Vintage Monitor and SDA Speaker Deals

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,887
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    Think head in a vice is talking about the small area of "sweet spot".


    ..or Bose headphones.
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  • engie490
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    Polk LS 90s and 70s for $500 total. In Draper, UT.

    To the untrained eye, one of the LS90s looks like it needs 4 new woofers...but fear not...seller says they sound excellent!

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2115723805850082

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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    crazifyngers wrote: »
    pitdog2 said they are the least desireable, then toolfan66 said it was 132 too much. not sure how i can prove i'm not ai. but I am new so i understand the skepticism. best I can say is look up my username on a search engine.

    as to what I mean with the vice, it's my understanding the sda purposefully does noise cancellation so it can make the soundstage seem wider. that sounds a lot like how noise cancelling headphones work. I can't use active noise cancellation comfortably, it makes me feel like my head is getting squeezed. and just because I steered clear of the sda, doesn't make them bad, like i said, i'm sensitive to that type of thing. I ended up getting a pair of monitor 10. now i'm waiting on the parts to rebuild the crossovers.

    Notice that "real people" use complete sentences, proper capitalization, etc.
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  • skipshot12
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    So, it is AI?
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  • jmwest1
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    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »

    Notice that "real people" use complete sentences, proper capitalization, etc.

    I deal with lots of gen Z folks, and they don't use thos things the way we were taught.
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  • CGTIII
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    edited February 7
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    CRSs - $240 OBO Atlanta, GA No affiliation.
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1503297207523647
    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.
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  • CGTIII
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    Polk Monitor 10A *Upgraded Crossovers* $200 in Chicago, IL. No affiliation.
    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1726402588079750
    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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  • agingboomer
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    Might be a project for someone here.
    Polk Audio SDA Compact Reference System speakers
    Untested. Bid starting at $19.99. Winner must pickup in Tucson, Arizona
    https://shopgoodwill.com/item/255282380
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  • xschop
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    https://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/ele/d/corsicana-polk-sda-23/7903920206.html
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  • billbillw
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    xschop wrote: »
    https://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/ele/d/corsicana-polk-sda-23/7903920206.html

    Those have to be from someone who is (or used to be) an active forum member.
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  • xschop
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    They're not mine. Forgot who built them.
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  • VSAT88
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    xschop wrote: »
    What's with Polk and Temu drivers...

    https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/ele/d/prosper-polk-audio-5b-speakers/7907435035.html

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  • VSAT88
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    skipshot12 wrote: »
    Not I.

    Selling my Polk SDA 2B speakers. Overall excellent condition with scratches on cabinets. See photos. Speakers come with homemade Interconnect cable (see photo) The SDA line of Polk was considered the flagship and these are among the best sounding Polks ever produced. These are the more coveted 2b model. A major improvement over the Model 2. I'm only selling these because I have another pair. Will demo. REALLY Priced to sell. $250. In Toms River, NJ

    On Audiokarma.org

    I had better be glad (not) that they are where you are not close to me because i would buy em in a frickin heartbeat and then I would have two sets!
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  • VSAT88
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    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    Those are SDA 1C's. Great price!

    Hey Harry @BlueBirdMusic we are close! I am in Phenix City Al. Near Columbus about two hours drive!
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  • xschop
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    VSAT88 wrote: »
    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    Those are SDA 1C's. Great price!

    Hey Harry @BlueBirdMusic we are close! I am in Phenix City Al. Near Columbus about two hours drive!

    Is that near Greenbow?
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  • VSAT88
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    edited February 18
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    crazifyngers wrote: »
    I'm new here, what is the issue with the SDA 2? When I was looking for speakers I steered clear of SDA when I heard some people feel like their head was in a vice. I seem to be susceptible to that sort of thing so focused on other speakers.

    Someone is a bit uninformed. You need no vice to listen to SDA speakers. Come by and I will show you. Yes, you get the better SDA effect when you sit in the "cat bird seat" but, the SDA's sound great everywhere. Even the next door neighbors will tell you that! By the way, I do not necessarily mean that you are misinformed. Just whoever said that was a bit harsh in their judgement in my opinion. I am probably the last person on CP that would call someone a smuck or be unkind. I just ain't like that. Glad you are here @crazifyngers. You will probably have a set of SDA's one day if you hang around and will see what fine speakers they can be.
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  • VSAT88
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    engie490 wrote: »
    Polk LS 90s and 70s for $500 total. In Draper, UT.

    To the untrained eye, one of the LS90s looks like it needs 4 new woofers...but fear not...seller says they sound excellent!

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2115723805850082

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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    VSAT88 wrote: »
    BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
    Those are SDA 1C's. Great price!

    Hey Harry @BlueBirdMusic we are close! I am in Phenix City Al. Near Columbus about two hours drive!

    Thanks for the "shout out" @VSAT88. Been to both places over the years - quite a few times.
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  • VSAT88
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    Its real close to Is that near Greenbow Alabama!
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  • CGTIII
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    VSAT88 wrote: »
    Its real close to Is that near Greenbow Alabama!

    I grew up in LA, Lower Alabama. :-)
    Most of Alabama is near Greenbow. lol
    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.
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  • Beachmover
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    I recently bought a pair of mint NIB RTA12-Bs. I didn't really know what to expect of these but man they are beyond what I expected. These have been my go to speakers for the last 6 months since I bought them.

    I was wondering do most people replace the caps and resistors on these?
    What is the preferred tweeter for the RTA12s?
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  • Beachmover
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    Here’s some pics. I also realized I posted this in the wrong topic.

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  • xschop
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    Those are the coveted Peerless tweets. Great score
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  • Conradicles
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    Very, very nice. I've never heard this model.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    Awesome!!! I would do something about those bare wires at the speaker terminals however.
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  • Beachmover
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    @nooshinjohn I just ordered the parts to update the crossovers and new binding posts.

    Still can't get over how good these sound. This is my first pair of vintage Polks and now I'm hooked.
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