Garage sound system...

Are you limited to the proceeds of the 2226? Do you want a sub?

You could build some Econowaves Standards (Pyle waveguide, D220ti CD, Dayton DC300-8 woofer) in the PE cabs. (http://techtalk.parts-express.com/sh...79#post1620779)

For the sub, you could use any of the BFM designs from the THT, THTLP or maybe even the table tuba. It just depends on how much space you have.

*sigh*

Pullin' yer arm to make them 4pi's, man. Heheh.

So is this a design for just a bass system for you garage or are you wanting speakers too? I'd say maybe a stock 4pi or Econowave and maybe pair those up with a single or dual THT's. If overall width is an issue you can build the 12" driver version which I believe makes the cab about 15-18" in width. Or if you are willing to slightly elevate your minimum lowend corner your options would open up a bit more.

That's what I'd do. Keep it simple, rugged, and inexpensive.

personally I would just head to your local good will and pick up the biggest oldest pair of speakers they have there. Tons of good deals there.

I run some old pioneers that my dad had since the 70's, they are really loud in the garage space. No certain how well the SQ is but my garage doesn't have garage treatments in it yet


But seriously, look for old cheap speakers on CL or a good will.

Ahh, flying the whole thing? Okay. Well, maybe check up on that Anarchy based TH if you want to do the TH route and that goes down to 25hz-ish. I wouldn't complicate the build with a one off TH design, myself but I'd like to see what you come up with if you do.

Parts Express makes these knock down kits.... omg, they have a 15" version now, apparently. Yeesh. I could have used one of these last year.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...number=245-326

There ya go!

EDIT: btw, how much were you trying to get for your 2226's?

here is my garage sub, and yes its way more than you need in a garage, but for less than $100 you cant really go wrong on this one...

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1289415

I use Bose 901's (he ducks for cover)

I like them because I can crank them to get "good" sound everywhere but not get blasted if you get close. There is a picture of my workshop/garage towards the end of my HT build link in my sig.

I think I would second the recommendation of just going to goodwill or some place like that and picking up the biggest old speakers they have. Then you could spend more on the sub. I've been thinking about doing a monster horn sub using cheap drivers in my shop as well since I have something like 25'x40' to work with. A setup like that could make for a pretty enjoyable place to watch a movie with a big group of people.

You can always convert the PA speakers using Econowave plans.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHB2031A

Hard to beat.

For a garage, I think it could be a mistake to build "normal" speakers.

In your home theater, you would always be sitting in the same spot, so normal speakers are perfect. But in a garage, you would be kneeling down, standing up, moving from spot to spot. And if you're like me, you would eventually get tired of moving in and out of various audio "sweet spots".

Have you considered speakers that would "fill a room"?
The Bose 301's are designed for something like this and have 8" woofers that offer decent amount of bass. And, they aren't tower speakers. So they would be great mounted up near the ceiling.
They have been around forever, so you can find one of the many generations available on ebay or craigslist pretty easily.

The Bose 901's are very capable, but require being mounted away from the rear wall for the best sound. Also they like to be ceiling mounted, but about 1.5' from the ceiling I think?

That's exactly how I have mine mounted. I just modified the floor stands to hang them from the ceiling. They really do work well in the shop. They put out a remarkable amount of "sloppy bass". My shop is ~12,000 ft^3. I'm driving them with a 120 watt per channel Rotel amp.

It's sloppy because they are too close to the rear wall. I hope you are at least using the Bose EQ with them.

Yeah I'm using the OEM EQ. I've got about 2' from the pointed end to the wall. I still manage to whack them once in a while with lumber or clamps. At least they're out of skull striking zone. They're sloppy compared to my B&W's in the theater.

Wow, in the picture it looks like 2" from the back wall.

Nice table, btw.

They sound even better. Some of the best speakers I have heard.

the bose 901 were designed to try to recreate the direct vs. reflected sound of live performances.

the relections provided by the 901 are preferred by many for music, as it makes it sound very spacious/ambient, but for home theater it is a total fail, as it makes dialog slurred/sloppy/unintelligible. this is why no pro theater employs this approach.

jbl experimented with such dual systems, but it didn't really catch on.

The Danley DTS-10 has not been available as a kit for 9 months. It can now only be purchased as an assembled unit.

Many individuals in this forum like the Bill Fitzmaurice Tuba HT front loaded horn. The plans are available for $15 at the BFM site. There are at least 8 build threads in this set of threads. The BFM THT is 3'x3'xyy where yy varies between 24.5" and 36". The THT gives solid response to 22 Hz (its tuning) and then falls off precipitously. A pair would be devastatingly loud. The cost somewhat less than $500 each to build (price includes a separate power amp such as the Parts Express 240w plate amp). You need to check the BFM site for the latest recommended 15" drivers. Previously, it was one of the 15" PE 15" drivers.

There is also the THT LP that is twice as high but as the same internal volume as the original THT. Some individuals have built it because it fits better where they want to put it.

Correction: yy upper bound changed from 48" to 36". On BFM site there are 48 Tuba HT and 60 Tuba HT but they are different beasts.

I didn't realize that there was a 48" version. Is there a build with this width?


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Any driver spec'd for automotive use will be fine in the garage.

Not sure on your mains...did you get them yet? If I was looking I would check out eBay for some used bonafide name-brand pro speakers with horns.

I found some Renkus Heinz SR 81's for $150 that absolutely rock my 1200 sq.ft. garage with 80 wpc of stout early-90's Yamaha receiver power.

That plate amp is the exact same one I use to power a single 12" 6th-order sub in the garage...it does the job and is cheap. It was powering two of these 2.9 ohm 12" cabs in series until one died -- used to use them for the low end at my wife's bank Christmas/Halloween parties until an overzealous wanna-be roadie helping me load stepped on the wire (which was stupidly run directly to the voice coil with no terminal plate) and ripped the leads right out of the coil.

The system also has an a/d/s C1500 electronic crossover/bass controller ($50 on eBay) to high-pass the Renkus Heinz and provide some neat controls over the subs. Really allows the system to crank!

I used the PE amp's high-level ins/outs for awhile but it seriously compromised the sound.

Lilmike is belting out a nice Tapped Horn alternative to the THT for my basement family room system that would rattle your garage. The shopsub that radman12 linked to in post #8 is an awesome affordable option that is ready to build.