I´ve been playing records as a reggae selecta together with a friend for several years. Over time I´ve become more and more interested in building my own soundsystem and I´ve now come to the point where I have the cashflow to actually build one.
The places we play aren´t that big (around 150 people) so I don´t think I need ha huge wall of speakers. I´m thinking of building a 3-way system with 2x18" hogscoops but that´s about as far as I´ve come with my plans.
Should I go for 15" or 12" as mids? And what speakerplans should I go for? I´m happy for every suggestion.
And what should I choose for tops? Should I go for a smaller speaker (6-4") or just buy a couple of 1" tweeters? And what plans should I use?
im posibly not the best guy to respond, but seing as its been a while since u posted ill give u my 2 cents worth.
seeing as the places u play probably wont be that bit i would definetly say to go for 2 x 12 reflex. u should be able to get enough spl out of this and the reflex wil sound good up close and hopefuly get the comp driver up over the heads of the punters.
the 12s will play low enough to meet the hogs and the 15 inch extension will be wasted me thinks. more importantly the 12s will play higher which should allow you to use a 1.5 inch comp on tops rather than 2 inch. a good quality one should sound decent down in the crossover fequencys and still give you that sharp top end i notice is so sought after in the roots scene.
i think what u realy need to aim for is tha have a good amount of power in ur amps to run it all nice and comfortable, especialy on the hogs.
hope that helps a bit
cheers
dave
