SDA SRS 2 with TL upgrades in the Kansas City/Midwest Areas

Mike Reeter
Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
edited April 2013 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
I have a pair of SDA SRS 2TL's for sale. I picked these up last summer from long time C.P. member Paul, aka "Stumpy". Paul had done the TL upgrade to the x-overs utilizing a combination of Sonic/Solen Caps and Mills Resistors. He had also upgraded the tweeters with RDO-198's, new Cardas Binding Posts, and Larry's rings on all the mid-drivers/Passive Rad.

I added a full set of Larry's tweeter brackets, added new driver gaskets (Mikes "brgman" one piece), Dynamat on all the driver baskets, added a couple of strips of Sonic Barrier behind the mid-driver section of the cabinets, removed all the Oak caps and stripped/refinished, reclothed all the side panels and grills with Parts Express Mellotone Premium Grill cloth (good stuff, and a very close match to the original cloth). Original SDA cable included also.

The SRS 2's are not perfect, but still a very solid, very clean example, with only one small flaw in on the back edge of one of the top caps and a few scuffs on the rear of the cabinets. I would rate them a strong 8/10 on the Audiogon scale.

From a sonic standpoint, they are excellent. I have other smaller SDA's that are a little better fit in my set-up, and the SRS 2's aren't getting the attention they deserve.

I live approx. 90 miles from downtown K.C., about 3-1/2 hours from Omaha, around 2-1/2 hours from Des Moines, and close to 3-4 hours from St. Louis.

I have sold SDA's in the past to C.P. members from St. Louis, Omaha and the Des Moines areas, I think they were all glad they made the trip.

Please show any interest here or via P.M. Thanks, Mike

$700.00
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  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    edited March 2013
    GLWTS Mike! I hope it doesn't take as long to sell those as it did mine. They look very nice. Love the looks of the Magnum too.
    Dying to get my system back up and going. Your offering a lot bang for the buck there.
    What do you have in line to replace these with?
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited March 2013
    Very nice! Must resist the temptation to replace my 2B TL's with these....
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2013
    charley95 wrote: »
    GLWTS Mike! I hope it doesn't take as long to sell those as it did mine. They look very nice. Love the looks of the Magnum too.
    Dying to get my system back up and going. Your offering a lot bang for the buck there.
    What do you have in line to replace these with?

    I also have a pair of 3.1TL's and a pair of 1C's that have pretty much had the same restoration as the SRS 2's. I know there is no such thing as "too many" SDAs, but I just hate to see the 2's sitting here and not being put to good use.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2013
    michaeljhsda2 wrote: »
    Very nice! Must resist the temptation to replace my 2B TL's with these....

    Michael, I'd say from the looks of your signature, you need another pair of SDA's :biggrin:
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited March 2013
    Haha, can't have too many SDA's. Mike, how much of an upgrade, sound wise, would the SRS 2's be over the 2B TL's, if any?
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited March 2013
    If someone in the Chicago area wants these, I'm in Kansas City every other week for my job, and making the trip from the Chicago area to Kansas City. I would be glad to help out!
    DKG999
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2013
    michaeljhsda2 wrote: »
    Haha, can't have too many SDA's. Mike, how much of an upgrade, sound wise, would the SRS 2's be over the 2B TL's, if any?

    To be honest, I've never heard a pair of 2B's. I do own a pair of CRS+ that have had the 4.1TL upgrade. I think both of these speakers have the same mid-drivers and one tweeter, with a better bass response going to the 2B's.

    The SRS 2's have twice the mid-drivers and tweeters, and a lot more cubic inches of room in the cabinet to power the 15" passives. They are a "Signature Series" SDA that has been a very good example over the years, the SDA effect with them is wicked good. More of a "smaller" SRS or 1.2 sound.

    I've heard folks compare them to the 1C's on steroids, that's a pretty good analogy, more of everything.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2013
    dkg999 wrote: »
    If someone in the Chicago area wants these, I'm in Kansas City every other week for my job, and making the trip from the Chicago area to Kansas City. I would be glad to help out!

    Hey Doug, Thanks for the offer, we live right off US 36/110, the "new" Chicago to Kansas City route, bypassing that wonderful piece of pavement I-70, so right on the way.
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,228
    edited March 2013
    Very nice speakers and a good deal for someone, especially with all of those upgrades.

    I wish I were closer but NY is just too far from KC.

    GLWTS.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited March 2013
    Anybody on the fence with these should jump on them. They are incredible speakers and a steal with these mods at that price.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited March 2013
    These look very nice.Anyone looking for a good size pair of SDA's should pounce.
    What are these rated for about 500wpc?
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited March 2013
    michaeljhsda2 wrote: »
    Very nice! Must resist the temptation to replace my 2B TL's with these....

    As the proud owner of both completely modded and TL'd SDA 2B's AND TL'd Blade/Blade SDS SRS 2's I can promise you want BOTH.

    I have over well over $1K in my SDA SRS 2's; this is a screaming bargain.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
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  • Big Dawg
    Big Dawg Posts: 2,005
    edited March 2013
    Wow - that's a crazy price for a great speaker. Good luck with your sale, someone is gonna get a steal of a deal!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2013
    Come on guys-- road tripped by the Polk Express-- who wouldn't want them! Each road trip has it's on story to tell
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2013
    Thanks for the props guys, I bought these from Stumpy, a great guy and long time C.P. member. Paul passed these on to me at a very reasonable price. I'm trying to do the same and feel like the SRS 2's are priced very fairly considering all the mods/work that have been done to them. The speaker cloth alone was over $60. it's not thin, cheap stuff.

    I sold a STOCK pair of SRS 2's back in '06 http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?44793-FS-SDA-SRS-2-s-Kansas-City-Area for just a little less. Todays pair are definitely "Plug & Play" and they play very well.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,513
    edited March 2013
    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    The speaker cloth alone was over $60. it's not thin, cheap stuff.

    Not to mention the effort. Been there and done that. I had a pair of SRS2's that I modded/re-clothed due to the previous owners bad kitty with cat-scratch fever. Screaming deal here, well worth the more than FAIR price!
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited March 2013
    Just a note, I've made a mistake in referring to the previous owner as "Stumpy" when his screen name is actually "stubby", sorry Paul.
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited March 2013
    Very nice looking pair of SDA's. I would personally drive a good ways for those in that shape and at that price...

    GLWTS
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited March 2013
    They look great, GLWS
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited March 2013
    Very nice looking set Mike and the price is very good for all that you have done to them.
    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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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,228
    edited March 2013
    I can't believe that these are still available. That is a fantastic price especially given all of the upgrades done to them.
    If I were within 400 miles of you, I would have grabbed them myself.
    Somebody should jump all over these!

    GLWTS.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited April 2013
    Hmmmm....Kansas City. Hmmmmmmm.....

    Want. Bad.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited April 2013
    One price drop bump $650.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,093
    edited April 2013
    If only I had a way to get them here...
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited April 2013
    TroyD wrote: »
    If only I had a way to get them here...

    That seems to be the usual problem with SDA's, too big to ship, or too far to drive, especially when you live in the middle of nowhere like myself.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited April 2013
    Mike why don't you put your zip code in your "Location".
    I have noticed most people here don't put where they live,
    am I missing something, is there people that cruise these sites for theft?
    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    That seems to be the usual problem with SDA's, too big to ship, or too far to drive, especially when you live in the middle of nowhere like myself.
    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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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited April 2013
    I don't have any worries of theft, the location in my profile is MO, that stands for Missouri, 64601 to be exact. Just a ways north of Pearland:biggrin:
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited April 2013
    Yes a little north.
    Don't come down anymore on the price it's too cheap already.
    What you need is just a little time and exposure.
    I pulled up the map
    http://www.mapquest.com/maps?zipcode=64601
    And there it is Polk St.:cheesygrin:

    I guess if you list them on ebay you could put:

    "You will need to arrange and pay for shipping.
    I will happily work with the selection of the shipper of your choice"






    Mike Reeter wrote: »
    I don't have any worries of theft, the location in my profile is MO, that stands for Missouri, 64601 to be exact. Just a ways north of Pearland:biggrin:
    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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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 726
    edited April 2013
    I'd really love to get these to replace my original SDA-2's. I just wish I had a vehicle they'd fit in for the 4 hour drive. Let me check with some friends and see if I can make something happen.
    2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Carver TFM-35, Peachtree iDAC, Qobuz streamed via Episode Lynk using bubble UPnP server
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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 726
    edited April 2013
    Anyone coming through the Iowa City area?
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