Sda 1c

raidersrule76
raidersrule76 Posts: 471
edited July 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Need a little help, all the reading I have been doing on here I feel the need for a 2 channel system and was wondering what kind of money the 1c's should bring? I have found a few pairs that are in pretty good shape and I'm not sure what kind of money they should bring. Any help would be great.

Best regrards and thanks in advance
Mark
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2009
    Do you mean to say, what should they run or cost? Because 'bring' would indicate that 'you' are the seller.

    In any case....probably 4-500 dollars a pair if in good-mint condition!

    cnh
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,133
    edited July 2009
    ~$400 - $650 would be my guess...but others can chime in and give more opinions.

    All depends on the condition. Alos, buying some from a local polkie will always get you a better deal.
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  • raidersrule76
    raidersrule76 Posts: 471
    edited July 2009
    Yes I did mean cost. And I was hoping that would be the case because the ones that I have found were in that price range, so now I have some more thinking to do. Thanks for the replies.

    Best regards
    Mark
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,133
    edited July 2009
    Mark...have you ever owned any SDA's?
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,133
    edited July 2009
    Me...hooked on them the 1st time I heard them set-up properly and I was sitting in the sweet spot.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited July 2009
    I picked mine up for 325, but also put that much into restoring them. I would say get the best you can get, and anything that is in perfect shap should bring about 600.00. typically they run between 400/600 for nice ones
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  • raidersrule76
    raidersrule76 Posts: 471
    edited July 2009
    No I have never owned a set, I have read so much praise on them that it makes me want to try them out. I wish someone was a little closer to me so I could get a listen before buying them. Can anyone say road trip! Again thanks for all the replies.

    mark
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited July 2009
    Conradicles wrote: »
    Me...hooked on them the 1st time I heard them set-up properly and I was sitting in the sweet spot.
    Eric I see a road trip in the future. Load up your 1c's and a few amps.....
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited July 2009
    raidersrule76 wrote: »
    No I have never owned a set, I have read so much praise on them that it makes me want to try them out. I wish someone was a little closer to me so I could get a listen before buying them. Can anyone say road trip! Again thanks for all the replies.

    mark

    Never owned any or heard any, but tomorrow I will be auditioning a pair i bought running off a moscode 300 tube and pre amp tube :D should be an experience for me. Funny thing is i posted a thread trying to narrow down what new subwoofer to get, next thing you know a pair of sda 1c's come up locally, WITH THE timbre matched center i long been lookin for! cant wait til tomorrow
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  • Blinddog
    Blinddog Posts: 12
    edited July 2009
    I paid $300 on EBay and $40 in gas for local pick up for my SDA 1C Studios back in October. They were in great shape BUT do have the original tweets and did not come with an interconnect cord. I have not rdo'd the tweets yet but I did purchase a sub cord to act as the interconnect for around $15.

    I also saw a pair in very good condition go for $385 on ebay last week.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2009
    Okay,, here we go,, a good pair of 1C's,, say 400.00,,now to really bring the babies up to what you want(trust me on this) sonicaps and Mills --220.00,, aftermarket binding posts 50.00,, RDO's--200.00,, dynamat& mortite--45.00,, now that will get you sonically to a very special place. You DO NOT have to perform all/any of these mods,however,if they are worth going after,you might as well go all the way. I would suggest upgrading the tweeters first,,then as time and money permit,it's time for the
    crossover/dynamat/mortite/binding post replacements,,since they are all in the neighborhood.With a good front end,,say a Jolida CD player,, a decent tube pre,and an amplifier of you choice(I prefer tubed) you will have a 2 channel system that you will be able to enjoy for years to come,at a fraction of the cost versus buying new.You will amaze your friends and relatives,as they will undoubtedly be looking for the hidden speakers to see where all the "sound" is coming from,,set up correctly,,these speakers will truely disappear. YMMV.Good luck and have fun.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,461
    edited July 2009
    There is a set of SDA 2.3 TL's in Iowa I would jump all over for the price...

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85847

    And having both interconnects will let you run monoblocks if you choose...
    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

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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,133
    edited July 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    Okay,, here we go,, a good pair of 1C's,, say 400.00,,now to really bring the babies up to what you want(trust me on this) sonicaps and Mills --220.00,, aftermarket binding posts 50.00,, RDO's--200.00,, dynamat& mortite--45.00,, now that will get you sonically to a very special place. You DO NOT have to perform all/any of these mods,however,if they are worth going after,you might as well go all the way. I would suggest upgrading the tweeters first,,then as time and money permit,it's time for the
    crossover/dynamat/mortite/binding post replacements,,since they are all in the neighborhood.With a good front end,,say a Jolida CD player,, a decent tube pre,and an amplifier of you choice(I prefer tubed) you will have a 2 channel system that you will be able to enjoy for years to come,at a fraction of the cost versus buying new.You will amaze your friends and relatives,as they will undoubtedly be looking for the hidden speakers to see where all the "sound" is coming from,,set up correctly,,these speakers will truely disappear. YMMV.Good luck and have fun.

    Priceless GD. I got a long way to go, but I'll take your advice. TUBES RULE!!!
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited July 2009
    The pair I just bought and am picking up on Tuesday from Geoff in Seattle have all those mods. Plus he replaced all the drivers except the passive radiators and rewired. $615.00. A total bargain.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited July 2009
    Fongolio wrote: »
    The pair I just bought and am picking up on Tuesday from Geoff in Seattle have all those mods. Plus he replaced all the drivers except the passive radiators and rewired. $615.00. A total bargain.
    Just be wary of the border guards. I hear they're a pain to deal with regarding contra band speakers.
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited July 2009
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Just be wary of the border guards. I hear they're a pain to deal with regarding contra band speakers.

    Actually Geoff himself is bringing them across and I'm meeting him on the other side. Now you have me worried. Should we be. Please elaborate.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,794
    edited July 2009
    Hey Fongo... I'm f*ckin' with ya...heehee Get yer 1C's and enjoy. F-tard.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2009
    Fongolio wrote: »
    The pair I just bought and am picking up on Tuesday from Geoff in Seattle have all those mods. Plus he replaced all the drivers except the passive radiators and rewired. $615.00. A total bargain.

    Yep,, what are your components?
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • StevieB
    StevieB Posts: 256
    edited July 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    Okay,, here we go,, a good pair of 1C's,, say 400.00,,now to really bring the babies up to what you want(trust me on this) sonicaps and Mills --220.00,, aftermarket binding posts 50.00,, RDO's--200.00,, dynamat& mortite--45.00,, now that will get you sonically to a very special place. You DO NOT have to perform all/any of these mods,however,if they are worth going after,you might as well go all the way. I would suggest upgrading the tweeters first,,then as time and money permit,it's time for the
    crossover/dynamat/mortite/binding post replacements,,since they are all in the neighborhood.With a good front end,,say a Jolida CD player,, a decent tube pre,and an amplifier of you choice(I prefer tubed) you will have a 2 channel system that you will be able to enjoy for years to come,at a fraction of the cost versus buying new.You will amaze your friends and relatives,as they will undoubtedly be looking for the hidden speakers to see where all the "sound" is coming from,,set up correctly,,these speakers will truely disappear. YMMV.Good luck and have fun.

    In your opinion, is it worth the upgrade if you have to pay someone to re-do the crossovers? I could do most of your suggestions myself, but soldering and such is not something I'm adept at. I have 1c's and 2b's, and as good as they sound now, I'm sure the crossover upgrade would bring the most improvement.
    McCormack DNA-1 Amp, Parasound Halo P5 Pre Amp, Denon DVD 2900 CD player, Adcom GDA 700 DAC, VPI Traveler TT with Denon 103R cartridge, Lounge Audio MKiii phono pre and Copla SUT, Polk SDA SRS 3.1 TL speakers, Tributaries series 8 IC's and speaker cable.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2009
    You could do it yourself actually,,but if you are hesitant,, buy the caps/resistors,,pull the crossovers and I will do it at no charge,as I'm sure others would make the same offer,,as you really have to experience them witih the crossovers upgraded,IMHO,,can you tell a difference,,I can,,is it worth it? To me,,YES,, and they never cease to amaze me.Good luck.

    The 1C is a fantastic speaker,if you plan to keep them,then upgrade, you won't regret it, just my .02.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited July 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    Yep,, what are your components?

    Carver CT-Seven pre-amp
    Carver TFM-25 amp
    Pro-ject 6.9 turntable

    From what I read the Carver will play well with the 1C's which require common ground. Will the Carver work George?
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2009
    Fongolio wrote: »
    Carver CT-Seven pre-amp
    Carver TFM-25 amp
    Pro-ject 6.9 turntable

    From what I read the Carver will play well with the 1C's which require common ground. Will the Carver work George?

    Yep,, a friend of mine who rebuilt his 1C crossovers at my home last weekend, just got his TFM 42 back from Rita;s repair,,and it sounds spectacular on his 1C's,, he has a tubed pre,which,in my opinion,goes very well with the Carver amp. Good luck and enjoy. Lotta' talk around here about the 1C's,,and rightfully so.Right now mine are powered by a Quicksilver GLA tube amp,,somewhere down the road,I'm gonna put a Belles 350a reference on it and see what it sounds like. Have fun,,seems as though you have a very nice rig.:)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited July 2009
    I've also got a Carver C-1 pre that a few people say would sound better than the CT-Seven but then I give up volume control with the remote and I'm lazy. I will experiment with the two once the 1C's are home. I'd love a tubed pre but must save some money first.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • GaryW
    GaryW Posts: 60
    edited July 2009
    Hi Fongo I bought SDA-SRS2's in Tuscon Az. hauled them back to BC in the motorhome. No trouble at border bringing them in to BC. no taxes if you are down for over 7 days.

    Gary
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2009
    Fongolio wrote: »
    I've also got a Carver C-1 pre that a few people say would sound better than the CT-Seven but then I give up volume control with the remote and I'm lazy. I will experiment with the two once the 1C's are home. I'd love a tubed pre but must save some money first.

    Belles 21a with auricap upgrade, goes very well with Carver amps.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • StevieB
    StevieB Posts: 256
    edited July 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    You could do it yourself actually,,but if you are hesitant,, buy the caps/resistors,,pull the crossovers and I will do it at no charge,as I'm sure others would make the same offer,,as you really have to experience them witih the crossovers upgraded,IMHO,,can you tell a difference,,I can,,is it worth it? To me,,YES,, and they never cease to amaze me.Good luck.

    The 1C is a fantastic speaker,if you plan to keep them,then upgrade, you won't regret it, just my .02.

    Sorry for the late response, thank you so much for the offer!! I really hope a lot of the newer forum members will read this post, so they see how many good people hang out here!! Can't do the crossovers at this time, but will work my way up to them. I can't see the 1c's going anywhere, I already love them!
    McCormack DNA-1 Amp, Parasound Halo P5 Pre Amp, Denon DVD 2900 CD player, Adcom GDA 700 DAC, VPI Traveler TT with Denon 103R cartridge, Lounge Audio MKiii phono pre and Copla SUT, Polk SDA SRS 3.1 TL speakers, Tributaries series 8 IC's and speaker cable.
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