Hello,
I'm in portland oregon and I love to ride with my friends on huge mass bicycle rides. We all have speakers on our bikes - interconnected with radios.
I'd like to add some lower end to our crew. Its not easy outdoors, but I'd like to try my best. I need help sourcing a woofer and an efficient amp for a speaker box in the 3.5-4 cubic feet size. (smaller is fine too)
If I wasn't asking for help, I would drift towards a dual coil 15" PA speaker in a box ported up a little high for volume, run on a two channel 24v dayton amp board. Maybe run wide open just for more music. But I'm open to anything.
Does anyone have time to tell me what to purchase?
I'm in portland oregon and I love to ride with my friends on huge mass bicycle rides. We all have speakers on our bikes - interconnected with radios.
I'd like to add some lower end to our crew. Its not easy outdoors, but I'd like to try my best. I need help sourcing a woofer and an efficient amp for a speaker box in the 3.5-4 cubic feet size. (smaller is fine too)
- full range not needed (other speakers are around)
- Loud over deep bass - if tuning up higher helps volume, lets do that. (but still low and warm)
- NOT high fidelity... just the best we can do while prioritizing volume
- DC of course. Can't draw a ton of juice - but I'll get the right batteries.
- Affordable, simple, lightweight are pluses
If I wasn't asking for help, I would drift towards a dual coil 15" PA speaker in a box ported up a little high for volume, run on a two channel 24v dayton amp board. Maybe run wide open just for more music. But I'm open to anything.
Does anyone have time to tell me what to purchase?
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Bicycle rear rack. 1/2 ply. I can do it. These amps are weak, so running two channels are a way to cheat a bit more volume.
This is for a bicycle? Won't that throw off the balance unless it's mounted down low, near the axle?
There is also those wacky Boominator Folks... they have a halfinator that is sorta along the lines of this project... but maybe not 'simple'
Only way to have larger speakers is to build it as a tralier with two wheels of its own.
Anything heavy mounted up high on a rear rack will badly unbalance the bike.
Some mount a tube with speakers on each end, on a rear rack.
https://www.instructables.com/Build-a-Bike-Boom-Box/
Anything heavy mounted up high on a rear rack will badly unbalance the bike.
Some mount a tube with speakers on each end, on a rear rack.
https://www.instructables.com/Build-a-Bike-Boom-Box/
So you're going to be dragging all this on a trailer behind your bike, and how far are you going?
jeff
jeff
I am well versed in doing this. Whatever I do here will be lighter and easier than what I've put on a rear rack before.
Hey, what do you mean loser? I live in a trailer, down by the river.
Trust me - I've been at this a long time... I just need help with the specs and the computer modeling to get the port right.
