Demo of 6xT48s & 8xOT8s in Australia 🇦🇺

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Demo of 6xT48s & 8xOT8s in Australia 🇦🇺

#1 Post by Keryn O'Shea »

G'day,
Heading out to a farm in Kalbar Queensland on the 11/12th April to let this system rip finally, with an alternative date of 25/26th in case of poor weather.
I haven't experienced the 6xT48s V-Plated yet.. really looking forward to that moment :)
If it's good weather on the 11th, the alternative date I'll be aiming to take the DR280s and 4xT48s to set levels & tune after replacing the DR woofers with SB 12MWN700Ds.
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Playing all genres during the day, with EDM mostly after dark.
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AT8 14", AT10 19", T30 28" LAB12, T48 36" 3015LF, THT 20" LAB15, SLA 4x3"/4x4", CArray 6x4", TLAH, TLAP, J10 FA, J12 FA, OT8 CD, OT12 FA, OT15 CD, SLAP 2x6"/4x6", WH8, DR280 MA, XF210. Next J10L

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#2 Post by Bruce Weldy »

Wow.....just wow....

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#3 Post by Joman116 »

Wow incredible. If possible, you should video the setup and post it on youtube! Need more BFM content on there.
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#4 Post by Keryn O'Shea »

Thanks Gents :)
Joman116 wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 11:52 am If possible, you should video the setup and post it on youtube!
I've tried to take videos with my phone (S20) before, but they didn't do the sound justice.. I'll try again though
AT8 14", AT10 19", T30 28" LAB12, T48 36" 3015LF, THT 20" LAB15, SLA 4x3"/4x4", CArray 6x4", TLAH, TLAP, J10 FA, J12 FA, OT8 CD, OT12 FA, OT15 CD, SLAP 2x6"/4x6", WH8, DR280 MA, XF210. Next J10L

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Keryn O'Shea wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 5:06 am Thanks Gents :)
Joman116 wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2026 11:52 am If possible, you should video the setup and post it on youtube!
I've tried to take videos with my phone (S20) before, but they didn't do the sound justice.. I'll try again though
Just a simple documentary would be nice! We need more bfm content on YouTube!
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#6 Post by J_Dunavin »

Dude, how wide are your 48s ??
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#7 Post by Keryn O'Shea »

Joman116 wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 7:20 am Just a simple documentary would be nice! We need more bfm content on YouTube!
True..
J_Dunavin wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2026 7:38 pm Dude, how wide are your 48s ??
Four are 36", two are 37"... yea, whoops!
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#8 Post by Keryn O'Shea »

The day went very well, it was sunny & 35 degrees Celsius with a slight breeze so hot but perfect conditions.
I took many videos, all but 3 had wind noise though so l need to upgrade to a proper recorder.
I played many genres, but the standout songs for me were; "Killing Me Softly" The Fugees, "Black Velvet" Alanna Miles and "Alright" Kendric Lamar, the way the T48s articulate the bass so precisely in "Alright" was just amazing.
This system is quite sensitive to recording quality, less than great and it really shows in the SQ, but when the RQ is high... it's such a treat, close your eyes and the band is in front of you!
Properly Frisson inducing...
The system was running around 60-70% for the day & we were listening at 60-165ft away & there wasn't anywhere it didn't sound great, any closer than that & it was ridiculously loud!
At around 7pm people had left & l decided to wrap things up with a couple of Psy Trance tracks at 100% volume; "Cardamoon" Nelix & "Burning Stones" Astrix and had a dance around.. just as Burning Stones was ending a car turned up & it was my friend who own the farm, he came to tell me he was in his tin shed (850ft behind where the system was aimed) which was rattling, raining dust & wasp nests, and he was worried about complaints at that volume :shock:
We were talking for about 10-15 minutes with the system just idling & we noticed someone walking over the hill 350ft away with a torch, as they approached we saw it was a few teenagers from a neighbouring farm 1.5 miles away who heard the music over their own tunes & thought it was just next door.. but it wasn't so they kept walking to find it.
So l let rip "Deep Jungle Walk" Astrix, and when the bass dropped it was just swear words from my friend and the kids :D
All from a single 10A plug... just Epic
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#9 Post by Tom Smit »

Aw, Keryn, that's awesome, and hilarious!
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#10 Post by Seth »

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I've always been curious... how tough is it to get the third cab up on a stack of two. Possible to do alone?

Got any pics with someone standing next to that pile of awesomeness?
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#11 Post by Keryn O'Shea »

I can't lift the T48s myself without beating up the paint, so the first stack is two people lift at either end up & on top, for the third the work platforms which the mains sit on are used. The third sub is lifted onto a work platform directly behind the second, two platforms placed on the ground at the top & bottom of the second stack, then me & the muscle get up & lift the third on the same way as the second, then l get up & l bolt down the V-plate.
Seth wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 10:49 pm Got any pics with someone standing next to that pile of awesomeness?
Here's a 6' douchebag for scale reference
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Tom Smit wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 9:55 pm Aw, Keryn, that's awesome, and hilarious!
Cheers Tom :)
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#12 Post by Seth »

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Phwoar, look at that beast! Bloody oath, that’s a rip-snorter! A real ball-tearer, an absolute pearla! Flash as a rat with a gold tooth.

That'll bring the doof.

... all on a 10A circuit. Love it!

You're a deadset legend!
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#13 Post by Tom Smit »

Oh. My. Word.
What he said. +1
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#14 Post by Bruce Weldy »

Tom Smit wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2026 9:23 pm Oh. My. Word.
What he said. +1
What he said? Hell, I'm still trying to figure out what he said.....

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#15 Post by Keryn O'Shea »

Bruce Weldy wrote: Sat Apr 18, 2026 10:20 am What he said? Hell, I'm still trying to figure out what he said.....
:lol:
Seth has possibly been watching "The Crocodile Hunter"
Cheers for the kind words, l'm itching to have this setup in front of an audience... hopefully soon 🤞
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