Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl fully modded

mopar paul
mopar paul Posts: 277
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If your looking for Polks ultimate speaker here it is. With great reservations I’m selling my 1.2TL’s. They simply are too large for my current listening room and I don’t see myself moving or building another room anytime soon. These were bought here on the board and I REALLY want to sell them to another Polk member who appreciates them! Here is the low down on what I have done to them.
-All drivers removed and dynamat applied to all baskets and passive radiators
-All driver magnets have 3M structural epoxy so you’ll never have magnet shift
-All tweeters have been replaced with new RDO198’s
-New Gipmod crossover boards
-All new Sonicap caps, Mills resistors and Jantzen inductors
-The large 16mH inductor has been unwound to a true 16.00 mH spec and placed away from the main board (the stock reading btw was 16.65 without the metal bolt!)
-The cabinet braces inside have been reinforced with new glue
-The binding post have been replaced with gold plated Dayton binding post
-The original interconnect plug and cable have been replaced with a nice 16’ banana ended cable and plug
-In addition to the above, these come with 4 extra drivers. As we all know replacements are getting hard to find so I purchased 2 extra 6511 and 6503’s and they are epoxied as well. I also had some Lexan covers made that replace the crossover plate of you want to see the beautiful crossovers.
-I would rate the condition of these a 9 out of 10. There is one small scratch on the rear woodgrain and a small tear in the fabric at the rear. Neither are even obvious unless pointed out.

Considering the fact that these rarely come up for sale and the time & money I have in these, I’m asking $2800.00. A pair of stock 1.2’s just sold for $2400 on a popular auction site, but I don’t wanna go there!
I don’t need to sell these so no low ball offers please.

To sweeten the deal for potential buyers I will also make the following offer. To any member with 100 post or more, I will offer a 30 day layaway plan-50% up front and the rest within 30 days or when picked up. If you don’t love the speakers I will grill you a steak, well have a beer and I’ll give you your money back as we listen to some tunes.

Thanks,
Paul
moparnut@twc.com

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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    You may want to list location. Looks like a SWEET DEAL for sure!
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Gawd those are nice, GLWTS!
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,270
    MrBuhl wrote: »
    Gawd those are nice, GLWTS!

    I agree, nice setup indeed. FYI---you have a stalker outside your window
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,642
    Very nice speakers, GLWTS!
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    Location???
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    Workkout room:
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  • mopar paul
    mopar paul Posts: 277
    edited June 2016
    Sorry-Evansville Indiana
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    All above stated the obvious but for me I still have no room, no cash but my hard on for McIntosh has not subsided.. GLWTS. On a side note I like the walnut tops 1000x better than the light white oak and who did the x-over upgrade ?.
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  • mopar paul
    mopar paul Posts: 277
    Thanks-wish I could float you a loan for them! I too like the walnut tops better. I did the crossovers myself. I've been doing electrical circuits for about 20 years so they're done right. I will say the Mac stuff really makes them shine compared to all the other stuff I've had over the years-and some was pretty high end stuff.
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    Nice stuff! Good luck with sale.
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    Town Den: Music Hall mm5.1se - Denon DL-103r - Jolida JD9ii (mods) * WiiM Pro * Cary xCiter * Rogue 99 Magnum * Schiit Aegir * MIT S3 * Polk SRS 1.2tl (mods) * Dectet * Bottlehead Crack - Senn 600
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,994
    Can we come hang out before you sell them? Nice setup!
    I disabled signatures.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited June 2016
    Wow effing Wow those are gorgeous Indiana is right down the road would you take 3 pair of SDA'S in a trade for those beauties! :# (kidding) my 2.3tls are big enough according to the wife. GLWTS beautiful rig ya got going on there!
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  • dagame27
    dagame27 Posts: 574
    Beautiful speakers! I wish I had the coin, and I'd upgrade from the SRS 2's.
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
    Nice set up! GLWTS
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  • oldmodman
    oldmodman Posts: 740
    If you will deliver for that price. I'll take em.!!

    Bye the way. I am near the Ocean in West Los Angeles. B)
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  • monepolk
    monepolk Posts: 1,142
    Sent you a PM
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  • mopar paul
    mopar paul Posts: 277
    Well looks like I have negotiated a deal on the board here so these are sold as of now. Really excited another Polk forum member is going to appreciate these!
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  • CarloJP424
    CarloJP424 Posts: 8
    Which state are these speakers located? Carlo
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    mopar paul wrote: »
    these are sold as of now.

    Are these still for sale?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • mopar paul
    mopar paul Posts: 277
    They are sold unless the deal falls through saturday. Thanks
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  • monepolk
    monepolk Posts: 1,142
    Thanks to Paul I'm now the proud owner of some very nice SDA 1.2TL. Unfortunately I picked the hottest day of the year for the drive and my old pickup's AC is no more. Wish I could have spent more time there Paul but I had to get back on the road before the hottest part of the day.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    Congrats on your new, already modded 1.2tl's! What will you be using to drive them?
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • monepolk
    monepolk Posts: 1,142
    They will be performing double duty for HT and 2 channel. So I'm using a parasound HCA 2205AT.
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  • mopar paul
    mopar paul Posts: 277
    Glad you made it back safe, it was very good meeting you and listening to some new music!
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