Anyone snatch these?

movtarget
movtarget Posts: 125
edited December 2007 in Vintage Speakers
One of the big SRS line, yucaipa/inland empire, ca

$175 listed 12/1 on craigslist

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/for/495425390.html
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    They look like 1.2TLs, or RDOd earlier models. That's a frightening steal.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    If you like old SDA's.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2007
    Or if you don't, and want to make an easy $1,500 - $2,000 ;)
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    I don't plan to own another pair, ever. I need to move on with my life.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    I hate wristwatches but if someone offered me a Breitling for a buck I wouldn't turn him down.
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  • dbnh
    dbnh Posts: 194
    edited December 2007
    John in MA wrote: »
    I hate wristwatches but if someone offered me a Breitling for a buck I wouldn't turn him down.
    Interesting analogy.
    My system

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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited December 2007
    gone

    wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

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  • read-alot
    read-alot Posts: 812
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I don't plan to own another pair, ever. I need to move on with my life.


    I'm about to be thinking the same way.

    Which way would you suggest?
    polkaudio SRS (rdo194 x 8)
    Dodd ELP (separate power supply)
    JC 1 blocks ( strapped )
    Rega Apollo
    MIT (speaker cables) Outlaw (ICs)

    polkaudio SDA2(rdo194x4) (front) polkaudio CRS (rdo194x4)(rear) polkaudio 400i (center)
    B&K 505
    Samsung LCD
    VIP 622
    HSU STF-2
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited December 2007
    read-alot wrote: »
    I'm about to be thinking the same way.

    Which way would you suggest?

    The only way is up.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    Just got off the phone with the guy....had them in there for 400..no bites....lowered to 200...no bites....put 175 and 1 guy called and said it was a bit much for them so he gave them to him for 100 dollars. 1 speaker perfect..second speaker had 1 torn mid/woof and a 1 inch snag in the grill right where that mid/woof was...other then that great as well.

    After a couple other pics and a good grilling by me (Guy was cool as hell ) they were 1.2tl's ( Pin/blade...dark metallic looking tweeters with what he described as allen/star screws...RDO's have philips screws..etc ) that worked perfect when given to him by a friend who was moving away...HE tore the one mid/woof and small part of the grill during the move to his house. Damn thats gotta be the record...nice 1.2tl's for 100 bucks.

    I think part of his problem was he advertised them in the general catagory...not electronics.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
    Unbelievable... I wish deals like that would cross my lap.
    Jake
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    It's the wrong time of the year to sell big stuff like that. I've been working on clearing out the listening room for the last few months and buying instantly stopped a couple weeks ago.

    But still, even in general on CL I can't believe no one snapped those things up. There's a pair on eBay right now around $2200 with bids.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    It seems the trend is that these dont go very high here on the west coast ( Well Calif...where I constantly look ) ...I mean my last 3 sets of the big boys were mint and were 500...600...and 750 all 3 were considered steals by other forum members here but in the last month or 2 I have seen more of these in the 300 to 800 dollar range so it seems I paid western going rate really.

    I am going to a house today on behalf of another member to photogragh/inspect/listen to a set of 2.3tl's for 950...either the guy goes down in price or I contact the other listing at the moment here for 450 ( Taking other cl ad with me today )
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited December 2007
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I don't plan to own another pair, ever. I need to move on with my life.


    A pair must have fallen on you.:D
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • movtarget
    movtarget Posts: 125
    edited December 2007
    Did you tell him he gave away 800-2000 dollars, or were you in more of the Christmas spirit, and left well enough alone?
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    Just got off the phone with the guy....had them in there for 400..no bites....lowered to 200...no bites....put 175 and 1 guy called and said it was a bit much for them so he gave them to him for 100 dollars. 1 speaker perfect..second speaker had 1 torn mid/woof and a 1 inch snag in the grill right where that mid/woof was...other then that great as well.

    After a couple other pics and a good grilling by me (Guy was cool as hell ) they were 1.2tl's ( Pin/blade...dark metallic looking tweeters with what he described as allen/star screws...RDO's have philips screws..etc ) that worked perfect when given to him by a friend who was moving away...HE tore the one mid/woof and small part of the grill during the move to his house. Damn thats gotta be the record...nice 1.2tl's for 100 bucks.

    I think part of his problem was he advertised them in the general catagory...not electronics.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    I'd say the dumber people are the ones who saw that ad as it went from $400, to $200, to $175 without buying them.
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited December 2007
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    It seems the trend is that these dont go very high here on the west coast ( Well Calif...where I constantly look ) ...I mean my last 3 sets of the big boys were mint and were 500...600...and 750 all 3 were considered steals by other forum members here but in the last month or 2 I have seen more of these in the 300 to 800 dollar range so it seems I paid western going rate really.

    I am going to a house today on behalf of another member to photogragh/inspect/listen to a set of 2.3tl's for 950...either the guy goes down in price or I contact the other listing at the moment here for 450 ( Taking other cl ad with me today )

    Good luck. I sure hope you can work the guy selling for $950 down a bit. ;)

    Wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    movtarget wrote: »
    Did you tell him he gave away 800-2000 dollars, or were you in more of the Christmas spirit, and left well enough alone?


    I felt the christmas spirit and told him at least his wife will be happy now :)
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    I-SIG wrote: »
    Good luck. I sure hope you can work the guy selling for $950 down a bit. ;)

    Wes

    Bad news Wes...they were NOT 2.3tl's...guy was really nice but he knew nothing about polks...he just came to polkaudio.com and saw some that looked like his and he happened to pick the 2.3tl's. Here are the pics I took at his house tonight......
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    more pics....
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    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    last.....
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited December 2007
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    Bad news Wes...they were NOT 2.3tl's...guy was really nice but he knew nothing about polks...he just came to polkaudio.com and saw some that looked like his and he happened to pick the 2.3tl's. Here are the pics I took at his house tonight......

    This could be a blessing in disguise. Thanks for checking on these.

    PM sent as usual.

    Wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2007
    Looks like he had the left and right speakers on the wrong sides and right up against the wall. I hope someone tells him to put the left speaker on the other left.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    Looks like he had the left and right speakers on the wrong sides and right up against the wall. I hope someone tells him to put the left speaker on the other left.

    Nope they were correct for those particular 2.3's...the backs were labeled as well correctly by polk...the donut 6513's are supposed to be flanking the walls ( I have the SAME pair as these and checked mine as well...they are correct ) .

    Now HIS placement of them had a lot to be desired....but he got the lefty/righty correct.
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    Lasareath wrote: »
    John, Did you buy them?, Has the seller lowered his price?

    I was pretty good at the haggling and it stalled when I got to the 500 region...he knows they are not worth 950 now and that they are worth more then 500....so the window is somewhere inbetween 600 and 950. I didnt think Wes would still be interested since they were not tl's but in fact he is...so when those 2 guys finish pricing them out in that window...I can go back and get them for him if he likes.

    They are in great condition as well....
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    Here are mine before picking them up at the sellers.....you can see they were on the correct sides of the non-used fireplace in a non-used room( Thankfully what kept them in so good of shape ) The donut 6513's go to the farmost left and farmost right when positioning.



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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited December 2007
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    I was pretty good at the haggling and it stalled when I got to the 500 region...he knows they are not worth 950 now and that they are worth more then 500....so the window is somewhere inbetween 600 and 950. I didnt think Wes would still be interested since they were not tl's but in fact he is...so when those 2 guys finish pricing them out in that window...I can go back and get them for him if he likes.

    They are in great condition as well....

    I offered $750. He wants a day to think about. We'll see. I'll call him back tomorrow afternoon irregardless. I almost went 800, but I figured he would counter-offer to $825 or $850 and we could split the difference. We'll see....

    Wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

    Sony 75" Bravia 4K | Polk Audio SDA-SRS's (w/RDO's & Vampire Posts) + SVS PC+ 25-31 | AudioQuest Granite (mids) + BWA Silver (highs) | Cary Audio CAD-200 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Rotel Michi P5 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Cambridge Audio azur 840C--Wadia 170i + iPod jammed w/ lossless audio--Oppo 970 | Pure|AV PF31d
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited December 2007
    I-SIG wrote: »
    I offered $750. He wants a day to think about. We'll see. I'll call him back tomorrow afternoon irregardless. I almost went 800, but I figured he would counter-offer to $825 or $850 and we could split the difference. We'll see....

    Wes

    Paid 750 for mine....I dont think you should go a dime over...especially at the distance you have to cover...believe me I have been running into some killer deals on these lately....more will pop up...of course thats up to you :)
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