builiding tower speaker in progress!

wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

today i finished the "skeleton" of the speaker box, tomoro ill put some aluminium and then fiberglass! only 3 more to go! wohoo!

Brit Rider · Posted: Aug 31, 2005 11:13 am Post subject:

wakeagu, Nice.. any more shots?

I guess these are tower speakers? what are you loading them up with?

wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

ill go and buy the aluminium now, then fiberglass, then paint , then ....WOOOHOOO!

joedirt00 · Posted: Sep 01, 2005 5:24 pm Post subject:

What's the aluminum for????

AirProfile · Addict Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 602 City: Brookfield

joedirt00, probably so he can put the fiberglass over something as like a base
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CHEAP GLASS PIPES

wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

Fiberglass day tomorow!
Today I also bought HLCD's to use instead of the tweeters, i couldnt find circular horns, so im not sure how to fit them yet.

jon4pres · Addict Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 589 City: Fort Scott

How big are those speakers?

kmagnuss · Posted: Sep 07, 2005 4:05 pm Post subject:

Nice work man. That turned out alot nicer than I thought it was going to.
It looks professional.

-Keith

Vampyre · Addict Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 622 City: Ooltewah, TN

Looks kind of like 8" woofers.. damn! Seems like they would be kind of heavy.. Very nice work! What are you using for mounts?

bremsen · Outlaw Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 168 City: Charlotte

Wow, those do look nice. I'd be concerned with overall weight and rattles from the mdf/aluminum combination though.

joedirt00 · Posted: Sep 08, 2005 3:15 am Post subject:

Those look good, nice job.

How did you finish the open end? Do you have any pics of that?

AndyDeeJay · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 239 City: Belfast

nice work man - those cans look real good.

Don't forget to put a filter into the HF driver. Any mid or bass in there and good bye driver. You will also need to attenuate the HF driver by about 20db so that the mid is at the same level as the HF at 70 feet back.

Good luck

ridehatzic · Posted: Sep 08, 2005 6:02 pm Post subject:

Those are looking good. We have homemade ones too, very nice.

wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

Thanks for the feedback guys! i installed them yesterday, couldnt try them tough (look at my other post) so, in 2 weekends ill go and try them properly... btw the subs are 10'', and there were rattles in only one box and they were easily solved....
I might need another amp Confused

for the subs. BUt the mids and the hlcd sounded DEAFENING LOUD! not the subs though Neutral

I cant wait, im too anxious......

Vampyre · Addict Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 622 City: Ooltewah, TN

I have a question for you.. if those are 10" subs, are you tower mounting them? If so.. those have to be awfully heavy, and if so...the low freqs are non directional. so I guess I am wondering why install them up there? Perhaps mounting smaller drivers up top, and a sub in the boat cabin? Just wondering.. VERY NICE work.. those look so cool!
Any more pictures?

wakeagu · Outlaw Joined: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 115 City: Cordoba

hey vampyre! yes, you are right, i learnt that the hard way, after some tweaking, ive decided to remove them from there, but they look sooo cool!! i think im goin to have them there for a while.