HOW MUCH SHOULD I PAY FOR SDA SRS 1.2tl's?

deep bass
deep bass Posts: 86
edited October 2005 in Vintage Speakers
i am looking at a pair of polk audio sda srs 1.2 tl's! The speakers that i am looking at have some minor blemishes such as a stain on the front grill of the speaker also some stains on the tops of the speakers. I have a picture of the speaakers attached. How much should i be paying? All the help is appreciated :)
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  • screename
    screename Posts: 321
    edited October 2005
    Those are not TL's. They are 1.2's. They are worth 1500-2K.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,726
    edited October 2005
    Hmmmm......they have the SL2000 tweeters, so one would think they are 1.2's, not TL's. However, what is interesting is that the crossover plates are the TL style. They could be a late production run of the 1.2's using a TL crossover plate. One way to know for sure is to have the seller pull out a crossover, the 1.2 should be labeled BE2000-B, the 1.2TL should be BE2000-C.
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  • screename
    screename Posts: 321
    edited October 2005
    He could also get the serial number's of the back; although this wouldn't be conclusive. The pair that Scott got from me say SRS-XXXX and the TL's I sold read SRS1.2-xxxx. It's interesting the mix of labels that came off the line when Polk was producing these speakers.

    In the case of Scott's speakers the labels gave the conections in reverse, I found this out only after chasing the connections to the crossover. I still wonder how many people listened to these speakers out of phase and thought they sounded great?

    One more thing, As I understand it all the 1.2's had the same crossover plate as the 1.2TL's. The crossovers being the same with some differant components in the TL version.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2005
    I can only imagine what those sound like.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited October 2005
    mee toooo..!
    they are local, but I haven`t got funding right now....

    one day my 1.2 ship will come in....just a matter of time....and money..!!
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited October 2005
    Another thing to note is that the original purchaser of these may have got the "TL Upgrade" kit and never put the 3K's in the cabinet. I don't know the specifics on the upgrade, but I did a search a while back and seen someone was selling some TL's that had been upgraded, with the crossover and tweeters.

    It would be nice if someone knows the definitive answers to all the SRS details. Such as why my speakers that I have look like the SRS in all account by the labeling on them, but have the 1.2 crossover as well as the 1.2 drivers. And the upgrade from the 1.2 to TL, did Polk send the buyers an upgrade kit or were they sent to the retailers to update to TL's and sell the as TL's? Wasn't the TL version's cabinet different than the manufactured 1.2's? Why were the labels for Pos/Neg mismatched on the sticker diagram on the speaker...

    Frustrating to say the least...

    Scott
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  • screename
    screename Posts: 321
    edited October 2005
    As I understand Scott, the new bracing came by way of the 1.2 version. The only difference between the 1.2 and the TL version is the tweeters and crossover components, but the cabinets are the same.

    What I would question about the speakers you have is the bracing. Now I sold them to you as 1.2's and I firmly believe that's what they are based on the crossover label and the drivers. Why there is an SRS label on the back of those speakers is what's to question.

    When I had the two together, the 1.2's and TL's I never opened them both up to compare the internal bracing, as the drivers and crossover labels left me satisfied. I would like to believe they are the same, I just don't understnad the label thing

    I trust you chased down the conections and verified they were correct?

    Did you get any new basss response from them you felt was missing?
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2005
    screename wrote:
    As I understand Scott, the new bracing came by way of the 1.2 version. The only difference between the 1.2 and the TL version is the tweeters and crossover components, but the cabinets are the same.

    What I would question about the speakers you have is the bracing. Now I sold them to you as 1.2's and I firmly believe that's what they are based on the crossover label and the drivers. Why there is an SRS label on the back of those speakers is what's to question.

    When I had the two together, the 1.2's and TL's I never opened them both up to compare the internal bracing, as the drivers and crossover labels left me satisfied. I would like to believe they are the same, I just don't understnad the label thing

    I trust you chased down the conections and verified they were correct?

    Did you get any new basss response from them you felt was missing?


    I'm curious too about the original SRS's, 1.2 and TL's. i understand the TL's are because they use tri lam drivers. but was the crossover upgraded as well between all three? So none of the three have the same crossovers? The cabs all looks the same to me.
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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited October 2005
    screename wrote:
    I trust you chased down the conections and verified they were correct?

    Did you get any new basss response from them you felt was missing?

    I did check the connections and they were both wrong on the label. So changing the speaker posts was the right way to go. The bass response I was getting when I called you was from the location I was working on the speakers. I was working on them in the corner of the room, so naturally when I put everything together and turned up the test CD I was being "loaded" in the corner, but later after I got back from lunch, a few margaritas later, I was sitting in the listening area, (my couch), and the bass wasn't there. So in thinking all this out, it must be the location. Like I told you. Heck with it, they sound great, and all I really have to do is put the subs in the mix and I have more than adequate bass. I just don't like using subs when I listen to 2-ch music.....I guess the 1.2's are a bit more fussy with room placement, than the 1A's or 2's. Even the RT16's I sold had more low end in the same place the 1.2's are...

    Brad

    At the end of the day, I still can't wait to get off work to put in another CD. I left a message with that guy in S.D., going to have to call him again. Want to get my "demo" on...

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  • thehaens@cox.net
    thehaens@cox.net Posts: 1,012
    edited October 2005
    danger boy wrote:
    So none of the three have the same crossovers? The cabs all looks the same to me.

    They don't have the same crossovers, that much I am sure of...

    As for the cabinets, I couldn't say for sure. If I ever get my hands on all 3 then I'll open them all up for a peak inside... :D

    Scott
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