sda-srs 1.2 price

fshan
fshan Posts: 110
edited December 2005 in Vintage Speakers
my neighbor is selling his pair of sda-srs 1.2 speakers. what is the most you experts would pay for these is good condition? He is thinking of putting an ad in the paper. (Not computer literate). thanks
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  • polksda
    polksda Posts: 716
    edited December 2005
    My question would be "WHY AREN'T YOU BUYING THEM????"

    *ahem*

    Anyway. I paid $1500 delivered for mine, which I think istowards the lower end for 1.2s.

    $1400-$1900 range? There are others here who have been keeping track better than I.
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  • fshan
    fshan Posts: 110
    edited December 2005
    My question would be "WHY AREN'T YOU BUYING THEM????"
    lots of money i don't have for "me" here at christmas time! (wife and kids).boo hoo.
    he just has a stereo and i would need help hooking them up for ht. what I am into.

    also would need help pulling my wife off of me if i started dragging them across the street.
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  • fshan
    fshan Posts: 110
    edited December 2005
    also is the srs 1.2 different from the plain srs? how and which is better? if i'm going up this big of a step I want the best i guess.
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  • eeagle
    eeagle Posts: 226
    edited December 2005
    I would say the ebay listings go from $1500-2000. Don't hesitate on any SDA in good condition especially from an original owner without shipping. SDA's are like an investment that's fun and plays "music to your ears" dividends. I gave $1300 for mine a couple years ago; the only downfall with them was they drove me to buy better source and amp equipment. SDAs love power even though they are quite efficient, the big amps just make them come alive.

    SDA SRS and SDA SRS 1.2 differ less than going to the TL which had significant changes. I believe their are differences in the crossover and the SDA Driver MW6503 vs a MW6511. They went to pin blade (vs blade blade) with the 1.2 and impedance went from 4 to 6 ohms. Slightly different frequency response and overall efficiency 92db to 91db.

    I've not listened to all together so really can't comment on which sounds better; lots of subject variables. Grab them.
    SDA SRS 1.2
    Adcom GFA-5802
    Adcom GFP-750
    Sony DVP-NS999ES
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  • jtgranby
    jtgranby Posts: 887
    edited December 2005
    fshan wrote:
    my neighbor is selling his pair of sda-srs 1.2 speakers. what is the most you experts would pay for these is good condition? He is thinking of putting an ad in the paper. (Not computer literate). thanks
    Where are you located? If you are not interested I am sure there are plenty of people here who are.
    Jim
    PS I didn't answer your question around 1G to 1.5G in Good condition,but he doesn't know (not computer literate).
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  • tugboat
    tugboat Posts: 393
    edited December 2005
    I got my 1.2TLs for 1500.00 picking them up. Might not be that accurate of what I paid for the speakers as they came with two NAD 2700 amps, NAD 1700 pre-amp and several pairs of Monster Cable interconnects and 100' of Monster Cable original speaker wire. If anyone has an estimate of what the electronics and accessories are roughly worth, let me know and I'll subtract from the price paid.
    Driver carries only 20 dollars in ammunition

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited December 2005
    fshan wrote:
    he just has a stereo and i would need help hooking them up for ht. what I am into.

    You've got that backwards. It's you that just has HT, it's he who has a stereo. :D
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited December 2005
    post where your at so others in that area can check em out , if your gonna pass..

    save the guy the expense and time of putting them on paper

    might someones Christmas..!!
    Cary SLP-98L F1 DC Pre Amp (Jag Blue)
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Cary Audio V12 amp (Jag Red)
    Polk Audio Xm Reciever (Autographed by THE MAN Himself) :cool:
    Magnum Dynalab MD-102 Analog Tuna
    Jolida JD-100 CDP
    Polk Audio LSi9 Speaks (ebony)
    SVS PC-Ultra Sub
    AQ Bedrock Speaker Cables (Bi-Wired)
    MIT Shotgun S1 I/C`s
    AQ Black Thunder Sub Cables
    PS Audio Plus Power Cords
    Magnum Dynalab ST-2 FM Antenna
    Sanus Cherry wood Speak Stands
    Adona AV45CS3 / 3 Tier Rack (Black /Gold)

    :cool:
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  • fshan
    fshan Posts: 110
    edited December 2005
    so a thousand bucks is good?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited December 2005
    Yes, very good.
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    ... for the Buyer...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
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  • Reagan
    Reagan Posts: 116
    edited December 2005
    Just consider that in order to get a pair of these from E-bay, you would pay ~ $1500 plus anywhere from $500 to $800 for shipping. I bought a pair of 1.2TL's recently for $2500. I probably could have found a pair for less, but these were local. If the guy lives next door, all you need is 6 pallbearers to carry them to your house.

    BTW, I'm curious. I rarely see vintage Polk speakers discussed on Audioasylum. Although I think that they are the best speakers made, I wonder what would be a comparable speaker to the SRS speakers. Just a sound quality comparison. (I don't think any other speaker can produce the SDA soundstage.)
    Speakers: Polk 1.2TL w/VR3 mods and Dreadnaught interconnects
    Amplification: ARC Reference 110 w/KT150s; Cary Audio SLP-05 w/Ultimate Upgrade
    Vinyl: VPI HW19 MK III (Heavily Modded); Origin Live Silver Tonearm; Hana ML Cart; Pete Riggle VTAF; VPI TNT Platter; SAMA; Iphono3
    Digital: Aurender N100H; Benchmark DAC1
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited December 2005
    Sonus Faber Cremona.
    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."

    President of Club Polk

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  • BobMcG
    BobMcG Posts: 1,585
    edited December 2005
    fshan wrote:
    he just has a stereo and i would need help hooking them up for ht. what I am into.
    :eek:
    F1nut wrote:
    You've got that backwards. It's you that just has HT, it's he who has a stereo. :D
    :)

    You bet like Jesse says. ;):D
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited December 2005
    DIBS. Man you guys are slow :D

    fshan that means I get first chance at them if you don't want them.
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  • whitetruk
    whitetruk Posts: 308
    edited December 2005
    candyliquor35m wrote:
    DIBS. Man you guys are slow :D

    fshan that means I get first chance at them if you don't want them.


    nice!!
    I thought it was fairly amusing also. The Polk Ogre doesn't always get 'it'
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  • whitetruk
    whitetruk Posts: 308
    edited December 2005
    sorry forgot seconds
    I thought it was fairly amusing also. The Polk Ogre doesn't always get 'it'
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