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    Posted: 02 April 2017 at 4:18pm
True - a slap of PVA does wonders for longevity, if nothing for looks.

OSB is an underrated alternative to marine ply/MDF.
I seem to remember all sorts of rubbish speakers being made from it and covered in Tolex, back in the day...

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Originally posted by charlynch charlynch wrote:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/HK-Lucas-600-watt-sound-system-1-x-15-subwoofer-2-x-8-satellites/112332737194

1p under budget & probably equivilent to 5k skytec watts


Those look perfect for what you want. And unpainted MDF is suicide.  Confused


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote njw Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 April 2017 at 1:41pm
Whereabouts are you OP? I've got a pair of 12" + piezo cabs here, they're old but in good condition, built from 1" ply so very solid, £30.
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Originally posted by Mawby Mawby wrote:



the amount of people i couldnt have a definite number but i could say from 2-15 people ish




What numptie suggested you needed 5000 watts for that number of people? Must be the most blatant bit of poor advice ever!

Jeez,in the early years,5kw would have filled Hammersmith Odeon,for 4000 people. Robbo will concur.

My first system was just 2x120w,and was fine for medium halls of 150 ish punters using just a pair of w-bins with horns.


Edited by jbl_man - 02 April 2017 at 12:04pm
Be seeing you.
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Yes, if one can do things "oneself", you can find quite usable drivers, and make some poorish looking, but well working boxes. Even DTD can be used if you don´t mind additional bracing and insane weight. I have built few subwoofers with cheap drivers (Similar to Eminence Delta 15 or Kappa 15) and with processing, you have nicely sounding bass box for $40-$50. Same way of working with tops, but here you have to know the stuff to develop yours, or it will sound absolutely terrible or blow up.
What will be most pricey part, is the amp, or amps to feed your speakers. It´s in that $$$ range....
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400£ for 15 people?

Super cheap bass cabs off ebay... reinforce the inside. Seal them with glue along all the joints inside the cab (PU based glue) and a single 12" top cab!
Crossover and a single amp at about 1500w should do you. Run the top off one side at lower volume and the bins off the other!

Thats your cheap option! It wont sound great but it will make some noise..
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As it's for 2-15 people, howabout some decent hifi-speakers or, yes, perhaps even some Skytec cheapish tops, with a single PA-subwoofer? It's what I'do for that amount of people.

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i just spent £97 just on 4x 10m 2.5mm speakon cables and an xlr patch loom Ouch
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Building for pennies, so I'd forget the paint, filler and plywood. 18mm OSB or MDF au natural should get the cost down, steal a shopping trolley for the grille and get creative with fittings. It'll look like shit, but you'll learn enough doing it and have more cash left for better drivers and amps.

Edit: of course, scraping around the bottom of the suicide rig market can yeild some very good bargains, often needing enough work to satisfy any diy urges.

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£10 on nuts bolts and screws. £10 on glue. £5 -10 on filler. £10 on sander belts n paper. Need a new blade and/or router bit £30. Rollers £7. Nearly a quarter of the budget without making anything sadly.



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Originally posted by Earplug Earplug wrote:

Originally posted by rosssss224 rosssss224 wrote:

2 x kapap 15 LF  £180
2 x ply sheets       £70
1 x full range top   £40
1 x crossover      £50
1 x qsc 1450       £100
1 x ??amp??       £50

for example and that's £490



And don´t forget the £50 for the tuff-cab!  Tongue  Big smile



Plus AT LEAST £70 for speaker cables and interconnects..
And another 35 for a third sheet of mdf/ply for building a ravk to keep that lot in... then more ££ for speakon sockets AND dishes for the back of the bass bins...

Hopefully you already have a mixer....

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