SDA 1C's

heiney9
heiney9 Posts: 25,204
edited May 2008 in Vintage Speakers
Here's a pair of 1C's listed on e-bay. The seller states condition is good to great. Well, look at the pics, the cabs are falling apart-LOL.

My question is are the oak end caps glued on? I need to give one of my end caps a little TLC and I was wondering how they are attached.

This guy is nuts if he thinks he can get that price for these good to great condition 1C's. Notice the side panels are pulling away as well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-Audio-SDA-1-Floor-Standing-Speakers_W0QQitemZ380026013637QQihZ025QQcategoryZ14993QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited May 2008
    I am loving his speaker description as well....
    Condition: These speakers are in good to great overall condition. The right speaker top wooden cover is off and it has a couple tears in on the top right side, the left side cover also needs to be glued back on. The left speaker is intact.
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited May 2008
    H9. It looks like the tops a held on with 4 @ 1 1/2" staples and a little glue. I would bet the amount of glue used varies.

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited May 2008
    Scott is correct, the caps on the 1C's are glued and stapled. From the back, insert a thin bladed pry bar tool, hit with a hammer and carefully work it in while prying.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited May 2008
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    H9. It looks like the tops a held on with 4 @ 1 1/2" staples and a little glue. I would bet the amount of glue used varies.

    Scott
    F1nut wrote: »
    Scott is correct, the caps on the 1C's are glued and stapled. From the back, insert a thin bladed pry bar tool, hit with a hammer and carefully work it in while prying.

    Thanks

    I assume the staples are inserted before they put the laminate on the end cap. My issue is somehow during the past torrential down pour the carpet on the outer wall of my living room got wet underneath where the right SDA sits. I didn't even realize it because it's along the base board and only comes out into the room about a 10 inches and unless you kneel down or walk over in that area of the carpet I had no idea.

    From the slight dampness the particle board swelled a bit and the laminate is pulling away from the surface. Purely cosmetic, but I'd like to try and do something to fix it.

    Any ideas

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited May 2008
    H9. I think they are staple from the inside. I could be wrong.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited May 2008
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    H9. I think they are staple from the inside. I could be wrong.

    Ok, makes more sense.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited May 2008
    Right, from the inside.

    If the wood veneer is lifting because the particleboard has swollen, there's really nothing that can be done to repair that, short of making new end caps.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • dcmeigs
    dcmeigs Posts: 708
    edited May 2008
    Making new endcaps is not a big deal. You can use plywood to make the cap. The plywood can be attached with screws from the inside once the PR is removed to allow access.

    You can buy vaneer of the correct width in rolls from Woodworker Source etc. You attach it with good old contact cement from Ace Hardware. They sell a cool yellow plastic/razor knife blade trimming tool that you will use to make the vaneer edges perfect. The unknown is the amount of time it will take to separate the old cap and clean up the bottom cabinet surface.

    I recovered my oak plywood caps on my 2Bs with mahogany vaneer. They look sooo much better and it didn't take too long.
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  • Boywonder
    Boywonder Posts: 225
    edited May 2008
    dcmeigs wrote: »
    They sell a cool yellow plastic/razor knife blade trimming tool that you will use to make the vaneer edges perfect. The unknown is the amount of time it will take to separate the old cap and clean up the bottom cabinet surface.

    I recovered my oak plywood caps on my 2Bs with mahogany vaneer. They look sooo much better and it didn't take too long.

    A router with a fresh/sharp laminate trimmer bit also works great for timming the veneer, especially around the front radii of the caps.
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