Meta System Pics from Shambala
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Topic: Meta System Pics from Shambala
Posted By: minaximal
Subject: Meta System Pics from Shambala
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 2:12pm
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I thought i'd share my latest pics of what i've been up to.. Thanks to Shambala festival for helping me to realise it. The new mid and top cabs, on top of a terrahorn:   Closeup of the mids and tops:  The mid cab fits inside the terrahorn cutout, for transportation. (excuse the dirty abused terrahorns)   Front view:  Rear view, (note i didn't have time to make the rear access hatches, and it's all a bit dirty from being rained on through a leaky talc covered parachute!) I quite like the curvy tesselation:  In its natural habitat:    Really nice panorama of the main woodland setup at Shambala:  Looking out from the soundsystem:  I've put a bit more info of the whole experience and some technical aspects of the cabs on a blog: http://www.metaacoustics.com/wordpress/?p=150" rel="nofollow - blog *Edit: added pics of mid in terra cutout. ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
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Posted By: GekoMusic94
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 2:33pm
ohhhhh    VERY Nice mate!
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Posted By: mk2_ginger_biscuit69
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 2:41pm
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that is some proper awesome cabinet building skills gone into that, looks beautiful!! can imagine van packing that and keeping it secure is a bit of a nightmare though? Whens it coming southwest then? ------------- ''Remember that the object of a subwoofer is to enhance the output of your main speakers, not overpower it'' ''Dubstep - an elongated electronic fart'' |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 2:47pm
cheers guys  If you had seen my van on the way there... trust me, there wasn't an inch of space left, everything properly wedged in  , saying that though, it's only the tops that have to be carefully packed as the mids fit in the terrahorns..------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
mk2_ginger_biscuit69 wrote:Posted By: burningbush
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 2:52pm
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Looks amazing
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Posted By: ermita
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 3:26pm
Wow wow wow....that side view pics...
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Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 3:45pm
 was hoping to see a mid actually in the sub? ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 4:04pm
Cheers Mykey, i'm realy pleased i managed to pull it all off and get them done in the end.. i would iron out a few things if/when i make some more, as you probably well know, sometimes you just have to make a load and see how they physically work together.. then i just need to think about the final touches and rigging points/system as i used ratchets through the handles for shambala to pull em all together.. will take a photo now of mid in cutout.. *edit oops, no i won't girlfriend took her camera to a hen night, hopefully tomorrow.. ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: jeff generik
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 4:06pm
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Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 4:10pm
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cool wanted to ask, how does the top box stay in place? ------------- BbbBBRAAAAPppBBBBbgushhhhhhhhssshhhhhGrAbRAAAAAAPPPPPp = Dubstep |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 4:16pm
They kinda hook there, as the curves 'mate' each other, but when ratcheted through each other, and being a trapezoid wedge with a front hook they hold position, but i did ratchet them either end to the mids, and the mids to the terra's for munter safety. ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: Autograff
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 4:41pm
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Looked and sounded amazing , spent a lot of time in those woods that weekend , Saturday night/Sunday morning it was pumping |
Posted By: numtie
Date Posted: 03 September 2011 at 5:15pm
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Fairplay that is an gorgeous system there chap bet your well chuffed +1 for a pic of the mid top in the hole ------------- Disco Hire Wales |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 04 September 2011 at 4:26pm
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Just added pics in the first post of the mid in the terra cutout. ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: spongebob
Date Posted: 04 September 2011 at 5:57pm
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Inspiring stuff there minaximal - I can see alot of thought and time has gone into that
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Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 04 September 2011 at 6:12pm
Thanks , too much time! at points it's been a real brain f*ck to make things work how i wanted, combining the acoustics with aesthetics and practicality.. and then actually building the stupid things! lol, but i am very happy so far, with a few tweeks still to go..------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: tcourtneyvincent
Date Posted: 04 September 2011 at 7:26pm
| They look stunning. Cant believe i missed it..... :( |
Posted By: lickweed
Date Posted: 04 September 2011 at 7:49pm
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They look very nice,well done ------------- http://www.liquidsound.co.uk/ |
Posted By: rich_gale
Date Posted: 04 September 2011 at 8:17pm
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beautiful. whats in the mid box? high compression 12"? ------------- REFLEX ALL THE WAY.... (however, im playing with horns again...) That ok Mister Valiant? :) |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 04 September 2011 at 8:31pm
Beyma 12p80nd and I'm impressed, I decided to go for a three way system, and thought if it was lacking kick I would play with a really slimline tapped horn or something to slip inbetween, but the plots looked good without it and crossing to the terras at 120hz seems perfect. The mid horns are quite long so able to play lower than most whilst still having a tight throat with a compression ratio around 3:1 and they play high enough to meet the 1" comps on the O.S. waveguide happily. ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: Wrek0ne
Date Posted: 04 September 2011 at 11:05pm
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That looks insanely cool!
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Posted By: 4D
Date Posted: 05 September 2011 at 11:05am
Dude you deserve a medal... ------------- DMZ. "The bass was intense. Girls were literally running up to stand next to the subs" |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 06 September 2011 at 11:37am
Thanks Fordy, but i've been trying to work out what kind of medal it would be, maybe for designing two curvy cabs that don't have a single 90deg cut between them  .. but it should probably go to my girlfriend for missing her birthday drinks while i made them in time for Shambala..------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: toastyghost
Date Posted: 07 September 2011 at 12:54am
| Was waiting to see this being realised, great idea especially given the huge size of a Terra! Are you planning to make the mids fit a bit more snugly, perhaps via a cover or some kind of locking pin or catch arrangement? |
Posted By: mykey-
Date Posted: 07 September 2011 at 2:24am
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this is where you need to be, no excuses this time http://www.visitbpm.co.uk/ "BPM
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Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 07 September 2011 at 11:20am
You've really got me thinking there Mykey.. but i imagine a grand is for enough space to have a single terra stack.. i'd probably have to sit in it, lol, and 24 days to go! hmm ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 07 September 2011 at 11:24am
It's kinda useful to have a bit of space to get them in, and they slide in nicely, i'm trying to work out how to make some sort of flyware to attach them as a stack, but they are quite snug for transport, maybe not enough room for covers, but it would be nice if it was possible. ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: dj scratchy
Date Posted: 07 September 2011 at 4:26pm
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Without a doubt the best looking stack iv ever seen its truely stunning will you be making these for ppl to buy if so what would a stack cost if no will plans be goin out for this ------------- sound, light, trilite, stage decks, complete stage packages indoor and outdoor 07568188104 sl systems sound&light |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 08 September 2011 at 4:35pm
Thanks scratchy, i can't see any sensible way to make plans for others to build them, it's my passion to make things with my own take on it, and if i sell some, then even better .------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: kristoffdj1
Date Posted: 08 September 2011 at 4:54pm
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That would be by far the best system at bpm. Lol Last year void had a single bin and staysys prime (I think) in a tiny mono stack and it was nearly knocking people over as they walked past. A room full of plastic 15's cabs being caned to death somehow makes these real systems sound even more impressive. |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 08 September 2011 at 5:04pm
I would love to, but I don't think it's really that viable at such short notice tbh, and the only booths they have left are in the quiet zone also -70db.. a fraction of a watt!.. maybe next year, unless theres another stallholder/exhibitor that wants to use some on their display stand.. ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: Vert
Date Posted: 15 September 2011 at 8:08pm
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Posted By: xlsound
Date Posted: 24 September 2011 at 1:12pm
| That is an awesome looking rig. Great design. Fits in very well at festivals. Any plans to expand the design? |
Posted By: Edd Jordan
Date Posted: 24 September 2011 at 2:00pm
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Insane, beautiful, Amazing wood working skills, pure speaker porn!!!!! im sure it sounds as good as it looks!!! Top work. ------------- I do a sideline in ply wood wheels. |
Posted By: opus jody
Date Posted: 24 September 2011 at 3:59pm
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Posted By: stephenk
Date Posted: 26 September 2011 at 11:01am
| Great looking system! What is the dispersion and splay angles? |
Posted By: Mr Skiff
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 1:14pm
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Truely stunning
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Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 3:45pm
cheers, I really don't want to openly discredit them, but suffice to say i wish i had as much money , and where my knowledge falls down i try not to make up new phrases to compensate... although i do like to think i have designed around solid and modern principles.------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: minaximal
Date Posted: 27 September 2011 at 3:55pm
Dispersion was designed to be 40deg -6dB at crossover point, each cab has 10deg trap angle either side, so 20deg total, the tops (oblate spheroids) are the only way to currently control dispersion with minimal narrowing of beamwidth so effectivly. So there is a slight overlap as ALL speakers have when arrayed whatever their initial dispersion, and made more prominent the farther away you are. Having said that, due to their very controlled dispersion characteristics, when walking around them at Shambala many people commented on how even and clear they sounded, there were no perceptable nulls, and they seemed to work perfectly.. although i still need to run the sweeps on them to clarify. ------------- Subs + Barges = :) http://www.metaacoustics.com" rel="nofollow - www.metaacoustics.com |
Posted By: WiredOne
Date Posted: 29 August 2012 at 9:58am
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