SDA/SRS in NJ Ebay seller seems clueless to what they are

ben62670
ben62670 Posts: 15,969
edited April 2007 in Vintage Speakers
These were in storage, and the grills are shot. They are starting at $350

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=013&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=230110883263&rd=1&rd=1



edit: Oops I forgot the link
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited March 2007
    Man, those look a little rough! They will definitely need a little TLC!
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited March 2007
    Damn...it figures. Why are they always on the east coast! lol I'll be in Newark around April 25th on business. Maybe I should rent a van and drive them back! lol
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,669
    edited March 2007
    The link says it has been removed!!

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,686
    edited March 2007
    engtaz wrote:
    The link says it has been removed!!

    engtaz

    Between this and the FasterMaster, you're not having a good day. ;)

    The auction is still running.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2007
    How is the seller clueless as to what they are? He seemed to describe them pretty much spot on.

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2007
    They are still there
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2007
    RuSsMaN wrote:
    How is the seller clueless as to what they are? He seemed to describe them pretty much spot on.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    It look like he just looked them up on Polk's website, and quoted it. He also states he has nothing capable to power them up. It doesn't take much to see if they work.

    Cheers
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,358
    edited March 2007
    Those are sda srs 1.2s not sda srs. look at the tweeters. REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,505
    edited March 2007
    I gotta admit, I was tempted, but my audio budget needs some R&R, and what....I'm gonna have AR9's, Carver Platinum Amazings, AND SDA-SRS's?

    my wife would freak, and she would actually be right :D

    a recent purchase of the CAL cd player from Russ, and a Monster HTS-5100 power center on EBAY is what polished off the budget for a while. I have nothing I really want to sell.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited March 2007
    snow wrote:
    Those are sda srs 1.2s not sda srs. look at the tweeters. REGARDS SNOW
    Good eyes snow, also look at the IC connector. Pin/Blade;)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,686
    edited March 2007
    Actually, they are 1.2TL's.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,974
    edited March 2007
    Those grilles should be reparable. That's rat/mouse damage from them running up and down the grilles. IIRC, Polk Audio still has the grille material and you can get it but I might be wrong.

    They are defintly in rough shape but the drivers don't look that bad. The electronics probably need some help but it shouldn't be a big task to check continuity and replace binding posts. Either way, for $350, even if you need to replace drivers, it could end up as a nice project with some fruitful results.

    The only other issue would be the condition of the end caps on the top and bottom. However, they wouldn't be that difficult to sand down a tad and refinish. They are easily reproduceable and if you are careful, you can reuse original hardware to mount them...unless they are glued on, I don't know.

    If I had the cash and room, I'd jump on them. The drivers alone are probably worth twice that much.



    Edit: Sorry, mispoke in my edit.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,505
    edited March 2007
    F1nut wrote:
    Actually, they are 1.2TL's.


    really? ah, for christ sakes, I might have see if I can find the $ for these.

    someone might be getting mugged in North Jersey this weekend :D
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,358
    edited March 2007
    its probablly an optical illusion but it looks like the domes on the tweeters in the left speaker are larger than the right? irregardless its a hell of a price now if bidding doesnt go way up. REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2007
    They are at $449
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2007
    Lasareath wrote: »
    They sure do look rough, I'll keep an eye on them, their only 35 miles from my house :)

    There you go Bro, you wish is coming true. . . buy 'em and then use Raife's Compendium to upgrade the crap out of them. Shoot I'll help you get them if you need me to.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,358
    edited April 2007
    Jstas wrote: »
    Those grilles should be reparable. That's rat/mouse damage from them running up and down the grilles. IIRC, Polk Audio still has the grille material and you can get it but I might be wrong.


    The only other issue would be the condition of the end caps on the top and bottom. However, they wouldn't be that difficult to sand down a tad and refinish. They are easily reproduceable and if you are careful, you can reuse original hardware to mount them...unless they are glued on, I don't know.
    If polk doesnt have material. there is a place in the sda compendium that lists the type of material needed and name etc for these.

    Also it is really easy to sand a few scratches out and restain and laquer if needed.

    Heres a few pics of a pair of jbl -100 centurys that were truly in awful condition, horrible scratches. It probally took me 8-10 hrs at most to sand all both sides top and bottom of both and restain and add a little feednwax for a shine. I still need to repaint the fronts and get new foam rings for the tweeters but when im finished they will be very nice little bookshelfs for not much money.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2007
    Congrats dude now comes the fun stuff!!!
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,358
    edited April 2007
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I WON!!!!!! i bid $1330 9 seconds before the end :)!!!!!!
    Congrats you will love these.:D Even if ya have to spend a few hundred to get them fixed up thats still a good price for them IMHO.

    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2007
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I WON!!!!!! i bid $1330 9 seconds before the end :)!!!!!!

    congrats-- have:) some fun with them
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited April 2007
    Congrats man. Now comes the hard part....getting them home and in the house. :cool:
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  • danger boy
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    edited April 2007
    ohskigod wrote: »
    I gotta admit, I was tempted, but my audio budget needs some R&R, and what....I'm gonna have AR9's, Carver Platinum Amazings, AND SDA-SRS's?

    my wife would freak, and she would actually be right :D

    a recent purchase of the CAL cd player from Russ, and a Monster HTS-5100 power center on EBAY is what polished off the budget for a while. I have nothing I really want to sell.


    What CAL CD player? what model? How you like it so far? is it heavy? ;)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited April 2007
    that dude got a pretty decent price, considering the shape they are in for the grills. I wonder how much i could get for my SRS's? :eek: :p
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2007
    $1258 is certainly a good price to get into a nice pair. It leaves some money left to do some upgrades:D Nice new grill cloth, caps, resistors, and tweets you'll still be cheaper than a lot of the big boys sell for stock.
    Congrats
    Nice to see a Polkie get um
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,669
    edited April 2007
    Congrat

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2007
    danger boy wrote: »
    that dude got a pretty decent price, considering the shape they are in for the grills. I wonder how much i could get for my SRS's? :eek: :p

    I'll give you $100 you pay the shipping! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,358
    edited April 2007
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I WON!!!!!! i bid $1330 9 seconds before the end :)!!!!!!

    Congratulations! It's a big SDA day!:)
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited April 2007
    Nice pick-up.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2007
    danger boy wrote: »
    that dude got a pretty decent price, considering the shape they are in for the grills. I wonder how much i could get for my SRS's? :eek: :p
    $60 max to do the grills. I think for the price he got them he did very well.:) :p
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited April 2007
    1200 bucks. Considering he didin't know what they were, I'll bet the dude about thought he hit the lotto.

    Congrats to the new happy owner. I hope they work out well.
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