Polk Monitor 10-b/Monitor 7-b vs. Polk SDA 1C - Comparisons

chensel3
chensel3 Posts: 9
in Vintage Speakers
Following up last post, is it worth the upgrade? My current listening system.

Room: 12 x 13 - 8 ft. Ceiling
95% - 2 Channel music
Jazz, acoustic, folk, rock
Listening levels low-medium

Current System:

Polk Monitor 10-b (4 speaker setup)
Polk Monitor 7-b
HK 3770 (120 wpc)
Yamaha 600 cd

Upgrade would be:

Polk Sda 1-c
Cost $ 400
HK 3490 (120 wpc 8 ohm/150 wpc 4 ohm)

THOUGHTS?
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Yes.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    I think the SDAs you're looking at are 1Bs not Cs
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Monitor 4,5,7,10 very good but they are just standard speakers. SDA speakers are in a entirely different league. $400 if they are in decent shape is a very good deal.
    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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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,637
    Ive had/got multiple set ups & ive hem'd n haw'd about getting rid of the 1c's but every time i listen to them - that thought disappears quickly & i havent even done the xover upgrade yet
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,637
    If they are the 1c's that kind of music would sound very good on them & that price is fair also in decent condition w/cord
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  • DozerCSX
    DozerCSX Posts: 22
    I do not own SDAs, but from what I have read it is critically important to include the crossover cable to get the full differentiated effect from those speakers. True?
    HT1: Polk Monitor 7C's L/R, Polk CS400i center (bi-wire)
    Sides: Polk RT10+, modified with Vifa 1" polymer dome tweeters
    Rears: Polk VX300i surround speakers
    Subwoofer: Pioneer PSW-8mk2
    Receiver: Denon HD-750H 7.1

    HT2: Polk CS175i+ L/Rs with Vifa 1" polymer dome tweeter
    Center: Polk CS300
    Sub: modified Polk PSW10 (ratcage fix)
    Surrounds: CSW cubes sides, rears
    Panasonic SA-XR57
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    1Cs are one of the best SDA little brothers. I have set. With the proper gear behind them, you'll have many hours of great music.
    Not slighting the monitor series. I have had several sets over the years. Would sell them and reget it later. So I would buy another pair because I missed them.
    A very narrow apples and oranges comparison. I like both for their own unique qualities.

    And yes @DozerCSX , the interconnect cable is crucial to the SDA sets to fully appreciate what they can do for your music. ;)
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Love my 1c's, though 7b's are the ones that hooked me on Polk back in the way-back machine...

    For your listening, and you seem to have the room, the SDA's should be the head and shoulders winners. Though SDA sound isn't for everyone... if it is for you, I have yet to find something else that can replace it.
    VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
    VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
    Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
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