Description
Our SL11-SD cabinets are precision CNC machined from 18mm MDF and have rabbet joints to make them easy to put together. They are specifically designed for the Markaudio CHN-110, Pluvia 11 and Alpair 11MS drivers. As these drivers have the same number and position of fixing holes, they can be used inter-changeably with these cabinets.
We also sell high quality ready-made cables and a DIY cable kit that you can use to make cables to connect your speakers to your amplifier.
Pre-Built Cabinets
If you choose pre-built cabinets, we will glue the cabinets together and stick acoustic wool felt to the inside. We will give the cabinets an initial sanding, but depending on the level of finish required, you may need to do some additional sanding. The drivers, recessed terminal cups, and port tubes will not be fitted, and this is something that you will need to do yourself. We will however build a pair of 30 cm internal cables that you can use to connect the driver to the terminal cup rather than supplying the component cable and crimps. If you require a fully finished (veneered or painted) speaker, please contact us using this form, as this will be a bespoke build that we will need to quote for separately based on your requirements.
Instructions
1) Test assemble the cabinets to ensure that you understand how the cabinets go together before you glue them, noting the orientation of pre-drilled holes in the front baffle:
2) Glue the back, top, bottom and sides of the cabinets together. Fit the front baffles without using glue and clamp together. It is important to ensure that you don’t glue the front baffles to the cabinets at this stage as it will make it impossible to stick the acoustic wool felt to the inside of the cabinets. Leave for at least an hour and ideally overnight.
Wood glue is not included with this kit, but is available here.
3) Cut the acoustic wool felt into suitably sized pieces for the front baffles, back, top and bottom and side panels of the cabinets. Spray the inside of the cabinets and one side of the acoustic wool felt pieces with contact adhesive. Leave for a few moments to allow the solvent in the contact adhesive to evaporate. Fit the pieces to the inside of the cabinets. Cut the pieces on the back panels so that the port tubes and terminal cups can be fitted.
Contact Spray adhesive is not included with this kit, but is available here.
4) Glue and clamp the front baffles in place. Leave for at least an hour and ideally overnight.
5) Remove all excess dried glue by rubbing with a damp cloth and then sand the joints until the desired finish has been achieved.
6) Paint or veneer the cabinets.
7) If you are using Pluvia 11 drivers in your speakers, the port tubes should be cut to 88mm in length using a hacksaw. To ensure a consistent length around the circumference of the cut, wrap some tape around the port tube to act as a guide. If you are using CHN-110 or Alpair 11MS drivers, the port tubes do not need to be reduced in length. Tap the port tubes into place with a rubber mallet. Optionally, a small bit of blu tack can use under the lip of the port tubes to improve the seal.
8) Build the cables to connect the terminal cups to the drivers, using the supplied cable, crimps and insulating boots. The end of the cables that will connect to the terminal cups should have 4.7mm crimps fitted. If using Pluvia 11 or Alpair 11MS drivers in your speakers, the end of the cables that will connect to the drivers should have 6.3mm crimps fitted. If using CHN-110 drivers in your speakers, the end of the cables that will connect to the drivers should have 4.7mm crimps fitted.
9) Attach the cables to the back of the terminal cups and fit the terminal cups to the cabinets using the included screws.
10) Attach the other end of the cables to the drivers and fit the drivers to the cabinets using the screws supplied with the drivers.
11) Happy listening!
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