$150 SDAs in San Fran

elitt
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edited March 2008 in Vintage Speakers
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Polk Audio SDA-2 Speakers (pair) - $150 (inner sunset / UCSF)
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Date: 2008-03-27, 8:54PM PDT

pair of Polk Audio SDA-2 speakers, $150. Call Gary at (415) 756-1673
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited March 2008
    They were 200 2 days ago...now 150...2 more days grab em for 100 :D
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    They were 200 2 days ago...now 150...2 more days grab em for 100 :D

    You don't need them :p. I'm tempted ;)

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited March 2008
    Hey that's my #. stop calling me :D
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    Called the seller...not sure if they are 2As or Bs, but I'll see in a couple of hours :D. Looks like no 15TLs for me.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited March 2008
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    You don't need them :p. I'm tempted ;)

    Haha...no **** :) They are 2b's from the pic in the ad
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    Yep, 2Bs, the endcaps are a little rough, but the fabric though dirty is intact. They sound exceptional. I'll have to do some A/Bing over the weekend, but first blush, they don't give up much to the 1Cs. Little hissy on the tweets, but they are stock. Sonically, perfect :D.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • shadowofnight
    shadowofnight Posts: 2,735
    edited March 2008
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    Yep, 2Bs, the endcaps are a little rough, but the fabric though dirty is intact. They sound exceptional. I'll have to do some A/Bing over the weekend, but first blush, they don't give up much to the 1Cs. Little hissy on the tweets, but they are stock. Sonically, perfect :D.

    So I take it you stole them from the guy ;)
    The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    shadowofnight wrote: »
    So I take it you stole them from the guy ;)
    I won't say...I might want to sell them sometime for what they are worth :p. Maybe I paid north of $400...who knows...I got a free Rob Zombie demo when I was there...very impressive :D.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited March 2008
    Congrats. I've been waiting for someone who can tell me how much I would gain by replacing my 2b's with 1c's.
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    After a bit of MCH and 2 channel music w/&w/o sub, then a couple of movies Dolby True HD and Dolby DD, I've got to say that the differences between the 2Bs and 1Cs aren't night and day. Both are wide, deep and exceptional. The 1Cs fill out the bottom of the midrange and have a bit more strength at applicable frequencies. Bass is a bit more dramatic...all in all...the biggest difference I hear is in the tweets, RDOs vs SL2000s.

    I'm pretty jazzed about the 2Bs. I was going to go with an RTA, but these were just too good to pass on. I think they mesh extremely well with the CRS+s.

    I'll do some real A/B testing tomorrow, but while the 1Cs are noticably more speaker, it ain't like one speak's taking the other to school...the 2Bs really put the grins on.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited March 2008
    Ron Temple wrote: »
    Yep, 2Bs, the endcaps are a little rough, but the fabric though dirty is intact.


    Don't worry about the endcaps. I veneered the endcaps of mine with mahogany and they turned out real nice. It was not very expensive and it only took a few hours. A little sandpaper, contact cement, stain and varnish- new speakers. Teak, cherry walnut were among the choices.
    The world is full of answers, some are right and some are wrong. - Neil Young
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2008
    After doing some serious A/Bing with the 1Cs, I've come to some conclusions. At first the 2Bs sounded livelier with better separation, imaging and SDA. The 1Cs with the RDOs were smoother, but sounded a bit muffled in comparison. Then I decided to start switching the SDA cable. The 2Bs came with a stock Polk pin/blade and my 1Cs came with a homemade cable courtesy of trubluluc. Well, what a difference...the 1Cs grew taller and bolder...imaging, midrange detail, separation and bass response snapped into place. Luc, you can't make cable :p. I was listening to the 1Cs in less than optimal circumstances. Back to the A/Bing, it quickly became apparent that the 2Bs are close, but no cigar and I started getting fatigued by the SL2000s in comparison with the RDOs. So I'm finally on the tweeter team :)

    I put the 2Bs in the surround mode, put the cable on the 1Cs and all is very well in the Temple establishment. I was running the CRS+ full range, but the 2Bs are better in that role. Another improvement in MCH :D. I'll spin a BD later, something with plenty of bass, because I have it now in spades :D.

    "A cable, a cable, my kingdom for a cable"

    RT

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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