Ok, here's a little background : I've built a few sub enclosures; a Scoop for mobile gigs and a 186/1850 which wasn't functional but a fun build anyway... I don't currently have all the necessary tools (there's space to build though, but no venue) or the materials, not to mention resources to build a dance stack but I'm a dreamer..
OBS: For those of you who don't know what a dance stack is, it's basically a tower of crossovered speakers; usually a 3/4 way system. It's sort of outdated (speaker)design-wise but some clubs (such as Stereo in Montreal, and Berghain) make use of it because it has certain sonic qualities (SBS for instance) and an unparalleled appereance (such as the version by Funktion One)
So, I've been designing these things on paper over the course of years (the RLA, GSA, SBS and Funktion One plans are a trade secret I presume) and also lurking a bunch of discussions related to this matter. Basically, the only option would be to build one which is a) expensive and b) time consuming because there would be a huge amount of woodwork and A/B testing of the components.
One downside of a dance stack is that it isn't really mobile... most of the stuff is meant for fixed installation.
Well, anyway, here's my try at designing one..
To break it down :
1. The very bottom end is a *slightly* modified WSub (edit:sorry, WBin ->EDIT : no, sorry, actually this) which I designed from the top of my head (it has an extension too)
2. Low frequency stuff is handled by a 186/1850 clone (the punchy sort of bass)
3. The 15" Scoop takes care of the midrange. I could've designed a dual 15" Scoop which wouldn't be a bad idea although it adds to the overall weight (if that's a factor) and height of the system.
4. Then there's a tweeter array for the high frequencies. There's a ceiling version as well as a stack version.
To be realistic, the materials for this system (2 stacks) would cost about 4-6k with drivers (edit : well maybe a bit more, say, 10k) Then there are amplifiers of course.
I personally think the low sub (Qi218/215) would need to be redone somehow (the *compression* chamber is huge compared to the rest of the path...the driver would most likely break) and like I said before, I don't have the resources to build one... maybe someone will be inspired by this.
Anyway, tell me what you think!
EDIT : Nevermind the fancy (product)names I came up with in the middle of the night... it sort of looks more professional that way
EDIT2 : Note that I'm not exactly the best technical drawer out there.. and I do know how to use a CAD (it's been a long time). Designing stuff with one though feels like trying to win a game of CS.
EDIT3 : And I do enjoy feeling like James Bond, microfilming documents and stuff..
EDIT4 : At times I get lost in the speakerplans.com forums.. maybe I should've posted this there instead
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