Great thread mate! I had no idea some of the Aus crews had progressed so far in terms of size and off grid capability.
The real difference / challenge for us is trying to do an art car on the scale we currently have.
We could really use another trailer just for the Genny or battery setup. The aim is a roaming sound rig that we can park at pirate parties at festivals and kinda let the locals in each camp let loose for a few hours then move to the next.
A'la Robot Heart : Burning man... Just waaaaay smaller. Realisticly we might have to do a small rig as a proto in a single location then make it mobile next time. I am jelouse of your trailer rig btw.
As far as thread jacking goes... Be our guest. Any input / ideas / projects are welcome.
Our ethos is music for the people, so inspiring to see the solar/wind rigs running. We will have to come to one of your respective gigs and do some first hand research.
Might have to test some of that organic beer as well... Is it Deans Brew Co?
Fin has had a few emails with Paul from Redspade. I'm not sure what the conversation was re the celestion MIDs availability. I know he bought a few Visaton M10's and I look forward to some modelling he is working on.. 😉
Hi all,
Quick update from us.
We went public about our build with this facebook page - people are keen to know more about the box with the tiny speakers in 😉
https://www.facebook.com/communifi
We have made contact with William Cowan of Cowan Audio who was one of the first guys to experiment with the original unity horn design when Lambda acoustics sold a kit with the celestion mids and a moulded waveguide.
He ended up building his into the walls of his living room. Pretty nice job too.
William Cowan's Homepage
Hopefully he will come and help us measure and tune the system. We have tried with REW and a DBX but couldn't get a nice input signal even with amps and sound card cranked and sweeping at -6db. Now i think about it it might have been because i was sweeping through 500-20000hz, which would have taken the guts out of it. It was really windy and cold when were trying so hearts no in it.
Have read the whole of the DIY HiFI/trailer setup thread but the electronics side is a bit intimidating. Is there a thread/site with some basic discussion/tips for small mobile, off-grid solar wind systems as a starting point for looking into this side of things? There are 1kw complete off grid systems on ebay with inverters, regulator, 4x 250w panels and 4 batteries but not cheap at $4000 and only with a 1 year warranty.
Quick update from us.
We went public about our build with this facebook page - people are keen to know more about the box with the tiny speakers in 😉
https://www.facebook.com/communifi
We have made contact with William Cowan of Cowan Audio who was one of the first guys to experiment with the original unity horn design when Lambda acoustics sold a kit with the celestion mids and a moulded waveguide.
He ended up building his into the walls of his living room. Pretty nice job too.
William Cowan's Homepage
Hopefully he will come and help us measure and tune the system. We have tried with REW and a DBX but couldn't get a nice input signal even with amps and sound card cranked and sweeping at -6db. Now i think about it it might have been because i was sweeping through 500-20000hz, which would have taken the guts out of it. It was really windy and cold when were trying so hearts no in it.
Have read the whole of the DIY HiFI/trailer setup thread but the electronics side is a bit intimidating. Is there a thread/site with some basic discussion/tips for small mobile, off-grid solar wind systems as a starting point for looking into this side of things? There are 1kw complete off grid systems on ebay with inverters, regulator, 4x 250w panels and 4 batteries but not cheap at $4000 and only with a 1 year warranty.
On the sub side of things, I have committed to two B&C 18SW115's for an Xoc1 TH18 build.
Why not!
Why not!
That's the spirit mate... In the deep end! I'll be back by the 20th and make room in the shed so we can start cutting.
You might need a trailer to get em home. Don't worry, I'll look after them for ya ;P
You might need a trailer to get em home. Don't worry, I'll look after them for ya ;P
Speaker Mount Pics will be up later tonight. I might have made them a bit too high, starting at 2 meters high. Good for a big crowd but still very high up...
xoc18 test party...
Hi guys,
A friend of mine Cameron is having a bit of a PA test party about 30ks out past Yarra junction on the 11th of October so we can have a play with and help tune his rig.
It uses :
I haven't heard the rig and I for one am interested to hear the 18s, so if any of you are similarly interested, let me know, and I'll see if he's up for some extras!
cheers,
Rich.
Hi guys,
A friend of mine Cameron is having a bit of a PA test party about 30ks out past Yarra junction on the 11th of October so we can have a play with and help tune his rig.
It uses :
- 4 x xoc th18 boxes done up very pro,
- 2 x 90 degree spread 2 way unity horns made originally by Paul Spencer of Red Spade and currently being fitted with new drivers
- 2 x midbass boxes (don't know quite what these are yet)
I haven't heard the rig and I for one am interested to hear the 18s, so if any of you are similarly interested, let me know, and I'll see if he's up for some extras!
cheers,
Rich.
Four you say! I would love to come along, even for a few hours to say hello and compare notes!
I've ordered two B&C 18SW115's for TH18s for the artcar.
It's setup in the warehouse this week if you are about, lighting system is up and running!
The lighting system is installed and bugs appear to be ironed out. Hopefully it will withstand the punishment coco poco loco tends to dish out on a weekends adventure!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBXp_cVXz0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBXp_cVXz0
Looking forward getting home and getting involved mate! I might get your help with Claire's SB project. Nearly finished the sketch up models so I can convert 3' 6 31/32" to mm. Can't believe people still use inches these days! 😉
4" Clestions on the mids - TF0410MR closed back ones. We used these too and they work great, but in a two way, you have to be careful not to push the low end, 'cos we damaged a few surrounds opposite the port holes probably due to high pressure and displacement there (crossing around 250Hz from memory). Spacing them out 1-2mm helps with the pressure, and raising the crossover helps too.
The comp drivers were 1" de250's, but he's put in some 1.4" B&C DE880TNs. In our experience a the 1" goes pretty well up to a point, but when you push it, it can get a but harsh and squawky between 1-3k depending on where it's HPF is set. Our first drivers (1" also) had a recommended cross of 2.2k and we were asking them to do 1.2. They sounded great to a point, but ran out of steam before the mids and subs, so we put some nice 1.4 RCFs in that Phil got for a steal 🙂.
Hey, any of you guys know a Mike Seddon?
Just found this interesting build : mike.seddon.ca - Horn Build
Looks to be in Melbourne...
Rich
Just found this interesting build : mike.seddon.ca - Horn Build
Looks to be in Melbourne...
Rich
Been following Mike also for a while now. I try to follow as many SH threads as I can to try and learn as much as I can before trying to build my version.
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