It all started when i got tired of recording thru Headphones..
So I added some phillips desktop monitors with a little sub, I was amazed at the sound of the tiny sub.
Had to have a sub,,,
Here is what the pile of stuff you are looking at is, and what it is about to be. I haven't plugged it in all together yet, still working out the ohm math. Dont want to blow anything up.
Art Tube Preamp, 12ax7
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/art-tube-mp-studio-mic-preamp
into
Flying Mole Dod M-100 Power amp 140watts @4 ohm, 100 at 8. Got from a member
http://www.stereotimes.com/amp021804.shtml
2 Bose Acoustimas 5 2x2.5" 100-200 watt speakers
http://worldwide.bose.com/productsupport/en_us/web/am5_series2/page.html#tab=manuals_tab
Ross
and
Ross 2x5" mid bass drivers in custom sealed box, 100 watt, with variable ohm switching.
and
2 DAHLQUIST DQM 9c full range speakers
bass reflex system with dual, rear-firing tuned ports
8" Magnat woofers made in germany
8 ohms impedance
200 watts power rating
Freq response 37-22000 Hz
90 db SPL
and then line from preamp into
BIC v1220 12" Long throw down firing ported subwoofer, powered 430watts/200rms Bash Plate Amp
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/113-s...ic-f12-omnimic-frequency-response-graphs.html
The guy I got it from was using it as part of his bass rig, he plays a PorchBoard bass as well, and was using an old Fender Bassman 50 watt thru a 10" speaker on top of this. Impressive, especially for being a home theater product. Together they sounded amazing, really. He brought it to gigs in one of those cube shaped Rack boxes with a custom foam insert, I may buy that off him too, $50 is a good deal for a Gator rack cube with the suitcase handle, yes?
This is too heavy to move around, each Dahlquist weighs 58lbs! They feel like they are made of concrete. Question, The top half, where the tweeters are, are packed full of fill, and there are 2 ports on the backs. Can I literally chop them in half,(see the saws-all in the backround?!?!?) then attach them together ? or do I need all those liters to get the same sound with those ports? Can I chop them maybe with a circular saw, and put a 1" thick piece of birch plywood on top, making 2 nice cubes? That would be the lazy way, I'm actually building a baby blue SWR cabinet, and these should be a close match. Its to go on top of an SWR Workingpro 15 loaded with a Kappa 15A, powered by a SWR redface 350. But that is my gigging rig and I want it separate, boxed up and ready to go, I hate having the extra step of breaking down and setting up to practice (i'm getting old).
I am planning on putting the Acoustimas 1" speakers into a small motor driven box with openings on either side to put microphones, should make a cool doppler effect if I cut the other speakers off except the sub at 150-100, does anyone know the threshold for hearing direction? I think its 150. I might move the 8" speaker to opposite sides of the room, then using a stereo mackie mixing board (would I need another power amp?), run the mic line back to them, that should make some proper Leslie action.
All I could come up with is to use a fan with a fan belt and a reduction gear on a dimmer,Question any other ideas on how to spin that little speaker?
One more question, how are those Magnat 8" speakers able to get down to 37hz? is that bull, or the cabinet? or what? I hear they are popular in germany, they look great, cast frames, direct solder connections, heavy duty stuff.
I took the Ross thing and added about a 8 liter box, I popped the back off, and attached it to the front of the box, its sealed. I might should have put some fill in....
Well, its too late to try it now without getting a noise complaint. Update tomorrow morning,
I was originally going for a mini rig of doom...Well lets see if I can Chop those 8's and hopefully they will be deep enough without the sub on their own, I found the Dahlquist's at a Habitat for Humanity Re-Store for 20$ so Win!
Total Cost of Rig
Powered Subwoofer
Craigslist $50 -Value 200
Magnat 2 8"
Habitat $20 Value 300-500, new in the dahlquests they were crazy stupid$ still need refoaming, I did my best with contact cement and 5 different kinds of weather stripping foam..meh.kits cheap.
Bose 2x 2.5
Free (found it)
Flying Mole Power Amp
TalkBass Member $80 I think, maybe 100.cant recall New price $650 (used does not exist)
Art 12ax7 tube Preamp + upgraded tube(free tube)
Music Store $40
Ross 5" Drivers ...value maybe $40-50? good drivers,look like a bag end.(4" mag)
Free (had em),just had to make a bigger box, were a mic stand mountable vox monitor
total price 190. if I bought everything at retail about 1300.. Hmm, I feel like you can get a decent second hand practice amp for that much..like an ampeg b15 or something.. well it would be 140 without the sub, so....I hope this thing sounds amazing all together, i know the speakers are sick, and the power amp is wicked for being so small, preamp is..well it is what it is.
OH, new plan, make a two 8" and a 5" cabinet, save one 5 for later, that will be really close to a baby blue cab!!!! I even found some cheap seafoam carpet at the re store to tolex this stuff!
What it is about to be
A single two by eight inch cabinet with a single 5", built close to Baby Blue shape.
Mount the Mole into it (its so tiny and light it wont matter) Cutting a Slot recess in the top for the ART to pop into (or maybe building that right in too)
Covering the 2 x 8 +5 with Seafoam Carpet, and Doing the same with the Sub and the WorkingPro15 so they all match. Modular.
Oh, the little phillips and the bose 901 are for my mini bedroom rig, All I probably needed all along....
So I added some phillips desktop monitors with a little sub, I was amazed at the sound of the tiny sub.
Had to have a sub,,,
Here is what the pile of stuff you are looking at is, and what it is about to be. I haven't plugged it in all together yet, still working out the ohm math. Dont want to blow anything up.
Art Tube Preamp, 12ax7
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/art-tube-mp-studio-mic-preamp
into
Flying Mole Dod M-100 Power amp 140watts @4 ohm, 100 at 8. Got from a member
http://www.stereotimes.com/amp021804.shtml
2 Bose Acoustimas 5 2x2.5" 100-200 watt speakers
http://worldwide.bose.com/productsupport/en_us/web/am5_series2/page.html#tab=manuals_tab
Ross
and
Ross 2x5" mid bass drivers in custom sealed box, 100 watt, with variable ohm switching.
and
2 DAHLQUIST DQM 9c full range speakers
bass reflex system with dual, rear-firing tuned ports
8" Magnat woofers made in germany
8 ohms impedance
200 watts power rating
Freq response 37-22000 Hz
90 db SPL
and then line from preamp into
BIC v1220 12" Long throw down firing ported subwoofer, powered 430watts/200rms Bash Plate Amp
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/113-s...ic-f12-omnimic-frequency-response-graphs.html
The guy I got it from was using it as part of his bass rig, he plays a PorchBoard bass as well, and was using an old Fender Bassman 50 watt thru a 10" speaker on top of this. Impressive, especially for being a home theater product. Together they sounded amazing, really. He brought it to gigs in one of those cube shaped Rack boxes with a custom foam insert, I may buy that off him too, $50 is a good deal for a Gator rack cube with the suitcase handle, yes?
This is too heavy to move around, each Dahlquist weighs 58lbs! They feel like they are made of concrete. Question, The top half, where the tweeters are, are packed full of fill, and there are 2 ports on the backs. Can I literally chop them in half,(see the saws-all in the backround?!?!?) then attach them together ? or do I need all those liters to get the same sound with those ports? Can I chop them maybe with a circular saw, and put a 1" thick piece of birch plywood on top, making 2 nice cubes? That would be the lazy way, I'm actually building a baby blue SWR cabinet, and these should be a close match. Its to go on top of an SWR Workingpro 15 loaded with a Kappa 15A, powered by a SWR redface 350. But that is my gigging rig and I want it separate, boxed up and ready to go, I hate having the extra step of breaking down and setting up to practice (i'm getting old).
I am planning on putting the Acoustimas 1" speakers into a small motor driven box with openings on either side to put microphones, should make a cool doppler effect if I cut the other speakers off except the sub at 150-100, does anyone know the threshold for hearing direction? I think its 150. I might move the 8" speaker to opposite sides of the room, then using a stereo mackie mixing board (would I need another power amp?), run the mic line back to them, that should make some proper Leslie action.
All I could come up with is to use a fan with a fan belt and a reduction gear on a dimmer,Question any other ideas on how to spin that little speaker?
One more question, how are those Magnat 8" speakers able to get down to 37hz? is that bull, or the cabinet? or what? I hear they are popular in germany, they look great, cast frames, direct solder connections, heavy duty stuff.
I took the Ross thing and added about a 8 liter box, I popped the back off, and attached it to the front of the box, its sealed. I might should have put some fill in....
Well, its too late to try it now without getting a noise complaint. Update tomorrow morning,
I was originally going for a mini rig of doom...Well lets see if I can Chop those 8's and hopefully they will be deep enough without the sub on their own, I found the Dahlquist's at a Habitat for Humanity Re-Store for 20$ so Win!
Total Cost of Rig
Powered Subwoofer
Craigslist $50 -Value 200
Magnat 2 8"
Habitat $20 Value 300-500, new in the dahlquests they were crazy stupid$ still need refoaming, I did my best with contact cement and 5 different kinds of weather stripping foam..meh.kits cheap.
Bose 2x 2.5
Free (found it)
Flying Mole Power Amp
TalkBass Member $80 I think, maybe 100.cant recall New price $650 (used does not exist)
Art 12ax7 tube Preamp + upgraded tube(free tube)
Music Store $40
Ross 5" Drivers ...value maybe $40-50? good drivers,look like a bag end.(4" mag)
Free (had em),just had to make a bigger box, were a mic stand mountable vox monitor
total price 190. if I bought everything at retail about 1300.. Hmm, I feel like you can get a decent second hand practice amp for that much..like an ampeg b15 or something.. well it would be 140 without the sub, so....I hope this thing sounds amazing all together, i know the speakers are sick, and the power amp is wicked for being so small, preamp is..well it is what it is.
OH, new plan, make a two 8" and a 5" cabinet, save one 5 for later, that will be really close to a baby blue cab!!!! I even found some cheap seafoam carpet at the re store to tolex this stuff!
What it is about to be
A single two by eight inch cabinet with a single 5", built close to Baby Blue shape.
Mount the Mole into it (its so tiny and light it wont matter) Cutting a Slot recess in the top for the ART to pop into (or maybe building that right in too)
Covering the 2 x 8 +5 with Seafoam Carpet, and Doing the same with the Sub and the WorkingPro15 so they all match. Modular.
Oh, the little phillips and the bose 901 are for my mini bedroom rig, All I probably needed all along....
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