Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • la2vegas
    la2vegas Posts: 774
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    SDAngerous wrote: »
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    SRS2's in the NE corner of the continental US. Looks like he's got other stuff he needs to get rid of too.

    https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/ele/d/poulsbo-polk-sda-srs/7251439952.html
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    I sold mine in comparable condition but with a bad grill cloth for $250 :'(.


    You didn’t happen to sell them to me, did you? I bought a pair of SDA 2 for $250 from a Raiders fan a few months back in Riverside somewhere... the grill covers weren’t damaged but were coming off so I stapled them back on, rubbed some oil on the wood, and replaced the tweeters with 194’s.

    I’ll probably have a go at the crossovers at some point. Still plenty ways to go on the setup as well.

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    Perhaps Ontario?

    Yes it was Ontario. You had a whole bunch of vintage Polk up for sale at the time. I’ve been enjoying the speakers!

    Glad that you're enjoying them, and welcome to the forum.
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  • audioluvr
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    SDAngerous wrote: »
    Looks like a beautiful example of a 3.1, with some tasteful modifications

    https://offerup.co/WT4sAGiGFcb

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  • Tony M
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    SDAngerous wrote: »
    Looks like a beautiful example of a 3.1, with some tasteful modifications

    https://offerup.co/WT4sAGiGFcb

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  • xschop
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    SDA CRA-CRA models.
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  • spongebobsquarepants
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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/154209885421

    SDA-2A crossovers for ~75 shipped with best offer. They've been on for a while.

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    Would be great for a 2A owner who wants do crossover work at their own slow pace while listening to their stock xovers.

    🤔Do I need a third set to compare modded to stock?
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  • la2vegas
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    https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/d/van-nuys-vintage-polk-audio-speaker/7257416969.html
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  • xjghost
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    la2vegas wrote: »
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    https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/d/van-nuys-vintage-polk-audio-speaker/7257416969.html

    Ok that is something I have never seen. WTH is that?
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  • xschop
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    I bet that is a sweet sounding combo.
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  • aprazer402
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    The LF14 bass speaker is indeed very rare. Price is very fair given the Polk Monitor 4's with Peerless tweeters will bring close to half that. If these were near me I'd buy them. I have the same Monitor 4's with Peerless, not a bad speaker, but not as good as the Monitor 5 of the same line.
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  • Gardenstater
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    edited January 2021
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    Yeah I would grab that

    https://polksda.com/pdfs/LF14Manual.pdf

    https://us.v-cdn.net/5021930/uploads/editor/5i/g6vf4tt810og.pdf
    George / NJ

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  • boston1450
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    Wonder how they would sound with 7's ?
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  • Gardenstater
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    My 7B's sound great with a subwoofer that goes as low as the LF14 or lower. What I'm not clear on is how Polk blended the LF14 with the Monitor 4's used as sattellites. The manual didn't make it clear
    George / NJ

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    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
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  • boston1450
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    ^^^^^ is your sub powered. With the 7's ? I use to have a Velodyne sub That was non powered. Ok for what it was.... That very speaker has been talked about many times here. Very interesting vintage Polks. Iirc someone had & was using 2 of them here on forum. Maybe they will chime in
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  • xjghost
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    Any chance we have a member in the area that would get them and sit on them till we could figure out transportation? Email me if you can help... glennf at fulmer LS . Com
    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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  • boston1450
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    Ok. I'm rambling on here. I had a Sansui g2000 or something like that. One with the big volume knob in middle. 20wpc & I hooked it to a pair of Polk Monitor 5a with peerless tweeters. Wow what a match in heaven. Bet that sub woulda made that perfect
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  • la2vegas
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    The gentleman who owns this Polk trio also owns these...jnb7d2zkag68.jpg
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  • xjghost
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    What are those. Not 3.1 or 2.3’s I do t think.
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

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  • la2vegas
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    xjghost wrote: »
    What are those. Not 3.1 or 2.3’s I do t think.

    These sir are better known as Frankenpolks...
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  • boston1450
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    Real hack job on them surrounds
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  • BlueFox
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    la2vegas wrote: »
    xjghost wrote: »
    What are those. Not 3.1 or 2.3’s I do t think.

    These sir are better known as Frankenpolks...

    Okay, that makes sense. At first I thought Polk had gone crazy with speaker design. :)

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  • xjghost
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    Thank god I thought that was some supper secret Polk design.
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

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  • Gardenstater
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    boston1450 wrote: »
    ^^^^^ is your sub powered. With the 7's ? I use to have a Velodyne sub That was non powered. Ok for what it was.... That very speaker has been talked about many times here. Very interesting vintage Polks. Iirc someone had & was using 2 of them here on forum. Maybe they will chime in

    Yes. I know it sounds like it should be a disaster but somehow with my small room acoustics and a couple openings to other rooms it's magic with the gain around 4 and the crossover at 80 Hz . I don't have a calibrated mic or the equipment to test the frequency response but to my ears it is totally dialed in.

    The LF14 must have a low pass filter in it for 200 Hz and below. The way Polk says to hook up the system, the Monitor 4 would be certainly sharing quite a bit of signal with the MW in the LF14 in the region of 50 to 200 Hz.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    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
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  • Gardenstater
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    boston1450 wrote: »
    Real hack job on them surrounds

    I'll say! When you zoom in it even looks like a polypropylene cone on those 2 hack job ones.
    George / NJ

    Polk 7B main speakers, std. mods+ (1979, orig owner)
    Martin Logan Dynamo sub w/6ft 14awg Power Cord
    Onkyo A-8017 integrated
    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
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  • xjghost
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    la2vegas wrote: »
    The gentleman who owns this Polk trio also owns these...jnb7d2zkag68.jpg

    I need those for parts....
    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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  • la2vegas
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    xjghost wrote: »
    la2vegas wrote: »
    The gentleman who owns this Polk trio also owns these...jnb7d2zkag68.jpg

    I need those for parts....

    He's selling his 3.1tl mutations for $800. A steep price for a parting out project.
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  • xjghost
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    Yea no way they are worth that....
    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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  • SDAngerous
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    edited January 2021
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    la2vegas wrote: »
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    https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/d/van-nuys-vintage-polk-audio-speaker/7257416969.html

    This set was listed on OfferUp for $60 last week by someone else in the same general area, this guy is flipping them I think. Good for him I guess.

    Either that or he pulled the ad and raised his price. Both ads are consistent in mentioning the LF14 but seemingly ignorant about the fact that the other speakers are Monitor 4’s, I had to do some research to figure out what he was selling and Google led me to some mediocre impressions of the LF14 on this very site so I didn’t bother to pursue. Should have known the sheer novelty would arouse interest here!
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  • engie490
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    Polk Audio SDA-SRS-1.2 TL in Houston for $1200.

    https://houston.craigslist.org/ele/d/spring-polk-audio-sda-srs-12-tl-speakers/7257071941.html

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