Monitor 5jr in the house.

Hofy

It has been a long time since I found anything good at Goodwill. Today I spied a set of speakers on the bottom shelf that some guy was standing in front of. I just about knocked him over getting to them when I seen the Polk name plate on them. They are only Monitor 5jrs from 1985 but in really nice shape and consecutive serial numbers. Even the grills only need a washing as there are no rips, snags, or tears. Both woofers pass the push test so no seized drivers. Both have blown fuses so tomorrow i will replace those and give them a listen so I can compare them to my Monitor 5A with Peerless tweets. I will rebuild the crossovers (once I get all the glue out!) and do some of the other upgrades. I do not know if I replace the tweeters yet, i guess that depends if I decide to keep them.
Not too bad for $15.49

boston1450

Sweet. You paid too much Congrats enjoy your new speakers
Edit. The 5A's are a wonderful speaker also. Be interesting on comparison

oldrocker

Nice score, been "skunked" myself for a while but I'm staging a comeback.

Hofy

I have been listening to the JRs since mid morning. All types of music and volume levels. I have to say these do sound quite good. The lower end is about the same as the 5As I have them sitting on. The SL2000 tweeters are a tad harsh, not bad so it is something I could live with.

I think I will start off with the Dynamat, hurricane nuts and JB Weld along with the crossover rebuild. Next would be tweeter replacement followed by real wood veneer. I am thinking Cherry with a warm Mahogany finish.

I figure by the time I am done with both a pair of 7s will pop up and I will start all over!

PolkieMan

Yea good deal! In Pearland it's a lot of old TV's I mean the CRT type but sometimes I get something

Hofy

Anyone know if Mills even makes a 1.3 ohm resistor? Should I use 2 in series to make a 1.3 or just use a single 1.2 ohm and call it a day?

Joey Ward

I like my 5jr+ with the 6 1/2 PR

Nightfall

I would have never guessed the ported jr in a smaller enclosure would have as much bass as the 8" PR in a larger enclosure.

westmassguy

Nightfall wrote: »

I would have never guessed the ported jr in a smaller enclosure would have as much bass as the 8" PR in a larger enclosure.

It doesn't. The 5jr and 4.6 roll off pretty rapidly below 50Hz. The 5jr+ goes a little deeper, and the 5A/B deeper still. The 5jr and 4.6 have a little bump around 50-60Hz, which makes them sound like they're doing more than they are. That's been my observation.