Finding Location for Pole Mounts i.e Top Hats

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David Robinson
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#16 Post by David Robinson »

Plus its best if you only use one ball, two will give an unusual reaction, it may crush the first ball. this is also not a good thing..
If you could pry Lance Armstrong away from the Olsen twin he's hanging out with long enough, he might be of some help... :shock: :shock: :shock:
I'm not a musician, but I play one in a band.

MusicMix
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#17 Post by MusicMix »

If you would be more specific about which cabinet maybe we can help
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I am building some Omni Top 12's but thought that maybe if people who had installed top hats could post their measurments it could give others a good idea as to where they could install them. If all of the measurements are relatively close for the individual cabinets then, maybe, it could be added to the plans? Just a thought. I did figure for the 12's that the only place was what is shown in the plans. I do plan on building some 250's and may want to mount them, if it is possible of course. Thanks.
It's not the SPL output I worry about, it is the SPSL output!

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#18 Post by asad137 »

You could always put the speakers on a table or bench (or just a plank of wood on the ground) and slowly, little by little, push them toward the edge. At some point, when the speaker wants to tip over, that's where the center of gravity is in that direction on that plane. Do it in both directions and where the two lines intersect is where a pole mount will be ideal as it will balance the box on the pole.

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Tim A
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#19 Post by Tim A »

Right in front of the baffle, equally spaced side-to-side. You can't go any further back, and any further forward would make it back-heavy.

DR-250's are centered directly on the access cover.

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