Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

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samaharris
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Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#1 Post by samaharris »

That's right...

4 Tuba 60's!!!

I've had heaps of fun with my 2 Tubas already. I've even redefined the word 'overkill' when I brought both my Tubas to an INDOOR house party. But just like everyone else here, I got that itch to build.

Construction begun today with the first 2 panels installed on the first Tuba. Widths will be the same as the first 2 at ~18 inches.

Hopefully I'll remember to take and post photos.

Till then, happy building :D
Built:
4 x single loaded Tuba 60 19" LAB12
4 x WH8 Delta, melded 8 tweeter
4 x SLA PRO 4 x 6"

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#2 Post by DJPhatman »

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#3 Post by Titanium Hand »

Tuba 60's are KING :)

I brought my dual out for a New Years Eve Party. In a public park at the beach, overlooking the lagoon to take in the view of the fireworks at night. Hired out a Honda 6.5 Inverter Generator. Best New Years Ever.


Bloody big and awkward cabinets but just too good to be without. Best of luck with your build
Built 2 x T39 Lab 12 loaded 457mm wide, 29inch Wide Dual Lab 12 Loaded T60 and 2 x OTop 112 2512 Melded. Powered by N.I.TRAKTOR Pro 2.6 (2.6.1 has too many issues) TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Crown XTi2000

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#4 Post by samaharris »

Unfortunately I don't have photos of the house party :cry: but the bass was nothing short from brutal!!!

I took me about 3 weeks from start to finish (not including weekends) but I made it :hyper:

I even remembered to take a couple of photos along the way.

I was lucky enough to work in a bigger shed than last time, so I finished them both at the same time.
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I was so excited that I forgot to take photos for a while...
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More Photos to come...
Built:
4 x single loaded Tuba 60 19" LAB12
4 x WH8 Delta, melded 8 tweeter
4 x SLA PRO 4 x 6"

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#5 Post by samaharris »

Titanium Hand wrote:Tuba 60's are KING :)

I brought my dual out for a New Years Eve Party. In a public park at the beach, overlooking the lagoon to take in the view of the fireworks at night. Hired out a Honda 6.5 Inverter Generator. Best New Years Ever.


Bloody big and awkward cabinets but just too good to be without. Best of luck with your build
They are the best!! Everyone that I've shown wants to hear them again and again

I'm always lucky that I have help moving my Tubas

I managed to use my 2 singles at an outdoor gig last year, with great success.
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Not me In the photo, just a DJ friend
Built:
4 x single loaded Tuba 60 19" LAB12
4 x WH8 Delta, melded 8 tweeter
4 x SLA PRO 4 x 6"

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#6 Post by Tom Smit »

That's cool!

Now it's time to build some tops.
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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#7 Post by commander_dan »

samaharris wrote:
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Not me In the photo, just a DJ friend
Pardon my asking, but where was this samaharris? I was trying to work it out. Bet your friend was having a ball playing on your system.. My friends are the same :)
Built:
6 T30 (24", 3012LF)
2 OT12 (MA, 3012HO)
2 T24 (18", 3010LF)

Running:
DCX2496
XTi 2002
XTi 4002
TRAKTOR Z2
TECHNICS 1210 Mk5's

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#8 Post by samaharris »

commander_dan wrote:
samaharris wrote:
20151010_120634 (640x429).jpg
Not me In the photo, just a DJ friend
Pardon my asking, but where was this samaharris? I was trying to work it out. Bet your friend was having a ball playing on your system.. My friends are the same :)
Not a problem, This was for a holiday carnival for the Belmont youth centre.

When I First fired it up during setup at this gig, the Driverack was running just the Yammy tops as full range, from the last time I used it. Needless to say, no one was impressed with the bass. I thought the Tubas had died on me! A quick re-calibration and the bass cannons were firing. Close to war volume and some of the gear started moving across the table!

Can't wait to see what all 4 T60's will do.

Whereabouts in Perth are you commander_dan? I'd love to hear someone else's BFM gear. Let me know when you're running it next
Built:
4 x single loaded Tuba 60 19" LAB12
4 x WH8 Delta, melded 8 tweeter
4 x SLA PRO 4 x 6"

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#9 Post by samaharris »

A couple more photos
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I'll get some photos of all 4 up soon!!!
Built:
4 x single loaded Tuba 60 19" LAB12
4 x WH8 Delta, melded 8 tweeter
4 x SLA PRO 4 x 6"

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#10 Post by commander_dan »

samaharris wrote:Whereabouts in Perth are you commander_dan? I'd love to hear someone else's BFM gear. Let me know when you're running it next
I'm NOR in Warwick. I'd likewise be interested to hear the T60's sometime when you fire all 4 up, be sure to let me know :)

We are potentially doing a warehouse party on the 12th of Feb in Osbourne Park, if it goes ahead we're planning on using all 6 T30's, no noise restrictions :cowboy: I'll keep you posted.

Loving your T60's btw, great work.
Built:
6 T30 (24", 3012LF)
2 OT12 (MA, 3012HO)
2 T24 (18", 3010LF)

Running:
DCX2496
XTi 2002
XTi 4002
TRAKTOR Z2
TECHNICS 1210 Mk5's

samaharris
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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#11 Post by samaharris »

And here they all are (finally)

They've been finished for a while, but getting them all together for a family photo has been a challenge
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Spot the odd one out. The 2 on the right in this last photo are the new ones)
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Unfortunately, the backyard is not the place for a proper testing :( will definitely get some reviews up when I do
Built:
4 x single loaded Tuba 60 19" LAB12
4 x WH8 Delta, melded 8 tweeter
4 x SLA PRO 4 x 6"

commander_dan
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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#12 Post by commander_dan »

:clap: :clap: Very nice Sam, well done! Keep me posted as to when you use em next!
Built:
6 T30 (24", 3012LF)
2 OT12 (MA, 3012HO)
2 T24 (18", 3010LF)

Running:
DCX2496
XTi 2002
XTi 4002
TRAKTOR Z2
TECHNICS 1210 Mk5's

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Re: Whats better than 2 Tuba 60's???

#13 Post by CoronaOperator »

You're going have one big grin :D :D :D !
Built:
17" width 10" driver Autotuba
2 x 29" width dual Lab12 Tuba60
6 x DR250 2510/asd1001
In progress:
2 x DR250 2510/asd1001
For best results, point the loud end of the array towards the audience

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