Which Monitor5 are these?

anton.chigurh
anton.chigurh Posts: 239
edited March 2009 in Vintage Speakers
They've got fuses on the back too.


Sorry forgot to attach.
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  • anton.chigurh
    anton.chigurh Posts: 239
    edited March 2009
    5Bs?
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,664
    edited March 2009
    Look like 5 Jr's
    engtaz

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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited March 2009
    They look like 5 Jr. I was confused that they are a bass reflex vs PR. The later 5 Jr's have the 6.5" PR. The Monitor 5 has an 8" PR.

    It would be really cool to put together a Polk Audio pictorial directory with descriptions and specs.
    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
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  • smjcolsga
    smjcolsga Posts: 19
    edited March 2009
    They are indeed an early first-series Monitor 5Jr's. Identifying features are the fused tweeter (vs poly-switch of the laterPolk Monitors) and the bass port (vs the 6.5" passive radiator found on the later Monitor 5Jr+ models). Later still were the Monitor 2 speakers, which have different grill mounts (recessed dimples vs mounting pegs) and replaced the screw-type binding posts with push-type connectors. The Monitor 2 speakers are generally considered to be somewhat inferior to the original Monitor series.
    Polk Audio Monitor 5B/5Jr+ [Adcom GTP500/GFA535] SDA 2B Studio Monitor [NAD T585/Cullen Circuits Modded C372]
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited March 2009
    Yep 5jr's.

    I've got a set here, quite capable little speaker.

    Tweeter's can get a bit rough, but a swap with some RD0 94's should fix that right up.


    Dave
    Once again we meet at last.
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