Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    scubalab wrote: »
    This is a RUN, DON'T WALK package price on a pair of Monitor 5Jr AND a pair of Monitor 10s (with Peerless tweets!) in Virginia:

    https://lynchburg.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-monitor-10s-and/6553915000.html

    Since you got a head start, you'll beat me to them. That is a great deal for earlier 10As and 5jr+.
  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,105
    Nah... I wouldn't have posted them here to tease the members if I was after them! I don't need them, but someone should grab them!
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,817
    Smallies wrote: »
    xjghost wrote: »
    I have a set of 3.1's. From what I understand they are much rarer of SDA speakers of the SDA line. That being said if I were to put mine out three I'd ask $850 and be firm on my price. But I have a full set of larry's rings to install and I replaced the tweeters too. Then again SDA's don't come up that often here in South Carolina.

    Just looking at that single tweeter and where it is, you cannot expect this speaker to do everything well...and that single dimensional driver. I liked the mw-03 array but not the most versatile speaker say for rock. Has anyone actually heard sda affect on these things? So we got a bit better than 1C's but barely deserve the SRS designation if at all. Anyone believe this crap?

    1. SDA is not an effect or as you stated affect, that driver only sends out a reversed phase signal to cancel cross talk. Only one driver did that in many of the SDA series.
    2. No speaker does "everything" well.
  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,430
    Smallies wrote: »
    Just looking at that single tweeter and where it is, you cannot expect this speaker to do everything well...and that single dimensional driver. I liked the mw-03 array but not the most versatile speaker say for rock. Has anyone actually heard sda affect on these things? So we got a bit better than 1C's but barely deserve the SRS designation if at all. Anyone believe this crap?

    Let me get this straight: We're ranting in indignation over the design choices, or perhaps the model-naming choices, of a speaker that hasn't been produced in 27 years?

    ...gonna see if I can stoke up the proper levels of anger on this one, but I'll join you if I manage to get properly pissed.
    Jay
    SDA 2BTL * Musical Fidelity A5cr amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
  • ThomasD
    ThomasD Posts: 260
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    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/stereo-and-hifi-heaven/6566767406.html

    I was just contacted by the person I bought a pair of SDA 2A's from that these were available for $1900.
    Am I really missing something about this picture or is that 'crack' pipe making the rounds again?
    Carver M4.0t, M1.0t, M200t, TX2, C1, C2, Marantz 2230, 2010, 4070, 1030, APPJ 2013, Rega Brio, Marantz Imperial 7's, Klipsch Heresy III, Quartets, KG4's, KG1's, 'The Sixes', R-12SW, Polk SDA 2a's, Monitor 7cTL's, SDA CRS's, 4a's, Zu Audio Dirty Weekends, Pro-ject Acryl TT, Cambridge 851N, 351C, Panamax 5300PM
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,645
    edited April 2018
    Smallies wrote: »
    So we got a bit better than 1C's but barely deserve the SRS designation if at all. Anyone believe this crap?

    So you are trying to compare the transitional speakers from non SRS to SRS and I can tell you from personal experience, because I was fortunate enough to audition all the SDA's in the same room with the same equipment (albeit 30 years ago) that there is a difference as you step up the line. It may not be very noticeable from say the 1C to the SRS2 or 3.1 but it is there. I believe the 3.1 is rare because it came out at the end of the SDA era when demand was going to narrow towers.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)


    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,645
    RTA 11TL's for sale in the Portland area. No affiliation

    https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/ele/d/polk-audio-real-time-array/6566786366.html
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)


    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ujmyu2b7ewky.jpg
    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/stereo-and-hifi-heaven/6566767406.html

    I was just contacted by the person I bought a pair of SDA 2A's from that these were available for $1900.
    Am I really missing something about this picture or is that 'crack' pipe making the rounds again?

    What a shame that every dust cap on those 2.3TL's are pushed in. No telling what other abuse they suffered.
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
  • ThomasD
    ThomasD Posts: 260
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ujmyu2b7ewky.jpg
    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/stereo-and-hifi-heaven/6566767406.html

    I was just contacted by the person I bought a pair of SDA 2A's from that these were available for $1900.
    Am I really missing something about this picture or is that 'crack' pipe making the rounds again?

    What a shame that every dust cap on those 2.3TL's are pushed in. No telling what other abuse they suffered.
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ujmyu2b7ewky.jpg
    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/stereo-and-hifi-heaven/6566767406.html

    I was just contacted by the person I bought a pair of SDA 2A's from that these were available for $1900.
    Am I really missing something about this picture or is that 'crack' pipe making the rounds again?

    What a shame that every dust cap on those 2.3TL's are pushed in. No telling what other abuse they suffered.


    The owner is now down to $1500.00 and says the dust caps are a non issue, they pull out easily !! No grill surrounds, no IC, looks like the cap is damaged. Can't believe anyone would ask anything near that in this condition. Thinking of offering $400, not sure if they are worth that but they are only the 2nd SDA's that have come up for sale in the state this winter. I bought the last pair.
    Carver M4.0t, M1.0t, M200t, TX2, C1, C2, Marantz 2230, 2010, 4070, 1030, APPJ 2013, Rega Brio, Marantz Imperial 7's, Klipsch Heresy III, Quartets, KG4's, KG1's, 'The Sixes', R-12SW, Polk SDA 2a's, Monitor 7cTL's, SDA CRS's, 4a's, Zu Audio Dirty Weekends, Pro-ject Acryl TT, Cambridge 851N, 351C, Panamax 5300PM
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,817
    edited April 2018
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ujmyu2b7ewky.jpg
    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/stereo-and-hifi-heaven/6566767406.html

    I was just contacted by the person I bought a pair of SDA 2A's from that these were available for $1900.
    Am I really missing something about this picture or is that 'crack' pipe making the rounds again?

    What a shame that every dust cap on those 2.3TL's are pushed in. No telling what other abuse they suffered.
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ujmyu2b7ewky.jpg
    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/stereo-and-hifi-heaven/6566767406.html

    I was just contacted by the person I bought a pair of SDA 2A's from that these were available for $1900.
    Am I really missing something about this picture or is that 'crack' pipe making the rounds again?

    What a shame that every dust cap on those 2.3TL's are pushed in. No telling what other abuse they suffered.


    The owner is now down to $1500.00 and says the dust caps are a non issue, they pull out easily !! No grill surrounds, no IC, looks like the cap is damaged. Can't believe anyone would ask anything near that in this condition. Thinking of offering $400, not sure if they are worth that but they are only the 2nd SDA's that have come up for sale in the state this winter. I bought the last pair.

    400.00 would be about right. The dust caps can be pulled out with a vacuum. I've done it many times. The seller is way too high on price for not having grill or cable not too mention the possibility if damage.
  • ThomasD
    ThomasD Posts: 260
    Never mind. Now they need some speaker foam replacements and might have scratchy drivers (magnet separation??). He’s convinced they’re worth the $1500 as is. Not to me.
    Carver M4.0t, M1.0t, M200t, TX2, C1, C2, Marantz 2230, 2010, 4070, 1030, APPJ 2013, Rega Brio, Marantz Imperial 7's, Klipsch Heresy III, Quartets, KG4's, KG1's, 'The Sixes', R-12SW, Polk SDA 2a's, Monitor 7cTL's, SDA CRS's, 4a's, Zu Audio Dirty Weekends, Pro-ject Acryl TT, Cambridge 851N, 351C, Panamax 5300PM
  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    If the seller says it's so easy to pull the dust caps out, why doesn't he just go ahead and do that?! It looks like he's made zero effort to at least make them presentable yet he's asking for top dollar! SMH
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    edited April 2018
    https://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-speakers/6526197732.html

    No affiliation, and I'm torn between these and a pair of 2.3s :#
  • nikonik
    nikonik Posts: 120
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ujmyu2b7ewky.jpg
    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/stereo-and-hifi-heaven/6566767406.html

    I was just contacted by the person I bought a pair of SDA 2A's from that these were available for $1900.
    Am I really missing something about this picture or is that 'crack' pipe making the rounds again?

    What a shame that every dust cap on those 2.3TL's are pushed in. No telling what other abuse they suffered.
    ThomasD wrote: »
    ujmyu2b7ewky.jpg
    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/stereo-and-hifi-heaven/6566767406.html

    I was just contacted by the person I bought a pair of SDA 2A's from that these were available for $1900.
    Am I really missing something about this picture or is that 'crack' pipe making the rounds again?

    What a shame that every dust cap on those 2.3TL's are pushed in. No telling what other abuse they suffered.


    The owner is now down to $1500.00 and says the dust caps are a non issue, they pull out easily !! No grill surrounds, no IC, looks like the cap is damaged. Can't believe anyone would ask anything near that in this condition. Thinking of offering $400, not sure if they are worth that but they are only the 2nd SDA's that have come up for sale in the state this winter. I bought the last pair.

    Send him this link. Perhaps he will rethink his price.
    https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/401506311994
  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,597
    You guys realize that shipping anything to Alaska is a PITA right? How’s many SDAs you think are up there?

    Location plays a role in price. Those 650 SDAs May cost 650 to get up to Alaska making it a non deal lol...
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
  • ThomasD
    ThomasD Posts: 260
    Very true. But regardless of where the speaker is located, a price of $1500 for that particular pair of 2.3's in their current condition is still outrageous in my opinion. I'd pay the shipping & cost for those SDA's in WA. long before I'd purchase the more local pair due to the better apparent shape they're in. I think the owner here is just trying to take advantage of some unsuspecting buyer. But he can put any price on them he wants because they're his and someone may think they've purchased the deal of the century.
    Carver M4.0t, M1.0t, M200t, TX2, C1, C2, Marantz 2230, 2010, 4070, 1030, APPJ 2013, Rega Brio, Marantz Imperial 7's, Klipsch Heresy III, Quartets, KG4's, KG1's, 'The Sixes', R-12SW, Polk SDA 2a's, Monitor 7cTL's, SDA CRS's, 4a's, Zu Audio Dirty Weekends, Pro-ject Acryl TT, Cambridge 851N, 351C, Panamax 5300PM
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,817
    Crazy I've seen 2.3tl's sell here fully with all mods for 1500.00 and completely re-veneered in a very nice wood.
    Dont look back at them
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,220
    edited April 2018
    There's a fool born every day... :s

    But then again, Location, location, location! ;)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,645
    diarmadhim wrote: »

    These have been for sale for quite some time because
    A. The guy is a douchebag
    B. They are rediculously overpriced
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)


    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,195
    audioluvr wrote: »
    These have been for sale for quite some time because
    A. The guy is a douchebag
    B. They are rediculously overpriced

    I just read the listing and I am going to go with "A + B".
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,992
    But he's willing to trade if you have a "DVD/Bluray collection of several thousand good titles"

    No, "Debbie Does Dallas" is not a "good title".
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,220
    Clipdat wrote: »
    But he's willing to trade if you have a "DVD/Bluray collection of several thousand good titles"

    No, "Debbie Does Dallas" is not a "good title".

    Those might be the kind he's referring to. ;)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,645
    ^^^ pshya! That's a great title!
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)


    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,645
    ^^^^ nice looking! Walnut too!
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)


    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,992
    https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-reference/6572649118.htm

    "Price is fair and firm." - What do you think guys? $525 is fair?

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,817
    So fair it is gone
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,645
    ^^^^ what he said
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)


    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,992
    He also had the original link cable!
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,220
    If you've ever heard the SRS2's, it's hard NOT to want your own pair IF you have the room for them to breathe ( But I have seen a pair in a bedroom and they sounded pretty impressive there too. ) and a strong back to handle them. And a strong groin too I might add. :#

    If you have to bring them upstairs, may God help you. o:)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.