Sweet looking SDA2Bs (studio) on ebay (Iowa)

gdb
gdb Posts: 6,012
edited November 2009 in Vintage Speakers
These look virginal with boxes & IC cable !! :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/POLK-AUDIO-SDA-2-STEREO-DIMENSIONAL-ARRAY-SPEAKERS-SDA2_W0QQitemZ320451442045QQcmdZViewItemQQptZSpeakers_Subwoofers?hash=item4a9c64f57d
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2009
    Those aren't studios.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited November 2009
    Well if not....what then? The boxes are clearly marked "Studio" ! I've always thought that that config. (w/out top and bottom slabs) were considered studio models be they black or wood/vinyl. Please educate if you will, and thanks in advance !:)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited November 2009
    Hmmm...they are marked as 2B's, have the studio version cabinets, but have the dark walnut vinyl instead of the usual black ash vinyl. I'm going to have to say they are the studio version.
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited November 2009
    Aren't they 2As?

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited November 2009
    No, the 2A cabinet base is different and uses the blade/blade IC, these are pin/blade.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2009
    I thought "studio" cabs were black, I stand corrected.

    FWIW, we know their labeling wasn't always 100% correct.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited November 2009
    I made the same mistake in the past Mike. Looking closely at these they are an early version of the 2B's as the label shows a blade/blade connection, but they are actually pin/blade. I'm inclined to believe these are leftover 2A cabinets with the riser removed making them into the 2B studio version. I'm 99% sure that all the later 2B studio versions were the black ash vinyl that we normally see.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,189
    edited November 2009
    Here is what looks like the one of these same photos in a Charlotte N.C. ad..

    but after looking again right now I guess it's another BOXED pair.

    http://charlotte.craigslist.org/ele/1437174749.html
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited November 2009
    There are a couple other people on the forum that have very early 2B's that used 2A cabinets.

    Those cabinets look exactly like my 2A's. The pin/blade IC means they're definitely 2B's though. My 2A's are blade/blade.

    At that price...it'd only really be a good deal with local pickup IMO.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited November 2009
    Monmouth IA is right off Hwy 64 on one of the routes I use to get back and forth from IL to the farm in IA. I think the starting price is a little high, but if someone is interested I could get these back to the Chicago area for them.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,463
    edited November 2009
    They may be military base specials... they are identical to my first pair of SDA's that I purchased from the audio exchange in Iwakuni Japan
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited November 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    There are a couple other people on the forum that have very early 2B's that used 2A cabinets.

    Those cabinets look exactly like my 2A's. The pin/blade IC means they're definitely 2B's though. My 2A's are blade/blade.

    At that price...it'd only really be a good deal with local pickup IMO.

    I've got some 2Bs with that type of cabinet plus the riser/plinth/pedestal, in light oak vinyl ! Screwy, to say the LEAST !!!:eek:
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited November 2009
    This reminds me of my SDA 1/1A conundrum...SDA1s with SL1000 tweeters marked as 1-As... oh well, little mix ups make the older product lines more interesting any way.
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