Polk SDA-2B (TL)

audiocr381ve
audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
edited June 2011 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
After many arguments and fights about the size of these speakers, this is a wife forced sale. If their was a way to keep them, I would. I even tried to ask my boss if I could store them at the office. :frown: Extremely sad to part with these speakers as they were the first of the many speakers I've owned to completely satisfy my ears.

They are in unbelievable shape. These have been TL'ed and have the RD0-198 tweeters installed. The crossovers are freshly rebuilt with Sonicaps, Mills Resistors, and Axon caps with only about 400 hours on them. The drivers have been JB Welded and Dynamat'ed including the passive radiator. Stock SDA interconnect is included.

$600 or best offer. Pick-up or delivery only. I'm willing to deliver within 75 miles of 92117 (San Diego, CA) for an additional fee.

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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited June 2011
    I've seen and heard it all with this one
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited June 2011
    I am glad I have an understanding wife. I would try to keep them if I were you. Try some candy and flowers.
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    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,349
    edited June 2011
    Not shocked at all..
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,814
    edited June 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    Extremely sad to part with these speakers as they were the first of the many speakers I've owned to completely satisfy my ears.

    But, you just bought them.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    Conradicles wrote: »
    My guess is that it is not the wife...that is a lame excuse. Good luck with the sale...

    Yea, I have a hidden agenda to buy some smaller speakers because I hate these ones. :rolleyes:

    Had a very bad situation with the neighbors last night complaining about the bass and how it wakes their kids up. Wife is beyond fed up.
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    Now asking $500
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    Glad we all spent a ton of time helping you out here.

    Buy your neighbors some ear plugs.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited June 2011
    Don't play them so loud, simple really.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    Agreed. Turn the volume down if you're bothering people. If you're in such close proximity to neighbors any speaker will bother them. Either adjust your volume to a level where you can coexist with humanity, or follow my advice and use a headphone amp as your preamp and then find some headphones you like. Headphones are a great compromise for the times when you can't crank your sda's.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited June 2011
    Turn then down past a certain time. I live in a townhouse. After 10 I turn it down.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited June 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    After many arguments and fights about the size of these speakers, this is a wife forced sale.

    Too bad you decided she has to go, but I can understand. Can I see picks of the wife? I usually don't buy my wives sight unseen....:biggrin:
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2011
    Can you say "soundproofing"? Get the speakers OFF that tiled floor and dampen the sound in the room some?

    When I lived in an apartment I had a two way 6" bookshelf running off a 20w/channel Pioneer integrated and my up-stair neighbor would complain about the 'bass'????

    My response was 'what'? Are you kidding? It turned out that she was having man problems and 'any' noise, however faint was a problem for her! I stopped using the loudness button for low level music for two weeks until she got a new boyfriend. Then I was in business again. And believe me--in a living room that was 25' x 15' x 10' that system couldn't possibly offend!

    Keep 'em and find a work-around!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2011
    Sda's are hard to find. There are a bunch of women out there.


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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    cnh wrote: »
    Can you say "soundproofing"? Get the speakers OFF that tiled floor and dampen the sound in the room...

    excellent point. If you put those speakers on spikes you may find that the problem with your neighbor goes away. The other problem is that tucking the speaker in the corner will cause the bass to be artificially strong.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    Price is now $450. I'm officially at a loss on these speakers. Get em' while they're hot.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2011
    polkersince85 wrote: »
    sda's are hard to find. There are a bunch of women out there.


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    +1---
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    BTW, thanks for the advice guys. The lady next door is a stay at home mom and I keep the music at low volumes all day long. She said she's endured it for months which means she's hearing it even at low volumes (her husbands very elderly mother lives with them as well). Weird thing is that the bass is pretty dead at most places in the house right up until you get near a corner and then it's insane. My house must be acting as a port firing right next door.

    I'm making the move to bookshelfs.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,814
    edited June 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    BTW, thanks for the advice guys. The lady next door is a stay at home mom and I keep the music at low volumes all day long. She said she's endured it for months which means she's hearing it even at low volumes (her husbands very elderly mother lives with them as well). Weird thing is that the bass is pretty dead at most places in the house right up until you get near a corner and then it's insane. My house must be acting as a port firing right next door.

    I'm making the move to bookshelfs.

    That's strange as you haven't had them for months.

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1572901#post1572901

    You also talk about having other speakers prior to the 2B's that had more bass and you mentioned that you're moving soon. Like I said......strange.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,349
    edited June 2011
    audiouncr381ve:rolleyes: the whole thing has been strange since day one..
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2011
    other times I can barely see.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited June 2011
    Damn, your stories are hard to follow.

    It's a wife forced sale because the speakers are too big, but you are moving to a bigger place soon, but it's a neighbor forced sale because of kids sleeping, but you are maybe moving soon, blah, blah, blah . . . .

    And then you have amazing amps you love and will never part with and send out for upgrades, and put up for sale the next day. WTF?

    Yadda, yadda, yadda . . . credibility approaching zero.

    I'm outta here.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2011
    lately it appears to me
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    Who are you guys!? Sherlock Holmes!?! My goodness. You know my story better than I do! Haha It's actually a combination of all of those things and I haven't been dishonest on this forum from day one. Prove me wrong... I find it hilarious that you know how long I've had my speakers. Wow. I estimated a couple of months and I'm off by what? A week or two at most? Do you want to know the color of my underwear F1nut? Lol jk.

    Some facts that will make you detectives less suspicious.

    1. My wife has a possible promotion which would cause us to relocate. It's 50/50 right now so we're not counting on it. Does anybody want the phone number to her employer to verify? lol
    2. It's been almost a few months since I've had them, it was an estimate. I totally forgot to start the timer when I handed the seller my money. Dangit.
    3. Is it really that hard to believe that the reason for the sale is a combination of things? Really? Or is it fun to play detective? I don't know, I'm at a loss for words on this one. But please do entertain, somewhere else.

    Here is all that matters, so please have a little self-control detectives, and stop derailing the thread.

    1. I have speakers for sale.
    2. They are real. Not illusions. Not fake. Not broken.
    3. I've sold to another member and had a smooth transaction.
    4. Why the sale? Doesn't matter. Let's move on.

    I have a guy coming to look at them in the morning. We can play detective later. To all of you that I've offended in some way or another in the past, I'm sorry. I want to put a stop to this ball-busting extravaganza that follows me. Have a little grace, I'm a real guy that has a hard time making up my mind which tends to lead to confusion, especially when it's online.
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    Since we're all in a cheery mood lol, yet another price drop.

    $400
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    Wow, first you're in a rush to rebuild them, then you're in a rush to break them in, then you're in a rush to find them a new amp, and now you're in a rush to sell them. You've lowered your price three times already, and they've only been on sale for what, a day or two???

    Trust me dude, you are going to regret this sale.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited June 2011
    This is a great price and I would buy them if I were closer. I understand the noise problem and am glad I don't have to worry about it where I am at the moment but I've been there before.

    GLWTS
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    edited June 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    Since we're all in a cheery mood lol, yet another price drop.

    $400

    Any chance you are coming to Colorado soon? I might be interested in them for $400. :biggrin:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2011
    ....is that the crack of a whip I hear in the distance?....:biggrin:
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    audio_alan wrote: »
    Any chance you are coming to Colorado soon? I might be interested in them for $400. :biggrin:

    Funny you mention that, I'll be driving to Colorado July 5th for a huge concert/festival I'll be working sound at. We'll be in Olathe. We are driving a 15 passenger van out there so if they don't sell by then, and if we have room which I doubt there will be, they are yours! :smile:
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    BTW, thank you mods for removing the posts from members who had absolutely nothing to contribute to this thread.
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