Monitor 5 cabinets?

fomoco69
fomoco69 Posts: 51
edited December 2009 in Vintage Speakers
I had a pair of monitor5's last year that had light oak cabinets..........I sold them & just bought another pair & these have dark cabinets?............whats the difference?
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited December 2009
    cabinet color didn't signify any difference...
    More important is the version #...A, B, C or Series II
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  • fomoco69
    fomoco69 Posts: 51
    edited December 2009
    So they did make different cabinets?.............how do I tell what model I have?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,216
    edited December 2009
    fomoco69 wrote: »
    So they did make different cabinets?.............how do I tell what model I have?

    Tweeters, grills and/or terminal cups
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited December 2009
    On the Monitor 5A, the mid-woofer is surface mounted and slightly overlaps the passive radiator. There were some other variations among the 5A's where the PolkAudio logo was mounted to the cabinet at the bottom vs some mounted on the grill. I believe all (wouldn't swear to it) the 5A's had a fuse for the tweeter while the 5B used a polyswitch and the Series II had neither.

    The 5B and Series II have the mid-woofer recessed into the cabinet with no overlap. I never measured but the cabinet may be slightly taller than the 5A to accomplish this. Other than that, I believe the 5B and Series II cabinets are the same with the differences being in the tweeter and crossover component values.
    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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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,216
    edited December 2009
    to add....... some 5B's had a fuse and some didn't. I have 5B's and they have a fuse. I believe the very early monitor series with out the bevel on the cabinet had (2) fuses one for the tweeter and one for the mid-woof.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,393
    edited December 2009
    It never ceases to amaze me how many variants there are on a given model.
    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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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,216
    edited December 2009
    Early 5B's have a silver logo pin on the grill and later 5B's had a gold logo pin on the grill and as Skrol stated early 5A's had a cabinet without a beveled edge and had the Polk logo glued to the bottom of the cabinet.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • fomoco69
    fomoco69 Posts: 51
    edited December 2009
    Ten four......mine both have had no fuse & logo on the botttom right of grill..........Rick
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited December 2009
    are the front of your cases beveled?
    I would say 5c's, since they don't have the fuse.
    You might also pull the x-overs and compare the caps & resistors to the wiring diagrams.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18766&d=1155784608
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18765&d=1155784608
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  • fomoco69
    fomoco69 Posts: 51
    edited December 2009
    Ten four........just like those...........I like that color wood better than the darker ones........my first pair were like those...........wanna swap?
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,216
    edited December 2009
    kcoc321 wrote: »
    are the front of your cases beveled?
    I would say 5c's, since they don't have the fuse.
    You might also pull the x-overs and compare the caps & resistors to the wiring diagrams.
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18766&d=1155784608
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18765&d=1155784608
    photo-10.jpg?t=1258303816

    No such thing as 5C's. If they have the gold Polk logo the sl2000 tweeter and no fuses they are late 5B's

    If they have the gold Polk logo and the sl2500 tweeter then they are 5B series II.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • kcoc321
    kcoc321 Posts: 1,788
    edited December 2009
    Okay, Late 5b's...I am corrected.. I am more familiar with the 7's
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