Polk SDA 1C's

daboyz
daboyz Posts: 5,207
edited November 2011 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
I had a false start on selling these a little bit ago but now they're up for sale. These are a great sounding pair in very nice shape. Drivers are all very nice,cabinets are wonderful save for a small issue.

These had the RDO's in them when I bought them. Since then I upgraded the crossovers with Clarity caps and Mundorf resistors. I probably haven't put enough hours on these for them to be fully broke in and they sound awesome now. They should only get better.

Next to letting go of the Dared pre I will miss these the most. Most of the works been done on these folks so all you gotta do is sit back and enjoy!

I'd like $575 for these. I will not ship. I work near Chicago so at meet near there is possible.

Pics on these will come up soon.
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  • maandjojo
    maandjojo Posts: 293
    edited October 2011
    If I missed something in your post I apologize, but what is the small issue. I am interested.

    Joe
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited October 2011
    There is a light lifting of the veneer on the back corners of each but nothing major. I'll get pics up tonight or tomorrow. These are very nice. I've got $650 into them so I'm definitely not trying to make money. I'm guessing the lack of pics is hurting me a tad.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited October 2011
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited October 2011
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  • daboyz
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    edited October 2011
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  • daboyz
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  • daboyz
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,473
    edited October 2011
    Man those are some nice looking speakers.:cheesygrin: Wish I was closer. To any that get these, they really do sound superb.

    GLWTS.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • factorz
    factorz Posts: 353
    edited October 2011
    Boy am I tempted to pull the trigger on these. I am about a hour North of you and could shoot down to grab these. Anyone moved from the RTA's to the SDA?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,473
    edited October 2011
    Don't hesitate man. These are nice speakers, and are about as nice a sound as can be imagined. These were mine at one point in my journey. I started off with monitor 50's and quickly moved up to the SDA's. Great speaker for the money and daboyz is a top notch guy to deal with.

    grab 'em and have no regrets.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited October 2011
    factorz wrote: »
    Boy am I tempted to pull the trigger on these. I am about a hour North of you and could shoot down to grab these. Anyone moved from the RTA's to the SDA?

    Yes I have. Buy them and don't look back!
    Too much **** to list....
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited October 2011
    factorz wrote: »
    Boy am I tempted to pull the trigger on these. I am about a hour North of you and could shoot down to grab these. Anyone moved from the RTA's to the SDA?

    Yes, not a real comparison. The SDA's are better plus the ones Daboyz has are already upgraded with the good stuff.
    "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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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited October 2011
    Agreed. The SDA make it almost unnecessary to run a center channel even for home theatre. They are quite amazing.
    Too much **** to list....
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited October 2011
    I just bought a pair of 1C's modded and will say its worth the money for sure... This is a great set of speakers and a great price at that.

    GLWTS
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited November 2011
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited November 2011
    factorz wrote: »
    Boy am I tempted to pull the trigger on these. I am about a hour North of you and could shoot down to grab these. Anyone moved from the RTA's to the SDA?

    You have NO idea what you're missing until you experience the difference. I 'upgraded' from RT3000's to SDA 1C's for the music rig and will never look back.
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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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  • jaygax
    jaygax Posts: 153
    edited November 2011
    i have a pair of SDA2a's given from a friend as it was just sitting at her attic for a long time. i used it as my main left and right channels for my HT setup. im new to home theater and my setup is this:

    AVR = yamaha RX-a1000 (just purchased two months ago)
    SBL & SBR channels = klipsch quintets
    SL & SR = polk RTi4
    front presence speakers L & R = klipsch quintets
    main fronts L & R = polk SDA 2a
    sub = BIC PL200

    i know most of you would laugh at my setup. im sorry guys, im just new to this hobby. before, i am just contented in a home theater in a box. what i have before was my onkyo HT-S5100 which is very very ugly compared to my present setup.

    i know the yamaha wouldnt do my SDA's any good and im looking for a decent 2 channel amplifier at an entry level price to drive them. im tight on the budget right now for im also saving up for a full carbon bike. im confused frankly, a bike or a home theater upgrade????

    im looking at emotiva UPA-2 or the behringer A500. im open for suggestions and comments. thank you.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    Jaygax - Aside from your weird name of which I can think of a few funny alternatives, your setup is just fine. Not everyone here has some Hello Kitty setup that has an untold sinkhole of money thrown into it....we're based in reality for the most part. All of us started with what we had available and eventually upgraded into audio oblivion. Get some pics of your set up posted and make sure you get them into the system showcase area as well. This place loves new folks, even if it doesn't show at times, so get to posting.

    What are you looking at as far as an all carbon bike? I'd really be interested in that. Road or Off? I'm an avid MTB'r and so are some others here, so that would be an interesting thread to post.

    Mark
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited November 2011
    Funny enough Mark, I quickly glanced at "jaygax's" name and read it as "gayjax". Intreresting spoonerism.:cheesygrin: Was that one of the alternatives you were thinking? This is not a slam on you jaygax at all. Just thought it was funny that doro and I thought the same thing about your screen name.:lol:
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    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    headrott wrote: »
    Funny enough Mark, I quickly glanced at "jaygax's" name and read it as "gayjax". Intreresting spoonerism.:cheesygrin: Was that one of the alternatives you were thinking? This is not a slam on you jaygax at all. Just thought it was funny that doro and I thought the same thing about your screen name.:lol:

    Yes, 100% spot on. I think that name is actually cooler.

    I like your quote from Audioholics but it's not surprising as some members publically denounce Polk as a hobby and actual speaker manufacturer on a monthly basis. Yet glorify other manufacturer names as if they led the way in speaker design and technology, hand in hand with Altec, Klipsch and JBL. I stopped getting worked up about it years ago, so did everyone else.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited November 2011
    Not really worked up about it myself Mark, but I find it interesting that someone (the writer of my quote) who (has heard???) a pair of SDA's or many other Polk speakers would make a statement like that. It doesn't "get to me" but I do find it perplexing.

    Greg
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    headrott wrote: »
    Not really worked up about it myself Mark, but I find it interesting that someone (the writer of my quote) who (has heard???) a pair of SDA's or many other Polk speakers would make a statement like that. It doesn't "get to me" but I do find it perplexing.

    Greg

    I understand Greg and was just speaking in general, not to the fact you were in reality going completely apeshite and throwing luggage around like the Samsonite gorilla. It's ok, I won't tell anyone. It's really an uneducated comment from someone I bet knows Polk speakers well and just wants to hate them. Folks like that are easy to find on every website that has anything to do with audio. You can find anti-Emotiva ppl here for example....and Klipsch isn't a website for Polk fanatics either, just as an example. Hell, I bet I can rail against something like the garbage Carver has historically produced at the drop of a hat....you never know.

    Whoops...this makes everything ok :wink:

    Mark
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • jaygax
    jaygax Posts: 153
    edited November 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    What are you looking at as far as an all carbon bike? I'd really be interested in that. Road or Off? I'm an avid MTB'r and so are some others here, so that would be an interesting thread to post./QUOTE]

    im getting a FUJI SST 3.0 road bike with shimano 105 group set for a start. i'll upgrade the group set to dura ace after a year of two, to make the bike still exciting after a year of riding. i started riding last year when i hurt my heel from running and tennis. plantar fascitiis. but i survived the full 26.2 mile marathon last october 9th at chicago. now, call that ****? call me gayjax, i dont care. i probably scored more women than you do. :smile:

    i have a la pierre mountain bike too with shimano XTR group set.

    im just going all the way on HT building. im looking at a marantz amp next year. i'll just be contented right now with my setup.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    Sweet bike and the name thing was childish ribbing dude, save the scoring women comments for younger, dumber folks. I think its smart to swap out the groups after you get some time on them and you could easily flip it for a few bucks to boot, as someone else is looking for that set I'm sure.

    I've been riding my ancient Trek 6000 Al frame for years but it's fully blown out with upgrades. I keep hoping that it will at some point fail but until it does, I'll continue to ride it out. It simply refuses to die and that's ok.

    Have you posted your setup yet? or did I miss it? Get some pics up and start a showcase as we all like to see that stuff. Welcome to CP BTW. Jaygax.

    Mark
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • jaygax
    jaygax Posts: 153
    edited November 2011
    mark, thanks for the welcome. i cant post pics yet 'coz im still here working in the lab. im a medtech. in laymans term thats a "vampire". BOOO! ill take some pics as soon as i get home. and ill post my roadbike and mountain bike pic here too for you. my current roadbike is a giant OCR3 with full carbon cockpit.

    what thread will i post the pics? i admit, im dumb in HT building but im a PC gamer. i have a ATI radeon 3870 which still owns in COD modern warfare 2 until now. apparently, its more fun to connect my PC to a HT setup.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    If you check out the top banner, you'll see a link called System Showcase....click on that and follow the directions. There are other gamers here as well, so keep your eyes peeled. I don't play that at the moment but have thought about it. I'm trying to get WOW working thru my router at the moment.

    Get back to work!!
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • jaygax
    jaygax Posts: 153
    edited November 2011
    world of warcraft! havent tried that but im an addict of the old starcraft broodwar. have you already freed the specific ports on your router? its easy. just google it. port forwarding.

    system showcase. thanks a lot. im working while surfing. the labmanager's not here yet. he's always late. back to work.....
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    I'm having port problems for sure....not sure what it is exactly tho'. If I get some specifics, I may bounce the errors off you if you don't mind.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • jaygax
    jaygax Posts: 153
    edited November 2011
    i'd be happy to help.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited November 2011
    Talk about a bromance derail of a thread......:eek:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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