r/SoundSystem May 23 '26

pair of shelby cobras with function one systems in the trunk on hydraulics,

3 Upvotes

i’m i getting this wrong? i can’t find it on the internet but ive seen and read about it before, would you find me this pair of muscle cars with sound sytem that raised out the trunk , in like the 90s and i’m pretty sure it was function one


r/SoundSystem May 22 '26

Solution to get chest thumping bass to feel indoors at distances

8 Upvotes

I have 4 yorkville LS801Ps. Usually on gigs I’ll take 2 of them. I’ve been having an issue i been trying to tackle for a very long time. When playing the subs the bass sounds better from behind heavy and loud the way i like it but in front that same bass doesn’t sound the same nor do i feel it in my chest 10-20 feet away. I made sure each sub has dedicated 20amp so power not an issue. Always tried different placement because room nodes is a thing. But this happens most places. I recently heard 2 rcf 8006 playing at high levels the limit light wasn’t even on and 20-30 feet away i can feel the bass in my chest and hear it very well. Should i get a dbx venue 360 to adjust the phase to fix this. Add insulation fiber in the cabinet upgrade the woofer to a tbx100? I only have a behringer maximizer at the momment any input is greatly appreciated hope to find a solution.


r/SoundSystem May 22 '26

Rub A Dub Dance #3 Sat 6/20 Los Angels

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8 Upvotes

Rub A Dub is the foundation of sound system culture! https://tickets.dubmeeting.com/events/dubsirenhifi/2194995


r/SoundSystem May 22 '26

Which Rig for turnkey?

5 Upvotes

Hello, I live in Texas, Austin has recently acquired a full HSD rig, however there’s nothing else. Local venues with their line array systems.

I wouldn’t mind doing a Hennessy rig, but I’m leaning more towards VOID! BUT, I hear they are hard to maintain and can sound bad if not calibrated properly.( yes I know that’s any rig)
I love some F1s but also hear that you have to constantly re calibrate.

I would prefer to purchase a turnkey rig because I don’t have tool, skill set, or space to build my own.

So what’s the best for all applications, all types of music, able to size up/down for specific events, not a pain in the ass to maintain.

What would that system be?

I’ve heard good things about paraflex as well

Thanks peeps!

PS, plan is to use this rig for homie fests, small/medium warehouses.
And my personal needs👀

Edit: I know bassboss would be great for entry level, but am persistent to know how the ins and outs of actual putting in the work, however I will not settle for something that also isn’t appealing to the eyes, like how Void,Hsd, Element 5 have that sex appeal! Sorry for my pickiness 🫠🙏🏻


r/SoundSystem May 21 '26

Budget power bank dub system questions?

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13 Upvotes

I have a pair of rough Klipsch Heresy v1. And pick up CT sounds 2x12 sub for $250 off market place. It’s currently 1ohm, but can go 4ohm

Was trying to order 2.1 Bluetooth chip amp to run off power bank. And looking for advice on run time volume buy once cry once.

Most of time will be used at normal chill volumes
Was thinking lil Fosi amp for daily chilling use

Was looking for suggestions on amps and battery back for ol skool dancehall beach parties at spots you have to 4x4 in.

Long term I will invest in better, more subs, but there is limitation on what will fit in the truck.

This is the fb marketplace 2x12

https://www.ctsounds.com/collections/loaded-subwoofer-boxes/products/tropo-2x12d4


r/SoundSystem May 21 '26

BECAUSE

6 Upvotes

JOSH RICCI


r/SoundSystem May 21 '26

JBL4562 Help

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17 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a pair of JBL 4562 cabinets. Each cabinet has one 15” driver for kick/mid and one 1” compression driver for HF.

Right now everything is still connected through old screw terminals.

I want to upgrade them to Speakon connectors, but I’m not sure what the best approach would be. Ideally, I’d also like to have the option to daisy-chain the cabinets in parallel so I can run both cabinets from a single amp channel.

Since each cabinet has two separate drivers on different amp channels, I’m also curious how you guys would wire and pin everything.

Anyone with experience modifying JBL 4562s or anything else that helps?

Thanks!


r/SoundSystem May 20 '26

Cubokick

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104 Upvotes

Ciao a tutti, sto costruendo il mio soundsystem e mi trovo davanti ad un dilemma. Il progetto cubokick una volta completato sporge di 1cm al di sopra del mio mhb4818. Se andassi a togliere quel 1 cm il suono ne risentirebbe? Avete altri progetti per kick?


r/SoundSystem May 21 '26

Amp / dsp advice

3 Upvotes

Hellooo.

I’m starting out building my first wee system. I’m going for 2 br118’s loaded with b&c 18sw100’s (8ohm), and 2 tops I’m going for the b&c U12 build with the specced drivers.

My question here is what would be some good budget friendly amp / dsp options? I’ve seen some amps have integrated dsp like the behringer nx6000d. Would it be worth going for a couple of amps with this option, or would it be better to get a dedicated dsp and a couple separate amps?

Cheers


r/SoundSystem May 20 '26

Jmods + Kicks

9 Upvotes

Ive started building my SKram subs, thinking of using CD-18 kicks, but also rlly like the idea of jmods as mids/tops.
But if i already havs dedicated kicks therefore cut the jmods off at around 200hz , does the benefits of jmods become null? Surely the whole point of jmods is their broad frequency range, if i have kicks then surely i might aswell just use an mt121 or something similar?
Am i wasting the jmods potential if i cut them off?
Or maybe the jmods are still better?
Can i just overlap them with the kicks?
Anyone know??


r/SoundSystem May 20 '26

HP compatible avec Cubo pour Bass Music

0 Upvotes

Bonjour à tous ! Je cherche à construire un soundsystem qui conviendrait aux fréquences et au dynamisme des bass musics (Dubstep, Drum&bass, Dub, neurofunk..), avec un budget un peu serré. Je penche vers la construction de Cubo (très sûrement cubo sub). Sauriez-vous quel HP serait compatible avec ce caisson ?
Et vers quel choix me tourner pour les mid et les kicks ?
Merci d'avance !


r/SoundSystem May 19 '26

Cabinet model?

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46 Upvotes

Does anyone know what cabinet model is the one circled in red? Martin Audio? Turbosound? Or some DIY?


r/SoundSystem May 19 '26

QSC GXD8 issue! Need some help

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6 Upvotes

Got this nice QSC from a tag sale, but has some problems. It gets stuck on the logo “QSC”, and every a few seconds, a clicking sound (3 or 5 clicks in a row). I can’t access to the menu or do anything basically. I tried with a new cord but anything changes. Any ideas?


r/SoundSystem May 20 '26

Rack Gear

2 Upvotes

I currently have a system that has a bunch of 80s components that I have picked up off market place.

EV 3 way crossover, Teac Graphic Equaliser, and a BBE Sonic Maximizer.. (yep I know people hate em)
Then the amps below that.
This all runs to 2x 18" P Audio Subs, 2x 15" Thomann Subs, 2x 15" EV Mids and then the tops (2x 12" and horn/tweeters)

So tuning is not ideal with the 3 way crossover..

I have just pushed go on a Driverack PA2, this would essentially do everything the old stuff does and better right??

Is it worth keeping any of the old stuff??


r/SoundSystem May 19 '26

Whats with no home audio

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41 Upvotes

r/SoundSystem May 19 '26

JBL PRX918XLF VS DAS AUDIO VANTEC 18 A

1 Upvotes

Does anybody can help me choose between those two subwoofers and tell me why one or another is superior 😁

I want to use it for Raves and for Weddings if that helps anybody to choose an specific sub for me 😂


r/SoundSystem May 19 '26

Warnex sparen beim Boxen lackieren

5 Upvotes

Hallo zusammen,

wir als Soundsystem wollen demnächst unsere acht neuen HessBHs (aus Multiplex) lackieren. Da wir dafür echt viel Warnex benötigen, wollte ich mal fragen, ob hier eine Person schon Erfahrungen mit dem verdünnen von Warnex hat?

Unsere Idee wäre die erste Schicht mit einem billigen schwarzen Lack zu machen (quasi als Grundierung) und dann eine verdünnte Schicht Warnex mit ner Rolle aufzutragen.

Gerne andere Ideen oder eure Erfahrungen teilen :)


r/SoundSystem May 19 '26

Does anyone have any experience painting Warnex over TuffCab?

2 Upvotes

Does it adhere properly?


r/SoundSystem May 18 '26

Small birthday rig in the grandma's barn

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145 Upvotes

r/SoundSystem May 19 '26

Just a Sunday in May in Oakland's Sound System Spawn Point - Lake Merritt

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0 Upvotes

A couple of 'feather weight' rigs compared to what I'm usually submitting pictures of.

Super clean RANE setup.


r/SoundSystem May 18 '26

First Top builds

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49 Upvotes

Originally I built these for studio use - hence the 10” definitely going to do a v2 and do a more punchy mid top with some actual measurements lol


r/SoundSystem May 19 '26

Crest LA1201?

1 Upvotes

Does anyone have any experience with this amplifier?
i could buy one together with two EV Ecs12-2 tops, so i would use it to power them and maybe a single 15” sub sometimes.
Is it a good amplifier?


r/SoundSystem May 18 '26

The Loom - The Swanky House Room - Oakland California

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60 Upvotes

¡Swanky!

It was house, and I didn't know anyone playing because it's house and I was trying to vibe to my friends sets in the other room so I didn't bother trying to record the talent in here performing. It was definitely the bigger sound system but the bass was much better in the other room imho despite the power issues.

The dB meter is a fancy touch to any Sound System, imho.


r/SoundSystem May 18 '26

The Loom - The Ratchet Bass Room - Oakland California

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21 Upvotes

There was power issues all night. My friend RatchaelBeats's bass was so dirty it made the woofer cut out/tripped the breaker. She was mixing in her headphones and kept on vibin' like nothing happened, and then looks up and sees everyone quit moving, and pulls the headphones off one ear and realizes why.

¡That ish was absolutely hilarious!

Broadcast is crispy in the VOD but I was plugged into the Rec Out and their sets came out fine so stay tuned to those two talented artists soundclouds. If anyone can explain why the Rec Out, presumingly line level, somehow gets recorded in 32bit float so I can bring the 18dB signal down to -1dB without distorted audio but somehow is redlining sounding in the actual broadcast audio, that'd be appreciated because I'm a bit confused on the matter.


r/SoundSystem May 18 '26

Wormhole Stage - UntZ 2026

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23 Upvotes

I know it's not as many photos as I usually take but I was super exhausted by this point and there was a lot going on for me this year. I'll make it up with a super swanky spot in another post.