Finally! DIY Cabs that make sense (Hello from Missouri)

[wallywally]

Welcome to the forum.
Do yourself a favor and buy all the plans on CD. Once you hear what you have built, you will build other designs.

It's not just a speaker....it's an addiction.

[doncolga]

It's not just a speaker....it's an addiction.

+1, in a very good way.

[Fourthlaw]

Welcome to the dork side!

Thanks! Do you have cookies?

Use the 4:s (4 tops, 4 subs, 4 wedges, 4 amps)

Hmm...are you biamping the tops or bridging the subs?

[Fourthlaw]

I'm out of Starwars puns but welcome along.

Thanks!

I am also available to branch out into Princess Bride or Monty Python puns. Our operators are standing by.

Build as big as you can handle.

Traditionally, I work from the philosophy: "It's not worth building if it's not worth over-building." But I've been more recently trying to cultivate rationality into my engineering.

DR250 is a magnificent choice, one hand carry in poplar. Also slightly bigger than I would like, but they deliver stupid amounts of beautiful sound so I forgive them.

So, did you consider moving down the DR line to something smaller?

[Fourthlaw]

Welcome to the forum.
Do yourself a favor and buy all the plans on CD. Once you hear what you have built, you will build other designs.

Thanks!

Either you're reading my mind, or I'm already syncing up to the forum group-think. Three or four plans put one a significant way toward the cost of the whole CD, and I generally end up changing directions somewhere along the line.

[LelandCrooks]

Hey neighbor. I get to Table Rock on occasion, this weekend as a matter of fact. If you want hear some gear my DR250 T39 rig lives in a local bar here. Only a couple of hours.

[Gregory East]

I'm out of Starwars puns but welcome along.

Thanks!

I am also available to branch out into Princess Bride or Monty Python puns. Our operators are standing by.

Build as big as you can handle.

Traditionally, I work from the philosophy: "It's not worth building if it's not worth over-building." But I've been more recently trying to cultivate rationality into my engineering.

DR250 is a magnificent choice, one hand carry in poplar. Also slightly bigger than I would like, but they deliver stupid amounts of beautiful sound so I forgive them.

So, did you consider moving down the DR line to something smaller?

I got very lucky and happened into the whole kit and caboodle for basically the cost of the drivers. DR250's by Harley and T48 and W10 by a guy getting out of the bizzo, 4 of each but only three amps.

You really should take up Leland on the listen in. Get there for soundcheck and he'll show you what 10W per cab can do. Hint, don't stand too close or you will get startled.

[Fourthlaw]

Hey neighbor. I get to Table Rock on occasion, this weekend as a matter of fact. If you want hear some gear my DR250 T39 rig lives in a local bar here. Only a couple of hours.

Thanks for the invite, but can't make it this go round. We're trying to get our house prepped for--hopefully--trading with another party. Technically, we'd buy his and he'd buy ours, but it's called a real estate "trade". Fairly interested though. An excellent workshop sits attached the other house.

It would work perfectly for knitting tea cozies, playing canasta, and...well, building speaker cabinets.

[Fourthlaw]

You really should take up Leland on the listen in. Get there for soundcheck and he'll show you what 10W per cab can do. Hint, don't stand too close or you will get startled.

Ok--I'll ask him to keep me posted on the next few months. Hopefully, he'll be back this way in that time frame. I definitely want to hear some of these cabinets.

[Fourthlaw]

Hey neighbor. I get to Table Rock on occasion, this weekend as a matter of fact. If you want hear some gear my DR250 T39 rig lives in a local bar here. Only a couple of hours.

Are you heading back over the next few months? I doubt I'll have a spare weekend for several weeks, but I am really interested in hearing a DR250 system. If not, I may have to make a road trip. Thanks again!

[Haysus]

I gig fairly often in the St. Louis area if you ever make up north.

[Grant Bunter]

Hi Fourthlaw,
G'day and welcome from one of the Australian's here...
Better late than never.

[Rune Bivrin]

Welcome to the dork side!

Thanks! Do you have cookies?

Absolutely!

Use the 4:s (4 tops, 4 subs, 4 wedges, 4 amps)

Hmm...are you biamping the tops or bridging the subs?

Nah, mostly doing bad puns.

But I have one amp channel for the subs, one for the tops and two for potentially different monitor mixer.

[Fourthlaw]

Hi Fourthlaw,
G'day and welcome from one of the Australian's here...
Better late than never.

Thanks!

[Fourthlaw]

I gig fairly often in the St. Louis area if you ever make up north.

Until recently I visited Chesterfield all the time (consultant with Burns & McDonnell Engineering). However, my wife is from that area, so we make the trip now and again.

Thanks!