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This is my build of 2 DR200's. I'm building it with the melded tweeter array and with an Eminence LA8-CNMBA. It's one of the premium drivers recommended in Bill's plans. However, I found out the LA-8 is now a discontinued model. I got all the components from speakerhardware.com. I want to throw out an awesome "thank you" to Leland! He was gracious to give me 2 LA-8s that he had left in his stock. His prices are great and the service is top notch.

Hopefully, the build won't take too long (like everyone else, work is a reality to deal with). After I finish these, I plan on building 2 T45's with Lab 12c's to finish out my ensemble. The goal is to finish everything by Christmas season. Gotta have a rockin' system for all the parties!

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Looking good so far Bman with the melded arrays

Umm in the last 2 revisions of plans, the Delta Pro 8a is the premium driver in my DR200 plans???

And what's your thinking on Lab12c's? If you ever go to four cabs (or running your subs on one channel and tops on the other) you would have to have a 2 ohm capable amp (2 a side with these drivers would be a 3 ohm load). With ordinary Lab 12's, and an extra 2 ohm's impedance from the cab itself, 2 cabs a side would be 4 ohms.

Just wondering...

This man is serious; he made a binder with the plans all neatly tabbed out inside. Bruce does the exact same thing...and gets perfect results every time, so BMan, you're off to a great start!

Glad to see you've got the arrays COMPLETELY FINISHED already. They were the biggest PITA for my OTop build and very time consuming. Nothing inherently "difficult" about them, especially if you build the recommended jigs. They are just time-sucking black holes. It's good that you got them out of the way first.

Work (the real work, the one that pays the bills) along with the rest of your life always seems to leave little time for cab building. You said you want the rig done in time for the XMas season. You've got at least two months, so don't rush.

Compared to the DRs, the T45s will be cake, but not without their own challenges. Bigger panels are less fiddly to work with, but tiny errors become magnified over the length of a long panel.

I'll say this way in advance, and you haven't even bought the wood for the T45s yet; do not shove the braces in too tightly! I thought jamming them in there by hand "tight enough" was NOT too tight; it was and it caused me grief. Just a word to the wise.

Please take lots of pics. DR builds are always very interesting to see. Good luck!

Thanks guys!

Grant, The Delta Pro 8a's are the recommended drivers. The LA-8's are the premium alternates. At least that what my plans say. As for the 12c's, the DR's and (eventually) the T45's will have their own amps. This rig will be just for family & friends parties/celebrations/just because events. So there's not any plans to expand beyond what I'm building. If I ever get to a point to do more, I'll just build another rig setup for that purpose (DR250's & T39's).

Thanks for the jamming tip, miked. I've got the T45 plans and am studying those, but no drivers or materials yet. At least not until the DR200's are done. I've been doing woodworking since my teens (geez, that would be over 30ish years ago), so I overplan and organize way too meticulously. But the end results are always worth the time and effort. I'll definitely be having pictures so share.

That will be one heck of a "Just hanging out in the backyard" rig!! There is no kill like overkill, I always say. Come to think of it, so do most of the BFM forum members. Gee, think we've all got something in common? /high five

Nice arrays.

Got a day to start work on the cabs. But with all the different angles to cut, I ended up using half the day to build cutting jigs to make things easier. But when it was time to assemble, it was worth the effort.

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Thanks for the explanation. Serious party rig, love it!

Something tells me there's a couple of epic build threads coming up...

You're a neat operator Bman. Got some handy tools too! Looking like a clean build.

Titanium Hand wrote:You're a neat operator Bman. Got some handy tools too! Looking like a clean build.

X2! Guy absolutely knows what he's doing and it shows. Rock on, BMan, and keep the pics coming!

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! I've had the plans and have been studying them for about 4 months now, so I've had time to drool and prepare (reading everyone else building and having fun). Finally got (scraped and saved) the funding to proceed.

Did the four-letter word thing today (work) but got some time early in the morning before work and afterwards to have some cab build time. Not sure if the neighbors appreciated the early start up but most of them were leaving for their early commute, anyway.

So here's what's been done so far today...

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