The Line Array Thread

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

....and back to line arrays.

You want to have the tweeter at or near the listining height. If you want to mechanically time-align it, maybe notch the enclosure at the middle and move her back 3-4".

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

What about bending the bottom and top of the array? I've seen that done before, basically trying to make each speaker more on-axis to the listener...increases the build complexity, but could be worth it.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Bah, not worth the effort, individual potentiometers to adjust the attenuation for each speaker would work well enough //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

I resurrect thee in the name of lacquer!! What kind should I use if I was to lacquer the cones on my NSB”S Water based? Oil based?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

what kind of lacquer? i was under the impression that lacquer is LACQUER based....hence lacquer thinner...

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

use clear gloss, 2 even coats will suffice

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

what kind of lacquer? i was under the impression that lacquer is LACQUER based....hence lacquer thinner...

hmmm i thought i have seen water based ...but i guess it might have been varnish?

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

use clear gloss, 2 even coats will suffice

THANKS.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

yeah lol, lacquer is lacquer. perhaps u are thinking of enamel?

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

Spray can lacquer, Rustoleum, Deft, etc., $4 a can.

Spray some into a metal container and use a 1" brush to apply it to the paper

cone and dustcap, but not surround. One thin coat, wait until it dries, then do another. 4 coats is good, up to 6. First couple of coats soaks into the paper so

don't worry about it.

The reason for spray can lacquer is because it's already thinned, you don't want

thick coats in one application.

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

cool, what if i get regular laquer, then thin it? sound cheeper

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

cool, what if i get regular laquer, then thin it? sound cheeper

Sounds like more work and at $4 a can how much cheaper you want it?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

i think that he means he gets alot more. it is true actually that a can of lacquer thinner and maybe a quart of lacquer would work. what i did personally was take the lacquer and spray about .5" of it into a dixie cup and lightly put it on with a foam brush. works pretty good. did some tests, and from 2-4 was the best. aft rthat, the differences were minimal.

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

will one can cover all 32 speaks?

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I have like 5 different cans partially full from various projects lol so I should be good. My Speaks came in yesterday, but I was too lazy to get the pics dopne last night. I will get a picture of the lot tonight though. One thing is for sure, when you put 32 in qa box it suddenly gets fuggin heavy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif