SDA-2 Speaker Questions

[BaggedLancer]

Well, after shooting the sh1t with Doro last night and talking about how I was waiting for the right pair of SDA's to come around, someone today listed a pair of SDA-2's locally for what seems like a decent price.

He is asking $250 for the pair however there are a few notable problems. The speakers themselves work flawlessly. There is a large water stain on top of one of the speakers. Also, the speaker grille cloth is starting to come unglued on both grilles, does this mean that they were stored improperly?

I have attached pictures of the actual pieces. Please give me an honest opinion and what you think I should make for an offer.

Thanks,

Mark

[ben62670]

Someone here can give you advice on new grill cloth. The grill cloth on mine is a little heavy, so you probably will hear sonic improvement with new cloth. They look very solid, and if you have some shipped it will cost about $100 for shipping. I'm not sure if the wood is solid or laminate on those tops. If it is solid you should easily be able to refinish the caps. If it is laminate it looks like you should still be able to refinish the top. If the edges of the speaker cabinet are nice and tight I wouldn't worry about the storage issue. I would offer $200 for them, and still would have no problems paying $250

[BaggedLancer]

Well I definately won't need them shipped. Local pickup on these.

I am wondering why the grill cloth became unglued...due to excessive heat maybe? that's what I was worry about.....

As far as a solid or laminate top, I have no idea how the SDA-2 were constructed. I assume solid since a few members here have replaced the tops completely. Id prefer to sand them down and restain them.

Anyone else have any opinions/comments?

[ben62670]

If they play good, are solid, come with the cable, the cloth is not really a factor in this purchase. Buy them. Finding good SDA's local like that, at that price, no shipping=no brainer.

[george daniel]

get em' good luck, they should be relatively easy to bring up to specs cosmetically,,have fun :)

[BaggedLancer]

George, anything in particular I should look out for?

[Ricardo]

Go get them; if they were perfect they wouldn't cost $250. Try offering less......but get them if they are ok functionally.

Check the drivers; push on the passive radiator to make the drivers move, and see if there's any scratching

[george daniel]

As Ricardo said,check the drivers,,if you can ,hook em up and listen,if they sound good,,then ,,,grillcloth can be replaced,x-over,tweets,binding posts,etc, can be upgraded if you feel so inclined.I think that you could build a sweet little system with them,,good luck and have fun,,just my .02 worth. :)

[schwarcw]

They look good! Go get them! Like the guys said, offer him $200. Tell him you like the speakers, but they are a little rough around the edges. I'll bet he'll take less. Make sure you get the interconnect cables. Good luck!

[george daniel]

And,,,, did you get em?

[BaggedLancer]

Waiting to hear back from the guy as to when we can meet. But yes, more than likely they are sold to me. :)

[BaggedLancer]

There are currently 4 people interested at the $250 price tag. Told him I'd take them and to get back to me when we could meet.

[Eiderlon]

Bummer, I just read this and missed them...

[RichCanDo]

Black water stains can be removed with oxalic acid. Strip off the finish, clean off the stripper with paint thinner, let dry and then apply generous amounts of Oxalic acid mixed with water. When dry, clean off the Oxalic acid residue with a clean wet cloth until all residue is gone. Do not breath the oxalic acid powder as acts like a sneezing powder!

You can find posts regarding replacing the grill cloth and how to do it. Cloth recommended in most posts will cost about $5 per yard online, in 60 inch widths. If existing cloth in good shape you can probably just reglue it

[RichCanDo]

Just by looking at the photos it appears the caps are veneered as the wood grain on the sides runs horizontal. If solid wood grain would run vertically.

[bert26]

The sides on my 2b's are coming off as well. Looks like a fairly easy project to reattach them and I believe Raife or Doro has a thread out there with the how to.

Good luck and ENJOY!

Chris

[bert26]

I should add that the peeling sides don't impact the speakers sonically - it's just a cosmetic thing....

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