Monitor 5JR TL w/ sonicaps and mills
ambiophonics
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I helped a friend upgrade these a year or so ago but he got the SDA bug and they ended up being mine after a series of confusing audio trades. Anyway, they have new RDO198's in them, upgraded crossovers with sonicaps (custom ordered the proper 13.5uf) mills resistors and upgraded binding posts. The crossover was updated to allow for the use of the RDO-198 tweeter so these would be consididered "TL'd". Hurricane nuts were added to firmly mount the drivers and driver magnets were secured with polygrab to prevent magnet shift. These are now broken in and sound very transparent, with surprisingly deep bass for their small size. They have pinpoint accurate imaging, and while they don't have the soundstage of the SDAs they are no slouch. These would be perfectly at home in a small two channel setup, a small fast sub would help fill in the bass for a full range system.
I'm not sure what they're worth, I figure somewhere around $300 as more than that was spent with the cost of the speakers plus parts not taking into account the time spent doing the upgrades. If I'm way off on this number let me know and I'll be happy to discuss. Located in Iowa City Iowa and local pickup is preferred. I'll get some photos posted shortly.
Asking $300 for the pair
I'm not sure what they're worth, I figure somewhere around $300 as more than that was spent with the cost of the speakers plus parts not taking into account the time spent doing the upgrades. If I'm way off on this number let me know and I'll be happy to discuss. Located in Iowa City Iowa and local pickup is preferred. I'll get some photos posted shortly.
Asking $300 for the pair
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Friday bump. Heading from Iowa city IA to Madison WI in a couple hours if anybody wants to make an impulse Friday afternoon purchase I can drop off if you're on the way.2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Carver TFM-35, Peachtree iDAC, Qobuz streamed via Episode Lynk using bubble UPnP server
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Happy to include some stands I've had kicking around for a while in the deal also. They appear to be solid oak and are a pretty close match to the speaker's color and are quite heavy. Stand height is around 25 inches.
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I'll plan to post this local after the holiday weekend if nobody bites on them on the forum. Hoping to keep them in the family.2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Carver TFM-35, Peachtree iDAC, Qobuz streamed via Episode Lynk using bubble UPnP server
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I'm guessing the price is too high. That's why no takers.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
That is a good guess h9. SDA 1C's sold for $325 on eBay last Friday."Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters.
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That's way too cheap for 1C's.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."
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Wish someone would give me $325 for my 1Cs. I'm only asking $300, and have people trying for less.
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I'm guessing the price is too high. That's why no takers.
H9
Not sure what the right price is for those with the work you've done, only you know.
I do know when I pop mine back in a rotation, those that visit, always say how good they sound for such a small set of speakers and they are all original.
Not gonna sell my set anytime soon.
GLWTS
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New polkie price of $250 for local pickup in Eastern IA.2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Carver TFM-35, Peachtree iDAC, Qobuz streamed via Episode Lynk using bubble UPnP server
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Final price drop before posting locally. $225 for the speakers, the stands are no longer around.2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Carver TFM-35, Peachtree iDAC, Qobuz streamed via Episode Lynk using bubble UPnP server
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Last bump on these before I put them back in the closet for another day. Solid speakers with a bunch of nice upgrades. Local area is 52241.2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Carver TFM-35, Peachtree iDAC, Qobuz streamed via Episode Lynk using bubble UPnP server
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Doing some spring cleaning and ran into these in the closet - still available for $225 local pickup around 52241.2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Carver TFM-35, Peachtree iDAC, Qobuz streamed via Episode Lynk using bubble UPnP server
