New member with no technical background
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New member with no technical background
Greetings people - About 7 years ago I posted a question on Talkbass and received a nice reply from Bill F. Slow forward to now and I find myself interested in this site. I know nothing really about crossovers and tweeter arrrays. However, I am intrigued with the notion of carefully building excellent speaker enclosures for a variety of applications. For starters, I am unsure about what speaker design is best for my PA needs. Secondly, I have a 1970's vintage 15" speaker identified as a Gauss. I wonder if one of the BFM enclosures might make this a sweet sounding bass cabinet? Thanks for any and all responses.
Re: New member with no technical background
Well, first off, welcome to the forum!
What do you plan to use the PA for? Be as detailed as possible.winterfell wrote:For starters, I am unsure about what speaker design is best for my PA needs.
Without proper Thiele/Small parameters, there is no way to tell. But, Bill's plans are laid out for even the most novice person to successfully build a cabinet, including a list of recommended drivers and required T/S parameters.winterfell wrote:Secondly, I have a 1970's vintage 15" speaker identified as a Gauss. I wonder if one of the BFM enclosures might make this a sweet sounding bass cabinet?
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Yes indeed,DJPhatman wrote:Well, first off, welcome to the forum!
What do you plan to use the PA for? Be as detailed as possible.winterfell wrote:For starters, I am unsure about what speaker design is best for my PA needs.
Welcome to the forum
Details should include, but not limited to;
Inside/Outside
Room sizes and or audience counts.
Available pack space.
Genres played. +/- Live Vs recorded music...
Built:
DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...
DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...
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Re: New member with no technical background
The PA will get mostly studio usage (20' x 20' space) and also drive the sound system in my 30 x 40 'shop'. Light weight would be nice. Group Musicians are keyboards, 1-2 guitars, 1-2 vocals, electric or upright bass. Small venues including the occassional outdoor patio gig playing music from Grateful Dead to Weather Report. Hope that helps?DJPhatman wrote:Well, first off, welcome to the forum!
What do you plan to use the PA for? Be as detailed as possible.winterfell wrote:For starters, I am unsure about what speaker design is best for my PA needs.
Without proper Thiele/Small parameters, there is no way to tell. But, Bill's plans are laid out for even the most novice person to successfully build a cabinet, including a list of recommended drivers and required T/S parameters.winterfell wrote:Secondly, I have a 1970's vintage 15" speaker identified as a Gauss. I wonder if one of the BFM enclosures might make this a sweet sounding bass cabinet?
As far as the Gauss goes, the speaker(Fender) was an orange basketed 15" apparently made by an ex-JBL employee. This was the conclusion by Bill and a fellow from the UK. They both agreed this speaker 'did its business' very efficiently. Don't know what t/s parameters mean or whether that can be determined. Would this be a possibilty for a folded horn cab? However, I have no interest of throwing good money after bad and have no problem purchasing modern driver.
Thanks !
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TS parameters changed speaker cabinet design.Don't know what t/s parameters mean or whether that can be determined.
Here's an explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiele/Small
Here's one way to determine TS parameters:
http://www.webervst.com/spkrcalc/para.htm
Without TS parameters, it not possible to give you any suggestions for cabs here designed by Bill, as these parameters are essential...
Built:
DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...
DR 250: x 2 melded array, 2x CD horn, March 2012 plans.
T39's: 4 x 20" KL3010LF , 2 x 28" 3012LF.
WH8: x 6 with melded array wired series/parallel.
Bunter's Audio and Lighting "like"s would be most appreciated...