SDA 1C Studio What are they worth?

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  • rock79
    rock79 Posts: 19
    edited June 2011
    Hi all.

    Got my two new 194's yesterday. Put them in, got rid of the ground bridge on the Gfa-5500 and there is now way I will even consider selling these speakers. Thanks to one of darquenights posts on this group that said I wasn't supposed to bridge the grounds with the 1c's. I admit, I am humble. They sound great now. I took some money, sold my Thorens 166 mk II on eBay and ordered a Rega P3-24 to use with my new AT 150 mlx cartridge. Thanks you guys..
    "The door is open but the ride ain't free"
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    I love happy endings.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • rock79
    rock79 Posts: 19
    edited June 2011
    Me too!! Thank You. For the first time I felt like kicking my own @ss. LOL.
    "The door is open but the ride ain't free"
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  • rock79
    rock79 Posts: 19
    edited June 2011
    Now that I got through this, anyone know how to find the best post on modifiying the SDA cable from the stock one I have?
    "The door is open but the ride ain't free"
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  • aviator
    aviator Posts: 159
    edited June 2011
    Bikerduck wrote: »
    After checking the average price on Ebay for 2 years on the 1C's it came to 480 excluding shipping, in very good condition. On Craigslist, depending where you live, I have seen them anywhere fron 220 to 600. I was looking into them fo a while and still have a pair of 2A's but now, I am going to buy a new pair of Vandersteens........:biggrin:

    How did you get 2 years worth of history off of eBay? All I can get off their "advanced search" is just very recent sales history.

    Thanks.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    rock79 wrote: »
    Now that I got through this, anyone know how to find the best post on modifiying the SDA cable from the stock one I have?

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30467

    My advice is do a search for threads started by DarqueNight. You'll find more than enough reading to keep you happy.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited June 2011
    Btw, there's really not much to replacing the pin/blade style interconnect. The blade is not a conductor, it's just sorted to ground. Pull the connector from the pin, mount a single speaker binding post on the xo plate, attach the connector from the pin, and use speaker wire of your choice.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited June 2011
    rock79 wrote: »
    Hi all.

    Got my two new 194's yesterday. Put them in, got rid of the ground bridge on the Gfa-5500 and there is now way I will even consider selling these speakers. Thanks to one of darquenights posts on this group that said I wasn't supposed to bridge the grounds with the 1c's. I admit, I am humble. They sound great now. I took some money, sold my Thorens 166 mk II on eBay and ordered a Rega P3-24 to use with my new AT 150 mlx cartridge. Thanks you guys..

    Jeeez, I really hate to be an "I told you so".............:wink:
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2011
    rock79 wrote: »
    Hi all.

    Got my two new 194's yesterday. Put them in, got rid of the ground bridge on the Gfa-5500 and there is now way I will even consider selling these speakers. Thanks to one of darquenights posts on this group that said I wasn't supposed to bridge the grounds with the 1c's. I admit, I am humble. They sound great now. I took some money, sold my Thorens 166 mk II on eBay and ordered a Rega P3-24 to use with my new AT 150 mlx cartridge. Thanks you guys..

    Glad you dig it!

    I always think about swapping out my 198's for the 194's. I really like the 194's when they were in. Has anybody done any comparisons?
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  • quadzilla
    quadzilla Posts: 1,543
    edited June 2011
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    Glad you dig it!

    I always think about swapping out my 198's for the 194's. I really like the 194's when they were in. Has anybody done any comparisons?

    The 198s are much smoother and have more extension than the 194s to my ear. But to do that also requires modifying the crossover.
    Turntable: Empire 208
    Arm: Rega 300
    Cart: Shelter 501 III
    Phono Pre: Aural Thrills
    Digital: Pioneer DV-79ai
    Pre: Conrad Johnson ET3 SE
    Amp: Conrad Johnson Evolution 2000
    Cables: Cardas Neutral Reference
    Speakers: SDA 2.3TL, heavily modified
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  • rock79
    rock79 Posts: 19
    edited June 2011
    Wow, I can't thank you guys enough....As i'm listening to the 1C's right now.
    They gotta make these again for sure. These are amazing with the crossover upgrades I did.
    "The door is open but the ride ain't free"
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited July 2011
    Glad you're enjoying them. Try them with some tube gear someday. Your ears will thank you even more. :)
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited July 2011
    +1 for tubes + SDA
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited July 2011
    rock79 wrote: »
    Now that I got through this, anyone know how to find the best post on modifiying the SDA cable from the stock one I have?

    Ben on this forum makes custom SDA interconnects for a very reasonable price. ben62670
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    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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