powerful 1-tower system

sounds like a good idea. The MT122 will definitely work for you. For kick cabinets check out the HD15, Selenium HB1502b1, HB1505d1, Turbosound TSE-215, MKB-230, MKH-230 last 2 are dual 12" designs.

Sorry, welcome to the forum as well!


Edited by Keen - 18 August 2012 at 5:51am

thx :)

well, I think I will go for something like a tse215 for kicks. 4 pd186, 1 tse215 and 2xmt122 should be something nice to play with..

could be handled by 4 amps, 2 for subs, 1 for kick and 1 for tops ?

something else: people coming to our partie will most likely be very close to the speakers (those bassaddicts....), and I can remember hearing some mt122 tops being very loud and a bit aggressive when you came close..
i don't know how they where set-up and powered so maybe it's just a matter of good controlling, or should I look for some top that are more "near-field-style"?

I would consider a stack of 6 HD15s or similar cab per side (ES18?) a side, simple builds, one driver - once you have the jigs you'll be knocking them out in no time. If the rig is only going to be used for that type of hard dance I would not bother with sub beneath them - you may be surprised at how low they will go in a big stack.

You can always add some sub later if you think it's lacking. Maybe a nice big 21" bandpass sub per side under the 6 HDs, that would be different...

Anyways that is definitely the most painless way to get up and running for minimal cost and least building effort. As HDs will extend up to 160-180Hz as well you get a lot of play area in which to crossover to whatever midtops you choose. 

Just put your 2 sides in one stack then, the more the merrier.

I would not worry about bandpass and horns in a pile, the X1/HD15 combo although getting on a bit is tried and tested and I have personally heard huge stacks sounding very nice indeed. When you get down to true sub then something has to give using FLHs as the horn length becomes a bit nuts as I'm sure you know. When it comes to matching bins as long as they have linear phase at the Xover point and you delay one phase appropriately (also in time) then you're going to have pretty good results whatever they are.

Bandpass cabs can sound messy due to high group delay but they can also be done well, and for a relatively compact enclosure you cannot beat extension down to those lower octaves IMO.

Sounds like you know what you want though! Go do it and report back. As far as mid tops go just stick to high quality drivers and you'll be fine. Depending on how high you run kicks cross to a 15 or a 12 and there are plenty of good horns out there. Might even be worth buying quality second hand.

If you're feeling strong you could always consider some X-Tros, with a double horn loaded 15" straight section in each one you won't be short of kick. Then stack them on whatever FLH you want to do the rest.

over our 186 we're going to build 2 mkh-230...take a look you will find 2 different plans we 'll build the easyest one...nice response to 80 to over 300 and is a double 12...fast as you want..