Great deal on some SDA 1's

avguytx
avguytx Posts: 1,628
edited June 2006 in Vintage Speakers
Man, what a deal....I'm picking up a pair of SDA 1's that are probly a 9.5 out of 10 on speaker looks and about an 8 on cabinets. How does $200 a pair sound? I'm thrilled! Look forward to talking with you guys. Always nice to know other Audio fanatics. I had a pair of these back in high school on a good old Technics integrated amp and a Technics turntable. Now that I'm rebuilding my 2-channel system, life will be even better! Now I have a Carver M-1.0t and a Carver C-1 Pre-Amp. Just gotta get another turntable and CD player for this room. Man, my office will be a rockin! I just have to get the interconnect cable for them. :)
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited June 2006
    hell ya, good deal, enjoy them
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited June 2006
    Welcome to the Club SDA, you may never leave. Good deal by the way.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    Thanks! Looking forward to enjoying some audio again! I have about 300 albums that are going to make their grand appearance again! My wife and kids will hate this! Haha. Oh well...they have the home theater with the NAD equipment, Sunfire sub and Canton speakers. I have a curious observation. The SDA1's I am getting have the 2 tweeters mounted vertically on the cabinet (like SDA1B) but the tag on the back says SDA1. The other SDA1's I have seen have the 2 tweeters mounted side by side above the woofers. Were there running changes?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited June 2006
    There were 4 models labeled SDA 1. You have either the 1B's or 1C's. Does the interconnect socket on yours have two slots or one hole/one slot?
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    It has the one hole/one slot. So somewhere within the forum, do they talk about these different cables? I like reading that kind of stuff!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited June 2006
    You have the 1C's. Call Polk, ask them nicely to send you a copy of the owners manual. As for other info, use the search function, there's tons of info in here.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2006
    1Cs for $200.:eek: I'd say you stole them, even without the IC.

    Good Luck with them.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    It's worth the 400 mile round trip for them, I'd say. I'm happy to have another pair of SDA's! Man, I've already had a few late nights reading all the cool posts on here. I can't want. I guess my main concern is that they are going to be in a fairly small room (my office) which is about 12 X 11 (I know, I know). My living room is 20 X 23 but there is no room because of the H/T, layout, etc. I know that will be a downfall but there should still be enjoyment in them. Next house will hopefully have a room about the garage I can redo for me! hehe
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2006
    congrats on your SDA's. when do you pick them up?
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    Hopefully on Monday. I'll "sneak" out of the office and go get them. You gotta love working from home! ha
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    I think I am confusing myself on this interconnect cable. Mine has the pin/slot plug on them. Is it correct in saying that you have to have this plug for the "SDA" to work? I have searched different things on building a cable (which is no biggie) but does the one I need have some sort of transformer inline or is that something for non-common ground amps? I hope I'm not being a pain to everyone!

    By the way...a quick history on me so the name "avguy" makes sense. If it already does, I'm amongst friends already! I've been in the electronics industry now for about 26 years. Started out at a Western Auto store doing car stereo (8 tracks) and have worked at various home and/or car A/V stores up till about 2001. I'm an electronics rep now for various companies including Canton, Sunfire, Elan, NAD, PSB, Onkyo/Integra/Integra Research and some other lines. Have always loved 2-channel and always will. Thus the reason for not being able to pass up the deal on these speakers.

    Thanks for your help and recommendations and for this being such a cool site. My wife thinks I'm crazy at times with my hobbies but hey, it's a safe hobby overall! ha
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2006
    got any discounts on those brands? :D welcome to the club :)
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2006
    The slot plug doesn't do anything I don't think. I have SDA 2B's with a pib blade interconnect and I use a regular RCA cable to just connect the pin sockets. I think doro told me I could do this? Maybe not but the other driver becomes active when I do this so it's working :)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited June 2006
    Is it correct in saying that you have to have this plug for the "SDA" to work? I have searched different things on building a cable (which is no biggie) but does the one I need have some sort of transformer inline or is that something for non-common ground amps? I hope I'm not being a pain to everyone!

    That is correct, you must use one version of the interconnect cable to have the SDA signal working and in turn, have all the mid-drivers work.

    The regular pin/blade cable uses the pin wire to carry the signal, the blade is only for support. The AI-1 (isolation transformer) cable for non-common ground amps uses both wires, so both the pin and blade carry a signal.

    Order a copy of the owners manual before hooking up your speakers, so you will know the right and wrong way to do things. If you have any doubt as to whether your amp is common ground or not, now is the time to find out.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    faster100 wrote:
    got any discounts on those brands? :D welcome to the club :)
    Of course I get discounts! haha Funny, I have access to all this new stuff and I still like the older. Oh well...I grew up on it. I will say that the Canton speakers I rep are some darn good sounding speakers...especially for a German made with their metal dome tweeter (different totally from everyone else). Gotta like it to sell it! It pays the bills....haha.
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited June 2006
    I have dealt with the marketing firm you are repping for. Very nice people. I am slowly(on my end) working to get set up with your firm. There are several lines I'll probably add in the long run.

    Enjoy your SDA's. I recenltly passed mine up to my father-in-law for his enjoyment so I could make room for our newest baby.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    Where are you out of? Are you in AR or TN?
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited June 2006
    edited.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    Well I'll be damned. That's me! I know exatly who you are! I remember us talking about 2 channel stuff. Who'd a thunk it!
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited June 2006
    Oh geez, get a room. ;)
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited June 2006
    Small world. I'm still working on getting things done here with the new baby before I proceed any further.

    If you stay on the forum here, you might even change your mind about selling stuff to me ;) Just kidding, I'll get in touch with you next week to get thing up and going again.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited June 2006
    Poo Nuggets to you to Jesse :)
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited June 2006
    Lol.....
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    Are you originally from Oklahoma? Kinda wondered from the name. lol I lived in Tulsa for 13 years before moving to DFW 3 years back.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    Dang. Check these out. Wish we could get these shipped in the states reasonably.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-POLK-AUDIO-FLOOR-SPEAKERS-5-HIGH-SDA-SRS-1-2_W0QQitemZ160000346203QQcategoryZ565QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited June 2006
    Originally from the northwestern part of OK, where I still claim to be from. My parents live between Elk City and Woodward. Only 300 people in the town, if you include the cows on the outskirts.

    Very few A/V businesses around that part of the country. My dad got me into electronics, and I've progressed to the point of wanting to do it full time.
    Tschüss
    Zach
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited June 2006
    avguytx wrote:
    Dang. Check these out. Wish we could get these shipped in the states reasonably.

    http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-POLK-AUDIO-FLOOR-SPEAKERS-5-HIGH-SDA-SRS-1-2_W0QQitemZ160000346203QQcategoryZ565QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    That's a scam!

    The big Polk's come up often enough, right here in the USA, so keep looking.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited June 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    That's a scam!

    The big Polk's come up often enough, right here in the USA, so keep looking.
    You know, I was kind of thinking the same thing myself. It looked too good to be true. I even emailed him from the actual web page for eh speakers and he asked what I was wanting a price on! Go figure....

    How much have you seen them go for in recent times?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,729
    edited June 2006
    The 1.2TL's run anywhere from $1800.00 to over $3K.
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  • Andrew2112
    Andrew2112 Posts: 59
    edited June 2006
    Congrats on you SDA's. When you get the cable connected you better have you neck muscles quite loose because you will be turning your head very fast when you hear a telephone ringing from the side of you couch where there is no phone while watching movies. Or you get up to open the door because you swear that somebody just knocked. Enjoy!
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