Alpair 10 Full Range Drivers -- Where to buy in the US?

jerikl · 28th September 2010, 11:59 PM

Argh. So after weeks / months researching drivers and speaker designs, finding something functional for my living room and aesthetically pleasing for my wife, I settled on the Pensil 10 using Mark Audio Alpair 10 full range drivers.

My friends and I are building them together. Maybe we got a little carried away, but we already made the cuts for a pair of the Pensil 10s. Really nice baltic birch wood. And then I went to order the drivers from Meniscus Audio. No stock! Mark at Mark Audio is apparently completely rebuilding them in his new facilities.

Is there any other place I can buy a pair of full range Alpair 10 drivers? If not, will the new ones have the same specs / work in the same enclosure? Or are there any other drivers I can use in place of the Mark Audio drivers with the Pensil 10 design?

Thanks for any help ... I'm new to the world of DIY speakers! Obviously.

planet10 · 29th September 2010, 12:26 AM

Alpair 10s have been scarce for awhile. The new ones will require at least subtle reworking of boxes. In the existing boxes they will have a little less midbass punch. They probably won't be available until early November.

I have a set of Alpair10eN i'd part with. Also check with Solen & with Creative Sound.

dave

jerikl · 29th September 2010, 07:30 AM

Dave, how much reworking? We've only cut the outer panels -- haven't put anything together yet.

How much for the Alpair10eNs? I'm a little scared to hear the answer

I'm trying to keep the price somewhat realistic as I will probably pair it with a relatively inexpensive integrated amplifier (<$500 street price).

planet10 · 4th October 2010, 06:11 PM

Jerikl,

I missed your reply. For pricing please send me an email.

Mark hasn't sent out the actual production data for the new A10.2.

The production prototypes i have fit right into our Mar-Ken10 and sound really good. I am temped to slightly increase the size of the port spacers in this design.

We'll have no word from Scott on Pensils, the MegaLiths, or the British Autos until data arrives.

If there are changes in the Pensils they will likely be very minimal.

dave

28th September 2010, 11:59 PM	#1
jerikl diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2010	Alpair 10 Full Range Drivers -- Where to buy in the US? Argh. So after weeks / months researching drivers and speaker designs, finding something functional for my living room and aesthetically pleasing for my wife, I settled on the Pensil 10 using Mark Audio Alpair 10 full range drivers. My friends and I are building them together. Maybe we got a little carried away, but we already made the cuts for a pair of the Pensil 10s. Really nice baltic birch wood. And then I went to order the drivers from Meniscus Audio. No stock! Mark at Mark Audio is apparently completely rebuilding them in his new facilities. Is there any other place I can buy a pair of full range Alpair 10 drivers? If not, will the new ones have the same specs / work in the same enclosure? Or are there any other drivers I can use in place of the Mark Audio drivers with the Pensil 10 design? Thanks for any help ... I'm new to the world of DIY speakers! Obviously.

29th September 2010, 12:26 AM	#2
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Alpair 10s have been scarce for awhile. The new ones will require at least subtle reworking of boxes. In the existing boxes they will have a little less midbass punch. They probably won't be available until early November. I have a set of Alpair10eN i'd part with. Also check with Solen & with Creative Sound. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

4th October 2010, 06:11 PM	#4
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Jerikl, I missed your reply. For pricing please send me an email. Mark hasn't sent out the actual production data for the new A10.2. The production prototypes i have fit right into our Mar-Ken10 and sound really good. I am temped to slightly increase the size of the port spacers in this design. We'll have no word from Scott on Pensils, the MegaLiths, or the British Autos until data arrives. If there are changes in the Pensils they will likely be very minimal. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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29th September 2010, 07:30 AM	#3
jerikl diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2010	Dave, how much reworking? We've only cut the outer panels -- haven't put anything together yet. How much for the Alpair10eNs? I'm a little scared to hear the answer I'm trying to keep the price somewhat realistic as I will probably pair it with a relatively inexpensive integrated amplifier (<$500 street price).

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