SDA 1c - Full Mods
Faustin
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Time to let someone else enjoy these fine speakers. Work/mods include: Sonicap Gen 1 caps, Mills resistors, poly switch removed, Cardas binding posts, all drivers Dynamatted and magnets glued, hurricane nuts installed, replaced bass inductor with Erse inductor, Black Hole 5 behind mid woofers, and RDO 194 tweeters. Exterior is all original. I would rate them a conservative 8 out of 10 cosmetically. Pick up 50 miles south of Chicago or I could drive to meet part way. Asking $700.00.
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didn't realize you were so close
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Thanks pitdogg. Listening to them right now and I wonder if I am doing the right thing. Same with the DCM Time Windows. I listened to them earlier today while I was on my computer in the office. Sigh. Where abouts are you located?
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Those are gorgeous, Faustin. I've always thought that the CRS were the right size for our apartment, but still . . . the 1c's are like twice the speaker! Is 200wpc enough power for them? What did you replace the IC cable with?
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Wow @Faustin those look sweet! And a great deal, IMO, since you did all the work!
I'd be all over them (but I have 2 sets already)! Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
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Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
". . . the 1c's are like twice the speaker! Is 200wpc enough power for them? What did you replace the IC cable with?"
200 wpc is plenty. Right now I am running an Adcom 555 which is 200 at 8 ohms and iirc 350 watts at 4 ohms and alternate between a Bottlehead Quickie tube pre and an Eastern Electric Minimax tube pre. . IC cable is Goertz Alpha Core speaker wire. -
Snag these while you can! Great deal for some fully modded 1C's.
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."![:\](https://forum.polkaudio.com/resources/emoji/confused.png ":\")
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
Weekend bump - Price reduction - $650.00
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I'm preemptively jealous of the new owner. Those are gorgeous examples.
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Very nice set of 1C's at a great price. GLWTS.
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Fully modded 1C's are a very special speaker. Phenomenal soundstage, especially with a tube amp.____________________________________________________________
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I honestly can’t understand why you would want to sell these and keep the DCM Time Windows. Good speakers, but they cannot handle dynamics or they’ll blow up!
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If you are in Chicago area, you are absolutely "stupid" if you don't buy these for $650. You will not find a better sounding pair of speakers for anywhere close to this price....guaranteed.
Edit: Looking at your photos again, I see you are using the Goertz flat speaker cable. I use this in my home theater. It's good cable. I also recommend the Goertz Python cable. Good stuff.....
Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion."
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....
"Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson
"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee -
Interested...SRT For Life; SDA Forever!
The SRT SEISMIC System:
Four main satellite speakers, six powered subs, two dedicated for LFE channel, two center speakers for over/under screen placement and three Control Centers. Amaze your friends, terrorize your neighbors, seize the audio bragging rights for your state. Go ahead, buy it; you only go around once. -
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So good looking and I’m right down the road in Indy. Looks like you did all the modifications right. Damn. I’m tempted.I like to listen, tinker, listen and repeat.
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Doooeeeet!
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I would but new speakers = new amp. I currently have an Adcom 545 matched with my diminutive sda-crs speakers and it sounds really good. If I add the 1c’s I need to at least think about upgrading to an Adcom 555 or better.I like to listen, tinker, listen and repeat.
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So!?
It's not my money being spent, lol
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I would but new speakers = new amp. I currently have an Adcom 545 matched with my diminutive sda-crs speakers and it sounds really good. If I add the 1c’s I need to at least think about upgrading to an Adcom 555 or better.
Welcome to our world! It's all about the journey my friend! Hope you get em, you'll never look back! Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
These are still available. Have had some serious interest but nobody has stepped up to the plate. Might even have a Adcom GFA 555 for sale to make them sing.
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These are still available. Have had some serious interest but nobody has stepped up to the plate. Might even have a Adcom GFA 555 for sale to make them sing.
Given the current going rate for a 555, I dare say you couldn't find a better combo for $1200
* Only basing this number off of the addition of the current asking price for the 1cs and the typical selling price on the Bay for the 555 -
At the end of the day everything is worth what you can sell them for and what you would pay for them. Everything else is just numbers on a page. As well as what you might get divorced over.I like to listen, tinker, listen and repeat.
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Beautiful. I used to have a set of these, similarly modded, and they were amazing. Wish I had the space for them, but need to get a basement finished before I could consider.
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Going, going, Gone! They will have a new residence in the Big Apple. Got to meet a very nice Polkie and his lovely wife today and have some of that naughty audiophile talk. Thanks Rich for helping out a couple of Polkies get this deal done. I am sure the 1c's will be happy in their new home. Thanks Ed. Please mark these sold.
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The hoarder........ ESavinon. And I also included some nice original Polk literature from back in the day. Oh, and la2vegas, from the looks of your sig, you are a hoader as well!
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It was good to meet Bruce and his wife! Bruce mentioned it would be nice to have a get together for the local Polkies. That would be cool!
I hooked up the 1C's before I store them. They sound great! Ed will wait for warmer weather before heading out this way to pick them up.
Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 * -
Glad another polkie got them, it would of been easy to fill the truck up and drive and get them. I thought about it a couple of times glad they were sold a 4th pair of SDa's was something I didnt need but wanted. Congratulations to the soon to be owner.Home Theater
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