Polk, really?

[kach22i]

I’m sure we could make that happen. Where are you located?

Ann Arbor, Michigan.

We are moving soon after 26 years, gotta lot of packing to do, hobby is going to have to wait.

It's on my list to do, one day............ right behind hearing full sized Apogee ribbon speakers.

 

[Nooshinjohn]

Ann Arbor, Michigan.

We are moving soon after 26 years, gotta lot of packing to do, hobby is going to have to wait.

It's on my list to do, one day............ right behind hearing full sized Apogee ribbon speakers.

Magnepan MG-20's briefly replaced my big Polks. I loved those as well, but placement challenges and fuzzy imaging caused
by them pushed me back to the upgraded Polks. Given my space, and having a 2 year old precludes me from trying anything else for the time being.

 

[kach22i]

I'm a panel guy at heart and the most interesting speaker technology I ever heard was Melior (one) by Museatex about 26 years ago.

http://www.museatex.com/melmus.html

I mention this because the ablity to project sounds at strange angles like SDA Polk's in the one article mentioned was one of their delightful anomalies.

Old thread on those speakers:
https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/museatex-it-was-a-heck-of-a-ride.834/

 

[prerich]

Interesting, matches what I've been seeing and that is different than most other speakers.

https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/183402/polk-audio-sda-srs-placement


After reading the above I went and skimmed though the owner manual of the SRS/SDA, pictures show the speakers close to the wall and explain about some signal canceling going on but I did not get the 6-inches part, but can be assumed from the diagrams.

List:
https://polksda.com/manuals.shtml

I will say that I don't think that based on the years made that I've head any of the original SDA series speakers.

I probably have heard one of the monitors in the early 1980's and tower RTA's in early 1990's.

https://polksda.com/list.shtml

I've heard things before and after.

Now I'm very curious.

EDIT:
I'm reading this 1985 Stereo Review article now, very interesting.

https://polksda.com/srsreview.shtml

There's a rod where the speakers can be coupled to the wall itself (2.3's, 1.2's).