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PA Sound System

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:59 pm
by metaverse
Hi

This is my first post so I wanna say a quick thanks for manifesting this place in cyberspace ...

I'm writing because in a few months i'm going to be starting a monthly [which hopefully will become a bi-weekly] out here in massachusetts.

The main issue is a proper sound system ... and the priority is on the bass bin ... I'm looking to get as much bang for my buck as possible but i dont really know exactly where to start ... I've been kicking around the www.diyaudio.com forums for a day or so but haven't really narrowed anything down just yet.

I want to spend a maximum of 2k USD on speakers and amps ... I'm thinking a 4x15" bassbin and a pair of loudspeakers on stands , kind of like those run of the mill mackies/jbl's you see at every bar with a mini dancefloor that dont have SHIT for low end and pisses me off everytime i SEE them let alone hear them ... It enduses anger to the point of wanting to smash them [and the dj] with a baseball bat :D

I'm not goin out like that ...

Any info or advice is greatly appreciated
~ meta

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:01 am
by metaverse
:o no one ... :?:

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 7:59 am
by serox
www.speakerplans.com

is the place to go. Check the forum out for some serious PA geeks.

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 8:25 am
by spire
www.billfitzmaurice.com

if you can, or have someone whos good with wood (insert joke here), go for the T36. Its a single 15" horn that takes about 300 watts to be almost as loud as a JBL dual 18". big cabinets though, but WELL worth the money, high dollar to db ratio here.

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:37 am
by metaverse
YES YES YES ... thanks for the reply's ... these are exactly things I wanted to hear ... T36 huh? I've got some homework to do ...

I also have these threads going for anyone interested in getting some more specifics ...

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthre ... did=129222

http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.ph ... ost8757715

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:08 pm
by metaverse
These are some cabinet designs that were suggested for my endeavor ...

[lows]
http://www.speakerplans.com/index.php?id=x1

[mids/highs]
http://www.speakerplans.com/index.php?id=x1

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 10:42 pm
by black lotus
Funktion One systems!


check them out...

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:34 pm
by wooda916
black lotus wrote:Funktion One systems!


check them out...
he said 2 grand not 20 lol

funktion one are fuckin sick but you have to pay top doller for em.

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:36 pm
by metaverse
LOL exactly ... This is by no means a "professional" project , its just me ...

Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:59 pm
by FSTZ1
metaverse wrote:metaverse
thats a really good name

Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:11 pm
by black lotus
metaverse wrote:LOL exactly ... This is by no means a "professional" project , its just me ...

hahah yeah.. :oops:
consider it for the sake of scope then!


also, metaverse is a really great name. cheers to that

Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:24 pm
by spire
metaverse wrote:YES YES YES ... thanks for the reply's ... these are exactly things I wanted to hear ... T36 huh? I've got some homework to do ...

I also have these threads going for anyone interested in getting some more specifics ...

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthre ... did=129222

http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.ph ... ost8757715
i change my suggestion. go for the t30's instead (if youre considering building). theyre 6 inches shorter and 6 inches less deep, and put out almost the exact same sound (-1 or 2db, big deal).

i was driving myself crazy looking at charts and comparisons last night.