Heya,I am trying to wrap my head around the preparation for a subwoofer build I want to do. The information on the internet about DIY (P.A) speaker building is abundant but chaotic and overwhelming. It's hard to develop a concrete idea of the I know my audiotheory basics and have decent music production skills. I am hoping to receive some helpful tips and answers toI have no idea if my desires are realistic so please tell me if so (and ideally also why & possible alternatives). Any tips or general guides on where to get started would be super helpful.My idea:
Get into the long term hobby of building P.A. Speakers by starting with a decently sized subwoofer. For now I want to use it in my studio as an (probably overkill) addition to my DJ setup (4CDJS>Allen & Heath Xone 42). I think this might be a challenging but educational entry into the craft. I will probably buy a midtop to make a full range system. Later, I hope to use this sub in a full stack that I would build in the future.My desires:
A passive wooden cabinet subwoofer that has a free building plan available, that would (in addition to additional kickbin and midtop) provide a enjoyable high quality sound output to a crowd of up to 200 people in an outside setting mainly used for techno & minimal/dubtechno. I would like to keep it under €500,- and don't mind it being heavy, but should be able to be moved around.My questions:
- What kind of sub would be suitable for me?
- What kind of mid-top could I buy to turn it into a full ranged system?
- What kinds of other speakers could I build to turn it into a full range system?
- What kind of external gear would I need to run this as an addition to my dj setup (4CDJS>A&HXONE42>2KRK Monitors), and later in the full stack?
- What kind of challenges does a soundystem meant for outside use pose as opposed to one meant for inside use?
- Not alot of building experience, so recommendations on tools will be hugely appreciated aswell?tl;drhow to build subwoofer for ~200 ppl, outside use, techno/dubtechno, under 500 as a noob
