Monitor 12's or SDA's-Twin Cities Area

Bolo
Bolo Posts: 5
edited July 2010 in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
Hello Polk fans,

I'm looking to get my toes wet into some vintage polks. Being a klipsch guy for the better part of a decade i was quit humbled listening to a pair of SDA-1Cs and a pair of Monitor 12s last week at a friends house. So here i am looking to try some thing new so any help or suggestion on models i should be looking at will be greatly Appreciated. I'm not picky at this point so any speaker from the sda line or a pair of Monitor 12 series 2 will do as long as their in decent shape.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited July 2010
    Welcome !!!!!

    I'd skip the Minitor 12's and jump right into the sda line. Keep a look out on Craigslist.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited July 2010
    If you'd be interested instead in either Monitor 10s or Monitor 7s, I have a pair of each available. The 10s I bought new in '88 and are in excellent condition. The 7s, I'm the second owner, are in very good condition.

    I also have a pair of basic floor stands that would work good with either pair.

    I'm located in the Hopkins/Minnetonka area.
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  • kn505
    kn505 Posts: 380
    edited July 2010
    I will be around your aera this weekend. How much are you asking for them?
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited July 2010
    Unless you are going to post something forsale in the FM you are breaking the rules.

    I would take it offline.

    Welcome to CP to both of you. Hopefully you both stick around and become a part of the family.

    I have owned both the M12s and 1Cs. I bought pristine 12s $175 and one owner wood end cap 1Cs for $300.

    The 1Cs are still with me and I have put another $600 into them and have no plans to let them go. They are that good.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • Bolo
    Bolo Posts: 5
    edited July 2010
    Would you say the going rate for M12s is around $175, only reason i ask is that some one is offering me a pair for $300 they look a little scuffed far from mint imo.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited July 2010
    $175 would be in great shape.

    $300 in any condition is too much as far as I concerned.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited July 2010
    kn505: I'd like to take it offline, as thsmith suggested, but I can't send you a personal message since I don't have 10 posts yet. I guess I could throw my two cents in here and there to get up to 10.

    Otherwise, send me a personal message and we can see if meeting up this weekend is feasible.
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  • kn505
    kn505 Posts: 380
    edited July 2010
    OK. PM sent.
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited July 2010
    I replied to your PM with contact information. If you haven't received it in your inbox, please check your spam, junk, etc. folder.
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