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Re: Building a rig

Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 9:57 pm
by Fused Productions
I think he means that point in getting this rig is getting the experience from building it.
That's why I made a fatass boombox with a couple of friends. It was incredibly fun to build and the sound came out very good from the small speakers we got.
I really think you should try it out, as long as you can afford it. For the wood you should go for some Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) since it is practically made for this. It's like fiber of wood pressed and boiled together until it reaches a very stable and strong condition, if I don't mistake myself. It's pretty expensive compared to other sorts of wood so be carefull while cutting it and be sure you get your meassures are right!
Good luck building, expecting to see pics of it when done :-)
(English is not my native language and there were some foreign words I had to use in this post, don't hate on me haha)

Re: Building a rig

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 1:31 am
by Ennayess
Fused Productions wrote:I think he means that point in getting this rig is getting the experience from building it.
That's why I made a fatass boombox with a couple of friends. It was incredibly fun to build and the sound came out very good from the small speakers we got.
I really think you should try it out, as long as you can afford it. For the wood you should go for some Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) since it is practically made for this. It's like fiber of wood pressed and boiled together until it reaches a very stable and strong condition, if I don't mistake myself. It's pretty expensive compared to other sorts of wood so be carefull while cutting it and be sure you get your meassures are right!
Good luck building, expecting to see pics of it when done :-)
(English is not my native language and there were some foreign words I had to use in this post, don't hate on me haha)

MDF is all good and well if the rig will not be outdoors, but if it is going to be anywhere near the wet stuff go for 18mm birch ply.

Re: Building a rig

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:35 am
by Basic A
volcanogeorge wrote:I read this a bit ago about a dude who built his own rig (albeit a lot bigger than you're on about). Could be useful to you, links to a forum pretty much about building rigs and stuff.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/201 ... -thai-hifi
Is that that dude who calls himself 'Taal Mala'? Looks like him...

Re: Building a rig

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:07 am
by gilles
Have you seen and heard 2 supers? It's just too much for any living room. I'm not joking but you would have to tape down everything or get rid of it in order for it not to rattle when you open it up even slightly. You wont enjoy it using it. I would build just one 15 scoop for some skanking in the living room.
I have 3 supers and use these for parties. The wood cost for 2 would be around €200 for birchply. One 15" will be cheaper.
Bear in mind that wood and drivers are not all the things you need to buy and that you will have to spend a lot more money than you would expect. Other speakers (mids & tops), wood, amps, crossovers, eq, glue, paint, screws, cables, wire,...
It all adds up. Like £10 bag said: build it once build it right. Think about it.

I'm from Belgium too btw :)

Re: Building a rig

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:16 am
by dubmatters
Fuck scoops. Horn loaded ftw.

Even a small active pa is way too loud for most peoples houses.

maybe start off with some single driver designs if you want the practice.

Re: Building a rig

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:22 am
by Phongs
I've always told myself if I ever win the lottery I'm buying a huuuge rig from http://www.pksound.ca/