New pair of Alpair 11ms

https://kjfaudio.com/product/sl11-sd-standmount-kit-pair/

Well done solution from kjf. I don't have access to anything to contribute to the woodworking, and the flat pack way was most agreeable for me. These will be used for near field on a desk and the low end I refer to at the moment means I'm not expecting to feel the bass. This setup choice and the 11ms will be perfect to fulfill the jazz, classical, voice I listen to. Just too soon to talk in depth about what I hear until some solid break in time.
 
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Depends what you mean by 'needs'. If you're simply targeting the same generic alignment, e.g. B4, QB3 or whatever, then yes. No mystery about that, it's simply dictated by effective Q and Vas, both of which are significantly higher in the CHN than the 11MS. If you're not, & you have different objectives, or are accepting you will have different alignments, then 'not necessarily'.
 
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And as I'm new here, happy to learn, is it me or that the 11ms are still needing some good play time - I find right now after 5 hours... I have to have my ears and the center caps of the speakers in a perfect ratio for bliss... else I have two mono sounding drivers. I'm a bit surprised how similar that dealing is to electrostatics. When you are in the zone👍🏼👍🏼
 
I know no one is waiting for my update... but after 6-7 hours... I hear some 100hz!! Very peculiar how that happens. Like a butterfly from a caterpillar... and the dual mono effect is largely gone, replaced with a nice soundstage. Happily they now are playing wider and more detailed than the more expensive floor standers. Except the snare drums... seems the last part of the butterfly to emerge...
I used to do drugs to have those kind of revaluations... ( just kidding!)
 
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About 10 hours... the drivers are showing visibility of moving 😂 the driver feels like it should have about 1cm of movement.... today, I see mms of movement! I opened a bottle Sangiovese - Monte cucco area - just to celebrate 😊👍🏼
 
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I have a pair of 11MS ordered and last night I made a Home Depot run. On my radar was 3/4" baltic birch, but after comparing prices (and knuckle knocks) I saved $45 by getting a sheet of Chilean 23/32 Radiata Pine.

Any opinions on this wood for Pensil 11 cabinets? Do you think I'll regret the $45 saved?