Hey everyone, I am excited to embark on my first DIY audio project and am in need of some expert advice. I have compiled a list of components for building a dual 12" line array speaker system, and I would greatly appreciate it if you could review it and offer your insights and recommendations.
Here is the parts list:
I would greatly appreciate any advice, recommendations, or insights you can provide regarding these components and their compatibility. Additionally, if you have any tips or resources for a beginner like me, I would be very grateful.
Here is the parts list:
- Horn Driver:
- B&C DE780TN 1.4" Titanium Horn Driver, 8 Ohm
- Link
- Woofer:
- B&C 12NDL88 12" Neodymium Woofer
- Link
- Line Array Waveguide:
- Eminence LA-WG14 5.2" x 6.4" x 7.1" Line Array Waveguide
- Link
- Crossover:
- Eminence PX-BII 1K6 2-Way Crossover Board (1,600 Hz)
- Link
I would greatly appreciate any advice, recommendations, or insights you can provide regarding these components and their compatibility. Additionally, if you have any tips or resources for a beginner like me, I would be very grateful.
They will work together, but it will be up to you to ensure the sound is balanced. Using a pre made crossover is not enough to make that happen on it's own.
How many of these will you use in your line, and will you run them all into a waveguide or simply baffle them?
The plan for now is to do 4 speakers running all of them in this configuration. 2 per side. All using this waveguide.
Was hoping to run away from that because I’m not too versed in the electrical side of things.
Will attempt to do some more research on it.
Still don’t understand the whole concept of power distribution to ensure that the horns don’t get overloaded by the amps.
No problem. If you get stuck you can describe what you hear, and what you have. We can suggest ways to fix it.
So no additional waveguide, you'll be baffling these.
Ok. What is your rationale for using two of these line stubs per side?
Two of these per side should give you extremely high output. You'll probably need less than 1 Watt to do it, too. If you were to over drive them, you'd surely know about it.
That’s really reassuring.
Can you explain what you mean by baffle? Sorry I’m new to the terms.
Budgetary concerns at the moment. Not willing to take a loan to make it happen on a larger scale. We throw events on island roughly 300/400 people and have access to 3 double 15 subs but no tops at the moment.
Looking to create a system that allows us to throw events without having to depend on rental unless we scale up in size.
We’d be funneling the money from the events right back into upgrading the system . Eventually would be happy with a system powerful enough for road events.
For reference (road events):
I know. The aim is to reach roughly 12 by EOY. or I may change from B&C to eminence to be able to get more quicker.
Mounting them on a flat surface in this case.
If I draw a line on a piece of paper then stand back a couple of hundred feet, it looks more like a dot than a line. The line array part isn't making a lot of sense.
Gotcha.
Ah understood. Like I said in the first case we’re building 4. Hopefully 3/4 months after that we can get another 4. Then by end of year we have 12 in total.
Majority of events we do right now is small scale.
So we’re doing it piece by piece. If I have to mount in this configuration until we’ve built the full system I’m fine: