Hey, so I'm part of the Audio Engineering Club at Oregon State which means we have access to other people's money and lots of free labor. So of course we want to build a large, loud, mobile, and most importantly, impressive speaker system.
None of us have ever done anything of this scale before, so I'm really interest in opinions on our ideas. Our goal is to build something loud, modular, that can be used in both small outdoor and indoor events, and as a marketing tool. Our current idea is to create something with a 22x22 footprint that allows for different modules of speakers to be stacked on a cart of some sort. For example, a sub (or two) on the bottom with mids and highs stacked on top. This modularity allows us to adjust the system for different purposes and add modules as time/funds allow.
As for driver choice, this is where we are still unsure. We love the idea of some massive UM18's but with two of them and matching mids and highs, they suck more power than a standard 15A outlet can give. And if we ever want to move these around, that's maybe not ideal. At the same time, we may not be playing these over 50% power because they're so damn loud. Are ultimaxes a descent compromise between loud PA speakers and low hitting home audio speakers? Are there alternatives that look as cool, use less power and still play in the 30's? Also, we're not sure whether we will need PA mids and highs or we will be fine with regular stuff?
Thanks for any help.
None of us have ever done anything of this scale before, so I'm really interest in opinions on our ideas. Our goal is to build something loud, modular, that can be used in both small outdoor and indoor events, and as a marketing tool. Our current idea is to create something with a 22x22 footprint that allows for different modules of speakers to be stacked on a cart of some sort. For example, a sub (or two) on the bottom with mids and highs stacked on top. This modularity allows us to adjust the system for different purposes and add modules as time/funds allow.
As for driver choice, this is where we are still unsure. We love the idea of some massive UM18's but with two of them and matching mids and highs, they suck more power than a standard 15A outlet can give. And if we ever want to move these around, that's maybe not ideal. At the same time, we may not be playing these over 50% power because they're so damn loud. Are ultimaxes a descent compromise between loud PA speakers and low hitting home audio speakers? Are there alternatives that look as cool, use less power and still play in the 30's? Also, we're not sure whether we will need PA mids and highs or we will be fine with regular stuff?
Thanks for any help.