SDA 1C value

astronomical
astronomical Posts: 9
edited November 2013 in Vintage Speakers
Whats the current resale value of SDA 1Cs in their original condition? No upgrades. Interconnect cable is missing.



sorry if this shouldnt be here... it seems silly to post 100 posts of nonsense as that would just clutter the forums with wasted space.
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,101
    edited November 2013
    1C or 1C Studio?

    1C maybe $300--$450.
    Subtract $50 for studio version.

    Grille snags, Wood flaws, popped tweeters, etc. all have an effect on price, as does geographical location. If these use the pin/blade interconnect, (most did) you'll have to find a used cable, or change the connections at the speaker because Polk doesn't have pin/blade cables, and the parts to make them are unobtanium.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited November 2013
    In perfect condition about $400-$450.
    An IC cable can easily be made using an RCA cable and removing the outer portion of the plug so that the center pin will go inside the pinhole portion of the socket , the blade portion of the socket is only used for support.

    Schurkey wrote: »
    1C or 1C Studio?

    1C maybe $300--$450.
    Subtract $50 for studio version.

    Grille snags, Wood flaws, popped tweeters, etc. all have an effect on price, as does geographical location. If these use the pin/blade interconnect, (most did) you'll have to find a used cable, or change the connections at the speaker because Polk doesn't have pin/blade cables, and the parts to make them are unobtanium.
    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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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,101
    edited November 2013
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    An IC cable can easily be made using an RCA cable and removing the outer portion of the plug so that the center pin will go inside the pinhole portion of the socket , the blade portion of the socket is only used for support.
    But that leaves you with an SDA interconnect that has a tiny center conductor, excessive resistance, leading to poor SDA performance..

    Perhaps you meant that a pair of modified RCA male cable ends could be connected to ~16-gauge speaker wire.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited November 2013
    Yes once you have established everything (drivers) is working fine (using this tester) at the time of sale.
    It is much better to make up what Schurkey mentioned above.

    Schurkey wrote: »
    But that leaves you with an SDA interconnect that has a tiny center conductor, excessive resistance, leading to poor SDA performance..

    Perhaps you meant that a pair of modified RCA male cable ends could be connected to ~16-gauge speaker wire.
    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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