DJ Monitors. The final shots.

The hardness of the paint isn't the problem. There are two issues. One is that the wood underneath being Flexiply is not as hard as Birch, and although I finished these in Acid Cat, which I used as a propellent for the Silver Metal Flake, I could use 2 pack which would be harder. The cabinets are stiff enough because they are fiber glassed inside. The second issue is the gold paint. It still takes a fingerprint and continues to sink into the ply that I made the speaker grill surround out of. It is more stable on the horns which are Fiberglass, although I painted them with 2 pack before the gold went on. I just need to find a lacquer that won't discolour the Gold. The Gold paint which is straight out an Aerosol can is very strange, It reacts on Acid Cat, which is why I ended up buy 10 cans of the stuff just to get where I'm at. Gold doesn't exsist as normal paint. You can get any amount of car gold paints but they are not the right colour gold. Anyway I will try another idea I have up my sleeve. So it will back to B and Q for the Gold.

 

I also feel the spekons look really bad. They don't give me a pro feeling or that I've got something that is very well though out for my cash. The gold grilles behind the ports also look cheap and like an after thought. Also don't like the mount that is holding the bass mid driver in place. Looks like a mis match between a car sub and a PA cab. For me its all glame, but I feel there needs to be a mix of complex engineering to go with the glame.

 

Take a look at the riders from the top DJ's at the moment and they all spec 2 or 3 smaller line array midtops on a couple of subs per side. The cabs they are specing have a hi degree of engineering to them so they look hardcore from an industrial perspective yet also have great styling.

 

Treat the design as if it were a tool Tony, but give it a personality.

 

Here's an example of great engineering done with stlye.

 

 

I wouldn't care how that sounds if I were a DJ. I just know I would want that next to me to make me look even better than I think I already am.

 

This example even has curves.

 

Again, I wouldn't want to hear it, but who ever's stood next to that is really going to look like they know what they are doing. It won't let ya image down and shouts sophistication. Its no wonder L Acoustics, Nexo and D&B are on most DJ's riders for monitors. You and me both know theres no way a system like that should be used for monitoring, but when you ask DJ's why they spec it they say its for looks and its a known quantity.

 

If anyone out there can bring sophisticated and glamorous levels of mechanical engineering to a speaker cab its Tony.

 

I have a feeling I'm playing the game on here all wrong and should have lied and said, wow its so amazing. Everyone else I know would have done that.