Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,471
    @FestYboy , I think you were on the hunt for a pair of Monitor 12s.

    https://delaware.craigslist.org/ele/d/wilmington-vintage-polk-monitor-12/6835170433.html

    Probably not a deal, but I have interacted with this seller before & he is usually negotiable.
  • Gerres26
    Gerres26 Posts: 859
    DaveHo wrote: »
    @FestYboy , I think you were on the hunt for a pair of Monitor 12s.

    https://delaware.craigslist.org/ele/d/wilmington-vintage-polk-monitor-12/6835170433.html

    Probably not a deal, but I have interacted with this seller before & he is usually negotiable.

    Yup, bought my first set of SDA2b's from him...nice guy who was willing to negotiate
  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    DaveHo wrote: »
    @FestYboy , I think you were on the hunt for a pair of Monitor 12s.

    https://delaware.craigslist.org/ele/d/wilmington-vintage-polk-monitor-12/6835170433.html

    Probably not a deal, but I have interacted with this seller before & he is usually negotiable.

    I've bought from him as well, NAD C320BEE last time I was down there.

    You're right on both counts, not a deal, but negotiable.
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,420
    edited March 2019
    Those are beautiful! Sucks! We never get good stuff here... :'(

    This is what we have...

    https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/ele/d/everett-panasonic-portable-radio-cd/6826446405.html
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    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
  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,288
    I have one actually. The cassette deck needs some work on mine but that Panasonic actually sounds darn good for a boombox.
    Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 300, Audioquest Thunderbird Zero Speaker Cable, Tyler Highland H2, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
  • ddog
    ddog Posts: 230
    I've been keeping an eye on these for awhile now..
    No affiliation...6w3pi4hhb64r.jpg
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    You are not going to buy the pin/blade cable on eBay for $25. The last one I watched went for $85 and it was after market RCA with outside ground petals ground off.
  • ddog
    ddog Posts: 230
    Yes... but either way at least theres a lot of good parts especially if one could get the price down...
  • ddog
    ddog Posts: 230
    Heres another one up on the auction block...
    No affiliation..
  • ddog
    ddog Posts: 230
    Opps... forgot the pic..p0nxmfa331lq.jpg
  • JayMX
    JayMX Posts: 434
    edited March 2019
    @FestYboy
    ...they’re just up the road from
    me... #nottempting

    He’s had them listed before. Recently they were at $3500 but now he’s bumped back up to $5K.
    GLWS 😂
    Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (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 (SL1000), Monitor 5b (SL2000) (3x pair), Monitor 7b (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7c’s (194’s), Monitor 10a (Peerless), Monitor 10b (5x pair), RTA8, RTA8TL, RTA 11T, RTA12c (194's), 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.
  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    Were they even that much new??? Not even TLs... I think a reality check is in order.
  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,471
    More like a **** slap!
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    JayMX wrote: »
    @FestYboy
    ...they’re just up the road from
    me... #nottempting

    He’s had them listed before. Recently they were at $3500 but now he’s bumped back up to $5K.
    GLWS 😂

    I remember those a while back too. When I was on the hunt. Guy's a clown.
    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.
  • jimbo1421
    jimbo1421 Posts: 772
    Polks in New Mexico. Prices seem high, but they are rare in this neighborhood.

    SDA-2A in Albuquerque, no interconnect mentioned, $550
    https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/ele/d/albuquerque-polksda-1-audio/6831221647.html

    Monitor 12 (Series 2) in Las Cruces, $300
    https://lascruces.craigslist.org/ele/d/las-cruces-polk-audio-monitor-12-series/6821306479.html
    5.1 System:
    TCL R613 55" 4K
    Front: SRS-3.1TL
    Center: CS400i
    Surround: Monitor 10B
    PSW10 subwoofer
    Onkyo PR-SC886P Pre/Pro
    NAD T955 5 channel power amplifier
    Technics SL-1710 MK2 turntable
    Audio-Technica AT14Sa cartridge
    Parasound P3 pre-amp
    Oppo BDP-103 Blu-Ray
    2014 MacBook Pro 2.8 GHz

    2.0 Office System:
    Monitor 10A (Peerless)
    Outlaw 1050 receiver
    Parasound HCA-1000A power amp
    MacPro
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,474
    SDA1 is far too expensive. If you meant (SDA1a) instead if 2a well that is first gen SDA1. Two things give it away 1. Midwoofer ports. 2. Old RTA interconnect 3prong socket.

    Far too much
  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    Little pricey on the 12s, but they are a rare bird. If you can get them for 250, I'd call it a good purchase.
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,420
    Nice! Would love these but they are too far from me (thankfully). Not the price though. That's about $400 more than I'd pay.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    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
  • JayMX
    JayMX Posts: 434
    FXi-A6 pair for $125 - no affiliation - are these any good?
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/272619920330971/
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    Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (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 (SL1000), Monitor 5b (SL2000) (3x pair), Monitor 7b (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7c’s (194’s), Monitor 10a (Peerless), Monitor 10b (5x pair), RTA8, RTA8TL, RTA 11T, RTA12c (194's), 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.
  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,517
    VERY GOOD!!!
    "....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)
  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,288
    Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 300, Audioquest Thunderbird Zero Speaker Cable, Tyler Highland H2, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
  • CGTIII
    CGTIII Posts: 1,022
    Polk Audio Monitor 10 speakers. Asking $250. "Upgraded RDO-194 Tweeters, Complete Cross-over rebuild with larger caps. Includes stands." No affiliation.
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/713503219051197/
    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.
  • ddog
    ddog Posts: 230
    That's a good deal...

    I picked up a set of 11TL's with boxes for $150 a month or so ago..
    Their still in the boxes...don't know what to do with them.
  • krazypolk
    krazypolk Posts: 745
    ddog wrote: »
    That's a good deal...

    I picked up a set of 11TL's with boxes for $150 a month or so ago..
    Their still in the boxes...don't know what to do with them.

    Sounds like a great karma!
  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    ddog wrote: »
    That's a good deal...

    I picked up a set of 11TL's with boxes for $150 a month or so ago..
    Their still in the boxes...don't know what to do with them.

    Pull them out, wire them up, and LISTEN to them.
  • JayMX
    JayMX Posts: 434
    SDA CRS in Boise Idaho- no affiliation... The little Tannoy's are intriguing as well...
    https://boise.craigslist.org/ele/d/boise-excellent-condition-vintage-stereo/6832895655.html
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    Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (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 (SL1000), Monitor 5b (SL2000) (3x pair), Monitor 7b (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7c’s (194’s), Monitor 10a (Peerless), Monitor 10b (5x pair), RTA8, RTA8TL, RTA 11T, RTA12c (194's), 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.
  • ThomasD
    ThomasD Posts: 260
    Don't know alot about the Monitor 12's or RTA 12b's.
    Prices seem high? Have requested pictures. Probably not the real wood RTA 12b's. No affiliation

    High Quality Vintage Stereo Components (Muldoon)
    condition: excellent
    make / manufacturer: Various as listed
    model name / number: Polk RTA, Monitor, TEAC Pioneer
    Top of the Line "Golden Age" Vintage Stereo Components, VG Condition: Polk Speakers - Monitor 12s - $575.00, RTAs (top tweeter) B Model, $875.00. Reel to Reel Tape Decks: Pioneer RT-1011L w/10.5" Reel Adapters $275.00, TEAC A-6300 with Manuals $375.00 (2 music tapes and two blank tapes with each deck, more available at standard eBay prices - no shipping). Turntable: Technics SL-1300 MKII with cartridge and multiple extra new stylus in packaging $375.00 (w/o cartridge/headshell/stylus $250.00)
    After both reel to reels are sold I may have both new and pre-recorded reel to reel tape reels still available, leave your number. Email and I will call you back ASAP. Thanks!
    https://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/d/anchorage-high-quality-vintage-stereo/6842657452.html
    Carver M4.0t, M1.0t, M200t, TX2, C1, C2, Marantz 2230, 2010, 4070, 1030, APPJ 2013, Rega Brio, Marantz Imperial 7's, Klipsch Heresy III, Quartets, KG4's, KG1's, 'The Sixes', R-12SW, Polk SDA 2a's, Monitor 7cTL's, SDA CRS's, 4a's, Zu Audio Dirty Weekends, Pro-ject Acryl TT, Cambridge 851N, 351C, Panamax 5300PM
  • FestYboy
    FestYboy Posts: 3,861
    Way too high imo...
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    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.