The Line Array Thread

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

No, i just happened to find that photo after i decided what i wanted to do and drew it in autocad. That photo looks almost excatly like what i am planning though....creepy.

i was just sitting there like... **** he works quick

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

i was just sitting there like... **** he works quick

i wish LOL

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

re: The Pic

I think that is a Pyle super tweeter.

On diyaudio.com, one guy like the Pyle and has a pencil eraser mod to make

is sound better.

You'd have to search their archives, maybe a NSB + Pyle search.

I'm too lazy to do it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

If you really want to destroy people, make a matrix array with a high end horn,

a good compression driver and big lense.

ie,

http://home.pacbell.net/lordpk/misc/Feandil.GIF

Even 1 column is cool. I just drew a few columns for reference.

I consider the tweeter the heart of a good loudspeaker, others disagree. At any rate,

some of those cheap super tweeters just sound nasty and can make your NSB

look bad. If you have a high output, high quality sounding tweeter it will really

make the system as a whole perform better. You can later cone treat the paper

cones on the NSB's to refine the sound and you can also tweak crossover settings

to optimize. It's easier to fix the NSB issues than to fix the single cheap tweeter.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

http://www.rawacoustics.com/

Oh hells yes.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

http://www.rawacoustics.com/

Oh hells yes.

That does look sexy. However that is an expensive project there. Maybe after I experiment with the cheap setup and see what I think, then I'll budget for a better one like that. thats a lot of money in ribbons and those mids aren't exactly cheapies.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

No, it's not exactly cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Maybe $2k in parts alone...

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

No, it's not exactly cheap //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
Maybe $2k in parts alone...

i bet its alot more than that. im sure it sounds grand though.

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

re: the pic

If fountek ribbon, $118.

24 x $118 = $2832

I don't know what midwoofers they are, but even if you assume they are cheap

at $30 each, = > $1000

At least $4k for parts.

/hehe

If you can sacrifice maybe 5 - 15% in SQ, then make a Dayton/PT2 array

like this one and run it active;

http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/showthread.php?t=224281

Driver cost is;

16 PT2 tweeters = $400

16 Dayton 6" midwoofers = $432

Driver cost = $832 {cheaper than $4k + }

Get two proamps and digital crossover and it's ownage.

Plan B, save $400 and use cone treated NSB's ported instead of Dayton, works very nice because

the tweeters are really the secret weapon.

Basically, PT2 SQ is marginally less than those $118 ribbons, 5-15% less on average, but PT2 is a more robust tweeter and can

take major torture without frying.

After months of my line array punishment, I finally blew PT2 fuses after cranking Slayer into major clipping.

I heard stories when people blew the precious 'fountek' ribbon on system turn on transients, you know

those little pops..

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

******* t thylantr, how do u know so much?

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

I go to staples.com and press this button.

http://gfx.dvlabs.com/klipmart/campaigns/sta001/images/easybutton_lg_top.gif

This is my audio methodology, take the easy path.

http://www.tallhill.com/products/labrat/spec/labrat_spec_files/RatMazeDestroy.jpg

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

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Another version of the Straight 8...using Dayton drivers, IIRC.

Next to some killer Fostex full ranges. And a pair of 300b SET's chilling in the background.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Tubes are so lame //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You're so lame.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I will slay thee with my mighty solid state gear!

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I will slay thee with my mighty solid state gear!

*draws sword*

Bring it.