2.3 TL price check.

tygr1955
tygr1955 Posts: 45
edited April 2014 in Vintage Speakers
I will be picking up a nice pair of 2.3 TLs next weekend for $500. I know, it's no score but it seems to me the prices are moving up on these. Did I do ok?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,243
    edited April 2014
    It's no score?? Think again, that's a steal!!
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited April 2014
    Even SRS2 go for more than that so...

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • tygr1955
    tygr1955 Posts: 45
    edited April 2014
    Thanks Toolfan, I wasn't really sure.

    Hey Mystery!
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited April 2014
    sounds like a great deal to me!
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,222
    edited April 2014
    That is a great deal. Heck, anything under a grand for SDA 2.3TLs is a good deal, imho.

    You got a steal.

    Congrats and enjoy!
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited April 2014
    Great get!
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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    edited April 2014
    Yeah, that's a REALLY nice price. Congrats!
    The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.” -Albert Einstein

    Sony Playstation 3 for CD and Streaming
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,081
    edited April 2014
    Smokin' deal!
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  • tygr1955
    tygr1955 Posts: 45
    edited April 2014
    Thanks for all the encouraging words kids!
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  • amb426amb1
    amb426amb1 Posts: 148
    edited April 2014
    Just paid $700 two weeks ago and two of the tweeters were blown! Great deal on a great set of speakers. i would upgrade the tweeters to the RDO-198 from polk. Makes a big improvement in SQ. I also replaced the large low pass inductor which had a noticeable improvement in bass impact and mid range performance. Search these forums for tips and tricks.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited April 2014
    Yeah, you did REALLY well for yourself. Plenty of room in the value for you to do all the upgrades and still be under what they're worth.
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  • oldmodman
    oldmodman Posts: 740
    edited April 2014
    I must agree. It's a screaming deal.
    I recently got a pair of pretty good (but not perfect) non TL 2.3s
    And I will keep looking for a local, near perfect pair of 2.3tls to replace them with.
    You did incredible on them.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited April 2014
    Wow, awesome deal! Enjoy!
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited April 2014
    Pretty good price a steal if they are nice a 8/10
    considering the "lake" is starting to dry up a bit.
    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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  • tygr1955
    tygr1955 Posts: 45
    edited April 2014
    The only thing is I have to drive to Dallas this weekend to pick them up. Oh well
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  • amb426amb1
    amb426amb1 Posts: 148
    edited April 2014
    tygr1955 wrote: »
    The only thing is I have to drive to Dallas this weekend to pick them up. Oh well

    Well at-least your within the same state. congratulations on your new purchase.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited April 2014
    amb426amb1 wrote: »
    Well at-least your within the same state. congratulations on your new purchase.

    If it were RI, same state means short distance.
    You can drive over 13 hours and still be within Texas. I've done that.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
    Subwoofers: Klipsch RW10, Triad ProSub Bronze.
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  • amb426amb1
    amb426amb1 Posts: 148
    edited April 2014
    Mystery wrote: »
    If it were RI, same state means short distance.
    You can drive over 13 hours and still be within Texas. I've done that.

    Yeah, last time I went top to bottom in Texas felt more like coast to coast....lol
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  • tygr1955
    tygr1955 Posts: 45
    edited April 2014
    I figure it's for a good cause. Plus, it's only 4 hours away.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited April 2014
    Be careful moving them and transport them flat on their backs, and get the cable and manual
    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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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited April 2014
    transport them flat on their backs

    Absolutely!

    And be careful of the binding posts when doing that.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • tygr1955
    tygr1955 Posts: 45
    edited April 2014
    I prefer to carry 2 comforters in the back of my truck with the speakers drivers down (grills on) on them. I don't want any magnets falling off or shifting.

    I've done this a couple of times before with my 2.3s.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited April 2014
    tygr1955 wrote: »
    I figure it's for a good cause. Plus, it's only 4 hours away.

    Piece o' cake! That's what I drove to get mine. Will say thank god for hand trucks and gravity! Otherwise I could never have moved 'em into the house solo.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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