SDA SRS 2.3TL Speaker Pair in NC

Conradicles
Conradicles Posts: 6,134
edited June 2014 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
We will be moving in the near future, so it is time to let go of these beloved SDA SRS 2.3TL’s.

This pair is in good condition and all drivers work perfectly. They have aftermarket spikes from PartsExpress. The IC cable is included.

Polkie price is $900.

Pictures coming soon. The rest of my 2-channel gear will be up for sale in the near future. I would like to sell the speakers 1st, and then the components.

Local pick-up would be best, but if you can’t make it to the beautiful foothills of North Carolina then I may be able to meet you somewhere. PM me with your thoughts.

Thanks,
Eric.
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited April 2014
    Eric- will be sending pm. Talk to you soon.
    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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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited April 2014
    Mods?
    "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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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    No mods to these. They are stock.

    Got your PM Travis. Not really interested in trades at this time, sorry.

    These were purchased from TNHNDYMAN so he has 1st dibs.
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited April 2014
    Do you have Larry's Rings for these? I thought I had a set that I gave you when you purchased, but my memory is foggy at best.
    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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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    The rings were sold with all of the crossover components when I decided not to upgrade these.
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  • simm
    simm Posts: 570
    edited April 2014
    Anyone compared the 2.3TL's with 1C's? I am not too far away and am having one of those what if moments.
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited April 2014
    simm wrote: »
    Anyone compared the 2.3TL's with 1C's? I am not too far away and am having one of those what if moments.

    No contest as far as I am concerned 2.3TL's are the best sounding speaker. Just throw some clean power to them and you will be in heaven. Eric is a stand up guy. Buy with confidence. Also the price is superb he is almost giving them away.

    Jim
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    My stock 2.3TL's blew away my modded SDA-1C.

    These speakers sound amazing. The grill cloths are not perfect. In sunlight you can see some imperfections. The tops look decent, but they show some wear. No big scratches or anything like that. I will post some pictures in the next few days. Conservatively rated 6/10 on the Agon scale. All drivers function properly and the SDA "push test" reveals very good results.

    Regrets? Absolutely will regret selling these...but it will be fun building another 2-channel system later down the road (hopefully in a dedicated audio room). My H/T system makes a decent 2-channel dual purpose system with my SDA-2B and VMPS sub.

    These are legendary speakers in my book.
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  • simm
    simm Posts: 570
    edited April 2014
    Will be looking forward to the pictures. I have a pair of unmodded 1-C"s that I bought from Treitz3 several years ago so the comparison would be interesting.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,754
    edited April 2014
    There's a lot of Polkie history with those 1C's.

    They came from MillerLiteScott, I took them down to Carverfest where I and everyone else including Bob Carver rubbed their dingus on them, then Tom took them home with him.

    Get the 2.3TL's, there is no comparision.
    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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  • simm
    simm Posts: 570
    edited April 2014
    F1nut wrote: »
    There's a lot of Polkie history with those 1C's.

    They came from MillerLiteScott, I took them down to Carverfest where I and everyone else including Bob Carver rubbed their dingus on them, then Tom took them home with him.

    Get the 2.3TL's, there is no comparision.

    I didn't realize my speakers had seen such action :) I don't know if I overpaid or underpaid now that I know more of their history.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,754
    edited April 2014
    Underpaid for sure.

    Let me tell you, the 1C's running on an all tube rig (Joule, Manley, Jolida) with MIT cables and PS Audio power cords left most of those guys slack jawed. It was great and I was pleased that they were able to get their ears on something other than Carver gear. It really opened some ears.
    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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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,464
    edited April 2014
    F1nut wrote: »
    There's a lot of Polkie history with those 1C's.

    They came from MillerLiteScott, I took them down to Carverfest where I and everyone else including Bob Carver rubbed their dingus on them, then Tom took them home with him.

    Get the 2.3TL's, there is no comparision.

    Did Bob actually leave DNA on these? I wish I had a pic of Bob with my amps at the very moment 6 450v 470uf caps shot their load at him. If he had hair still, if would have blown straight out ala Doc Brown.:lol:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,105
    edited April 2014
    Sure wish I had the cash.... those would go well with my 3.1tl's. Would it be greedy to have a couple sets in my house?
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,228
    edited April 2014
    SDA 2.3 TLs are right up there at the top of the SDA chain.

    And that is a good price...so any Polkies with the cash, and within a few hundred miles of these, should run and get them.

    Wow, there's been a few SDA 2.3s showing up for sale lately. I know I would have grabbed a pair mysef as they are at the top of my wish list, but unfortunately all have been out West or down South, just too far from upstate NY.

    GLWTS !
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited April 2014
    xjghost wrote: »
    Sure wish I had the cash.... those would go well with my 3.1tl's. Would it be greedy to have a couple sets in my house?

    I just finished a pair of 2.3TL's that now share time with my 3.1TL's and some 1C's. So, yes it would be greedy:biggrin:
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  • chandler9a
    chandler9a Posts: 878
    edited April 2014
    pglbook wrote: »
    SDA 2.3 TLs are right up there at the top of the SDA chain.

    And that is a good price...so any Polkies with the cash, and within a few hundred miles of these, should run and get them.

    Wow, there's been a few SDA 2.3s showing up for sale lately. I know I would have grabbed a pair mysef as they are at the top of my wish list, but unfortunately all have been out West or down South, just too far from upstate NY.

    GLWTS !

    pglbook,
    I have a couple of really nice SDA's, if I decide to sell a pair, I will let you know first, I know how hard they can be to find in upstate.

    To the OP, great speaker and a great price IMO. someone should buy these up quick.

    GLWTS
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,754
    edited April 2014
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Did Bob actually leave DNA on these?

    Yes, he did. He also drooled all over the Manley amp.
    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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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,228
    edited April 2014
    chandler9a wrote: »
    pglbook,
    I have a couple of really nice SDA's, if I decide to sell a pair, I will let you know first, I know how hard they can be to find in upstate.

    To the OP, great speaker and a great price IMO. someone should buy these up quick.

    GLWTS

    Chandler: Thanks. I appreciate that. Please definitely keep me in mind if you ever do decide to part with any of your SDAs. I currently have a set of SDA 2BTLs but would love to get a pair of 2.3TLs some day. And they are hard to find in our area. I had to drive to PA to get my 2Bs. Thaks again.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,754
    edited April 2014
    Freight truck companies are your friend.
    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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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    Here are some pictures. The grills have some snags. I took some pictures in sunlight to reveal the flaws.
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    More grill pictures:
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    The tops are in ok shape. I have seen much worse:
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    Here are more pictures of the imperfections on the tops:
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    Pictures of the passive radiators:
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    The mids and tweeters are all in good shape:
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    More pictures at your request.
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,105
    edited April 2014
    If I only had the x paid off and the cc paid off I'd come visit you.....
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,134
    edited April 2014
    Step up folks. This is a great deal. If the price is out of line PM me with your thoughts.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited April 2014
    Quite honestly your prices are right in line. If I wasn't between full time jobs, both the 2.3s and your Anthem Pre would be mine right now. I'm having a second interview with a firm tomorrow morning. If things work out there's a really good chance I'll be talking to you about both items if they are still available in the not too distant future.
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