I inline/roller skate with a group of locals & a couple of them have these 'ION Audio Block Rocker' boomboxes. They work okay, but they don't sound particularly 'good' & the single sided design doesn't work so well for skating around with them in the middle of a circle.
Then I remembered about the Halfinator design & figured it would be pretty much perfect, but it seems like the 10" drivers are out of stock everywhere & Blue Aran aren't expecting them until October (I live in the UK).
Are there any viable alternatives to the HP-10W, or is it one of those cases where a design is so reliant upon a particular driver that it's not really worth building if you can't get it?
I like the idea of the Halfinator because it's a tried & tested design - I want something I can start building up straight away, rather than spending ages trying to sim something myself from scratch. Are there any similar designs that use drivers which are easier to get hold of? They don't necessarily have to be as cheap as the HP-10W.
Then I remembered about the Halfinator design & figured it would be pretty much perfect, but it seems like the 10" drivers are out of stock everywhere & Blue Aran aren't expecting them until October (I live in the UK).
Are there any viable alternatives to the HP-10W, or is it one of those cases where a design is so reliant upon a particular driver that it's not really worth building if you can't get it?
I like the idea of the Halfinator because it's a tried & tested design - I want something I can start building up straight away, rather than spending ages trying to sim something myself from scratch. Are there any similar designs that use drivers which are easier to get hold of? They don't necessarily have to be as cheap as the HP-10W.
I might be interested. is this a complete set? I got a good agreement with UPS for shipping to Norway
Thank you in advance.
Amp recommendation
Hi everyone. I haven't visited this thread since 2014-2015 when I first built my boominator. I'm currently running a hifimediy T2 amplifier at 24v, but recently found out it might not be that great. Does anyone have any recommendations for an amplifier for my boominator? I currently run two 15ah SLA batteries in series for 24v. I'd prefer to stick to something I could run at 24v so I don't have to rewire anything. I've ran the boominator at 80-90% volume for 12-15 hours and have never ran it dead so I don't have any power consumption issues with the larger batteries even running 24v.
Hi everyone. I haven't visited this thread since 2014-2015 when I first built my boominator. I'm currently running a hifimediy T2 amplifier at 24v, but recently found out it might not be that great. Does anyone have any recommendations for an amplifier for my boominator? I currently run two 15ah SLA batteries in series for 24v. I'd prefer to stick to something I could run at 24v so I don't have to rewire anything. I've ran the boominator at 80-90% volume for 12-15 hours and have never ran it dead so I don't have any power consumption issues with the larger batteries even running 24v.
Different size box and port dimensions, there is an optimum size but if you are in the vague vicinity it will sound perfectly fine, don't stress it, I'd be more worried about the weight, it's a beast, that's why the S2010 at a third of the weight is so compelling.
So build according to original 900mmx300mmx300mm size and port dimensions? Or change dimensions from simulations on WiniSD?
Also, since the horn tweeters are difficult to find in the states I would plan on using the piezos, I should just use the capacitors as stated in the digest? What would the crossover look like with the GW-1058s? I believe I saw a .33mH coil in series before the 2 GW drivers? I can't remember if the drivers were in series or not.
Also, since the horn tweeters are difficult to find in the states I would plan on using the piezos, I should just use the capacitors as stated in the digest? What would the crossover look like with the GW-1058s? I believe I saw a .33mH coil in series before the 2 GW drivers? I can't remember if the drivers were in series or not.
Rick, sorry for being MIA for a bit, I was in the middle of a cross country move. I do have some drivers and tweeters that I'd be willing to sell. Please PM if interested or send me an email at my user name at google's mail service.
Boominator for sale (build by the boys at Accusafe):
https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/audio-...ominator-8-speakers-115-decibel-op-batterijen
https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/audio-...ominator-8-speakers-115-decibel-op-batterijen
Yes, I still have some and I happen to have a good box to ship them. Please PM me
Thanks to lutkeveld i will soon get 4 pieces of HP10W drivers.
I could not find any PHT-407N tweeters so it will be the Monacor MPT-001 from Thoman (they also have the 10" speaker grill).
I am now looking for a fitting Amp to use the full potential of the Boominator. I could not find the recommended amp9 anywhere but here should be some other more modern solutions available nowadays.
Saturnus wrote that one driver can take a maximum of 50Wrms in the Boominator (30Wrms without the input cap modification of the amp9)
The TPA3255 looks like the best fit, plenty of power and i can easily build a custom 8-12s battery with 18650 cells to drive it at 36-48V.
Second choice would be the JAB3+ it has an integrated DSP but im not sure if it it has enough power. Maybe use 2 of those for 4x50W but they are already quite expensive and it will get complicated to use with bluetooth.
Maybe a JAB5 in 2.0 mode would be a better option but im not sure about the min 6ohm load.
What do you guys think?
TPA3255
19-48V
2x260W@4ohm
JAB3+
12-26V
2x50W@4ohm
DSP
JAB5
10-39V
4x100W/2x200W@6ohm
DSP
TPA3116
12-24V
2x100W@4ohm
MA12070
15-19V
2x80W@4ohm
I could not find any PHT-407N tweeters so it will be the Monacor MPT-001 from Thoman (they also have the 10" speaker grill).
I am now looking for a fitting Amp to use the full potential of the Boominator. I could not find the recommended amp9 anywhere but here should be some other more modern solutions available nowadays.
Saturnus wrote that one driver can take a maximum of 50Wrms in the Boominator (30Wrms without the input cap modification of the amp9)
The TPA3255 looks like the best fit, plenty of power and i can easily build a custom 8-12s battery with 18650 cells to drive it at 36-48V.
Second choice would be the JAB3+ it has an integrated DSP but im not sure if it it has enough power. Maybe use 2 of those for 4x50W but they are already quite expensive and it will get complicated to use with bluetooth.
Maybe a JAB5 in 2.0 mode would be a better option but im not sure about the min 6ohm load.
What do you guys think?
TPA3255
19-48V
2x260W@4ohm
JAB3+
12-26V
2x50W@4ohm
DSP
JAB5
10-39V
4x100W/2x200W@6ohm
DSP
TPA3116
12-24V
2x100W@4ohm
MA12070
15-19V
2x80W@4ohm
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