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I finally optioned to paint or duratex my rig. It took me 2.5 gallons with two coats rollered on. I did my six otop12s and my 5 tuba45s as well as my amp rack. The stuff is not indestructible but it sure looks nice. Easy enough to touch up too. Yay, glad to see you finally took the duratex plunge. ...

Looks good. What's the verdict on how it sounds?

About 85% Vancouver now with a new job since Jan. Hurts having my BFM rig almost 4000km away Gotta take the good with the bad, but all told mostly good.

Went to the Odesza show here in Vancouver at the PNE amphitheater last night. Wow, what a production! I think it's the second time I've heard an L-acoustics system, impressive both times. Flown arrays were 16 cabs per side, plenty of fills and rows of cardioid-stacked dual-18 subs. There was a massi...

fender3x wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:19 am The info in the thread is definitely helpful!

For sure. This post helped me build my little test rig that made checking the piezos for my otop arrays easy. Found a fair number of bad ones that Parts Express forgave.

Looking good, Howie. I'm curious though, as to why you bothered to paint the entire interior.

I looked at the T45, but my understanding is that I can't benefit from V-plating those because they're end firing, right? Maybe I misunderstood. That is correct and played into my decision to build T30s instead. The V-plate bonus dB was too hard to resist. I've gotten better at moving the T30s arou...

Thanks Grant. Good grief, I've built a truck tuba. For some reason I was thinking it was wider than 24". That may just work. Laid down flat with the speaker on the bottom, how much space should be left underneath? 1"? 2"? With the open end of the horn firing into the cuddy, it might w...

I have a friend in Vancouver with a nice little cuddy cabin cruiser that is in desperate need of some low end. There is a step down area from the cockpit into the cabin that is about 50" long and 24" wide. However, it is only 7.25" deep. Not many other areas available to put a sub. I ...

Wow - this is what room-shaking bass feels like.

Yay. Been following this thread waiting for the outcome. Glad to hear you are pleased!

Oh sweet, Seth. Where'd you happen to bump into Dave? Just an lucky accident?

go to a big box store and ask for a gallon of their cheapest flat black paint and use a small roller to put it on. Yup, that's the way to go. As Bruce said, it dries super fast, especially if you slop it on outside in the sunshine. Greatly decreases the amount of Duratex it will take to cover your ...

Plugged it back in and turned it on. The power and channel 2 clip light come on. Both fault lights are blinking. The manual doesn't say anything about the constant clip light, but the flashing faults have the following potential issues - "The amplifier output wires have developed a short circui...

This is just a wild guess; but do you think something flew inside the amp to cause it to short out? Like a bug? You know, jimbo, it crossed my mind that night. A big crane fly or wasp or some other insect getting fried in there, but it wasn't a buggy night at all. I need to try and fire it back up ...

Have you tried the amp again? I had a Crown go thermal several years ago when one of my OTops had a blown cap in the crossover. I'd test it with one OTop at a time. You might find the amp is still working. If not, then I'd ditch the 40 pound amp and get a newer model Crown XLS.....you can find 'em ...