What are these?

OldmanSRS
OldmanSRS Posts: 419
edited March 2013 in Vintage Speakers
"Polk audio true stereo SDA loudspeakers"

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I know nothing more....What are they worth.

Thanks in advance.
'65 427 Shelby Cobra
'72 Triumph TR-6
__________________
'88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
'86 Polk SDA CRS+
'84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
'05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
'20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
'93 Carver TFM-35
'88 Carver M-1.0t
'88 Adcom GFT-555
'88 Adcom GFP-555
'88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
'88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
'05 Onkyo DV-555 media
'89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
'89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
'91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
'89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
'89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
Four Polk T-15's
Four Polk TSi-200's
Four Polk TSi-100's
Two Polk CS-10's
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  • canadianicon25
    canadianicon25 Posts: 200
    edited February 2013
    do you have pictures without the grills on?
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited February 2013
    Most probably SDA-2B Studio version.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited February 2013
    Sorry no other pics provided. If they work and I can get them for under $100, whatever they are, is it worth it?
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • bored184
    bored184 Posts: 324
    edited February 2013
    For $100.00 I would jump on them. Maybe someone with a better idea of what they are worth will chime. If you go check them out I would look up some the photos of the SDA's first. That way when you takes the grills you have a better idea of what your looking at.
    Speakers: TL Monitor 10s, RTA 11TLs, Fortes, Thiel CS 1.2
    Amplifiers: ]Ashly FTX 2001 III, Dynaco ST-70, DIY F6
    Pre: Adcom GFP 750, Aikido Tube Pre
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  • nhhiep
    nhhiep Posts: 877
    edited February 2013
    $200 max with the cable included.
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    edited February 2013
    They look 2A-ish.
    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
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited February 2013
    check if all drivers work and run.
    $100 is a steal.
    even monitor 7 costs that much.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • Mr. Bubbles
    Mr. Bubbles Posts: 736
    edited February 2013
    I have to agree with Mystery; $100 is a steal for any SDA speakers. They look like 2A's, but also like 2b studios. Not sure what the original 2's look like. Either way, you're wasting time typing and reading posts here. Go get em.
    If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of Progress?!


    Monitor 5Jr, Monitor 5, RTA12, RTA 15TL, SDA 2A, 1c, SRS 2, 1.2TL, CRS, Atrium.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2013
    If they are in good condition, $200 would be a great price, though a bit low ball? These run in the 300 dollar range plus or minus 25, and since they are becoming more and more difficult to find (along with other SDAs that are mostly in the hands of Polkies), they should hold their value just fine!

    If you find a bargain that's great but don't "give it to" a fellow Polkie if he's selling these. Stick to the value pricing!


    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited February 2013
    cnh wrote: »
    If you find a bargain that's great but don't "give it to" a fellow Polkie if he's selling these. Stick to the value pricing!
    cnh
    Got me confused there. :confused:

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2013
    What I'm saying is that if a Polkie were selling these for 275-325 on THIS site, that would be absolutely FAIR. But if you have someone on ebay or CL who does not know the value of SDA 2A/Bs then that's OK. But if someone "here" were selling at a more "normal" price, one should NOT say, but "hey, CL has them for $100", because that's not a "fair" price for someone who knows their VALUE!

    That's all.

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited February 2013
    They look a little taller than the 2B's. Maybe 1B's??
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited February 2013
    tophatjohnny wrote: »
    They look a little taller than the 2B's. Maybe 1B's??

    Could be, without seeing the drivers, it's a tough call!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • naturallight
    naturallight Posts: 689
    edited February 2013
    OK..now yes the pic could be really screwed up...but did anybody look at the fact that the right speaker looks alot wider then the one on the left??? Just saying. Looks like two different speakers to me.....
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  • Zeros
    Zeros Posts: 940
    edited February 2013
    naturallight wrote: »
    OK..now yes the pic could be really screwed up...but did anybody look at the fact that the right speaker looks alot wider then the one on the left??? Just saying. Looks like two different speakers to me.....

    I think the one on the right looks larger due to the shadow.
    My Basement / Home Theater Room
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited February 2013
    They are NOT a Studio version. The studios were all in black.
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  • naturallight
    naturallight Posts: 689
    edited February 2013
    No..there not studio stuff..what ever they are..just run and take a look at them...LOL
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited February 2013
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    They are NOT a Studio version. The studios were all in black.
    Okay.
    But it doesn't matter. Run and get them... :mrgreen:

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited February 2013
    Thanks everyone. I'm heading over in the morning to get them if they are cheap enough and in decent condition. Found this cool link for Polk vintage speaker ID's.

    http://www.gimpod.com/sda-id.html
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • Mr. Bubbles
    Mr. Bubbles Posts: 736
    edited February 2013
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    They are NOT a Studio version. The studios were all in black.

    Sorry, didn't think about the color.
    If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of Progress?!


    Monitor 5Jr, Monitor 5, RTA12, RTA 15TL, SDA 2A, 1c, SRS 2, 1.2TL, CRS, Atrium.
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited March 2013
    SDA-1C-bb.jpg

    SD1-B (stock photo)

    Missed them by 10 minutes. They were at an estate sale. I got there 1/2 hour early and got number 95. The pro's were there 3 hours early to be in the first group of 40 they let into the home. Waiting in line I watch one guy carrying out a set of Advents, some Yamaha's and finally the Polk's.

    I followed him to the van and told him those were ones I wanted. He didn't seem interested in what I had to say.

    Me: Those are nice, how much did you give for them?
    Buyer: $100
    Me: That's a good price, just what I was thinking they should go for.
    Buyer: Yes not bad.
    Me: Do you know what you have there?
    Buyer: Polks
    Me: Right, but which ones?
    Buyer: They are seven-way and very heavy.
    Me: Did you get the IC cable?
    Buyer: What?
    Me: The cable that connects them together.
    Buyer: Only one of them.
    Me: Are you a dealer or collector?
    Buyer: I buy a lot of vintage audio and re-sell it on CL.

    The condition of the speakers was good. The only thing I saw when he was loading them was all the screw heads on the tweeters were very rusty. Speakers were in an old house that probably saw a lot of humidity over the years.

    Se la-vie

    Greg
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited March 2013
    OldmanSRS wrote: »
    ...
    7 ways???
    I bet 7 way Polk sounds great. :mrgreen:
    You should have offered him $150 right there and he may have said, 'Take Them'.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited March 2013
    The guy hacked me off and I really didn't need them. At $100, it felt like a win. For $150, sloppy seconds icon_mrgreen.gif
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    edited March 2013
    tophatjohnny wrote: »
    They look a little taller than the 2B's. Maybe 1B's??

    Ding! Ding! Ding!....We have a winner! From our local 1B "expert" tophatjohnny!! :cheesygrin:

    Hey, OldmanSRS, let us know what he lists them on CL for if he does so locally.
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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited March 2013
    OK, I will let you know. In the interem, you can pick these SDA1's up just down the road for only $650. Note the odd SL-2000 :redface:

    3Kd3L53J55N15F75J5d1n0ebcc5ec69a81a77.jpg

    http://knoxville.craigslist.org/ele/3567410333.html

    These are some of the best speakers you will ever find. They sound awesome and look Great! (grills are perfect) SDA-1's POLK These speakers sold for around 1700.00 new. I have the instrution manuel and the cord that connects each bass speaker for a deep rich sound.

    That $100 deal was indeed very sweet.
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited March 2013
    OldmanSRS wrote: »
    OK, I will let you know. In the interem, you can pick these SDA1's up just down the road for only $650. Note the odd SL-2000 :redface:

    That $100 deal was indeed very sweet.

    SL-2000?
    Those are SL-1000's.

    Yes, $100 was great deal.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited March 2013
    Yes it will be interesting to see the listing when it comes up online please lets us know.
    If you change your mind you could offer him $150.
    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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  • OldmanSRS
    OldmanSRS Posts: 419
    edited March 2013
    SL-2000?
    Those are SL-1000's.

    Look closer. 3 of them are SL-1000's. The right speaker, left tweet has an SL-2000.

    I could have offered the estate sale buyer $150 for the 1B's but I didn't want them that bad and didn't want to haggle. The guy was a pro junk buyer. He had a van full of audio, electronics and computers. Plus his attitude kinda sucked. He didn't know what he had, just that they had a lot of drivers in them....
    '65 427 Shelby Cobra
    '72 Triumph TR-6
    __________________
    '88 Polk SDA SRS 1.2, with upgraded XO caps and Erse SDA inductors
    '86 Polk SDA CRS+
    '84 Polk Monitor 10A (Peerless tweeters)
    '05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
    '20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
    '93 Carver TFM-35
    '88 Carver M-1.0t
    '88 Adcom GFT-555
    '88 Adcom GFP-555
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
    '88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
    '05 Onkyo DV-555 media
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
    '89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
    '91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
    '89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
    '89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
    One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
    Four Polk T-15's
    Four Polk TSi-200's
    Four Polk TSi-100's
    Two Polk CS-10's
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited March 2013
    OldmanSRS wrote: »
    SL-2000?
    Those are SL-1000's.
    Look closer. 3 of them are SL-1000's. The right speaker, left tweet has an SL-2000.
    I see now.
    That is there for better SDA effect. :eek: :cheesygrin:

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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