Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    You Know when people are selling some of these SDA's at ridiculously low prices (considering how much they were new and the fact you can't buy the same quality today without spending some real cash).

    You can't Not! buy them....... :)

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    Hi! I am Kevin and I have gone 2 weeks without buying a single speaker... :p
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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    @audio_alan,

    Let me guess that's like a 60" TV in the background?? Right? Looks like a computer monitor next to the monsters..... :D
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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    edited June 2018
    I don't see a pair of 3.1's in that collection!
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    Thorens TD320
    Modified Carver C-1
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,566
    or SDA-SRS2s. :D:'(
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    kmeek wrote: »
    @audio_alan,

    Let me guess that's like a 60" TV in the background?? Right? Looks like a computer monitor next to the monsters..... :D

    It was a 46" TV, back when TVs still had a 2-3" border all the way around. I had to upgrade to a 65" so the TV doesn't look so small in comparison. haha
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    trav0810 wrote: »
    I don't see a pair of 3.1's in that collection!

    I've always wanted to hear a set of 3.1s, since the bass woofer is actually a driver instead of a passive.

    Regarding SDA 2's, if they come around and the price is right... :smiley:
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,921
    audio_alan wrote: »
    trav0810 wrote: »
    I don't see a pair of 3.1's in that collection!

    I've always wanted to hear a set of 3.1s, since the bass woofer is actually a driver instead of a passive.

    Regarding SDA 2's, if they come around and the price is right... :smiley:

    Are those active drivers??? I thought it was just a different passive design like Advent used.
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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    edited June 2018
    About a month ago a pair of 3.1tl's and a pair of 1.2tl's came to market in my area (which never happens by the way!!!)
    Unfortunately I could not rope buying both so I had to make a painful decision. 3.1's or 1.2's?? (I had neither at that point). Well I decided on the 1.2's..... Hope I made the right decision?

    I would like to eventually add a set of 3.1's, CRS's and a pair of SDA 2's to my collection. Then I would be happy for at least a couple of weeks..... LOL!
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    Yes, pitdogg2, the 3.1s were the only SDA model (to my knowledge) that had a real bass driver (non-passive).

    hahaha Kmeek, you sound like me. Except I would have bought them both. LOL

    But to get back on topic....

    https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-compact/6606368193.html

    No affiliation.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,921
    audio_alan wrote: »
    Yes, pitdogg2, the 3.1s were the only SDA model (to my knowledge) that had a real bass driver (non-passive).

    Very interesting. Learn something new today....
    Thanks

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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    audio_alan wrote: »
    Yes, pitdogg2, the 3.1s were the only SDA model (to my knowledge) that had a real bass driver (non-passive).

    hahaha Kmeek, you sound like me. Except I would have bought them both. LOL

    But to get back on topic....

    https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-compact/6606368193.html

    No affiliation.

    Speaking of CRS's???? I always forget which ones are the best to get in this series?
    I have family real close to Colorado Springs...... Hmmmmmm ;)
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,686
    kmeek wrote: »
    audio_alan wrote: »
    Yes, pitdogg2, the 3.1s were the only SDA model (to my knowledge) that had a real bass driver (non-passive).

    hahaha Kmeek, you sound like me. Except I would have bought them both. LOL

    But to get back on topic....

    https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-compact/6606368193.html

    No affiliation.

    Speaking of CRS's???? I always forget which ones are the best to get in this series?
    I have family real close to Colorado Springs...... Hmmmmmm ;)

    The ones w one tweeter

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  • kmeek
    kmeek Posts: 225
    A guy has several pairs of Polks for sale: (No affiliation)

    https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/ele/d/polk-audio/6612925719.html

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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    edited June 2018
    The 3.1 uses a passive radiator. It is just a different look.
    Post edited by trav0810 on
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    Thorens TD320
    Modified Carver C-1
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    White Lightning Moonshine DIY Speaker Cables and Interconnects
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  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    trav0810 wrote: »
    The 3.1 uses a passive radiator. It is just a different look.

    This is correct. Look at the M12... Same design passive.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,921
    trav0810 wrote: »
    The 3.1 uses a passive radiator. It is just a different look.

    OK so i was right the first time...
    Thanks Travis
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,875
    audio_alan wrote: »
    Yes, pitdogg2, the 3.1s were the only SDA model (to my knowledge) that had a real bass driver (non-passive).

    hahaha Kmeek, you sound like me. Except I would have bought them both. LOL

    But to get back on topic....

    https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-compact/6606368193.html

    No affiliation.

    That would be incorrect... the 3.1TL is passive as well. Their sales literature on them from the time, as well as Ray’s SDA Compendium state as much.
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    Well crap, I stand corrected! It is passive....

    https://polksda.com/pdfs/SRS3.1TLBrochure.pdf

    I guess I read wrong some time ago and it stuck. Thanks for correcting me.
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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    audio_alan wrote: »
    Well crap, I stand corrected! It is passive....

    https://polksda.com/pdfs/SRS3.1TLBrochure.pdf

    I guess I read wrong some time ago and it stuck. Thanks for correcting me.

    I had a pair of 3.1TL's.
    They were very neglected but sounded pretty good.
    My room was too small for them so sold.

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  • lawdogg
    lawdogg Posts: 468
    Said passive from a 3.1TL. For sure, no voice coil.

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    <3 my 3.1TLs

    I will fix your shifted magnets for free. :)
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  • BC6
    BC6 Posts: 109
    But to get back on topic....

    https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-compact/6606368193.html

    No affiliation.

    Thank you for the heads up on this one! I just bought them. Holy cow! They sound amazing. I'm especially surprised at the bass they pump out. I'll still replace the tweeters and upgrade the crossover, but I can't imagine them sounding better.
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    HT: All Polk: SDA 2.3tl fronts, CSiA6 center, 500-LS ceiling, RT/FX, RTi8, Monitor 4 rears, plus Yamaha CX-a5100 AV Preamplifier/Processor, Yamaha MX-a5000 11.1 channel amplifier, and Sony XBR55-AE1 OLED TV.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,758
    Congrats
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,566
    Amazing speakers for sure. B)

    Enjoy listening to your music/music collection all over again. :);)
    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.”
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    BC6 wrote: »
    But to get back on topic....

    https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-compact/6606368193.html

    No affiliation.

    Thank you for the heads up on this one! I just bought them. Holy cow! They sound amazing. I'm especially surprised at the bass they pump out. I'll still replace the tweeters and upgrade the crossover, but I can't imagine them sounding better.

    You're welcome, enjoy! Those are amazing speakers for their size and can be found for next to nothing.

    I've been thinking about these, ( https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/51-surround-system/6605005157.html ), but I really don't need them. I have a set of 1Cs as my computer speakers and they're great!

    Honestly I'm surprised they're still available...
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    BC6 wrote: »
    But to get back on topic....

    https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/polk-audio-sda-compact/6606368193.html

    No affiliation.

    Thank you for the heads up on this one! I just bought them. Holy cow! They sound amazing. I'm especially surprised at the bass they pump out. I'll still replace the tweeters and upgrade the crossover, but I can't imagine them sounding better.

    You're welcome, enjoy! Those are amazing speakers for their size and can be found for next to nothing.

    I've been thinking about these, ( https://cosprings.craigslist.org/ele/d/51-surround-system/6605005157.html ), but I really don't need them. I have a set of 1Cs as my computer speakers and they're great!

    Honestly I'm surprised they're still available...
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 10,190
    I sold my 3.1’s to fund 2.3TL’s
    Boy was I sorry and wish I had them back. Anyone one to buy a set of 2.3’s ???
    :smile::smile::smile:
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  • michaeljhsda2
    michaeljhsda2 Posts: 2,199
    pumpkinman wrote: »
    I sold my 3.1’s to fund 2.3TL’s
    Boy was I sorry and wish I had them back. Anyone one to buy a set of 2.3’s ???
    :smile::smile::smile:

    Sure! Where are you located?
    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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  • trav0810
    trav0810 Posts: 1,056
    pumpkinman wrote: »
    I sold my 3.1’s to fund 2.3TL’s
    Boy was I sorry and wish I had them back. Anyone one to buy a set of 2.3’s ???
    :smile::smile::smile:

    I like to buy 2.3 is better, when I had them in a big enough for room. They are probably, to date, still my favorite speakers. The three-point ones are certainly a lot more forgiving of room size.
    The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.” -Albert Einstein

    Sony Playstation 3 for CD and Streaming
    Thorens TD320
    Modified Carver C-1
    Carver TFM 42 and 45 Amplifiers
    Polk RTA15TL Speakers w/Decato mods
    White Lightning Moonshine DIY Speaker Cables and Interconnects
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  • pkquat
    pkquat Posts: 748
    I just noticed or realized the 3.1's have the closer MW spacing of the 2B's and 1C's. I have to agree the closer MW spacing does better in a smaller, narrower space. I really need to get my 2.3's into a wider room to experience them better.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    In "my" room, the modded 3.1TL's beat out all the other SDA competition, including modded 1C's, modded SRS 2's and modded 2.3TL's.

    The single tweeter in the 3.1's has pin-point imaging compared to the multiple tweeter design (at least to my ears). Plus, the 3.1's are very easy to drive, I'm powering them with a pair of 25 wpc tube mono blocks.
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