M5jr vs M4.6 vs M4 for Dolby height
Striker2237
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I'm looking to finish rounding out my HT setup, last positions I need are front height speakers and I'm trying to match the main L/R voicing.
All three options are within 1.5 hours drive, I'm leaning toward the M4.6 since it's the smallest that uses the normal tweeters but they are bare cabinet. I would have to drop in RD0-198s, mids and rebuild the crossover etc....
Hesitation is stemming from not wanting the speaker to be too large but it's probably a better idea to buy the 5jrs as they are working. These are the version with no PR to be clear
The 4s are much cheaper and are technically the smallest/closest by to me, but I know the tweeter is not interchangeable. However I'm not sure it would matter much in it's given job, thoughts?
All three options are within 1.5 hours drive, I'm leaning toward the M4.6 since it's the smallest that uses the normal tweeters but they are bare cabinet. I would have to drop in RD0-198s, mids and rebuild the crossover etc....
Hesitation is stemming from not wanting the speaker to be too large but it's probably a better idea to buy the 5jrs as they are working. These are the version with no PR to be clear
The 4s are much cheaper and are technically the smallest/closest by to me, but I know the tweeter is not interchangeable. However I'm not sure it would matter much in it's given job, thoughts?
2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Projects: SRS1.2TL, SRS 2, M5Jr+
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Projects: SRS1.2TL, SRS 2, M5Jr+
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3
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I got a couple of M4 cabinets with the crossovers if you want them. You'll need the woofer and tweeters (MW6500 & Peerless)"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb.
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They are little shorter/less tall than the 5jr w/o the PR"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
I used a couple of Monitor 4's as Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers...until I installed a proper (Polk) ceiling speaker (see sig).Yamaha RX-A2050 AVR (5.0.2); LG OLED77C2 4K TV(4) Polk Monitor 10B's w/SoniCaps, Mills, and RDO-194 tweets (R/L F/R)(2) Polk RC80i (Top Middle)Polk CS300 center channelAnalog: B&O TX2 Turntable, Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1Digital: Pioneer CLD-99 Elite LD, Panasonic DMP-UB900 UHD Blu-RayBedroom: Arylic Up2Stream AMPv3 driving Polk Monitor 4's w/peerless tweets
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I used a couple of Monitor 4's as Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers...until I installed a proper (Polk) ceiling speaker (see sig).
How did they do?
Drod, I may take you up on that offer. Thanks!2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Projects: SRS1.2TL, SRS 2, M5Jr+
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
Let me know they are yours if you want them
BTW - I got the grills for them as well"Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
Striker2237 wrote: »
They were great! The fact is, "height" speakers in Atmos don't see that much action (or dynamic range), so I replaced them with a true "in ceiling" speaker and moved my 4's to the bedroom...where their high quality can be better appreciated.
Yamaha RX-A2050 AVR (5.0.2); LG OLED77C2 4K TV(4) Polk Monitor 10B's w/SoniCaps, Mills, and RDO-194 tweets (R/L F/R)(2) Polk RC80i (Top Middle)Polk CS300 center channelAnalog: B&O TX2 Turntable, Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1Digital: Pioneer CLD-99 Elite LD, Panasonic DMP-UB900 UHD Blu-RayBedroom: Arylic Up2Stream AMPv3 driving Polk Monitor 4's w/peerless tweets -
Striker2237 wrote: »
They were great! The fact is, "height" speakers in Atmos don't see that much action (or dynamic range), so I replaced them with a true "in ceiling" speaker and moved my 4's to the bedroom...where their high quality can be better appreciated.
Oh awesome, for a second I was concerned that they didn't do well and got "fired" haha!
I play a good amount of games and the height effects when stuff is flying overhead is enough to make me want to put better speakers up there, current ones are very noticeably mismatched with the rest in quality.2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Projects: SRS1.2TL, SRS 2, M5Jr+
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
DeRod, if I took you up on the M4 peerless cabinets would I be forced into using the peerless tweeters?
I would prefer to use a pair of RD0-194s and MW6503s with needed crossover changes but I wouldn't want to have to hack up a nice pair of cabinets to do it....2 channel: MXN10, Anthem MRX740, Anthem MCA5, SDA1c recap/RDO, JL Fathom F112V2, Tributaries series 8A, Tara labs RSC
Theater: Above plus Paradigm reference studio 100, Polk FX300i
Projects: SRS1.2TL, SRS 2, M5Jr+
Party/1st floor: iPad, Marantz SR5005, Paradigm reference S100v2, monster bulk cable
B&O H9 Gen3 -
Yes, I believe so. The peerless is a good tweeter though. The ones that are not so good are SL1000 & SL2000. For sure you would need to slightly modify the cabinet to use the 194.
If you find an M5jr with the SL1000 and MW6502s those could be swapped for the 194 without any crossover changes."Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb. -
Yes, I believe so. The peerless is a good tweeter though. The ones that are not so good are SL1000 & SL2000. For sure you would need to slightly modify the cabinet to use the 194.
If you find an M5jr with the SL1000 and MW6502s those could be swapped for the 194 without any changes.
You would still need to modify the tweeter cut out to work. The Peerless and SL1000 share the same cut out that will press the connecting tab for the wires into the magnet.
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Yes, as pitdogg2 said, on the 5jr you would still need to slightly cut out the tweeter hole but you shouldn’t need change anything on the crossover."Equality is a myth to protect the weak. Some of us are strong in the Force, others are not. Only a fool believes otherwise." - Sith Proverb.
