Which SDA 1's are these?

xj4094dg
xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
edited August 2009 in Vintage Speakers
Not sure if these are 1's, A's, B's or C's.......Anyone?:confused:

Thanks!
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  • Hamatym
    Hamatym Posts: 269
    edited August 2009
    They are for sure either b's or c's, I thought someone here mentioned only the c's came in the real wood tops? I will need confirmation from others if this is true, but either way they look really good!
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  • nduitch
    nduitch Posts: 316
    edited August 2009
    Definitely 1C's.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2009
    SDA 1C positive id,, lock on target---let us know when you have a purchasing solution. ;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2009
    My old baby's

    Grrrrr


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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2009
    Hamatym wrote: »
    They are for sure either b's or c's, I thought someone here mentioned only the c's came in the real wood tops? I will need confirmation from others if this is true, but either way they look really good!

    The SDA 1C's that I am familar with are the Wood End Cap,, as pictured above,and the "Studio" version.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited August 2009
    Those are minee!!!!!!
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  • kawizx9r
    kawizx9r Posts: 5,150
    edited August 2009
    They are SDA 1C's, not the studio versions but the version just before that. Very nice, I definitely love my pair but think the RD0 upgrade is needed to really enjoy them at high volumes...unless you like bright tweeters.
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  • nduitch
    nduitch Posts: 316
    edited August 2009
    Bright tweeters are great if you are a saxophonist like myself and you want to hear Michael Brecker and David Sanborn the way they sound live. The RDO's are a little too tame to capture their fury.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited August 2009
    nduitch wrote: »
    Bright tweeters are great if you are a saxophonist like myself and you want to hear Michael Brecker and David Sanborn the way they sound live. The RDO's are a little too tame to capture their fury.

    Watch out you will be lynched for that comment! :D:rolleyes:;)


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  • madmike
    madmike Posts: 81
    edited August 2009
    Did those have SL-2000's in them?
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  • Bobsama
    Bobsama Posts: 526
    edited August 2009
    Si, senor.
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  • xj4094dg
    xj4094dg Posts: 1,158
    edited August 2009
    I think JohnLock88 picked these up for $249.00!!!!! They were in Chula Vista (aka Chula Juana) south of San Diego. Sweet deal. I missed this deal by one day.......but glad a fellow Polkster got 'em.:D
    "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2009
    george daniel wrote: »
    The SDA 1C's that I am familar with are the Wood End Cap,, as pictured above,and the "Studio" version.

    Just for the record,,I did not mean to imply that those are the studio's,, here is a pic of the "OTHER" SDA1C

    Actually,, the one to the far left is a SDA 1C w/end cap,,the black one is the studio version.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited August 2009
    nduitch wrote: »
    Bright tweeters are great if you are a saxophonist like myself and you want to hear Michael Brecker and David Sanborn the way they sound live. The RDO's are a little too tame to capture their fury.
    The 194s do sound a bit tame at first, but with some break in and the right ICs they get all the life the SL2000s had without the hissy sibilance or high frequency ringing that aging 2000s are known for. A good pairing with 194s are Ben's ICs. I was using Dbacks and Corals (very close) for years, plugged Ben's cables into my rig and the highs opened up. They've gotten better ever since. It's been about a year or more and they still get better.

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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited August 2009
    Nope... EVEN I missed them. Someone picked them up this morning. YARGH!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,751
    edited August 2009
    Something a lot of folks don't know, all 1C's are studio versions. Polk added the cloth sides and wood end caps over the black vinyl cabinets to make the upscale version.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited August 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Something a lot of folks don't know, all 1C's are studio versions. Polk added the cloth sides and wood end caps over the black vinyl cabinets to make the upscale version.

    Very interesting to know... So conversion one way or the other wouldn't be too difficult...
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,751
    edited August 2009
    Well, you certainly can't go back to the studio from the upscale version due to the cloth sides being attached with glue and the end caps attached with glue and big **** staples. Going the other direction is doable, but cost wise finding a pair done up already would be much cheaper.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Something a lot of folks don't know, all 1C's are studio versions. Polk added the cloth sides and wood end caps over the black vinyl cabinets to make the upscale version.

    I did not know that,, so the actual cabinet that houses all the drivers,,etc,, are the same?
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,751
    edited August 2009
    Yes, the actual cabinet is the same. However, the bezel is slighly different with the PR (not sure about the drivers) moved slightly upwards to allow for the kick plate on the studio version.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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