Thanks to the time you've invested, I am getting a good general grasp of the variables involved & how they respond to changes. I feel Developing a relatively solid foundation in enclosure manipulation using entry level equipment provides me the luxury of exploring fringe ideas without the worry of losing much monetarily.I was also just offered a deal with the shop I once worked for (& where this equip came from) to use their overstock hardware at a great price. Stuff like a XXX 15 to type S 15's & some JL power. Those are just what was mentioned in a quick conversation so I need to see just exactly what all else is available woofer & component wise.
It's always been in the van as a console. The pics in the beginning of post on the stainless table was right after initial completion. I'll put up a couple more to give you a better idea.
Sorry to hear about the decision to stop harvesting your own syrup. I'm guessing that's a part you may have enjoyed? But its understandable economically & sounds like your current business alignment is a win/win.
What brand are you selling under? Would like to give it a go on a big Sunday morning breakfast.
Not too impressed with soundstream woofers. XXX is a fairly decent 4hp clone but the ones I've seen locally didn't get loud until they were rebuilt with better softparts. I'd say it would be fun to experiment with SPL builds but you'd need a lot of power to really make using 4" coil sub worthwhile. Still though having the option to audition more gear would be fun and it seems your handy enough with a saw to build boxes for experimenting.
I sort of miss the harvest, but it's pretty relentless work. A few days out in 0 degrees on snowshoes is fun... until you sink in up to your neck... until you're in week 4.
Boiling early season is exciting. the steam smells delicious and feels nice in the cold and most of your woodpile is still close to the door.... week 5 the sap is milky, the "syrup" smells like rancid root beer, and it's 70 degrees out during the day but you can't wear shorts or short sleeves or you'll get third degree burns trying to throw wood in the arch. You get a couple week's worth of 12 hour boiling days (plus time in the woods) in a row and you're absolutely burned out, or you get 5 days too warm or too cold for sap to run good and you're panicking that you'll lose your arse on the season's harvest. All around it has its ups and downs. Yeah, I miss it and if I didn't need to make money on it I'd probably enjoy boiling for a couple few weeks in the spring, but doing it to make money is tricky, takes a huge amount of capital investment and will be a grind.
Anyway, yeah, the business took on a life of its own we mostly sell just granulated/powdered maple sugar now only keeping syrup in retail sizes since we have to have syrup on hand to make sugar. A&A Maple, we sell mostly on
Amazon but a bit on
ebay and etsy too. If you want something PM me and we can dodge seller fees and save you some money.
