Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • tonyp063
    tonyp063 Posts: 1,081
    Monitor 5s. Delaware.

    http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ele/5079063526.html

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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Monitor 4's with the odd ball tweeter - $40 Denver

    http://denver.craigslist.org/ele/5100088255.html

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    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    I wouldn't pay more than $62.50 CDN. According to the exchange rate.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    nbrowser wrote: »
    Nightfall wrote: »
    I wouldn't pay more than $62.50 CDN. According to the exchange rate.

    Fer $80 I can get a pair of somewhat minty mismatched tweeter RTA-11TLs...and one contains a SL 2000...ugh lol

    That's a great deal! Put them in the bedroom and sell the Monitor 5's to fund a pair of RDO-198's.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,595
    SDA SRS in the twin cities area. Looks to be about two hours away. He says he will deliver to the twin cities in original boxes. He bought them new. j0qf99hh1jap.jpg
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,595
    Twice what I paid for mine. But with the eight new upgrade tweeters I bought for mine. Fifteen would be my price too. I am keeping mine forever! Have a safe Fourth of July weekend. Peace. D
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Yea they have been going up. I would not part with either set that I have. I guess I am what you called satisfied.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • tonyp063
    tonyp063 Posts: 1,081
    SDA1-Bs Central Maryland
    http://baltimore.craigslist.org/ele/5107850353.html

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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Seeing them in a nice room like that tells me that they have probably been well taken care of.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    Agree. Sometimes its worth the extra coin just to get em clean & taken care of
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,267
    DSkip wrote: »
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Seeing them in a nice room like that tells me that they have probably been well taken care of.

    You mean immaculate boxes for speakers decades old don't give you that same feeling?

    Seeing them in a dirty garage or outside makes me gag.
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"




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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    DSkip wrote: »
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Seeing them in a nice room like that tells me that they have probably been well taken care of.

    You mean immaculate boxes for speakers decades old don't give you that same feeling?

    Seeing them in a dirty garage or outside makes me gag.

    Agreed, looks very nice.
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    Micro Seiki DD-40 - Lyra-Dorian and Denon DL-160
    PS Audio GCPH phono pre
    Sunfire CG 200 X 5
    Sunfire CG Sig 405 X 5
    OPPO BDP-83 SE
    SDA SRS 1.2TL Sonicaps and Mills
    Ctr CS1000p
    Sur - FX1000 x 4
    SUB - SVS PB2-Plus

    Workkout room:
    Sony Bravia XBR- 32-Inch 1080p
    Onkyo TX-DS898
    GFA 555
    Yamaha DVD-S1800BL/SACD
    Ft - SDA 1C

    Not being used:
    RTi 38's -4
    RT55i's - 2
    RT25i's -2, using other 2 in shop
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Yea that too, looks to be well preserved and not abused.
    DSkip wrote: »
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Seeing them in a nice room like that tells me that they have probably been well taken care of.

    You mean immaculate boxes for speakers decades old don't give you that same feeling?

    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    dam i wanted those sdas in eden
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    I will be in Crosby next month on the annual mountain bike trip Crosbynotonly has one of the best Mountain.bike courses in Minnesota it appears to have a nice pair of SDA's. I Know quite a few people in the Crosby, Brainerd area I grew up in that area. I should have one of my buddies contact the sellers, however I don't need them.
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    2 Channel
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    What should someone expect to pay for sda srs or 1.2tl? I am thinking of buying another pair.
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    edited July 2015
    Dabutcher wrote: »
    SDA SRS in the twin cities area. Looks to be about two hours away. He says he will deliver to the twin cities in original boxes. He bought them new. j0qf99hh1jap.jpg


    I was thinking of contacting this guy, is he a forum member? Is it really to much to pay for these? What should someone look myself ask? Lets say their not sold and he agrees to ship em. What the best way to ship and package em?
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited July 2015
    Having the original boxes is a plus. How far, like 500 miles? You will need to contact a moving company. http://www.theupsstore.com/pack-ship/Pages/freight.aspx
    http://www.freightcenter.com/furniture shipping.aspx
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    edited July 2015
    Herk wrote: »
    I was thinking of contacting this guy, is he a forum member? Is it really to much to pay for these? What should someone look myself ask? Lets say their not sold and he agrees to ship em. What the best way to ship and package em?

    I purchased my SDA SRS1.2s in Florida and had them shipped to New Hampshire.

    I engaged an antique shipper to pick them up at the seller's house, pad them very well (as in for a priceless antique), strap them face to face on a pallet, and ship them via a moving company which he uses regularly to ship antiques.

    Yes, shipping cost almost as much as the speakers, but I received them without incident.

    At the time I was ignorant of the magnet-shifting potential, but the speakers arrived with magnets in place.
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    I had some 2b's shipped from Colorado & they were strapped on pallet & shrunk wrapped also. Made the trip perfectly. Also rta15's shipped from Colorada also with no issues. Every Polk speaker i have has been shipped & only once with issue. Its nice if the driver magnets were glued. But thats not alway the case
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    edited July 2015
    Moose68Bash wrote: »
    Herk wrote: »
    I was thinking of contacting this guy, is he a forum member? Is it really to much to pay for these? What should someone look myself ask? Lets say their not sold and he agrees to ship em. What the best way to ship and package em?

    I purchased my SDA SRS1.2s in Florida and had them shipped to New Hampshire.

    I engaged an antique shipper to pick them up at the seller's house, pad them very well (as in for a priceless antique), strap them face to face on a pallet, and ship them via a moving company which he uses regularly to ship antiques.

    Yes, shipping cost almost as much as the speakers, but I received them without incident.

    At the time I was ignorant of the magnet-shifting potential, but the speakers arrived with magnets in place.



    What do you mean face to face, I assume you had the laying down not standing up for shipment right? Is the best way to ship these on their backs or fronts, this way to minimize magnet movement maybe? I am a visual person so i get confused with word explanations sorry.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Yes ship them on their backs.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    Thank You polkie man. I can't afford to pay the same amount for shipping as the speakers cost. I was hoping they would be around 250-300 bucks to ship. From mn to ny.
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,897
    edited July 2015
    The real problem with shipping something like this is the freight class. Not much different than shipping eggs. It costs a lot more due to the fragility of the items.
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    edited July 2015
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Yes ship them on their backs.

    Yes, this the the best way to ship them to prevent magnets from shifting.

    However, as I said, I was completely ignorant about this potential problem when i arranged shipping for my speakers. Mine were shipped standing upright and face-to-face. As I recall, the shipper also shrink-wraped them together.

    I lucked out that I had no problems. Now, the magnets are secured with JB Weld! :)
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,093
    Saw these this morning. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-11-STEREO-SPEAKERS-XCLNT-RARE-VINTAGE-SDA-RTA-10-/331606617745?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d354b6e91

    SDA's?
    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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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,629
    Those are SWEET
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    xjghost wrote: »
    Saw these this morning. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-11-STEREO-SPEAKERS-XCLNT-RARE-VINTAGE-SDA-RTA-10-/331606617745?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d354b6e91

    SDA's?

    Nope. Monitor 11s...
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Yes when I had mine moved from Houston to Pearland, upright, 12 miles in 1992, I had no idea either. But it wasn't far and they haven't moved since.
    Moose68Bash wrote: »
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Yes ship them on their backs.

    Yes, this the the best way to ship them to prevent magnets from shifting.

    However, as I said, I was completely ignorant about this potential problem when i arranged shipping for my speakers. Mine were shipped standing upright and face-to-face. As I recall, the shipper also shrink-wraped them together.

    I lucked out that I had no problems. Now, the magnets are secured with JB Weld! :)

    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,093
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    xjghost wrote: »
    Saw these this morning. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-11-STEREO-SPEAKERS-XCLNT-RARE-VINTAGE-SDA-RTA-10-/331606617745?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d354b6e91

    SDA's?

    Nope. Monitor 11s...
    DSkip wrote: »
    Price is about $50-100 too high IMO. They are rare birds, but not worth $250 and barely worth $200. I'd take them over early RTA12's though.

    Are those the Peerless Tweeters?
    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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