA1000 and a vintage JBL SR6630 running just one pair neither sounded very good nor had anywhere near the headroom.
Any suggestions? Price is an object but right now am looking for a great solutions and from there will wittle down the choices with prices in mind.
As an alternative is there someone out there who could repair my Proton amps?
What do you suggest?
Any suggestions? Price is an object but right now am looking for a great solutions and from there will wittle down the choices with prices in mind.
As an alternative is there someone out there who could repair my Proton amps?
What do you suggest?