new to me 5JR
11tsteve
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scored a pair of 5JR this week on ebay for $30. and while they are rough around the edges a bit, i find $30 to be pretty cool.
the have some surface scratches and such. and since i have "freshened" my 11Ts and know the potential, i hear that the 5JR's could use a little updating. that being said, they sound pretty darn good. i already have a PSW-10 sub which in my room would be necessary, but that being said, i am very impressed with the size of the soundstage they have and for their age how even they sound.
i would really like to refinish my 11T's so i bought these to experiment with removing the vinyl laminate and re-applying veneer for practice, but i now realize, in the spirit of club polk, that i will surely end up taking these as far as i can with updates.
wallet be damned!:cheesygrin:
the have some surface scratches and such. and since i have "freshened" my 11Ts and know the potential, i hear that the 5JR's could use a little updating. that being said, they sound pretty darn good. i already have a PSW-10 sub which in my room would be necessary, but that being said, i am very impressed with the size of the soundstage they have and for their age how even they sound.
i would really like to refinish my 11T's so i bought these to experiment with removing the vinyl laminate and re-applying veneer for practice, but i now realize, in the spirit of club polk, that i will surely end up taking these as far as i can with updates.
wallet be damned!:cheesygrin:
Polk Lsi9
N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
NAD 1020 completely refurbished
Keces DA-131 mk.II
Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2
N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
NAD 1020 completely refurbished
Keces DA-131 mk.II
Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2
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I love me some 5Jrs. Lotsa beautiful sound, small(ish) box. Do yours have the passive?
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yup... and looks like SL-2000 though i haven't opened anything up yet.Polk Lsi9
N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
NAD 1020 completely refurbished
Keces DA-131 mk.II
Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2 -
couple of quick pics
Polk Lsi9
N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
NAD 1020 completely refurbished
Keces DA-131 mk.II
Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2 -
Wow! Those are nice. If I were you I would spend a little money on some new caps and resistors instead of veneer. Veneering those puppies is far from easy and you can spend a huge amount of time and money
"learning". Then again, I'd you are really into learning and have the time, go for it.
System 1:Nakamichi PA-7Kenwood Basic C2Polk SDA 1C moddedSystem 2:Dynaco ST-70Polk Monitor 5B modded -
They look nice with the 11T's. Same style cabinets.Stan
Main 2ch:
Polk LSi15 (DB840 upgrade), Parasound: P/LD-1100, HCA-1000A; Denon: DVD-2910, DRM-800A; Benchmark DAC1, Monster HTS3600-MKII, Grado SR-225i; Technics SL-J2, Parasound PPH-100.
HT:
Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60
Other stuff:
Denon: DRA-835R, AVR-888, DCD-660, DRM-700A, DRR-780; Polk: S8, Monitor 5A, 5B, TSi100, RM7, PSW10 (DXi104 upgrade); Pioneer: CT-6R; Onkyo CP-1046F; Ortofon OM5E, Marantz: PM5004, CD5004, CDR-615; Parasound C/PT-600, HCA-800ii, Sony CDP-650ESD, Technics SA 5070, B&W DM601 -
they photograph well, but the sides are fairly scarred. crossovers will be done..... i used Sonicaps and Mills in the 11T's and was thinking of trying Clarity and possibly Mundorf for these.Wow! Those are nice. If I were you I would spend a little money on some new caps and resistors instead of veneer. Veneering those puppies is far from easy and you can spend a huge amount of time and money
"learning". Then again, I'd you are really into learning and have the time, go for it.
I realize refinishing will be a lot of work. but i usually have a winter layoff and am looking for a project. obviously, no big hurry...
turns out after doing some research here, it would seem that is what these are.One day I need to find a pair of 5Jr+'s, Almost bought a pair in 1987, I wish I did
Polk Lsi9
N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
NAD 1020 completely refurbished
Keces DA-131 mk.II
Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2 -
I did a pair using clairty SA caps and resistors, 14ga ofc wire, new terminators,binding posts, dynamat and they are quite amazimg for a bookshelf. Dropped about a duce into them but the results were worth it.Main Rig:
Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
MIT exp 1 ic's
Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
AQ kingcobra ic's
OPPO 83 CDP
Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
ADS L1590/2 Biamped
MIT exps2 speaker cable -
very nice! what tweets are in yours? and also what stands are you using? i plan on doing most likely about everything i did to the 11T's with the exception of rings but not in a major hurry, just as i can afford. i am just climbing out of the rabbit hole i fell into getting my meager 2 channel system up and running...soundfreak1 wrote: »I did a pair using clairty SA caps and resistors, 14ga ofc wire, new terminators,binding posts, dynamat and they are quite amazimg for a bookshelf. Dropped about a duce into them but the results were worth it.
also curious who modded and restored you 1200?Polk Lsi9
N.E.W. A-20 class A 20W
NAD 1020 completely refurbished
Keces DA-131 mk.II
Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Douglass, Morrow SUB3, Huffman Digital
Paradigm DSP-3100 v.2 -
I recently upgraded a pair of 5Bs. I had a blast doing it. I used Clarity PX in tweeter circuit and Solen in the woofer section. I used a Mills resistor. I upgraded to the RDO tweeters, and added Armacell gaskets and Hurricane nuts as well. The sum of all that was a significant improvement in performance. I have the urge to go to wood veneer as well. Hope you keep us current if you go for it.
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h9 will chime in soon...he has some 5s that he upgraded
