You can read a lot about it here

http://www.partyvibe.com/forums/sound-engineering/27792-how-build-sound-system.html :bounce_g:

Hi Pretty Poly ,
You said that right but i’d have put RnB first lol

Regards
Mungo

@Gazatronium-Ethane 406377 wrote:

right, I wanna build a rig, nothing mental, 800k to 1100k. But I don’t have a clue about what components to use….can build the box’s that’s a piece of piss, just knowing what to use on the electronical side is a different matter.
If anyone can help us out that’d be fan-dabby-dozzy.

P.S. I know fuck all about electronics so true to put it in lamans terms please

I would also suggest learning some of the basics like the units of measurement and their scale factors. you can read about these on the net like wikipedia or other basic explanations – there are loads about.

I think you meant 0.800 to 1.1 kW or 800 to 1100W – 800 to 1100 k(W) is 0.800 to 1.1 Megawatts.

To stick this kind of load on the grid in one go without upgrading the network would most probably put the whole of Haddenham into darkness (its about the same amount of power a village like that uses in all the houses).

of course a mistake of units that big is easily spotted, where you can get into more of a pickle is if you are selecting smaller components or working out impedances and get your units mixed up, particularly when you start to use test meters and other such equipment which you will have to do at some time.

but you do need to learn the basics, particularly also about stuff like the electric power to make your rig work. I know lots of people who have some very nice kit but it often sounds like pure shit because they’ve ignored what they think are the “boring” bits of sound engineering, or worse have done so much K they can’t hear straight (beware, this stuff affects the hearing as well as other senses).

Building a rig is something I’d love to do if I could afford it.

I’d suggest not skimping on the boxes though – I dunno if you have a woodworking background or not, but there’s a lot of skill in making them properly. At the end of the day, they’re the one part of the rig that you can’t easily make changes to.

With speakers, the more solid the enclosure is, the less sound is gonna be radiated from the cabinet and colour the overall sound, so spend money on thick, quality plywood, not MDF from B&Q. They need to be structurally sound anyway if you’re going to be moving them around at all. And cut the pieces on a proper table saw that can do mitres – see about borrowing a workshop for a couple of weekends.

Speakerplans.com has lots of tried-and-tested designs for all kinds of PA speakers, and recommends suitable drivers for each.

It’s hard to explain the technical side of things in layman’s terms without resorting to a physics lesson. Might be good to do the project with a mate who’s a bit more into electronics/loudspeakers. Don’t get too hung up on wattages, it doesn’t actually mean a great deal to say that a sound-system is “1000W” – it’s certainly not a reliable indication of how loud it’s going to be, anyway (btw I take it you meant 800-1100W, not kW, as this would require a small power station to run).

As I say, I’ve never done it before, but I’ve done a bit of woodworking and know quite a bit about speakers – someone else on here who’s into building rigs can probably give more useful advice.

actually if Gaz holds out for a bit I reckon there will be lots of people round your way selling rigs or bits thereof

They reach their mid-late 20s, get with a girl, she falls pregnant, kids are expensive and their mums tend to not like Dad risking thousands of pounds worth of kit to end up in TVP property store when it could instead be sold to buy stuff like cots, prams and all that other stuff….

@Gazatronium-Ethane 406470 wrote:

good thinking that, a friend of mine is part of the An Watt crew, i might ask him if he has any thing he’s willing to sell me

Go get his GF pregnant and don’t tell him 😉