Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    la2vegas wrote: »
    VSAT88 wrote: »
    All those passives. I wonder where the speakers went ? Those will be invaluable to many in the future that need such.

    The seller has several ads where the drivers and tweeters are also for sale. He probably has a mountain of empty cabinets in his backyard. :D

    He must be a butcher of sorts. :#

    No wonder. Looking at the price these speakers go in Craigslist, shipping parts makes way more money, usually more than double.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,055
    Mystery wrote: »

    No wonder. Looking at the price these speakers go in Craigslist, shipping parts makes way more money, usually more than double.

    Yeah, if you’re a bleeder, bloodsucker, cannibal
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,200
    dromunds wrote: »
    Mystery wrote: »

    No wonder. Looking at the price these speakers go in Craigslist, shipping parts makes way more money, usually more than double.

    Yeah, if you’re a bleeder, bloodsucker, cannibal

    You rang???
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,115
    edited January 2021
    I don't remember what passive it is but my 3.1 passive was saved by a member on here. The counter weight broke free.... Wish those were closer I'd snag them up.
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    dromunds wrote: »
    Mystery wrote: »

    No wonder. Looking at the price these speakers go in Craigslist, shipping parts makes way more money, usually more than double.

    Yeah, if you’re a bleeder, bloodsucker, cannibal

    Blame Polk.
    This all happened due to the bad glue.
    Woofers shift magnet and need replacements, at prime cost.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • engie490
    engie490 Posts: 433
    VSAT88 wrote: »
    Mystery wrote: »
    Polk Audio SDA SRS 3.1TL Vintage Stereo Speakers - $600 (Arvada)
    https://denver.craigslist.org/ele/d/arvada-polk-audio-sda-srs-31tl-vintage/7266680911.html
    I had them before and great if you have space.

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    I could make space !

    Asking price is down to $500...
    KEF 207s / Coda Continuum / SST Thoebe II / Oppo BDP-105D / Technics SP-15 w/SAEC WE-308SX & Ortofon AS-309 arms / Ikeda 9C2 & Dynavector XX2 Mk II carts
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,200
    Mystery wrote: »
    dromunds wrote: »
    Mystery wrote: »

    No wonder. Looking at the price these speakers go in Craigslist, shipping parts makes way more money, usually more than double.

    Yeah, if you’re a bleeder, bloodsucker, cannibal

    Blame Polk.
    This all happened due to the bad glue.
    Woofers shift magnet and need replacements, at prime cost.

    It's happened to more than just polk drivers. Many of the others folks just throw away as they are less desirable speakers so we just do not hear it.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,986
    VSAT88 wrote: »
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Polk CRS blade/blade out in Los Angeles, no affiliation. In need of a carpenter. opqiljn6av71.jpg
    https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/d/van-nuys-vintage-polk-audio-speaker/7265294660.html

    I would probably take them anyway if I were out that way. Thanks to @xschop I have a set of X overs I could build for them and I always keep spare 6511's

    Did anyone here snatch these up?
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • VSAT88
    VSAT88 Posts: 1,282
    I know I didn't. They might as well be in Egypt far as I am concerned. Phenix City AL is a long way from there. Not only that I am actually going to start letting some equipment go. Filled up all my extra storage !
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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 751
    Frankenpolk is alive and well in Los Angeles. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/ele/d/los-angeles-polk-audio-7b-with-peerless/7272991599.html
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,360

    :'(

    I'd buy them for the tweeters.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,986
    edited February 2021
    They could have at least tried implementing a closed-back midrange.
    Those look like they were prepped for a hurricane.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,055
    Nice cabs and Peerless tweets and maybe good crossovers for half a hundy? Sounds like a no-brainer.
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  • VSAT88
    VSAT88 Posts: 1,282
    edited February 2021
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Frankenpolk is alive and well in Los Angeles. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/ele/d/los-angeles-polk-audio-7b-with-peerless/7272991599.html
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    I love them. They would fit right in here. I weep for them. Lol. No kidding though, if I were there I would buy them and fix em right on back up. Put some "Mystery" drivers in there.
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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 751
    I offered him 30 but he didn't bite...
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  • JayMX
    JayMX Posts: 447
    edited February 2021
    Anybody in the intermountain west following this thread? I just finished up a pair of 3.1TL's, listed locally here in Utah. Could make some arrangements if a fellow polkaholic is in the market and within reasonable distance to meet up. I’m hoping to get $575 for them which is pretty much what I have into them. Holla if'n you’re interested.

    Stuff I’ve done to them:

    - They’ve been aesthetically refreshed, re-stained with India ink and topped with polyacrylic. There are some blemishes from mistreatment in the past, luckily the worst of it is on the backs. Grilles and cabinet cloth is in good condition, no snags or rips, a little schmegma on them that I haven’t tried to clean off yet, but it shows worse in the photo than it is in person.
    - The magnets have all been secured with powergrab to prevent shifting.
    - Noico damping material has been applied to all baskets to reduce ringing.
    - The tweeters were upgraded with RD0-198’s.
    - Terminal cups have all new binding posts and built new jumpers.
    - Drivers and passives are all in great condition and the cabinets are sealed well.
    - Included is a custom 12’ interconnect cable for the SDA circuit.

    Also have listed a CS350-LS in vgc. Perfect working order. $125 obo.

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    Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), SDA CRS+ (194’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL, R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩
    Pairs that have passed through: Monitor 4b (Peerless), Monitor 5a (Peerless), Monitor 5b (SL1000), Monitor 5b (SL2000) (4x pair), Monitor 7b (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7c’s (194’s), Monitor 10a (Peerless), Monitor 10b (5x pair), RTA8, RTA8TL, RTA 11T, RTA12c (194's), SDA CRS, SDA 2 (2x pair), SDA 2a, SDA 2b, SDA 1b, SDA 1c, SDA SRS 2 (2x pair), SDA SRS 3.1TL (198’s) (2x pair)...and more to come, it’s a sickness.
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  • Navy_Goat
    Navy_Goat Posts: 375
    Seems like a very good deal for the right person. Hard to imagine better sound/money! GLWS!
    SDA SRS 2.3tl, SDA 1C, SDA 2B (TL mod), Reserve 200
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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,171
    Polk RT 25i speakers - $75 (Johnson City, TN) Claims perfect. No affiliation.
    https://tricities.craigslist.org/ele/d/johnson-city-polk-rt-25i-speakers/7273771067.html
    Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.

    Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
    Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
    Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
    ​Thompson Adventures, Inc.
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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 751
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    https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/d/burbank-polk-monitor-7tl-recapped/7280479726.html

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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 751
    https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/d/burbank-polk-31tl-gorgeous/7280481888.html
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,594
    edited February 2021
    Makes me want to upgrade my spare 7B crossovers as above to make them 7tl's w/ RDO-198's just to see what sort of difference there is compared to Peerless. $650 though? I WISH you could get your labor back in resale value......but heck I'm never selling mine!
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • invalid
    invalid Posts: 1,387
    If you are never selling them, why would you worry about getting you labor $ back. Listening pleasure is also worth something.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,594
    Umm yes exactly! Just saying that I don't think they will sell for $650 especially in CA.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • invalid
    invalid Posts: 1,387
    I thought everything was more expensive in california.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,594
    edited February 2021
    I see these vintage Polks go for half the price in CA that I see them sell for in NJ. Probably depends greatly upon the area though. I am not far from NYC and everything is jacked up here.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 751
    Gardenstater wrote: »
    I see these vintage Polks go for half the price in CA that I see them sell for in NJ. Probably depends greatly upon the area though. I am not far from NYC and everything is jacked up here.

    I've bought 4 pairs of 7's over the last 5 years. All of them have been for 30 dollars or less. One pair had peerless tweeters while another had the sl2500.

    Vintage Polks do seem to run considerably cheaper out here in California in comparison to other states for some reason.
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 4,986
    edited February 2021
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Gardenstater wrote: »
    I see these vintage Polks go for half the price in CA that I see them sell for in NJ. Probably depends greatly upon the area though. I am not far from NYC and everything is jacked up here.

    I've bought 4 pairs of 7's over the last 5 years. All of them have been for 30 dollars or less. One pair had peerless tweeters while another had the sl2500.

    Vintage Polks do seem to run considerably cheaper out here in California in comparison to other states for some reason.

    At those prices, they are experiments waiting to happen lol. The 7's can afford some interior bracing mods.
    Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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  • tonyp063
    tonyp063 Posts: 1,098
    Model 7s in Baltimore. $100


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    https://baltimore.craigslist.org/ele/d/baltimore-polk-audio-model-7a/7276395677.html
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,246
    RTA-12 just north of Nashville for $250
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    https://nashville.craigslist.org/ele/d/hendersonville-polk-audio-rta-12/7264337465.html
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,594
    tonyp063 wrote: »
    Model 7s in Baltimore. $100


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    https://baltimore.craigslist.org/ele/d/baltimore-polk-audio-model-7a/7276395677.html

    Looks like there is not a hole in that Peerless dome. Maybe Polk didn't do that early on.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
    iFi nano iDSD DAC
    iPurifier3
    iDefender w/ iPower PS
    Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
    iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
    Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
    Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform
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