Coupling/de-coupling horns from cabs (BD-Design)
Hello all,
I'm curious what people are using to couple or de-couple the horn section from the bass cabinet in their Oris rigs?
I'm currently using small, clear footers (available at Radio Shack for about $2US for a sheet of 8). Why? Because I had a sheet of them in on my workbench and they seemed to do the job. :-)
I'm sure there are much better solutions; so if anyone is willing to share their experience(s), it would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Mike
Coupling/de-coupling horns from cabs
Hey Mike,
I use the thick fuzzy felt circles with adhesive on the back that people use to protect their furniture from ornamental objects. Not only do they protect my bass cabinets from getting scratched by the horn stands, but I think they also serve to isolate the horns pretty well.
Steve
Coupling/de-coupling horns from cabs
Hi Mike,
I use Sorbothan type feet. These are specified at just the right weight to optimally decouple the horns from the bass system. Because I'm using 2 X 15" drivers on open baffle, I wanted something pretty effective. Certainly, even with extreme bass heavy music, there is virtually nothing getting into the horns.
Regards,
Jonathan
Coupling/de-coupling horns from cabs
Hi Mike,
I use somewhat bigger round rubber feet (10mm) to de-couple the horns making them wiggle a bit. This way the horn can loose its energy and the bass has no effect.
Ciao,
Bert
Coupling/de-coupling horns from cabs
Thank you all for your replies.
Bert, I've pasted a link below for reference purposes.
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=260-777
Are these along the lines of the feet you use?
Thanks,
Mike
Coupling/de-coupling horns from cabs
Hi Mike,
Are these along the lines of the feet you use?
No, I use half round very soft type rubber feet (about 12mm in diameter). Non slippery, very cheap and working well.
Any soft rubber will do the same though..
Ciao,
Bert
Coupling/de-coupling horns from cabs
No, I use half round very soft type rubber feet (about 12mm in diameter).
Non slippery, very cheap and working well.
I picked up a set of Bright Star Audio IsoNodes
http://www.brightstaraudio.com/IsoNode%20inverted.jpeg.JPG
They're 3/4" x 3/8" tall and run about $10 US for a set of four. Non-slippery and very soft. Just what the doctor orderded :-)
Coupling/de-coupling horns from cabs
Hi Mike,
Yep, that looks okay to me...
Thanks for providing the link.
Ciao,
Bert