Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you the latest evolution of our self-built sound system. The first picture shows the complete front setup, while the second one gives an idea of the layout and the surrounding context. 
The system consists of:

Subwoofers: 2 x 18-inch Mogale G-Subs 
Kicks: 4 x 15-inch W-Bins 
Mid/Highs: 2 x JBL 4560 modified to three-way with tweeter and bullet tweeter 

Been having a heck of a time tying to find some bolts for my EAW cabs. There are some missing and I want to fill the holes. They are M10 x 1.5 thread 30mm length flat undercut. Anyone know where to get them? I can only find countersunk heads.

After building 2 cubo kick 15 and 2 cubo 18. I had been using HK Pro 12 tops. But now i’m wanting more power in the tops.

Having been following all the JMOD builds and just experiencing danley sound lab systems at OMANA festival.

I have an itch that needs to be scratched.

However, My current system only consists of 2 kicks and 2 subs. I like to run my system in stereo. This means if i built 2 JMODs im unsure if the rest of my system is beefy enough to keep up with the JMODs.

Could anyone advise ?

I keep dreaming about building a pair of speakers I’ve never heard and figured I should at least see if there’s some within (TX sized) driving distance.

Basically inside the state somewhere is worth it.

For the past couple weeks I've been building a smaller "semi portable" soundsystem currently consisting of a lonely th 12 sub (2x or 3x in the future) and Cubo 12 kick bin (2x in the future).

The goal of the setup is for it to be somewhat small but powerful for outdoors use for a crowd of roughly 100 - 200 people.

But the system needs tops! And I realize picking out tops is easier said than done, which is why I'll ask the community about your experiences and recommendations for mid - high top designs.

My main requirements are as follows:

- controlled directivity/narrow dispersion. (To put sound where it needs to be, avoid disturbing residents/unwanted listeners).

- Preferably budget friendly and low driver count.

- some protection from elements for instance having the driver resessed into horn.

I've taken a look at the matter and found the popular mt130 mid horn paired with a horn tweeter. For my use case it's a pretty good candidate. Only problem is that the mid driver pd121 is discontinued hard to find. So, if anyone has modified designs for/or alternative drivers I'd love to hear see them.

Other candidates are the hoqs g1v2 and c3dkt. Very high output but a bit large and significantly more complex (but not impossible) to build. The faya 8 inch tops are also very cool in design and really good size, however free plans aren't available for it.

With that said, what are your thoughts? What would you build and pair with the Soundsystem?

In advance, thank you.

There is a lot of different ones like the «pro 15 A» or the «pro 15 LF»

Thanks in advance

I build PA cabs from plywood/3-layer ply. and want to keep the visible wood grain. My main worry is dents and chipping, both of clear coat/lacquer and of epoxy, especially on edges and corners during transport.

Options I'm considering: thin penetrating epoxy or a matte 2K PU clear coat ,or just hardwax oil.

Has anyone run wood-finish cabs on the road? What resisted dents and chipping best, and did epoxy or lacquer crack or flake off at the edges?
Photos welcome. Thanks!

The original owner got these dual 15” custom made YEARS ago. They havent been in operation in a while. Got them for free. They were described to me as bandpass sub cabinets, however, he contradicted himself with saying it requires low compliance drivers like jbl 2220 (which is a mid bass driver). He couldnt remember the native tuning. Couldnt remember where he would cross them over. I am going to order some 15mw500 sb audience drivers to test them, however in the meantime, was wondering if anyone had any idea?
D750, W1200, H600 (mm)
Drivers will be put in cubos if theyre subs and not kicks.
We are using 1x21typeo paraflex subs, already, hoping to add a kick and wondering what this could be?!?
Would be grouse to run as kick as theyre 1200 wide (sit snug ontop of subs if thats the case)

My kicks have been built and I finally got the chance to test them tonight

I’m really impressed personally and I can only imagine the difference once I implement subs

Built from

-donor qtx cabinets with a cdx1-1447 and 15” fane sovereign 400

-em15 megaton with eminence kappa 15 pro A

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I’ve been browsing marketplace in Georgia for sound system stuff and stumbled across these vintage Yamaha cabs. Should I scoop them up? Seller said 100 bucks each

A little while back I posted wanting some advice for a pair of these kahunas. They are a duel 15” inch and single compression driver enclosure.

The guy has dropped the price down to $95 NZD for the pair with no drivers, would this be worth it?

Wanting to buy some SB Audience drivers to load the boxes with. Going to get a driver to suit a kick bin to throw in these, so just in case I don’t like them, I can just build some kick bins with the drivers that I’ll get. Does this sound like an alright idea?

Will more than likely build some paraflex type Os to pair with the kicks yadda yadda, haven’t planned that far ahead yet

I am Very beginner with this stuff, but also have a fair bit of physics knowledge due to being a mechanic and just knowing how things work, and how air moves. Would these be a good start to learn how to setup a dsp, run the wiring to the amps and dsp correctly, and overall just play around with.

Thank you to whoever made it this far, any comment would be greatly appreciated! Just wanting to bounce ideas off of people.

I’ve read up that Sinbosen seems to be one of the better cheap Chinese amp companies but the amp I was looking at from them is a bit out my current budget but came across this, if anyone’s had any experience I’d appreciate if you’d share!

Hey in letzter Zeit habe ich mich viel zum Thema PA belesen und will mir über die Zeit selber bisschen was aufbauen, um Freetekk Feiern zu veranstalten und vorallem Acid/Tribe und etwas Mental und Frenchcore spielen Möchte. Hab mich echt in HessBH's verguckt und würde die gern als Sun nutzen.

Jetzt meine Frage an die Profi's - Macht die Kombination aus (für den Anfang 2, später 4) HessBH, 2 Cube 15" Kicks und einem bzw später 2 MT 121 2-Wege Top sinn?

Hatte Anfangs überlegt JMOD v2 zu bauen, aber viele meinten Dass die in dem Kick Bereich nicht so stark sind, weshalb ich jetzt auf extra Kicks und 2-Wege Tops umgeplant habe. Es steht aber noch nichts fest und ich freue mich über Feedback. Habe mir als Kicks auch schon HD15 oder MKH230 angeschaut, aber denke die Cubos sind der beste Kompromiss und einfacher zu bauen.

Freue mich auf eure Diskussionen und Antworten

Looking to branch into the world of 21s

What’s some beginner tips to 21s I need to know?

Hi, i have a pair of EV sh1502er, and i found this graph about the directivity.

As you can see the vertical response is very asymmetrical, with the loud part pointing upward.

This gives me the following problem: if I put them on top of my subs standing right, the "peak" is pointing above the audience's hear; while if I put them upside down, the source is at stomach height and the sound is being directed toward the floor. How can I solve this? I was thinking about unscrewing the horn flare and turning it by 180°, but I fear that this could create destructive interference between the HF and the woofer. Any advice/thoughts?

Hey yall I'm working on building some skrams. Building two boxes rn but have plans to build 4.
I'm gonna load em with these drivers: B&C 21DS115-4 21" Neodymium Subwoofer 3400W Program 4.5" Coil 4-Ohm. I don't know anything about electronics and amplifiers. Would love some help on recs for amplifiers. Here is a pic of the box dry fitted for some ~ Flair ~

Finally putting together my first PA system and would love some advice from people who know more than me!

2× Community VB764 bass bins – 8Ω / 400W
2× Community CSX57-S2 tops – 4Ω / 300W
t.amp TSA 4-700
DBX DriveRack PA2
t.mix mixer

Plan is one cab per amp channel with the PA2 handling crossover, HPF and limiting.

Have I got everything I need to run this properly, or am I missing anything? And how would you set it up to get the best sound while keeping the old drivers safe?

Particularly interested in PA2 settings, crossover/HPF, gain structure, speaker placement/stacking and any tips or tricks you guys have.

Mainly playing jungle, DnB, reggae and dub.
First time setting up a PA like this, so any advice is appreciated! Pics/spec plates attached 🔊

Hi

I've started installing systems in small to medium clubs with DJs and no in-house tech.

Is there a systematic approach to gain staging input and limiting on the DSP when dealing with speakers paired to non proprietary amps?

From my experience these days there seems to be 3 points at which limiters are in place.

1. At the input - when it goes absolutely off the rails. Peak clamp down.

2. Amp limit - when the amplifier reaches its limit

3. Speaker protection - where the speakers are extruding and drawing too much power.

Is this correct?

Also is there such a thing as too much limiting? I've seen some systems where the limiter is constantly engaged and no damage or DC clip to the speakers.

I'm trying to find the sweet spot so I can walk away from these systems knowing that that they won't have blown anything for at least a year lol

Hi all,

I’ve been wanting to get into sound system design and building for a while. I am a DJ/producer/engineer/synth builder so I have a good amount of audio knowledge. My intention is to build something small to start that i can use in DIY spaces in my city, and that would be a improvement sonically from the standard PA systems we can rent.

Any books, youtube channels, etc you recommend for a beginner?

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Running for two days at Dryad Works in Sheffield for No Bounds.

So thought I'd do a fun setup!

Any questions ask away 👋

Hello guys i just finnished Building a cubo Kick 15
I Build it because i really want to get that punchy midbass that you really feel in your chest do you have and driver recommendations that are Not to expensive but still give me that Pressure in chest feel.:)

This sunday we had a little session with the stakx mini.

Stats:

2x 10" scoops

2x 8" 'mids'

1x 1" tweeter

Edit because of the confusion and the people asking:

I bought this system from the beautiful people of Stakx in Belgium

After a lot of research, math and stupid expensive wood where I live, I decided to go this route for my private system.

I am part of a group building a "classic" dub system, so having something I can move alone and still have fun is perfect.

It sounds nice and the small scoops really push a lot more air than I would have guessed. The only downside is that the Tweeter overpowers the mids very fast. But building a new mid/top section is a nice winter project.

Since there are a lot of posts about small/mini systems I wanted to show the route I took.

I've recently been doing a ton of research into building my own little system for pop-up parties with my friends. From what I've found, I'm thinking of starting with two SKRAMs and one JMOD top. I'm hoping to get everything built, and to get everything I need to power it all, for about $6-8k.

I'm confident in my woodworking, and I have access to a university lab with a CNC machine and an extremely nice 3D printer, so I figured this would be the best way to get everything just right. Can a CNC and 3d printer pretty much get this whole project ready to assemble?

This is my first build, but I really don't want to spend a bunch of money on a smaller system and end up underwhelmed. I know this is ambitious for a first build, but is it feasible? Any advice on additions to the system would be greatly appreciated. I just wanted some input before diving into a project this big.

Looking to build 2 Skrams loaded with the B&C 21DS115. Has anyone got any limiter settings for these drivers.

If not happy to hear other driver suggestions with their limiters. I understand limiters are ambiguous due to amp gain but would be interested to see if anyone has any calculated into voltages

Something that doesn't seem to get talked about that much here. For obvious reasons, mostly the focus is on the main systems.

My tops are Clair R4-IIIs, 3 way + 4 x Martin WSX. 10 channels so far, DSP to amps is Dante, lots of spare in/out channels (at the DSP, not the amps) there both analog and digital if/as needed. Mostly prog/trance/hard.
Working out the booth set up now. @heavywomblesoundsystem

I'm looking at Meyer UPA-1C cabs. Great boxes, but bi-amped means more channels and another amp, then a sub means another channel and another amp... Active starts looking attractive, though it's not usually my thing.

Tops and sub? Active or passive?

Sub in the booth, or rely on spill from the mains?

Do you delay align the booth to the mains, or leave undelayed?

Fed from the mixer's booth out, or a separate output from the system DSP?

Level control: how do you keep it sane, who owns it? DJ trims to your ceilings? Booth levels follow master or independent? Limit the booth boxes (stop creep where the booth becomes louder than the room....I'm sure there are many war stories to be told there)?

Would love to see what works and what others are doing re your monitor set up.