SDA 1C vs Monitor 12 Series 2

nhhiep
nhhiep Posts: 877
edited October 2012 in Vintage Speakers
I've the 2 set and need to sell one because of space issue. they're almost the same in term of # of drivers, except the 1Cs have 1 more tweeter and all are RDO94. Both have the same physical size too. Monitor 12 Series 2 are 100% stock.
Both are in good working condition. Which one would you keep?
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  • stubby
    stubby Posts: 723
    edited September 2012
    Monitor 12's were probably the closest thing to a party speaker Polk ever made. For my own part, the 1C's would win hands down. Just depends on what you want out of your speakers. Accuracy or rocking out.
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited September 2012
    SDA 1C's all day long.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • zippty2001
    zippty2001 Posts: 232
    edited September 2012
    i know a guy with the screen name of zippty2001 that if your close enough to him might buy the 12s from you to help fund your 1c upgrades. just putting it out there
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  • edwardm10
    edwardm10 Posts: 104
    edited September 2012
    1C's, no question
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited October 2012
    ^ working on 100 ehh? lol


    ok..... 1c' YEP
    --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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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited October 2012
    made the decision and sold m12 $290 on CL. 2 buyers wanted to buy, so it was an easy sale
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  • hewlew1
    hewlew1 Posts: 154
    edited October 2012
    Smart choice.
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited October 2012
    I agree. I have the Monitor 12 series 2 and the SDA 1C's. Both are good speakers but the 1C's are overall much better due to the SDA effect. The stock monitor 12 series 2's actually have better tweets using the SL2500 tweet with the replacement being the RDO 198's. Both speakers have there good points but in the end 1C's have a better overall sound to them.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited October 2012
    I will never sell my 1C, seriously :cool:
    hewlew1 wrote: »
    Smart choice.
    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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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited October 2012
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    I will never sell my 1C, seriously :cool:

    I will sell my 1C for sure if I can get bigger SDA speakers :)

    I was surprised that people still pay that much for old polk M12 ii . I would get Lsi7/9 if i were them for just a little more .
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