Re: More double 18's in progress.
My cat, Crank, doing a pre - inspection before I fire up the new box's.
My cat, Crank, doing a pre - inspection before I fire up the new box's.
More double 18's in progress.
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Re: More double 18's in progress.
Of course! He knows you built those just for him, but he'll let you take them to an occasional gig...
Of course! He knows you built those just for him, but he'll let you take them to an occasional gig...
Re: More double 18's in progress.
Years ago (decades actually) I had a regular gig and always took the same rig. I had been reading about bracing and decided to try it on my cabinets.
The next gig-same type bands-same PA and WOW-it was like I had brought twice the PA or more. The low end was so much tighter and louder. I was HOOKED on bracing from then on.
The bracing is not to prevent buzzes or rattles-but to keep the walls solid.
The perfect speaker cabinet would be made out of 2' thick concrete or something like that.
The more sold the cabinet-the more sound that will come out and not be absorbed by the wall "vibrating".
And yes-even small movements will be absorbing the sound.
I prefered to use a solid piece of wood down the middle of my 2x18's (back when I ran them). So it was actually 2 cabinets in one. That way if one driver failed the other would not be detuned.
The divider also made a good brace.
Agreed about the ports also. But of course a larger port would require a larger cabinet.
EXACTLY!
Years ago (decades actually) I had a regular gig and always took the same rig. I had been reading about bracing and decided to try it on my cabinets.
The next gig-same type bands-same PA and WOW-it was like I had brought twice the PA or more. The low end was so much tighter and louder. I was HOOKED on bracing from then on.
The bracing is not to prevent buzzes or rattles-but to keep the walls solid.
The perfect speaker cabinet would be made out of 2' thick concrete or something like that.
The more sold the cabinet-the more sound that will come out and not be absorbed by the wall "vibrating".
And yes-even small movements will be absorbing the sound.
I prefered to use a solid piece of wood down the middle of my 2x18's (back when I ran them). So it was actually 2 cabinets in one. That way if one driver failed the other would not be detuned.
The divider also made a good brace.
Agreed about the ports also. But of course a larger port would require a larger cabinet.
Re: More double 18's in progress.
As far as plans, not really, just overall box dimensions and port height and length. What 18 are you planing on using, faital no longer makes the 18 I used.
As far as plans, not really, just overall box dimensions and port height and length. What 18 are you planing on using, faital no longer makes the 18 I used.