Which SDA's? And what would be a good price?

warlocks1
warlocks1 Posts: 1,250
edited September 2005 in Vintage Speakers
I am considering buying these, but don't know much about the SDA"s The seller says they are SDA Signature Reference. Says they are in great condtion.
polk.GIF 504.7K
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    Per the auction guides on www.polksda.com those are SDA SRS 2.3

    Look there for applicable prices.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • ckpiv
    ckpiv Posts: 35
    edited September 2005
    They are SDA-SRS 2.3's. You can tell by the two donuts on the upper and lower mids on the SDA drivers. These retailed for $2200 in 1989 and from my research go for $611 to $700 depending on condition. A pair just sold on ebay last week for $660.
    2 ch rig:
    Parasound Halo A21 amp
    Wyred4Sound DAC2
    Audiophilleo 2
    Dodd Audio Tube Preamp
    Parasound Halo P3 Preamp
    Mac Mini + Amarra, Audirvana Plus, Pure Music
    2TB External HD
    PS Audio P3
    Rotel RCD1072 cd player
    Polk SDA-SRS 2.3 Speakers
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2005
    They are also the earlier 2.3's. The difference is the dougnut on the top arrays of 4. Also, as sitting you would say they are set up backwards. They are not. The early ones were reversed. Although I've heard they sound as good as newer ones these are all good points to knock the price down. I'm guessing something below 1K but you should look further for the proper price to give.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • ckpiv
    ckpiv Posts: 35
    edited September 2005
    You need to also find out if the interconnect cable is with them as well.
    2 ch rig:
    Parasound Halo A21 amp
    Wyred4Sound DAC2
    Audiophilleo 2
    Dodd Audio Tube Preamp
    Parasound Halo P3 Preamp
    Mac Mini + Amarra, Audirvana Plus, Pure Music
    2TB External HD
    PS Audio P3
    Rotel RCD1072 cd player
    Polk SDA-SRS 2.3 Speakers
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited September 2005
    2.3s for $600-$700? Buy them.

    You couldn't touch mine for less than a grand if I ever decided to sell them.
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  • warlocks1
    warlocks1 Posts: 1,250
    edited September 2005
    Bob, would you use thes as fronts over the RT3000P's? I currently have the RT5000 system and a set of RT20P's for the rears. Thanks for the reply's
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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited September 2005
    warlocks1 wrote:
    Bob, would you use thes as fronts over the RT3000P's? I currently have the RT5000 system and a set of RT20P's for the rears. Thanks for the reply's

    No, I wouldn't/don't.
    The 3000s are my HT fronts. For this duty they are excellent. I tried them against the 2.3s for 2ch duty and the 2.3s won hands down. And now that the 2.3s are pretty much completely updated/upgraded....

    I use the 2.3s and Amazings for serious 2ch duty only in my house and that takes precedent over HT here.

    On the other hand, have I tried the 2.3s as fronts on my HT? No. Will I? Maybe but probably not. Would they work fine in this position powered by the Counter Point Solid 2 Amp? I'm sure they would but why waste such a good 2ch speaker on a HT system when I don't have to.

    Aside: IMO the Solid 2 Amp is a waste on the HT but that's just me. I may swap it into my secondary 2ch rig at some point or build another 2ch rig around it and the Amazings. Hummmmmm....
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  • Phil Dawson
    Phil Dawson Posts: 288
    edited September 2005
    5.1 MUSIC (high -res) is worthy of the best system you can put together. A good 5.1 MUSIC system will also do very well for 2 ch stereo and HT.
    Ust my 2 cents, Phil
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  • Rich64
    Rich64 Posts: 51
    edited September 2005
    Shipping costs consideration is also recommended....these aren't light..
    Rich

    SDA SRS 1.2tl
    Moded Hafler DH500
    McIntosh C20
    Rega Planet
    Magnum Dynalab MD 100
    Vampire Wire

    Mits 65"
    Denon AVR 3803
    Polk Cs400
    Polk Monitor 4.6
    KLH sub
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