How much are SDA 1's worth in fair shape?

kelley
kelley Posts: 287
edited August 2004 in Speakers
What's the going price on these? Drivers all work but cabinets a little banged up. Does somebody have the diagram to make an interconnect cable?
SDS-400, SDA-1B, SVS 20-39pc+, B&K Ref 50, Denon 2900
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited August 2004
    What does the socket look like on the back, does it have two flat slots or one round above a flat slot?

    The 1C's go for $650-$700.
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  • kelley
    kelley Posts: 287
    edited August 2004
    Thanks for the replys. From searching old posts like I should've done before I posted this, they appear to be the 1B's or maybe very early 1C's as they have the vertical tweeters and larger gap at the bottom of the cabinets. The interconnect is included as I have since found out. Will check on the pin layout as I don't have the speakers and they are not local. Was actually thinking of a nice Winter project of buying these and if I like the sound maybe redoing the cabinets in real wood. Of course being careful to keep internal dimensions the same so not to change the sound too much. Thoughts on this?
    SDS-400, SDA-1B, SVS 20-39pc+, B&K Ref 50, Denon 2900
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited August 2004
    Do not remake the cabinets out of solid wood, it will change the acoustic properties. If the exterior is in bad condition then simply re-veneer them.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited August 2004
    Change it. Birch ply seems to be the preferred sounding material.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited August 2004
    Actually, from what I understand MDF is the preferred cabinet material.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited August 2004
    *Gets some popcorn and soda and kicks back to see what happens here*
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited August 2004
    :D
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  • kelley
    kelley Posts: 287
    edited August 2004
    Has anyone ever crafted the SDA 1 cabinets out of solid wood? I'll accept the fact that the sound quality would change but which way, better or worse? I'm going to change the cabinet one way or the other because I don't like the looks of it. I'm working on a couple of ideas with a local woodworker but nothing is set in stone. If solid wood has been tried and is really a sound killer I will steer clear as the wood alone is not cheap.
    SDS-400, SDA-1B, SVS 20-39pc+, B&K Ref 50, Denon 2900
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited August 2004
    That would be the problem, one wouldn't know how they would sound using solid wood because each type of wood will have different properties and even boards of the same type of wood will be have different properties due to varying densities. To the best of my knowledge they are no speaker companies that use solid wood for their cabinets.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited August 2004
    MDF is a very dead material. That is what you want if you rebuild them. I wouldn't though. Take some wood putty and sand paper and go at it. When you are done iron on some veneer or paint them black.

    Better yet, why not wrap grill cloth all around them and make them look like mini 2.3's.
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  • kelley
    kelley Posts: 287
    edited August 2004
    Just got back from Home Depot and noticed they carry 1/4 oak, birch, whatever you want plywood. If I left the speakers intact and covered them in that would it change the sound? Would have to trim it out with real wood to hide the seams. BTW, how do these compare to my 3.1's size wise?
    SDS-400, SDA-1B, SVS 20-39pc+, B&K Ref 50, Denon 2900
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