Fair price and desirable SDAs?

rburgess714
rburgess714 Posts: 616
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I feel like I have missed out by not owning a pair of Vintage SDAs and want to start doing a casual search but unclear on what is desirable and fairly priced. I am not very handy and not looking for a big project. These have been on SD CL for a long time.

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-speakers-crs/6546550909.html

Any thoughts on these or recommendations on which ones I should be seeking?

Thanks,
RB
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,089
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    if they are clean and work properly, offer him 500 and see what he says.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,781
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    I'd take the 2B's and TL them. $500 is too high for stock ones though.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
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    The configuration determines what mods/upgrades are available.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
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    rburgess714 wrote: »
    I don’t know SDAs either. Is there a preference between blade-blade and blade-pin?

    I think there's a preference around here for the pin/blade interconnect. This may be because with some of the blade/blade the crossover has more caps and higher value caps leading to higher cost for making upgrades/modifications. With either one, the current consensus seems to be to replace the sockets/cable with new ones using Neutrik.

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,548
    edited April 2018 Answer ✓
    Blade/blade also will never be able to use non-common ground or monobloc amps with a dreadnought.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,781
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    rburgess714 wrote: »
    Schurkey wrote: »
    Like EVERY seller of SDA-SRS 2s, you have to beg them to tell you if they're blade-blade or pin-blade, 'cause they don't have enough sense to properly describe them in the advertisement.

    As said, they're all over-priced especially the 1A.

    I don’t know SDAs either. Is there a preference between blade-blade and blade-pin?

    The pin/blade versions can use the AI-1 or Dreadnought isolation transformer, which will allow one to use non-common ground, dual mono or mono block amps. The blade/blade version must use a common ground amp.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,451
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    Keep in mind speaker placement is very important with all SDA speakers & what you power them with also. Good luck
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Hang in there @rburgess714 ! Lots of opportunities out there. Since my short tenure here, I acquired 2 sets of 1C's, one pretty stock, the other in the midst of a complete upgrade! Heck even the Polkies here buy/trade/swap em! Stick around! :smile:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,089
    SRS2 would be my call out of all of them. That said, they are all way overpriced IMHO.
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  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 616
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    SRS2 would be my call out of all of them. That said, they are all way overpriced IMHO.

    That is probably why they have been listed for close to a year.
    Living Room
    Parasound HINT 6, Yamaha Aventage RX-A 1060, Oppo 103D, Cambridge Audio Azur 851N, KLH Model 5s, Polk CSi A6, Samsung 65" LED

    Office
    Yamaha A-S501, Auralic Aries Mini, LSiM 703s

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  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 616
    Thanks gents.
    Living Room
    Parasound HINT 6, Yamaha Aventage RX-A 1060, Oppo 103D, Cambridge Audio Azur 851N, KLH Model 5s, Polk CSi A6, Samsung 65" LED

    Office
    Yamaha A-S501, Auralic Aries Mini, LSiM 703s

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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,100
    Like EVERY seller of SDA-SRS 2s, you have to beg them to tell you if they're blade-blade or pin-blade, 'cause they don't have enough sense to properly describe them in the advertisement.

    As said, they're all over-priced especially the 1A.
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  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 616
    Schurkey wrote: »
    Like EVERY seller of SDA-SRS 2s, you have to beg them to tell you if they're blade-blade or pin-blade, 'cause they don't have enough sense to properly describe them in the advertisement.

    As said, they're all over-priced especially the 1A.

    I don’t know SDAs either. Is there a preference between blade-blade and blade-pin?
    Living Room
    Parasound HINT 6, Yamaha Aventage RX-A 1060, Oppo 103D, Cambridge Audio Azur 851N, KLH Model 5s, Polk CSi A6, Samsung 65" LED

    Office
    Yamaha A-S501, Auralic Aries Mini, LSiM 703s

    Douglas Connection ICs and Cables
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