Polk Speaker ID please

EPI-Center · Oct 16, 2009

anybody have an idea what model these guys are and if they're worthwhile?

cubdog · Oct 16, 2009

Do you know their dimensions?

cubdog

Firby13 · Oct 16, 2009

Monitor 5

GordonW · Oct 16, 2009

If that's an 8" passive radiator, then yes, Monitor 5.

The Monitor 5 Jr. had a 6.5" passive radiator, and the Monitor 7 had a 10" passive radiator...

Regards,
Gordon.

kconnor · Oct 16, 2009

That is a very good speaker for its size. All Polk monitors series speakers used the same active drivers. Earlier versions used an expensive Peerless dome tweeter. Definitely worth hanging onto.

mhardy6647 · Oct 16, 2009

Looks to be either a 5B or a 5Jr. Based on the apparent cabinet size, I believe it's the latter.

Monitor 5(B)
http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/monitor5/

Monitor "5jr+" http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/monitor5jr/

EPI-Center · Oct 16, 2009

mhardy6647 said:
Looks to be either a 5B or a 5Jr. Based on the apparent cabinet size, I believe it's the latter.

Monitor 5(B)
http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/monitor5/

Monitor "5jr+" http://www.polkaudio.com/homeaudio/products/recent/monitor5jr/

I see what you mean...thanks....road trip!

mhardy6647 · Oct 16, 2009

Some Polk junk at my house

As a born and bred Baltimoron... I'm a big fan.

Cogito · Oct 16, 2009

I owned a pair of the Monitor 10B way back when. Dual 6.5" mid/bass drivers and a 10" passive radiator. They were my first "higher-end" speakers.

sleepyweasel · Oct 16, 2009

Those look like monitor 5's with the sl-2000 tweet(the peerless have the wires coming off at 45 deg. not straight out)

I have the same speakers and they image better than my monitor 10A's which have the peerless domes.....

go get em':yes:

koseltri · Oct 16, 2009

I've got most of the family--Monitor 5jr (sans PR), 5, 7, and 10. they are all high value/low price items. Still waiting for some 12's to pop up...

GordonW · Oct 16, 2009

koseltri said:
I've got most of the family--Monitor 5jr (sans PR), 5, 7, and 10. they are all high value/low price items. Still waiting for some 12's to pop up...

If it's not got a PR in it (i.e, has a port instead of a PR), it's a Monitor 4.5, not a Monitor 5jr. The 5jr has a 6.5" PR.

Regards,
Gordon.

mhardy6647 · Oct 16, 2009

There was a "5" variant with a cabinet larger than any of the 4s but no PR (ported instead).

skrol · Oct 16, 2009

It is a Monitor 5B.

Passive Radiator 1 - 8" Diameter fluid coupled subwoofer (sub bass radiator)
Mid-Bass 1 - 6-1/2" Diameter (16.51cm) drivers (MW6502)
Tweeter 1 - 1" Diameter (2.54cm) Polk SL2000 silver coil dome tweeter

There was some redesign along the way (later specs)

Overall Frequency Response 28Hz - 26kHz (30Hz – 26KHz)
-3 dB Limits (43Hz – 20KHz)
Crossover Frequency 60Hz and 3000Hz
Nominal Impedance 4 ohms (6 ohms)
Recommended Amplifier Power 10-125 w/channel
Efficiency 91 dB (90 dB)
Max Output Level 116 dB

Dimensions Cabinet Size 21.5" H x 10.5" W x 8.5" D
Weight 29. lbs.

koseltri · Oct 19, 2009

mhardy6647 said:
There was a "5" variant with a cabinet larger than any of the 4s but no PR (ported instead).

mhardy is right. It threw me at first, thought it was an overtall 4:

Thrift-a-holic · Oct 19, 2009

I owned a pair of the JR's for about a year and enjoyed them. They are definalty good sounding speakers. I did decide to sell them though, as they did not have enough bass for me to continue to use them as stand alone speakers.

dkelley · Oct 19, 2009

mhardy6647 said:
Looks to be either a 5B or a 5Jr. Based on the apparent cabinet size, I believe it's the latter.

how could his be 5 Jrs when the jrs have a PR that's the same size as the woofer, and his picture clearly shows a PR that's larger than the woofer?

it's either monitor 5 or some other monitor, not a monitor 5 jr.

dkelley · Oct 19, 2009

skrol said:
It is a Monitor 5B.

well there ya go.

NICE speakers imho

mhardy6647 · Oct 19, 2009

dkelley said:
how could his be 5 Jrs when the jrs have a PR that's the same size as the woofer, and his picture clearly shows a PR that's larger than the woofer?

it's either monitor 5 or some other monitor, not a monitor 5 jr.

The 5jr+ (note the "plus") has a PR that's about the same size as the woofer (6 or 6-1/2") and the 5 has an 8" PR (as did, interestingly, the very original Monitor 7; they are not common at all, though).

EDIT: The original post in this thread has a photo of what appears to be a Monitor 5B (I say that based on the tweeter).

Cadillac Kid · Oct 19, 2009

GordonW said:
If that's an 8" passive radiator, then yes, Monitor 5.

The Monitor 5 Jr. had a 6.5" passive radiator,
Regards,
Gordon.

I have a Polk Monitor 5jr pair that is ported with no passive radiator.

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