M5jrs. Did they make two models?

Dabutcher

I have two speaker sets of M5jrs. According to their labels. One is bigger with a passive and what look like Peerless tweeters and the other set have silver 1000 tweeters and one driver and port hole? Thanks. D

Big Dawg

Yes. The Polk 5Jr has the port, the 5Jr+ has the passive. Pictures are always fun!

mhardy6647

This might help (although the old links are no good):
http://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/163643/monitor-5jr-versus-5jr

Dabutcher

As always. Thanks. Learn something new here all the time. Peace. D

teekay0007

Darrell, what you have there is a very early Monitor 5Jr (ported) with an SL-2000 tweeter and a newer 5Jr (w/6-1/2" passive radiator) with an SL-2500 tweeter. The 2500 could be found stock in those newer ones and through the 5Jr Series 2 model. So, actually, there were more than two models of the 5Jr and if you counted the Monitor 5Jr+'s in there too....well, fugetaboudit!

mhardy6647

... and they're all nice little loudspeakers!

Well, actually I've never seen nor heard the ported morph... but, given that it's, in essence, a variation of the original Monitor 4 (which had the Peerless silk dome tweeter) in a bigger box... I'd expect it to be pretty darned pleasant.

Apropos of nothing: I'd love to fill in the gaps in my Monitor Series collection... someday... :- P

And, as an even more pointless aside, I am still not 100% sure what Flavor Monitor 5 I have a pair of...


Monitor5 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

This thread seems (to me) to be a good place to put together a Monitor 5 rogues' gallery, doesn't it? :- )

xjghost

Dabutcher wrote: »

As always. Thanks. Learn something new here all the time. Peace. D

How do they compare? I have a set of Black 5jr's I plan to use as the rears on my Ht set up.

DaveHo

I was always under the impression that 5's with the sl2000 were 5B's.

mhardy6647 wrote: »

... and they're all nice little loudspeakers!

Well, actually I've never seen nor heard the ported morph... but, given that it's, in essence, a variation of the original Monitor 4 (which had the Peerless silk dome tweeter) in a bigger box... I'd expect it to be pretty darned pleasant.

Apropos of nothing: I'd love to fill in the gaps in my Monitor Series collection... someday... :- P

And, as an even more pointless aside, I am still not 100% sure what Flavor Monitor 5 I have a pair of...


Monitor5 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

This thread seems (to me) to be a good place to put together a Monitor 5 rogues' gallery, doesn't it? :- )

Mystery

5jr --> multiple versions always with a port, no passive.
5jr+ --> multiple version always with a passive, no port.

teekay0007

Mystery wrote: »

5jr --> multiple versions always with a port, no passive.

Uh........did you not see Dabutcher's pic above of a 5jr with a 6-1/2" passive and NO port?

I've also got two pairs myself.

Mystery

teekay0007 wrote: »

Mystery wrote: »

5jr --> multiple versions always with a port, no passive.

Uh........did you not see Dabutcher's pic above of a 5jr with a 6-1/2" passive and NO port?

I've also got two pairs myself.

Don't go by the label.

soundfreak1

Here are some late 80's 5jr+'S

voltz

where? All I could see where some 12C's oh there they are!

soundfreak1

LOL ya the 12c's do kinda hog the pict.

voltz

that and I find it hard to take my eyes off of them! they just catch your eyes.

11tsteve

some 5jr+ **** to snap things back

mhardy6647

boy howdy those are aesthetically pleasing.

boston1450

Nice

teekay0007

11tsteve wrote: »

some 5jr+ **** to snap things back

Those do look awesome, Steve. Did you ever get around to veneering your RTA-11Ts? I noticed they're not in your sig. Can't imagine you'd have gotten rid of them, given your Forum ID.

soundfreak1

Nice work. I just did the insides, caps (clairity SA 650.V ) and wire, terminators, mills resistors and dynomat. They sound awesone!

voltz

Beautiful speakers and a really good picture of them Steve! you sure got the lighting right.

11tsteve

teekay0007 wrote: »

11tsteve wrote: »

some 5jr+ **** to snap things back

Those do look awesome, Steve. Did you ever get around to veneering your RTA-11Ts? I noticed they're not in your sig. Can't imagine you'd have gotten rid of them, given your Forum ID.

thanks, and no. They are stripped of vinyl, but between an insanely busy construction season, home projects, and my wife's love of summer weekend trips, time has been scarce. Winter layoff will come soon enough to where I can have a nice block of uninterrupted time... and I have bettered my finances so am considering a more figured veneer. And considering how my 5jr+ sound with my recently acquired Conrad Johnson, I can I think I am in for a treat when I get them back together.

Dabutcher.... both of those pairs look very nice... any plans for crossovers?

westmassguy

mhardy6647 wrote: »

... and they're all nice little loudspeakers!

Well, actually I've never seen nor heard the ported morph... but, given that it's, in essence, a variation of the original Monitor 4 (which had the Peerless silk dome tweeter) in a bigger box... I'd expect it to be pretty darned pleasant.

Apropos of nothing: I'd love to fill in the gaps in my Monitor Series collection... someday... :- P

And, as an even more pointless aside, I am still not 100% sure what Flavor Monitor 5 I have a pair of...


Monitor5 by mhardy6647, on Flickr

This thread seems (to me) to be a good place to put together a Monitor 5 rogues' gallery, doesn't it? :- )

Those are the full size Monitor 5s, AKA 5A, 5B, with 8" passive radiators.

mhardy6647

Yes "full sized" Monitor 5 -- I thought they were 5B but I've been told they're later than the 5B would have been. The S/N simply starts with "5".
At any rate, they sound good -- and they'd sound better with another tweeter.

westmassguy

mhardy6647 wrote: »

Yes "full sized" Monitor 5 -- I thought they were 5B but I've been told they're later than the 5B would have been. The S/N simply starts with "5".
At any rate, they sound good -- and they'd sound better with another tweeter.

Do the SL3000 Mod to them and put the RDO-198s in.

mhardy6647

...in the fullness of time -- not sure what the SL3000 mod is, though, I must confess.
I... I don't get out much, y'know?

westmassguy

SL3000 AKA "TL" Mod. If you look in the vintage, non-sda schematics section, you'll find it. Applies to the Monitor 7s also.
Stop playing with the d**n Pumpkins then

mhardy6647

urkey-durkey.

hey, Mrs. H made a pumpkin pie this mo'nin'! :- P

westmassguy

I loath Pumpkin and Squash pies, breads etc.

mhardy6647

I'm not a big fan either, actually -- tho' there are some squash recipes I enjoy. Generally they have lots of stuff in 'em to drown out the squash taste.

11tsteve

if I see one more pumpkin latte... pumpkin beer.... pumpkin-anything-pumpkin-doesn't-belong-in....