Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,156
    I will be in Crosby next month on the annual mountain bike trip Crosbynotonly has one of the best Mountain.bike courses in Minnesota it appears to have a nice pair of SDA's. I Know quite a few people in the Crosby, Brainerd area I grew up in that area. I should have one of my buddies contact the sellers, however I don't need them.
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    What should someone expect to pay for sda srs or 1.2tl? I am thinking of buying another pair.
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    edited July 2015
    Dabutcher wrote: »
    SDA SRS in the twin cities area. Looks to be about two hours away. He says he will deliver to the twin cities in original boxes. He bought them new. j0qf99hh1jap.jpg


    I was thinking of contacting this guy, is he a forum member? Is it really to much to pay for these? What should someone look myself ask? Lets say their not sold and he agrees to ship em. What the best way to ship and package em?
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited July 2015
    Having the original boxes is a plus. How far, like 500 miles? You will need to contact a moving company. http://www.theupsstore.com/pack-ship/Pages/freight.aspx
    http://www.freightcenter.com/furniture shipping.aspx
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    edited July 2015
    Herk wrote: »
    I was thinking of contacting this guy, is he a forum member? Is it really to much to pay for these? What should someone look myself ask? Lets say their not sold and he agrees to ship em. What the best way to ship and package em?

    I purchased my SDA SRS1.2s in Florida and had them shipped to New Hampshire.

    I engaged an antique shipper to pick them up at the seller's house, pad them very well (as in for a priceless antique), strap them face to face on a pallet, and ship them via a moving company which he uses regularly to ship antiques.

    Yes, shipping cost almost as much as the speakers, but I received them without incident.

    At the time I was ignorant of the magnet-shifting potential, but the speakers arrived with magnets in place.
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    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,758
    I had some 2b's shipped from Colorado & they were strapped on pallet & shrunk wrapped also. Made the trip perfectly. Also rta15's shipped from Colorada also with no issues. Every Polk speaker i have has been shipped & only once with issue. Its nice if the driver magnets were glued. But thats not alway the case
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    edited July 2015
    Moose68Bash wrote: »
    Herk wrote: »
    I was thinking of contacting this guy, is he a forum member? Is it really to much to pay for these? What should someone look myself ask? Lets say their not sold and he agrees to ship em. What the best way to ship and package em?

    I purchased my SDA SRS1.2s in Florida and had them shipped to New Hampshire.

    I engaged an antique shipper to pick them up at the seller's house, pad them very well (as in for a priceless antique), strap them face to face on a pallet, and ship them via a moving company which he uses regularly to ship antiques.

    Yes, shipping cost almost as much as the speakers, but I received them without incident.

    At the time I was ignorant of the magnet-shifting potential, but the speakers arrived with magnets in place.



    What do you mean face to face, I assume you had the laying down not standing up for shipment right? Is the best way to ship these on their backs or fronts, this way to minimize magnet movement maybe? I am a visual person so i get confused with word explanations sorry.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Yes ship them on their backs.
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    Thank You polkie man. I can't afford to pay the same amount for shipping as the speakers cost. I was hoping they would be around 250-300 bucks to ship. From mn to ny.
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 4,006
    edited July 2015
    The real problem with shipping something like this is the freight class. Not much different than shipping eggs. It costs a lot more due to the fragility of the items.
    Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel…….Samuel Johnson

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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    edited July 2015
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Yes ship them on their backs.

    Yes, this the the best way to ship them to prevent magnets from shifting.

    However, as I said, I was completely ignorant about this potential problem when i arranged shipping for my speakers. Mine were shipped standing upright and face-to-face. As I recall, the shipper also shrink-wraped them together.

    I lucked out that I had no problems. Now, the magnets are secured with JB Weld! :)
    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,115
    Saw these this morning. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-11-STEREO-SPEAKERS-XCLNT-RARE-VINTAGE-SDA-RTA-10-/331606617745?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d354b6e91

    SDA's?
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,758
    Those are SWEET
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    2ch-RTA15tl crossover upgrade
    by David WMG
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    MIT BJC Cs1000p Polk Rotation
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,687
    xjghost wrote: »
    Saw these this morning. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-11-STEREO-SPEAKERS-XCLNT-RARE-VINTAGE-SDA-RTA-10-/331606617745?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d354b6e91

    SDA's?

    Nope. Monitor 11s...
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    Yes when I had mine moved from Houston to Pearland, upright, 12 miles in 1992, I had no idea either. But it wasn't far and they haven't moved since.
    Moose68Bash wrote: »
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    Yes ship them on their backs.

    Yes, this the the best way to ship them to prevent magnets from shifting.

    However, as I said, I was completely ignorant about this potential problem when i arranged shipping for my speakers. Mine were shipped standing upright and face-to-face. As I recall, the shipper also shrink-wraped them together.

    I lucked out that I had no problems. Now, the magnets are secured with JB Weld! :)

    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,115
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    xjghost wrote: »
    Saw these this morning. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-POLK-AUDIO-MONITOR-11-STEREO-SPEAKERS-XCLNT-RARE-VINTAGE-SDA-RTA-10-/331606617745?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d354b6e91

    SDA's?

    Nope. Monitor 11s...
    DSkip wrote: »
    Price is about $50-100 too high IMO. They are rare birds, but not worth $250 and barely worth $200. I'd take them over early RTA12's though.

    Are those the Peerless Tweeters?
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
    xjghost wrote: »
    Are those the Peerless Tweeters?
    Yes'sir
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    Are those sda srs worth the money above?
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  • westmassguy
    westmassguy Posts: 6,850
    RTA 15TL: http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/ele/5068992715.html
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    Front: SDA-2ATL forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/143984/my-2as-finally-finished-almost/p1
    Center: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/150760/my-center-channel-project/p1
    Surrounds & Rears: Custom Built forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/151647/my-surround-project/p1
    Sonicaps, Mills, RDO-194s-198s, Dynamat, Hurricane Nuts, Blackhole5
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    here are the SDA 2B's I bought that were found on this thread (Dayton, OH Craigslist)
    Like new, with all manuals and receipts. These are 87 models (blade to blade) purchased in 02/88. All cloth and grills are like new. Sound fabulous, will start mods and upgrades this winter.

    Congrats! Hard to find in that shape. Enjoy modding!
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 4,006
    I have a new Halo A23 (thanks Skip) delivering Thursday to drive them.
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  • sirmrks
    sirmrks Posts: 13
    edited July 2015
    ebay alert: Up for bid A pair of Polk Audio SDA SRS towers in all their glory with an original retail cost of over $3400 in the mid 80's. These units are from 1986 I believe. The finish is not perfect...the tops could use refinishing due to watermarks, but you need to be well over 6 ft tall to notice and I don't think it would take much to do it. Also the grill cloth could use replacing. I do not have a big amp to push them but did hook them up and all speakers did work. Three of the 6" drivers have a small rip. The top cable connect on the right speaker is broken see photo. These speakers are over 5 ft tall and weigh 185 lbs each. I can deliver them for a fee in the state of Arizona. I can have them freighted by a local fright company they charge around 350.00. Please call me to discuss shipping.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintag-POLK-AUDIO-SDA-SRS-SPEAKERS-/252036946985?hash=item3aae929c29
    martin logan motion 60xts(big upgrade), martin logan 12s, one ML motion 40, 3 ML motion 8s, SDA2b, SDA2, single SDA1C, SDA-SRS 3.1TL, Klipsch KG4 HT system(sold) with a sw12 DCM TF600s and a big honking infnity1000s. run by a couple halflers and maranz
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,988
    sirmrks wrote: »
    ebay alert: Up for bid A pair of Polk Audio SDA SRS towers in all their glory with an original retail cost of over $3400 in the mid 80's. These units are from 1986 I believe. The finish is not perfect...the tops could use refinishing due to watermarks, but you need to be well over 6 ft tall to notice and I don't think it would take much to do it. Also the grill cloth could use replacing. I do not have a big amp to push them but did hook them up and all speakers did work. Three of the 6" drivers have a small rip. The top cable connect on the right speaker is broken see photo. These speakers are over 5 ft tall and weigh 185 lbs each. I can deliver them for a fee in the state of Arizona. I can have them freighted by a local fright company they charge around 350.00. Please call me to discuss shipping.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintag-POLK-AUDIO-SDA-SRS-SPEAKERS-/252036946985?hash=item3aae929c29

    Yours?
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  • sirmrks
    sirmrks Posts: 13
    no not mine sorry just listed on ebay.
    I am happy with my various polks and other speakers at the moment.
    martin logan motion 60xts(big upgrade), martin logan 12s, one ML motion 40, 3 ML motion 8s, SDA2b, SDA2, single SDA1C, SDA-SRS 3.1TL, Klipsch KG4 HT system(sold) with a sw12 DCM TF600s and a big honking infnity1000s. run by a couple halflers and maranz
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  • Herk
    Herk Posts: 24
    O well i have tried to contact some of the craigslist sales in regards for shipping and no one is responding to my emails. Ill just habe to wait for some sda srs to show up closer to NY. In the mean while my room is finished so i will post up pictures hopefully this weekend.
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  • stogie
    stogie Posts: 230
    Couple of listings In Jax, FL

    http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/ele/5153648551.html

    http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/ele/5153350743.html

    Speakers: Polk SDA-SRS xovers rebuilt by David, RDO194's, Dynamat, BH5, glued magnets, new cloth, custom aluminum terminal plates with Cardas posts and Speakon interconnect
    Speaker Cables, Jumpers & Interconnect: DIY Douglas Connection
    Power Amp: Sunfire Architect's Choice Series II
    Preamp: Adcom GFP-750
    SACD/CD: Oppo BDP-95
    Tuner: Sansui TU-717
    TT: Technics SL-MA1
    Phono Pre: Emotiva XPS-1
    Music Server: Mac Mini w/JRiver - iPad w/JRemote
    DAC: Eastern Electric MiniMax Plus
    Other Polks: SDA: 1A, 1C, 2B, CRS+ / Monitor: 10A, 5jr, 4 / RT5
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,084
    edited August 2015
    SRS's for $750, need 4 new MWs so $950 total. In Denver. I wish I was in better financial shape at the moment. I'd be posting pictures of my new speakers instead of sharing this great deal. Hope somebody here can grab them and fix them up. @Mystery @Toolfan66

    http://denver.craigslist.org/ele/5159913310.html

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    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    I just saw these a few minutes ago. They look filty and the seller admits side fabric is sloughing off.Also looks like one tweeter is replace or tarnished really bad. His price is firm and I did see another ad of his and is selling about 10 various vintage speaker sets.

    http://cnj.craigslist.org/ele/5161019558.html
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    North Jersey C/L This guy has JBL-Century L-100s w/ the offset style for over $600 and plus other multiple sets. These Monitor10s for $279.. My 7s cost $60 there can't be that much disparity, could there ?

    http://newjersey.craigslist.org/ele/5168176999.html
    2chl- Adcom GFA- 555-Onkyo P-3150v pre/amp- JVC-QL-A200 tt- Denon 1940 ci cdp- Adcom GFS-6 -Modded '87 SDA 2Bs - Dynamat Ext.- BH-5- X-Overs VR-3, RDO-194 tweeters, Larry's Rings, Speakon/Neutrik I/C- Cherry stain tops Advent Maestros,Ohm model E

    H/T- Toshiba au40" flat- Yamaha RX- V665 avr- YSD-11 Dock- I-Pod- Klipsch #400HD Speaker set-

    Bdrm- Nikko 6065 receiver- JBL -G-200s--Pioneer 305 headphones--Sony CE375-5 disc
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,115
    leftwinger57 wrote: »
    North Jersey C/L This guy has JBL-Century L-100s w/ the offset style for over $600 and plus other multiple sets. These Monitor10s for $279.. My 7s cost $60 there can't be that much disparity, could there ?

    http://newjersey.craigslist.org/ele/5168176999.html

    I love my 10's. I bought them new in 88 or 89. I have yet to find some 7's around me for less then $150. But then again this is the South. I think that is a tad high but they are in great condition from the looks of it.
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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