Loudspeakers and Accessories
Loudspeakers and Accessories
Visaton

MONITOR 890 MK II

Art. No. -

Construction

This octagonal cabinet looks more complicated than it really is. All the chamfers are cut at 22.5° except two (at 45°). When you set up the saw, it is best to cut fractionally over 22.5° to ensure that, on the outside, all the chamfers are really airtight. First cut the required cut-outs in the boards, which have already been cut to size. The two circular ones for the bass loudspeakers, the square opening for the tunnel and the two for the level controller.
Next, build the main body without the base and top. You will need plenty of sticky tape to hold the joints together when gluing the side panels. The parts for the tunnel, the four stiffeners on the side panels and the vertical stiffeners (50 mm wide) on the front baffle then need to be shaped to an exact fit. The base then has to be shaped to fit exactly in the completed main body, since it is hardly possible to build the body with millimetre accuracy. Next, glue the vertical stiffeners to the base and the stiffener between the baffle and the rear panel. The top with its cut-out for the terminals for the high- to mid-range is then shaped to fit and glued in position. The two crossover circuit boards are attached to the rear panel opposite the lower bass speaker drivers. The wiring to the horns need not be heavier than 1.5 mm2. From the terminals to the circuit boards and to the woofers, use wires with a cross-section of 2.5 mm2.
The twin terminal unit for connecting the mid- to high-range horns is fitted in the square cut-out in the top. The two gold-coloured jumpers have to be removed to do this.

Component parts list for 1 box
Tweeter:TL 16 H 8 Ohm1 piece
Midrange driver:DR 45 N 8 Ohm1 piece
Adapter:AD 25 H1 piece
Horn:M 300 (MDF)1 piece
Speaker stands:beech waxed3 pieces
Woofer:TIW 360 8 Ohm2 pieces
Crossover:"Monitor 890 MKII"
Level control:LC 952 pieces
Terminal:BT 95/752 pieces
Damping material: 7 bags
Special wood screws:5 x 30 mm16 pieces
Wood screws:4 x 20 mm8 pieces
Countersunk screws:3,5 x 25 mm8 pieces
Cable:2 x 2,5 mm23,5 m
2 x 1,5 mm23,5 m
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Cabinet parts list for 1 box
PartsSize (mm)Quantity
Material: 19 mm chipboard or MDF
Top and bottom panel688 x 5082
Front panel782 x 3801
Rear panel782 x 2801
Rear side panel782 x 2832
Middle side panel782 x 1502
Front side panel782 x 2122
Sides bass-reflex channel91 x 792
Top bass-reflex channel91 x 3421
Brace80 x 2944
Brace105 x 4441
Brace100 x 7822
Strip50 x 7822
Base630 x 4501
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Crossover

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Enclosure

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Top plate / base

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Position of horns


Characteristics and Sound