a nice find?

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
edited March 2009 in Vintage Speakers
these just posted up on fleabay....:D

http://cgi.ebay.com/Polk-Audio-SDA-1-Speakers-Stereo-Dimensional-Array-1_W0QQitemZ270356461500QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item270356461500&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

they look to be in great shape...:p
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  • metal83
    metal83 Posts: 1,219
    edited March 2009
    Wow, they look brand new!
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited March 2009
    That could be the best pair of 1As I've seen in awhile. The overhang usually takes a beating and the bases tend to get water damage.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited March 2009
    maybe nice for rear surrounds?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited March 2009
    Just a tad big to hang over my couch.....;):D
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited March 2009
    That is a clean and complete package, if your looking for 1As.
    Speakers: SDA-1C (most all the goodies)
    Preamp: Joule Electra LA-150 MKII SE
    Amp: Wright WPA 50-50 EAT KT88s
    Analog: Marantz TT-15S1 MBS Glider SL| Wright WPP100C Amperex BB 6er5 and 7316 & WPM-100 SUT
    Digital: Mac mini 2.3GHz dual-core i5 8g RAM 1.5 TB HDD Music Server Amarra (memory play) - USB - W4S DAC 2
    Cables: Mits S3 IC and Spk cables| PS Audio PCs
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited March 2009
    Zero feedback seller.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2009
    DaveMuell wrote: »
    Zero feedback seller.

    Doesn't matter if your going to pick them up.
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2009
    Wow... they look like they've never been out of the box!
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited March 2009
    Minty
    Life without music would♭
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited March 2009
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    Jake
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2009
    WOW those look totally different than my 1As! No fuses, no ports in baffle,diff.tweeters and IC terminal config. I guess there were different series within a series!:eek:
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited March 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    WOW those look totally different than my 1As! No fuses, no ports in baffle,diff.tweeters and IC terminal config. I guess there were different series within a series!:eek:

    That happened a lot with the SDAs. Though I've never seen or heard of any with ports.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited March 2009
    [....
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2009
    One of the pics shows what "appear" to be two round holes below the tweets and above the upper MWs. Custom mod maybe ??:confused:
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited March 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    One of the pics shows what "appear" to be two round holes below the tweets and above the upper MWs. Custom mod maybe ??:confused:

    Weird. The owner's manual has them in the picture, too.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited March 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    One of the pics shows what "appear" to be two round holes below the tweets and above the upper MWs. Custom mod maybe ??:confused:

    Earliest version of SDA1. Odd connector for SDA cable, fused tweet, ports were all part of the earliest versions. The next iteration changed cables, dropped the ports and fuses but still kept the extra tweeter. I don't think that the 1A designation would have even come about until there was a 1B. As with many of the lines in the earlier days, the line evolved and updated without moniker changes being adopted so not all 1As were created equal.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited March 2009
    Ported enclosure with PR....strange. Like I said, They changed them suckers mid-year or more on several occasions it seems.

    Anyone got a set of those around here?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,214
    edited March 2009
    ND13 wrote: »
    Ported enclosure with PR....strange. Like I said, They changed them suckers mid-year or more on several occasions it seems.

    Anyone got a set of those around here?


    IIRC, the very early 1's that had the ports were "Signature Editions" Somehwere around here there is a post with quotes from Matt about why they used the small ports in those very early SDA's. Can't remember the exact reason other than for resonance control or something like that.......

    H9

    P.s. actually I think the Signature Ed's had a plate covering the ports, now that I think about it.
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  • jimreeves
    jimreeves Posts: 57
    edited March 2009
    Darqueknight's info in the sticky talks about the differences between the SDA-1's and SDA-1A's. The conversion of 1's to 1A's notes that a horizontal solid brace has to be removed that separates the upper MW's from the lower and that the ports have to be plugged. So these have a bass reflex upper cabinet with a sealed passive lower cabinet. Two cabinets for the price of one!:D These also have 3 XO modules, a main, array and a LF.
    Jim

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2009
    I figured there Had to be separate chambers, otherwise the PRs wouldn't radiate squat.:eek:
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited March 2009
    Wow, they look minty. I'd scoop them up in a second if they were local!
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  • smjcolsga
    smjcolsga Posts: 19
    edited March 2009
    de-listed.
    Polk Audio Monitor 5B/5Jr+ [Adcom GTP500/GFA535] SDA 2B Studio Monitor [NAD T585/Cullen Circuits Modded C372]
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