Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    verb wrote: »
    I believe these are Monitor 7's. 2 hundie! Central Ohio.
    https://columbus.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-speakers/6487163332.html

    Correct sir, earlier 7As.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,508
    verb wrote: »
    I believe these are Monitor 7's. 2 hundie! Central Ohio.
    https://columbus.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-speakers/6487163332.html

    I have a human skeleton I will sell you. 206 bones. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA :p
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  • subkron
    subkron Posts: 82
    back to the topic...

    $200 for 11Ts
    https://southjersey.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-monitor-series-11t/6491928963.html
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    subkron wrote: »
    back to the topic...

    $200 for 11Ts
    https://southjersey.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-monitor-series-11t/6491928963.html

    Good deal? Or in @Viking64 vernacular, a Humerus and a Femur!

    Sorry @subkron back in the ditch!
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    That’s a deal!
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,499
    MrBuhl wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    you guys derail more threads than Amtrak...

    That made me LMAO
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    you guys derail more threads than Amtrak...

    Well hello mr kettle

    And then again! LMAO!

    https://youtu.be/f4zyjLyBp64
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,499
    https://youtu.be/uhiCFdWeQfA
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    subkron wrote: »
    back to the topic...

    $200 for 11Ts
    https://southjersey.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-monitor-series-11t/6491928963.html

    $150 max... If you absolutely have to have them. The 2 pair I got in NJ were 160 and 100 respectively. And both were cleaner than those.
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Here you go. No affiliation. https://stockton.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-2-loudspeakers/6492221047.htmlxkohfm4h6iq3.jpg

    West coast strikes again... I need to move to support my habit.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,933
    la2vegas wrote: »
    While on timeout I picked up a recapped Yammie CR-1020 and on the drive back home I also got some RTA8tl's for 5 bucks.

    Yeah I know, yeah right. Honest, the guy told me they had a bad tweet. Sure enough one SL2500 was toast. Swapped a good tweet from the scrap heap and they were shaking the walls in no time.

    Dang you did good you should get put in time out more often
    Not :p
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,933
    For some reason that don't sound like a win win >:)
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  • Tacitus86
    Tacitus86 Posts: 19
    Nice pair of 2.3TL's on eBay in Norton, Kansas, current bid $500.00 - local pickup only.

    No affiliation.


    https://www.ebay.com/itm/142686300084?ul_noapp=true

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  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,235
    LSi-15s asking $475. He might be disappointed with the bass and staging. ;-)
    https://huntsville.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-speakers-lsi-15/6492987576.html
    Expect that there will be bumps in the road. Choose to not let them rattle you.

    Polk - Monitor 10As, SDA 2Bs, LSi9s, White RTi4s, S4s, M3s, various centers.
    Boston - CR7, CR6s, CR4s.
    Subs - M&K V4, M&K VX-7B, JBL SUB150P, Jamo Sub 250, and others.
    ​Thompson Adventures, Inc.
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  • JayMX
    JayMX Posts: 455
    edited February 2018
    Blade/Blade SDA SRS 2 here in Utah for $500. No, they’re not mine. I drove 8 hours round trip for mine. They’re not leaving my house unless my wife buries me in one of them!! But somebody ought to pick these up!
    http://ksl.com/classifieds/listing/51222664
    Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), SDA CRS+ (194’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL, R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩
    Pairs that have passed through: Monitor 4b (Peerless), Monitor 5a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Monitor 5b (SL1000), Monitor 5b (SL2000) (4x pair), Monitor 7b (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7c’s (194’s), Monitor 10a (Peerless), Monitor 10b (5x pair), RTA8, RTA8TL, RTA 11T, RTA12c (194's), SDA1(mod to “a” & SL1000 Wuhan mod), SDA CRS, SDA 2 (2x pair), SDA 2a, SDA 2b, SDA 1b, SDA 1c, SDA SRS 2 (2x pair), SDA SRS 3.1TL (198’s) (2x pair)...and more to come, it’s a sickness.
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  • JayMX
    JayMX Posts: 455
    @la2vegas try this link:
    https://www.ksl.com/classifieds/listing/51222664
    Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), SDA CRS+ (194’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL, R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩
    Pairs that have passed through: Monitor 4b (Peerless), Monitor 5a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Monitor 5b (SL1000), Monitor 5b (SL2000) (4x pair), Monitor 7b (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7c’s (194’s), Monitor 10a (Peerless), Monitor 10b (5x pair), RTA8, RTA8TL, RTA 11T, RTA12c (194's), SDA1(mod to “a” & SL1000 Wuhan mod), SDA CRS, SDA 2 (2x pair), SDA 2a, SDA 2b, SDA 1b, SDA 1c, SDA SRS 2 (2x pair), SDA SRS 3.1TL (198’s) (2x pair)...and more to come, it’s a sickness.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,877
    Found a pair of SRS 2.3's for $800 while talking to some guy about a preamp he has for sale. Said they don't sound very good...

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    If anyone in the Portland area is interested let me know and I can forward his info.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,933
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Found a pair of SRS 2.3's for $800 while talking to some guy about a preamp he has for sale. Said they don't sound very good...

    gijs76ae4mcw.jpg

    If anyone in the Portland area is interested let me know and I can forward his info.

    Set up like that i can see why they sound bad.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,877
    I don't EVEN want to know what the Vaseline is for...
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • lawdogg
    lawdogg Posts: 468
    edited February 2018
    Pair of 3.1TLs popped up southwest of Sacramento. Asking $700. Bunch of wrong info in the ad - can't blame those who haven't found enlightenment - but look decent anyway.

    https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/ele/d/polk-audio-tower-speakers/6499377303.html
    <3 my 3.1TLs

    I will fix your shifted magnets for free. :)
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,879
    Looks like they were ridden hard and put away wet.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • lawdogg
    lawdogg Posts: 468
    Those indented dust caps are right at toddler height. :cold_sweat:
    <3 my 3.1TLs

    I will fix your shifted magnets for free. :)
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,877
    lawdogg wrote: »
    Those indented dust caps are right at toddler height. :cold_sweat:

    Nothing that fascinates a toddler more than dust caps and outlets!
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre Upgraded with Mundorf Supremes
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • 250GTLusso
    250GTLusso Posts: 163
    Just picked up these SDA SRS 1.2TLs.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Polk-Audio-Crossover-Speakers/322818292288?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&amp;_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

    When I got there I noticed they had some water damage on the bottom cap, so I got a pretty good deal (I am going to redo the veneer anyways).

    And in case anyone needs to know, a pair of SDA SRS 1.2TLs will fit in a Prius!

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    HT
    Adcom GFP-565 Pre-amp, Adcom GFA-565 Mono Block Amps (Front), Adcom GFA-585 Amp (Side), Adcom GFA-555 Amp (Rear), Adcom ACE-515, Pioneer CLD-3070 Laserdisc, Sony CDP-605esD, Sony BluRay BDP BX59, Samsung 50" Plasma, Polk Audio SDA SRS 1.2TL Front (Walnut), Polk Audio SDA SRS Side (Walnut), Polk Audio SDA SRS Rear (Walnut).
    2 Channel (Living Room)
    Adcom GFP-565 Pre-amp (w/Big Sky Audio Upgrades), Adcom GFA-565 Mono Block Amps (w/Big Sky Audio Upgrades), Adcom ACE-515, Sony CDP-705esD, Magnum Dynalab FT-101A Etude, Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3TL (Walnut), Polk Audio SDA SRS 2 (Walnut), STAX SR34 Electret Earspeaker System.
    2 Channel (Office)
    Adcom GFP-555 Pre-amp, Adcom GFA-555 Amp, Sony CDP-605esD, Adcom GFT-555 Tuner, Polk Audio SDA 1C (Walnut).
    2 Channel (Garage)
    Hafler DH-110 Pre-amp, Hafler DH-220 Amp, Sony CDP-505esD, Hafler DH-330 Tuner, Polk Audio SDA 2B (Walnut).
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,352
    Congrats on the 1.2TL's, Would never have guessed they would fit in a Prius! Nice stable of SDA's you have!
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  • Rrusse11
    Rrusse11 Posts: 116
    Wow! You got those at a great price. Congrats!
    Seller listed them poorly, good for you digging through the listings to uncover
    these gems.
    SDA SRS 2.3s
    Pair of Carver TFM 35s
    Carver C-1 Preamp
    CAL Icon MkII CD
    RTA 12s, need major work
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  • Rrusse11
    Rrusse11 Posts: 116
    Looked at the pics and read your signature.
    Quite the collection sir! {:o)
    SDA SRS 2.3s
    Pair of Carver TFM 35s
    Carver C-1 Preamp
    CAL Icon MkII CD
    RTA 12s, need major work
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,567
    Wow!

    I'll bet you were planning on taking one at a time. Right?
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

    “If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright
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  • Rrusse11
    Rrusse11 Posts: 116
    la2vegas,
    Now those would fit in my Golf. Too bad it's a 3000 mile round trip.
    SDA SRS 2.3s
    Pair of Carver TFM 35s
    Carver C-1 Preamp
    CAL Icon MkII CD
    RTA 12s, need major work
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,687
    Rrusse11 wrote: »
    la2vegas,
    Now those would fit in my Golf. Too bad it's a 3000 mile round trip.

    @ZLTFUL fit a pair of 2.3TL's in his wifes Scion Tc..... I would have never believed it if not for the fact I helped him load those suckers up into it lol
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • 250GTLusso
    250GTLusso Posts: 163
    @Tony M I thought they would fit based on my measurements (one on its back the other on its side), and given that it was over an hour drive each way, I was going to make them fit!

    @aprazer402 thanks for the compliment! I am the original owner of those 1C's (bought them back in September 1987!) and have been a fan ever since!

    @la2vegas I am in south OC. Where are you located?

    @Rrusse11 the seller said they were in "perfect" condition. He also said that he had the IC when I talked with him on the phone. Neither of which turned out to be correct. I didn't know the total extent of the water damage to the bottom plank until we loaded them in the Prius, but I had already paid for them. He said if I had any issues with them, he would give me my money back and would even come pick them up. I respected that.

    I am going to need to replace the bottom plank on one of them as it has severe water damage (veneer peeling off). I am going to remove the bottom plank to see if the water got into any of the MDF box structure, but I don't think it did.

    I cleaned them up a little last night. Every pair of the large SDAs that I have purchased (3 pair now) has had white house paint splatter on the back! Always a PITA to remove without damaging the speaker. I guess these speakers are too big for most people to move out of the room when they paint!

    After a good scrub down, I put some vinyl/rubber protectant on the fronts and backs, and they look brand new again.

    Now to removing the bottom plank for an inspection. I think I will start a separate thread on this one.
    HT
    Adcom GFP-565 Pre-amp, Adcom GFA-565 Mono Block Amps (Front), Adcom GFA-585 Amp (Side), Adcom GFA-555 Amp (Rear), Adcom ACE-515, Pioneer CLD-3070 Laserdisc, Sony CDP-605esD, Sony BluRay BDP BX59, Samsung 50" Plasma, Polk Audio SDA SRS 1.2TL Front (Walnut), Polk Audio SDA SRS Side (Walnut), Polk Audio SDA SRS Rear (Walnut).
    2 Channel (Living Room)
    Adcom GFP-565 Pre-amp (w/Big Sky Audio Upgrades), Adcom GFA-565 Mono Block Amps (w/Big Sky Audio Upgrades), Adcom ACE-515, Sony CDP-705esD, Magnum Dynalab FT-101A Etude, Polk Audio SDA SRS 2.3TL (Walnut), Polk Audio SDA SRS 2 (Walnut), STAX SR34 Electret Earspeaker System.
    2 Channel (Office)
    Adcom GFP-555 Pre-amp, Adcom GFA-555 Amp, Sony CDP-605esD, Adcom GFT-555 Tuner, Polk Audio SDA 1C (Walnut).
    2 Channel (Garage)
    Hafler DH-110 Pre-amp, Hafler DH-220 Amp, Sony CDP-505esD, Hafler DH-330 Tuner, Polk Audio SDA 2B (Walnut).
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