Just Pulled the Trigger on what i hope to be a genuine Upgrade, POLK AUDIO MONITOR SERIES 5 Jr; (11/8/24)
Grabbed them on Good Faith in POLK AUDIO, as my current Stereo pair, POLK R10 Minis, have done nothing less than Impress
since i found them for dirt cheap at a thrift back in mid-2019;
Incredible. just... Incredible...
Relocated the aftermarket/repro Logobadges... to more closely reflect the Advert Samples shown on the Owner's Manual;
Fans of the MONITOR SERIES product family mainly agree that the stock SL-2000 Silver Dome Tweeter used throughout the line in the 80's is intolerably harsh in tonal character,
and, living with them since yesterday, i am personally inclined to Agree.
that said, the enthusiasts also agree that the RD0194-1 Silk Dome that POLK shifted to for the 1990's is a 100% improvement; Smooth and Clean as you like.
further; the RD-0194 are direct one-for-one drop-in replacements for the SL-2000 mounted within the M5jr,
so; i now have a pair of OEM RD0194-1 coming my way from an authorized POLK Dealer.
Not exactly Cheap... but for these wonderful speakers, - quite possibly the very best and last i'll ever own - Well Worth Every Last Penny...
![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/4d305f9f-e5ef-4bcd-b7ea-56f479d8af59/426e54de-264f-4bd0-bdd5-c6e3b345e6d3.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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Grabbed them on Good Faith in POLK AUDIO, as my current Stereo pair, POLK R10 Minis, have done nothing less than Impress
since i found them for dirt cheap at a thrift back in mid-2019;
![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/4d305f9f-e5ef-4bcd-b7ea-56f479d8af59/e10f98f3-1304-47d8-93d4-6f2f8e326c2c.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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Incredible. just... Incredible...
![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/4d305f9f-e5ef-4bcd-b7ea-56f479d8af59/d42ab2b5-193a-4e4e-821c-d6fb9ae2992c.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
Relocated the aftermarket/repro Logobadges... to more closely reflect the Advert Samples shown on the Owner's Manual;
![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/4d305f9f-e5ef-4bcd-b7ea-56f479d8af59/7a59eb38-a1b5-4f66-992e-3444622d992d.png?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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Fans of the MONITOR SERIES product family mainly agree that the stock SL-2000 Silver Dome Tweeter used throughout the line in the 80's is intolerably harsh in tonal character,
and, living with them since yesterday, i am personally inclined to Agree.
that said, the enthusiasts also agree that the RD0194-1 Silk Dome that POLK shifted to for the 1990's is a 100% improvement; Smooth and Clean as you like.
further; the RD-0194 are direct one-for-one drop-in replacements for the SL-2000 mounted within the M5jr,
so; i now have a pair of OEM RD0194-1 coming my way from an authorized POLK Dealer.
Not exactly Cheap... but for these wonderful speakers, - quite possibly the very best and last i'll ever own - Well Worth Every Last Penny...
![](https://hosting.photobucket.com/4d305f9f-e5ef-4bcd-b7ea-56f479d8af59/16ee0d7a-1037-4008-8897-f26406700f83.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)
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