Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals
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Must Resist!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 -
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Dave @verb minty Monitor 5s: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/d/oakland-polk-audio-monitor-series-5/7133139895.html - $80
Nice! As you may recall, I snagged a set a while back! Once I get the garage rig in a permanent location, I may do some a/b comparison to the TSi200's I have out there now!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. -
SDA2b's near Boise ID. Not mine. Look to be in good shape.
https://boise.craigslist.org/ele/d/middleton-polk-audio-sda-2b-dimensional/7136886233.html
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 🤩 -
SDA2b's near Boise ID. Not mine. Look to be in good shape.
https://boise.craigslist.org/ele/d/middleton-polk-audio-sda-2b-dimensional/7136886233.html
Sure wish these were closer, I'd like to have a pair of clean 2B's.
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Mike Reeter wrote: »SDA2b's near Boise ID. Not mine. Look to be in good shape.
https://boise.craigslist.org/ele/d/middleton-polk-audio-sda-2b-dimensional/7136886233.html
Sure wish these were closer, I'd like to have a pair of clean 2B's.
You know, now that I look at these closer, they seem a little different than the ones I've been working on. (sda-2b-resto) Are they 2B Studios? The little trim pieces above and below the grilles looks like they've been added on. They don't have endcaps. No skirts down on the bottoms, no endcaps, black vinyl veneer? They are pin-blade where mine are blade-blade. Just curious, I've not ever seen the Studio versions up for sale in these parts...
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 🤩 -
Mike Reeter wrote: »SDA2b's near Boise ID. Not mine. Look to be in good shape.
https://boise.craigslist.org/ele/d/middleton-polk-audio-sda-2b-dimensional/7136886233.html
Sure wish these were closer, I'd like to have a pair of clean 2B's.
You know, now that I look at these closer, they seem a little different than the ones I've been working on. (sda-2b-resto) Are they 2B Studios? The little trim pieces above and below the grilles looks like they've been added on. They don't have endcaps. No skirts down on the bottoms, no endcaps, black vinyl veneer? They are pin-blade where mine are blade-blade. Just curious, I've not ever seen the Studio versions up for sale in these parts...
Good eye, these do look like they have been modded a bit to resemble the later 2B's. Pretty sure there was an earlier version (Studio Version) that didn't have the separate top and bottom caps. The later 1C's and 2B's were an original Studio cabinet with the cloth covered side panels and the top and bottom caps that were just added on.
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EndersShadow wrote: »
Yeah, it would be nice to be able to flip them for a small gain if they don't work well in my space. Not to mention the two and a half hour round trip and lunch I'll be buying my buddy who's truck we'll be using to pick them up.
Buy a couple sets to flip to drive the price down even more for the SRS lol
Good idea, but I haven't heard back from the seller yet. I'm going to let this one stew for a bit.2ch rig:Speakers: LSi9s with VR3's Fortress modsPreamplifier: Parasound P5Amplifier: Parasound A23CDP: Pioneer DV-563ACables: Wireworld Equinox 7 XLR ICs, Wireworld Ultraviolet 7 USB, AudioQuest Q2s, AudioQuest NRG X(preamp) -
Mike Reeter wrote: »Mike Reeter wrote: »SDA2b's near Boise ID. Not mine. Look to be in good shape.
https://boise.craigslist.org/ele/d/middleton-polk-audio-sda-2b-dimensional/7136886233.html
Sure wish these were closer, I'd like to have a pair of clean 2B's.
You know, now that I look at these closer, they seem a little different than the ones I've been working on. (sda-2b-resto) Are they 2B Studios? The little trim pieces above and below the grilles looks like they've been added on. They don't have endcaps. No skirts down on the bottoms, no endcaps, black vinyl veneer? They are pin-blade where mine are blade-blade. Just curious, I've not ever seen the Studio versions up for sale in these parts...
Good eye, these do look like they have been modded a bit to resemble the later 2B's. Pretty sure there was an earlier version (Studio Version) that didn't have the separate top and bottom caps. The later 1C's and 2B's were an original Studio cabinet with the cloth covered side panels and the top and bottom caps that were just added on.
Correct there was a SDA 2b studio version. Those do appear to be studios with the base removed and trim added. I've only ever personally seen the 2b studios in black, I've heard there my have been walnut also. -
There was also a version made for the PX/BX system that had thinner materials in the cabinet walls and looked like the studio version but were covered in an oak vinyl material.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 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 -
$45 for Model 7 Monitors. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2424222224536248/
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Mike Reeter wrote: »SDA2b's near Boise ID. Not mine. Look to be in good shape.
https://boise.craigslist.org/ele/d/middleton-polk-audio-sda-2b-dimensional/7136886233.html
Sure wish these were closer, I'd like to have a pair of clean 2B's.
You know, now that I look at these closer, they seem a little different than the ones I've been working on. (sda-2b-resto) Are they 2B Studios? The little trim pieces above and below the grilles looks like they've been added on. They don't have endcaps. No skirts down on the bottoms, no endcaps, black vinyl veneer? They are pin-blade where mine are blade-blade. Just curious, I've not ever seen the Studio versions up for sale in these parts...
Those look just like mine (and in better shape than mine); I haven't seen that cabinet style too frequently. They were early 2B studios with (in my pair) blade-blade interconnect. I did the 2BTL mods on mine (and later added a neutrik connector when I built a Dreadnaught). Can't seem to find a decent picture of them, but here's the bottom when I was installing crossovers once-upon-a. Top is same as shown in the ad. I like this cabinet style better than the standard studios, but wish my vinyl was in a bit better shape!
Jay
SDA 2BTL * Musical Fidelity A5cr amp * Oppo BDP-93 * Modded Adcom GDA-600 DAC * Rythmik F8 (x2)
Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0 -
https://cnj.craigslist.org/ele/d/east-brunswick-polk-sda-5090-vintage/7136764336.html
Not sure what to make of these... Sda-1C maybe? -
spongebobsquarepants wrote: »https://cnj.craigslist.org/ele/d/east-brunswick-polk-sda-5090-vintage/7136764336.html
Not sure what to make of these... Sda-1C maybe?
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Alright I'm posting these here because they are only $25 ea. shipped ($50 for the pair) and I want someone here who needs them to get a look at them. (P*e*e*rless T*w*eeters): https://www.ebay.com/i/333618823291?_trksid=p1.c100413.m3732&_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20150526101321&meid=39e516caf6bf446e91993cfb3b4cd796&pid=100413&rk=2&rkt=4&mehot=none&b=1&sd=143614684171&itm=333618823291&pmt=0&noa=1&pg=1&brand=Polk+Audio&ul_noapp=true
No AffiliationPost edited by Gardenstater onGeorge / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Crown D150 amp
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
Polk Audio Monitor 10B speakers (pair) - $400 (Roswell GA)
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/ele/d/roswell-polk-audio-monitor-10b-speakers/7140592352.html"Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
Harry / Marietta GA -
10As and 11TLs, among many others... No affiliation.
https://williamsport.craigslist.org/msg/d/sunbury-high-fidelity-home-audio/7119885797.htmlExpect 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.
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SDA 3.1TL for $800 north of Atlanta
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/ele/d/gainesville-polk-audio-speakers-sda-31tl/7142913603.html"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
Married? Use your "married" $2Kish stimulus check and all you have to come up with is approx. $2800. Another round of stimulus $$ and they're nearly free.
I jest, but more true than not.
POLK Audio - Legend L800 Tower Speakers (Black Ash, Pair) **OPEN BOX**
Speakers
Now $4,799.00
Was $5,998.00
Save $1,199.00 (20%)
https://www.musicdirect.com/speakers/Polk-Audio-Legend-L800-Tower-Speakers-Black-Ash-OPEN-BOX?sc_src=email_1486166&sc_lid=86272698&sc_uid=QIIxpsp4LG&sc_llid=3560&utm_source=Emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=musicdirect+soundbytes+issue+#943_5_06-19-20sc_eh=0860fe8ee87102da1
➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬ -
I really need to forget this thread exists. I am moving and do not need more speakers.
Not sure either of theses is a "deal", but they both sure look pretty...
SDA-2B - $500 (San Diego, CA
RTA-12B - $550 (San Diego, CA)
No Affiliation with either. Local flipper who typically has a bunch of good stuff for sale.SDA SRS 2.3tl, SDA 1C, SDA 2B (TL mod), Reserve 200 -
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Those seem high to me. I paid $200 IIRC for my RTA-12'sI really need to forget this thread exists. I am moving and do not need more speakers.
Not sure either of theses is a "deal", but they both sure look pretty...
SDA-2B - $500 (San Diego, CA
RTA-12B - $550 (San Diego, CA)
No Affiliation with either. Local flipper who typically has a bunch of good stuff for sale.
RTA-12's not Monitor 12's. About priced right.
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
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deletedGeorge / NJ
Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
Crown D150 amp
Logitech Squeezebox Touch Streamer w/EDO applet
iFi nano iDSD DAC
iPurifier3
iDefender w/ iPower PS
Custom Steve Wilson 1m UPOCC Interconnect
iFi Mercury 0.5m OFHC continuous cast copper USB cable
Custom Ribbon Speaker Cables, 5ft long, 4N Copper, 14awg, ultra low inductance
Custom Vibration Isolation Speaker Stands and Sub Platform -
No affiliation. Not the most desirable version, but does include original stands.
https://offerup.com/item/detail/897746703/
Any idea on what head unit that is behind them?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 -
No affiliation. Not the most desirable version, but does include original stands.
https://offerup.com/item/detail/897746703/
Any idea on what head unit that is behind them?
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That's sexy. I was a big Kenwood fan back in the late 80's. They made some decent stuff back then imho.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
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Kenwood 11000G
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I might be mistaken but to me it appears to be a Kenwood Super Eleven.
Looks like you are correct. All I could get was the little icon symbol by Kenwood to me it looked like the old Pioneer icon
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WOW look at that price tag.. -
Well, between both cabinets there are 26 speakers. So it is only $192 per speaker.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.
