SRS2s went for $300.00 on ebay

gdb
gdb Posts: 6,012
edited November 2009 in Vintage Speakers
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280414868359&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

These SRS2s went cheap, anybody here the lucky bidder? I PM'ed a couple members (who'd commented about the scarcity of SDAs in the Southeast) about the auction.:)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,463
    edited November 2009
    look at what these are going for, and there are 6 days left!

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Near-mint-vintage-Polk-SDA-1-speakers_W0QQitemZ200400031586QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item2ea8c5cf62
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited November 2009
    That's about $300 more than I paid for my SDA1As:eek:
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited November 2009
    Wow, wish those were in socal.
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    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited November 2009
    I saw that auction. They seemed nice but not minty. The guy mentioned the speakers had stains on it and the bottom was cracked but did not show a clear picture. So who know how nice they are. They are the older 4 ohm speakers. Still for three hundred and a little work it was a good deal.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited November 2009
    Are these the same as the SDA 2's? There's a guy locally offering a pair of SDA 2's with 1 12" passive radiator, 3 6.5" mids and 2 1" tweeters per cabinet for $300.
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    polkaudio Fully Modded SDA SRS 1.2TLs + Dreadnaught, LSiM706c, 4 X Polk Surrounds + 4 X ATMOS, SVS PB13 Ultra X 2, Pass Labs X1, Marantz 7704, Bob Carver Crimson Beauty 350 Tube Mono Blocks, Carver Sunfire Signature Cinema Grande 400x5, ADCOM GFA 7807, Panasonic UB420, Moon 380D DAC, EPSON Pro Cinema 6050
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,186
    edited November 2009
    No. Different model.
    SDA SRS 2.3TL's
    Silk Audio MS-90-BT integrated tube amp
    Yaqin MS-20L integrated tube amp
    SDA 2B TL's
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited November 2009
    Day and night difference. The SRS 2's are the junior to the original SRS speakers. The later versions of the SRS 2's morphed into the SRS 2 bi-ampable version, then the 2.3's and 2.3tl's. They can handle some serious power. I have the bi-amp version. I also have the SDA 2's which are good speakers. Three hundred dollars would be a little on the high side unless they were mint and a later version model of the SDA 2.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited November 2009
    I'm pretty sure that they were the newer pin/blade bi-ampable SRS2s and stain or no stain, crack or no crack.....$300 was a BUY!! I bought the seller's brand new AI-1 cable/interface for non-common ground amplifiers. I drove many miles and paid $450 for my SRS2s (bi-amp), and if circumstances were better for me, I'd have driven down to pick those up too!:D
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited November 2009
    I looked at the pictures again and the SRS 2 that was sold is not the bi-amp version. Still a good deal for SRS 2's.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited November 2009
    bluecomet wrote: »
    I looked at the pictures again and the SRS 2 that was sold is not the bi-amp version. Still a good deal for SRS 2's.

    The big plus for this particular model (1986 Blade/Blade SDA SRS 2) is that you can "TL" it by simply replacing the 4.4uf cap with a 5.8uf and dropping in the RDO198-1's.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • stubby
    stubby Posts: 723
    edited November 2009
    Then I guess I better go ahead and "TL" them. Yep, I got 'em. With 2 seconds to spare. Yet another I-70 roadtrip. Anyone want a pair of really nice 3.1TL's?

    stubby
    SRS 3.1TL
    Harman Kardon Citation 5.1
    Anthem AVM2



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  • stubby
    stubby Posts: 723
    edited November 2009
    Guess I should have clicked on the URL in the first post. I got the OTHER pair of SRS2's for $305. Near Indy. Raleigh was a bit too far, even for my silly a$$!
    SRS 3.1TL
    Harman Kardon Citation 5.1
    Anthem AVM2



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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited November 2009
    Congrats.And welcome to the SDA club.Or did you already have SDAs
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • stubby
    stubby Posts: 723
    edited November 2009
    fbm211 wrote: »
    Congrats.And welcome to the SDA club.Or did you already have SDAs

    Thanks! This will be pair number 6. No, I don't still have them all.

    stubby
    SRS 3.1TL
    Harman Kardon Citation 5.1
    Anthem AVM2



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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited November 2009
    bluecomet wrote: »
    I looked at the pictures again and the SRS 2 that was sold is not the bi-amp version. Still a good deal for SRS 2's.

    You're correct, not bi-ampable,but I think they're pin/blade versions, otherwise why would he have bought the AI-1 interface cable for them??
    I've gotten the impression that only p/bl. speakers can use the AI-1.:confused:
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,333
    edited November 2009
    stubby wrote: »
    . Anyone want a pair of really nice 3.1tl's?

    Stubby



    I do!!!
    Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎

    SVS SB16 X2

    Cary SLP-05/Ultimate Upgrade.
    Cary SA-500.1 ES Amps
    Cary DMS 800PV Network
    OPPO UDP 205/ModWright Modification
    VPI Scout TT / Dynavector 20x2
    Jolida JD9 Fully Modified

    VPI MW-1 Cyclone RCM

    MIT Shotgun 3 cables throughout / Except TT, and PC’s
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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited November 2009
    I have never seen a pin/blade version of the SRS 2 that was not bi-ampable but anything is possible.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited November 2009
    gdb wrote: »
    You're correct, not bi-ampable,but I think they're pin/blade versions, otherwise why would he have bought the AI-1 interface cable for them??
    I've gotten the impression that only p/bl. speakers can use the AI-1.:confused:

    I know one exception is the SDA-2B Blade/Blade which can use the AI-1, with a minor modification to the ground wire.

    The 1986 SDA SRS 2 Blade/Blade is not bi-ampable.

    I do believe that the SDA SRS 2 Pin/Blade was produced in both bi-ampable and non bi-ampable configurations, with the non bi-ampable models being extremely rare.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited November 2009
    "but anything is possible."


    Yeah, especially where vintage Polk speakers are concerned !!!:confused::mad::(:D
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  • rocket
    rocket Posts: 71
    edited November 2009
    Jus to get your hands on good Polk's anymore seems to be gettin a little harder. Whatever it takes, I'll keep my 3 pair around!
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited November 2009
    I'm at six pairs now and unless I find a good deal on some 2.3TLs close by, I'll probably keep it at six. I never seem to be able to get rid of anything!:D
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