omnitop12 first build!

[philbill]

oh right ok, could it make a hugely noticeable difference? as i said i will try and reduce the amount that it shows anyway, but i just hope it doesnt make to much of an impact on the sound

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

oh right ok, could it make a hugely noticeable difference?

Probably not.

[lincsoldbird]

Hi wellcome to the forum.
I got my tweeters from blue aran, dirt cheap when you buy 44. I think they came down to 70p each, got a couple of dudes but at that price you can get extra.They are only cheap chinese ones but i think they sound ok with a bit off EQ!

[philbill]

i'm guessing they are the skytronic ones? the general consensus on them was that they aint so good! what did you build with them?

[lincsoldbird]

Two DR280 melded array. In defence off them I do have 200 pound plus compression drivers in the MT102,s to compare with them and i,m happly for the money!
The Goldwood ones may be better, I do,nt know not tryed them.

[philbill]

yeah i may just roll with the cheaper ones, as i can get enough to do the build plus spares for around 40 quid

[lincsoldbird]

Let us know what you think. Do,nt forget to eq them if going active.

[philbill]

yeah i will do, still need to get some eq. I should probs get the behringer DEQ unit but am i alright to go with just a normal 31 band eq? to save some cash

[Dave Non-Zero]

If they are anything like the cheap piezos I've got, you will need to take out more5k than a 31 band eq can manage.

[philbill]

ah right thats not so good, can you get some 31 band eq's that have more db reduction than others?
If not if i got the DEQ would that compensate enough?

[lincsoldbird]

Just get the the berry drive rack that should cope. Nota bad price at 200 pounds,and you get three channel crossover as well.

[philbill]

yeah i have the dcx unit already for the limiters and crossovers. do you mean get the deq unit? or that the dcx will suffice?

[philbill]

Some more pics!
















As you can see i use very crude methods of clamping! this is because i only have one clamp! If i attempt a titan build in the future i guess i will have to invest! Oh and i only have a jigsaw, some hand saws, a couple of hand files, sandpaper and a plane.

[Tom Smit]

Good job, so far, though.

[IanChad]

I've built a couple of Jack 110s that have short flat arrays. I used the Pulse piezos from CPC Farnell.
The speakers sounded way better than the Wharfedale Titans that I had even when just using the graphic in my PA mixer amp to EQ.

I'm just down the M56 from you, near Knutsford. PM me if you'd like to come and here them.