Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,115
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    Saw one sitting in a record store in Vero. Guy said they developed a noise and they trashed the other one. I asked if he wanted to get rid of the remainder for parts since i have a set. They were on a loft and he didn't want to get them down.
    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
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  • jdjohn
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    SDA CRS for $400 here in Nashville. They look to be in great shape, but no mention of the grills, nor the SDA cable.

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/994939825296362/?ref=search&referral_code=null&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp:0ad53564-3312-4d92-ba78-59935b18fbd0

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    I'm not sure if that's a good price or not. Also, how would these compare to say, Monitor 10s?
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  • boston1450
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    No mention of grills or IC cord what I see. Tad bit high on price depending on area & availability.. IMO the CRS speakers are better then the Monitor 10's. Imo the Polk sda1c & 2b are better then the crs's
    Randy-Maine
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  • Toolfan66
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    boston1450 wrote: »
    No mention of grills or IC cord what I see. Tad bit high on price depending on area & availability.. IMO the CRS speakers are better then the Monitor 10's. Imo the Polk sda1c & 2b are better then the crs's

    I would never trade my CRS+’s for 1C’s..
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  • jdjohn
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    Thanks for your reply, Randy. I messaged the seller, and he does have the grills (sent me a pic), which look very clean...like the cabinets. He does not have the IC cable, but I could make one pretty easily.

    I currently have two pair of M10 (with upgraded crossover components), and a pair of SDA 1B, but the 'landscape' orientation of the CRS pique my interest. I might use them for HT purposes in a bookcase...and for music as well, in the same space.

    I agree that the price is a tad bit high, so I will mull it over. Thanks again!
    "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
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    Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon
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  • boston1450
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    If there hard to come by & are clean they may be the pair to purchase. They are great speakers. With just a simple tweeter upgrade if you don't like the sl2000s you'll love em
    Randy-Maine
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  • boston1450
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    boston1450 wrote: »
    No mention of grills or IC cord what I see. Tad bit high on price depending on area & availability.. IMO the CRS speakers are better then the Monitor 10's. Imo the Polk sda1c & 2b are better then the crs's

    I would never trade my CRS+’s for 1C’s..

    You have a very unique pair as well. They are beautiful
    Randy-Maine
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  • subkron
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    8TLs for $20!
    No affiliation, if they were 30 minutes closer to me I would take a ride but I have two 8ts that need work, unless someone goes past Flemington and is close to south jersey ro pick them up for me lol.

    https://www.facebook.com/share/SbDPbhW3bcRgVcoN/?mibextid=kL3p88
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  • xschop
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    https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ele/d/mesquite-vintage-polk-audio-rta-12/7744561673.html
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  • CGTIII
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    SDA 1a speakers w/ IC - $450 (Rosemount, MN) Claims excellent. No affiliation.
    https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/ele/d/rosemount-polk-sda-1a-speakers/7745780464.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.
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  • CGTIII
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    LSi9s - $500 (Philadelphia) Not 10/10 but not bad. No affiliation.
    https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/clt/d/philadelphia-polk-audio-lsi9-audiophile/7745564751.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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  • ajt528
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    Monitor 5’s with stands outside Philly. I debated going to get these today, but it’s 2-1/2 hours of my life in my car seat and 30 bucks of gas for me so… passing them along.

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1607802046651066/
    RTA 8t (Orig. Owner); RTA 12b (Second Owner); Monitors: 7A (Rebuilt); 7C (Second Owner); 12 Ser. 2 (Second Owner); PSW 250, CS245, F/X 300i (Orig. Owner).
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  • VSAT88
    VSAT88 Posts: 1,373
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    Good lord man it's for the music! Go get them already!!
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  • ajt528
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    VSAT88 wrote: »
    Good lord man it's for the music! Go get them already!!

    Well, these 5’s are closer in north Baltimore but he wouldn’t go lower than 80 bucks. They are in “excellent condition” according to him, so maybe somebody here will pay him that. If I didn’t have 5jr’s already along with everything else, I might have paid him 80.

    https://www.facebook.com/share/6YGUBmGsvGLMDG2L/
    RTA 8t (Orig. Owner); RTA 12b (Second Owner); Monitors: 7A (Rebuilt); 7C (Second Owner); 12 Ser. 2 (Second Owner); PSW 250, CS245, F/X 300i (Orig. Owner).
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  • JayMX
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    These are killing me. But I already own a pair… but I don’t own the stands…. 😏

    https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/75265883

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    Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), Full mod SDA CRS 4.1TL (198’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL (198’s), 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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  • la2vegas
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    JayMX wrote: »
    These are killing me. But I already own a pair… but I don’t own the stands…. 😏

    https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/75265883

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    Get them! Original stands are worth the asking price all by themselves.
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  • xschop
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    Those would get an all-billet baffle and side mounted PRs.
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  • Toolfan66
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    xschop wrote: »
    Those would get an all-billet baffle and side mounted PRs.

    The CRS's??
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  • xschop
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    Yep, I don't think Polk will bring them back and take them to the next level.
    An integral mounted RDO tweeter would be the show-stopper.
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  • Toolfan66
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    xschop wrote: »
    Yep, I don't think Polk will bring them back and take them to the next level.
    An integral mounted RDO tweeter would be the show-stopper.

    And the rear PR?
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,677
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    You could mount them on their sides facing each other. Would allow you to place closer to the wall.
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  • VSAT88
    VSAT88 Posts: 1,373
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    @xschop I need all billet shafts for my 47 RE build for my old Dodge Cummins 2500.
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  • VSAT88
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    And if the PR faced each other they would cancel each other out right?
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  • xschop
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    VSAT88 wrote: »
    And if the PR faced each other they would cancel each other out right?

    I don't believe those lower freq. would cancel each other. Many newer monitors have the PRs on their sides.
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,858
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    If you sat perfectly centered between the speakers, it would actually be constructive interference. Bass frequencies are pretty omnidirectional though.

    Interesting experiment for someone with 2 subwoofers would be to set one at 180deg phase setting and sit in between them and see what happens.
    George / NJ

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  • VSAT88
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    Well with car subwoofers in those isoberic boxes or whatever I was told when they face the subs at each other they run one out of phase from the other. Take that with a grain of salt though. That's just what I remember.
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  • VSAT88
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    I can say this now that I remember. My JBL L7's are run in phase and face each other and have tremendous bass. Just looked and my AR-9"s are wired same way. In phase, all four woofers.
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  • xschop
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    Thought you still had those AR9's B)
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  • VSAT88
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    Yeah man.. :D
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,804
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    SDA-SRS 2’s Grand Rapids Mi.
    https://www.facebook.com/share/j5CPirrx1groP9ky/?mibextid=79PoIi
    2-channel Yaqin B2-T Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Denon DP-59L Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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