Texas SDA 1's

lunazul
lunazul Posts: 781
edited April 2009 in Vintage Speakers
SDA 1 in Austin
Photo doesn't show crap.
Is this a good price if they are in good shape?

http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/1093308306.html
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  • Ender
    Ender Posts: 603
    edited March 2009
    Depends on the SDA 1 model. If it was SDA 1C, then yes. Otherwise, eh... you could find better.

    Ask him for better pics. Looks more like he's showcasing his house, rather than the speakers.
    SDA 1C, SDA 2A, SDA SRS 2, CMT-340SE, Swan M200MKII, Swan D1080MKII, Behringer MS40

    Outlaw Audio M2200 x2, GFA 555 II, BGW 750C

    GDA 700, Outlaw Audio Model 990, Sansa Fuze, X-Fi Platinum Fatality
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited March 2009
    Looks like a nice house...but what do the speakers look like?...lol You can't even see them...except for as a vague shape off in the distance...lol

    That's not to bad of a price...I've seen them go higher than that, but I've also seen them go much lower than that.
    The nirvana inducer-
    APC H10 Power Conditioner
    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited March 2009
    lunazul wrote: »
    SDA 1 in Austin
    Photo doesn't show crap.
    Is this a good price if they are in good shape?

    http://austin.craigslist.org/ele/1093308306.html

    Lunazul, Hope I did not step on your deal but I did see these on Austin CL, called owner and had him send me pics.

    They are SDA-1c with oak. The picture was off a cameria phone which sucked but after calling the owner I was convinced he would negotiate and as he described them as excellent, had original pin/blade cable and they belonged to his brother and was selling them for school supplies.

    I drove down to Austin this morning and they look and sound great. Only problem is the side panals in a few places need to be reglued. No biggie.

    They are in Plano now, as soon as one of my sons get home I will move them in the house and takes pics.

    The pic below is what he sent me yesterday morning.
    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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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited March 2009
    thsmith wrote: »
    Lunazul, Hope I did not step on your deal but I did see these on Austin CL, called owner and had him send me pics.

    They are SDA-1c with oak. The picture was off a cameria phone which sucked but after calling the owner I was convinced he would negotiate and as he described them as excellent, had original pin/blade cable and they belonged to his brother and was selling them for school supplies.

    I drove down to Austin this morning and they look and sound great. Only problem is the side panals in a few places need to be reglued. No biggie.

    They are in Plano now, as soon as one of my sons get home I will move them in the house and takes pics.
    Heh, heh, what an SDA sniping bastid you turned out to be :p:D:D:D. What are you going to do with another pair...surrounds?

    We had some friends over last night and we put on Phantom of the Opera, BD. Man, that disk has some dynamic range. Played it at reference, dialog (what there was of it) was just right. When the orchestra, tympani and organ kicked in, it blows your hair back. SDA surrounds are killer.

    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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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited March 2009
    Hey Ron, remember you made made me the SDA freak I am. At least I only had to drive 420 mile round trip for these. I doubt I will keep the Studio's, promised my wife I would sell them in order to get the Oaks.

    You would think with DFW having a couple of million people SDA's would come up around here. Austin always has the best stuff, sometimes Houston.

    I was hoping to find a good deal on amps and so forth while down there but no such luck.

    It is killing me to have to wait until one of the boys get home to unload them. I am pacing and looking at the clock. They are just too heavy for my wife to help unload them.

    I know a pair of Studio 1Cs coming for sale in Dallas now;)
    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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  • lunazul
    lunazul Posts: 781
    edited March 2009
    thsmith wrote: »
    Lunazul, Hope I did not step on your deal but I did see these on Austin CL, called owner and had him send me pics.

    Congrats on your purchase. Glad it was worth the trip.
    not the best time for me to be buying toys anyway.
    Good to see them go to someone that will appreciate them.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited March 2009
    lunazul wrote: »
    Congrats on your purchase. Glad it was worth the trip.
    not the best time for me to be buying toys anyway.
    Good to see them go to someone that will appreciate them.

    Kewl, I was feeling bad, sort of;)

    When the time is right I may have something you would be interested in.

    Where you located in Central Texas ?
    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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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2009
    I don't know how far it'd be, but there's some SRS2.3s on ebay that are in Norman OK. Zero bids, starting price of $700 w/1day 10hrs. to go.:)


    http://cgi.ebay.com/polk-sda_W0QQitemZ280327227158QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3276QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited March 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    I don't know how far it'd be, but there's some SRS2.3s on ebay that are in Norman OK. Zero bids, starting price of $700 w/1day 10hrs. to go.:)


    http://cgi.ebay.com/polk-sda_W0QQitemZ280327227158QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3276QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    **** bells. I finally wean myself of thinking I need something like those, and there they turn up in my own yard like the durndelions.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2009
    Hey John...happy to be of service !!! Does 30-30 indicate that you're a Winchester/Marlin enthusiast ?? I am...:)
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited March 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    Hey John...happy to be of service !!! Does 30-30 indicate that you're a Winchester/Marlin enthusiast ?? I am...:)

    I was just grousing about how I'd have jumped on those speakers 6 months ago, as close they are to me, gdb. ;)
    And considering the size of my livingroom/listening area, I'm sure they would be overkill.

    What I shall do is I shall show that auction to my wife to demonstrate my indifference to some of the awesomest speakers out there, thereby accruing valuable WAF.:cool:





    That is mega-lame, isn't it.
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  • lunazul
    lunazul Posts: 781
    edited March 2009
    thsmith wrote: »
    Kewl, I was feeling bad, sort of;)

    When the time is right I may have something you would be interested in.

    Where you located in Central Texas ?

    I'm just north of the Austin area. I do see some nice things pop up on CL around here on occasion. Never seem to be at the right time though. This economy doesn't help a whole lot, but then good things happen to those with patience.

    Or so I hear:rolleyes:
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited March 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    I don't know how far it'd be, but there's some SRS2.3s on ebay that are in Norman OK. Zero bids, starting price of $700 w/1day 10hrs. to go.:)


    http://cgi.ebay.com/polk-sda_W0QQitemZ280327227158QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3276QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    No one bid on them, only up for a few days, starting price too high. I have a feeling someone is suddenly moving from an apartment or rental house.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2009
    Funny...I haven't seen those go for any less than $800,maybe OK. is the problem, they sure as hell would've sold for more than $700 in my area !:confused:
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited March 2009
    I don't think they were up long enough for anyone to find out about them to get a bid on. 2-3 days? Who does that?

    I emailed the guy today just to get some info, see if he'd demo. If you're interested, I'll keep you posted.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited March 2009
    John30_30 wrote: »
    No one bid on them, only up for a few days, starting price too high. I have a feeling someone is suddenly moving from an apartment or rental house.

    $700 is hardly too high for 2.3s. If all is truly good with them, that is a good price for this model.

    This is just my current assessment of the SDA market with fair asking prices for the models in todays market with all in good cosmetic and fully working condition and quite a few for sale.

    SDAII - $200-$350 add $100 for Pin/Blade for upgrades
    CRS -$250-$350 Pin/Blade+ add $100 due to upgradeability to 4.1tl
    SDA1A $250-$300 B $300-$400 C - $450-$600
    SRSII - $550-$750
    SRS3.1 - $550-$750
    SRS2.3 - $750-$950 tl add $100
    SRS 2.1 - $1000-$1500 tl adds easy $200-$300 simply cause they are the biggest and last.

    I know it isn't a complete list of all models, and as always condition and location rules, as do upgrades.
    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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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited March 2009
    John30_30 wrote: »
    I don't think they were up long enough for anyone to find out about them to get a bid on. 2-3 days? Who does that?

    I emailed the guy today just to get some info, see if he'd demo. If you're interested, I'll keep you posted.

    They are relisted..............http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280329103455
    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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  • zarrdoss
    zarrdoss Posts: 2,562
    edited March 2009
    also on local cl no affi

    http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/ele/1100562026.html
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited March 2009
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I need a pair of those 2.1's, I hear they are really rare!

    DOH!!!! I looked at the list for 5 minutes and couldn't for the life of me see why it looked weird. Thanks for waiting past the 10 minute edit window, now my **** is hanging out for all to see.:D

    Disslecsia of the SDA kind....
    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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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited March 2009
    John30_30 wrote: »
    I don't think they were up long enough for anyone to find out about them to get a bid on. 2-3 days? Who does that?

    I emailed the guy today just to get some info, see if he'd demo. If you're interested, I'll keep you posted.

    John, I'm only interested as an observer. I'm waaaay too far away to pick those 2.3s up!! If you're interested... I suggest that you jump on em this time around. Me...I'm going to enjoy my pin/blade bi-ampable SRSIIs that I only had to pay $450 for, and only had to drive approx. 4.5hrs. each way to pick up ! Maybe in a year or so I'll see if I can find some 2.3s close by.:)
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited April 2009
    Dennis Gardner wrote: »
    $700 is hardly too high for 2.3s. If all is truly good with them, that is a good price for this model.



    I know it isn't a complete list of all models, and as always condition and location rules, as do upgrades.

    I meant it's a high opener considering it was such a short-time listing. The guy only had 1 feedback which is what caught my eye first.

    Edit: now that he's relisted with a 1 week window, he's alot more likely to get an auction rolling.
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited April 2009
    zarrdoss wrote: »
    also on local cl no affi

    http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/ele/1100562026.html

    Gotta be the same guy, which means he'd take 800 for them.
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  • flipcap22
    flipcap22 Posts: 22
    edited April 2009
    no affil

    For those in IL:

    http://chicago.en.craigslist.org/nwc/ele/1102252713.html

    Can't tell what condition these are in but the seller says they are in "mint shape, barely or never used"
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