Dual Loaded Table Tuba Review

[bassmonster]

Here's a short video of the window flex from outside my room. Running about 13v here, I forgot what song was playing. More videos to come if I have the time.



PS: It can take over 30v.

[88h88]

Poor house.

[subharmonic]

Here's a short video of the window flex from outside my room. Running about 13v here, I forgot what song was playing.

You NEED a bigger horn.

[bassmonster]

You NEED a bigger horn.

I need a THT. The parents would have a coronary!

[subharmonic]

The parents would have a coronary!

And a new insurance provider.

[bassmonster]

Well, I did my first DJ event with the dual TT last night.

It was a 20x30ft room with maybe 10 or 11ft ceilings, so the kids were packed in there like sardines. I did the crawl method and put my sub in the middle of the dancefloor then found the place the bass was loudest in. I placed the TT there and setup my entire rig. It was overkill to the max. The mains were running at 90% power the whole time and the TT was seeing an average of 13v. Any more and it would have completely drowned out the mains, but since this was a teenage dance I always like running the sub much hotter than the rest. It's nice to have an excess of bass for once after so many years of having the low end lacking.

So anyway, I set up and people started coming in. I turned to 90% on the mains and about 30% power on the TT. Bass was even and unruly. The bass hit hardest smack in the middle of the dancefloor, and it was unreal. It hit with a smack in the chest I'd never felt even at concerts I was playing it so loud. The low notes made my hair stand up on end, and my entire body was resonating with the bass. The teens there actually kind of jumped when the TT played notes that they'd never heard before out of any other sub. It was IMO the perfect room for this setup. There was plenty of bass on the dancefloor, but there was a serious null in the very back of the room where there were chairs for the tired ones, and the bass was nonexistent there. We actually had to take stuff off the walls and shelves in the room beforehand so the dual TT wouldn't shake them off. The owner of the venue looked at me dubiously when I said this, but once I did a "test fire" of the TT at 5 volts it needed no further explanation.

Complete success. All the kids thought I was a professional. I'm actually just a hobbyist as you can see by my ghetto fabulous bookshelf speaker DJ system. They all asked "What is that???" when they saw the TT and I was like, "a sub." They were like "What does it do?" I said, "You'll see soon enough. It breathes for you." They actually liked me better than the professional DJ they had hired for previous small dances like this. Thanks again Bill for the incredible design. If I get some more gigs I want to build OT12s and some slim T60s this summer.

[Drey Chennells]

I can picture this..

They were like "What does it do?" I said, "You'll see soon enough. It breathes for you."

[Gregory East]

Well done.

You'll be asking for a drawbar for the Forrester for Christmas.

[el_ingeniero]

If you keep dong that type/size of event, SLA Pros.

[Tom Smit]

Cool!




Now when are you going to compete at a DB race?

[88h88]

I turned to 90% on the mains and about 30% power on the TT. Bass was even and unruly. The bass hit hardest smack in the middle of the dancefloor, and it was unreal. It hit with a smack in the chest I'd never felt even at concerts I was playing it so loud. The low notes made my hair stand up on end, and my entire body was resonating with the bass.

Nice work.

[subharmonic]

Sounds like it is time to stop going topless!

[bassmonster]

I was wondering how a pair of half SLA pros and this TT would do for other small gigs like this one in similar sized rooms. That would be a killer garage DJ rig methinks.

My ears kind of hurt with the really high stuff on the mains so I guess I was running somewhere around 110dB on the tops. Much louder on the bass though, I asked a couple of kids what they thought about the bass and I heard "insane", "sick", "I didn't know Lady GaGa dropped that low", "I got nauseous after awhile".

I'll try the dB race after I get a car amp next year. Parents don't want this in the car after hearing about the DJ event. They say it's too big even with all the upholstery ripped out it still sits above the rearview mirror line in the Forester. Guess I'll have to build another slightly thinner TT loaded with a single ten instead of dual eights.

[Gregory East]

Caution bassmonster. Your parents probably know you can get replacement rearview mirrors and lift your drivers seat. There is good reason for their stance and the lack of rear view is likely a convenient way of avoiding the issues of distraction, hearing damage, vehicle damage....

[bassmonster]

Your parents probably know you can get replacement rearview mirrors and lift your drivers seat.

Huh, I didn't even think of that. But being 6'1" there's not much room for me to lift the driver's seat! I used to have one of those widened rearviews that almost eliminates blind spots but I thought it was

There is good reason for their stance and the lack of rear view is likely a convenient way of avoiding the issues of distraction, hearing damage, vehicle damage....

I understand about distraction, that's why I'm not allowed any audio upgrades for a year. While I don't really like the rule I have to admit it does make sense. Hearing loss is a whole nother issue I don't want to mess with. I had eartubes for 7 years due to closed up Eustachian tubes so I know the ringing ear sound all too well. I wonder what the scarring on my eardrum from ear tube surgery has on my perception of sound... As the TT in the car gives headaches at 5 volts I don't think casual listening will extend beyond 1.5 volts which is plenty safe for the ears.