The bottom line is that you are happy with the results. You mention a roomful of drunks so my immediate concern is gear protection. Some thoughts to consider include:
- Add about 12" of plexiglass above your opaque façade. This would allow people to see the turntables but offer a modicum of protection from spills and wandering hands.
- Your graphic EQ is just an invitation for drunk people to play with your sound. Perhaps adding an expanded metal grate in front would be wise. You could still see the gear behind the grate and have enough airflow for your amp but you would greatly lower the temptation to mess with your gear.
- Consider wall or ceiling mounting your speakers. You will get a much better sound in a crowded room than you would having the horns aimed at people's knees. It would also prevent drinks being spilled onto your paper woofer cones.
Hey thanks for the constructive points,
I'm never 100% happy with anything I do, I always end up picking the most inane things, but I learned to stop my OCD, that said, I'm "happy"
Yeah I said drunk people, more tongue in cheek, I've done and had a lot of house parties, they generally actually always are fine. It's not really an outside party with strangers, but you would hope people get "happy"
LOL
With that in mind
point 1> No, would be like I'm behind a shield, I've done loads of parties with people and never had anything like this, in what is essentially my house,
point 2> If anything I would put it behind clear plastic, BUT for maintenance or issues, thats gonna be a pain, I don't see people messing with that TBH
point 3> No place to put them the ceiling is too low, cups bottles on speakers yes, but I generally go up to people and ask them to move it, I also used to arrange a cone on the speaker (taped down to avoid this)
ALL good and relevant points for sure , the only thing which actually is ok are the speakers there is not enpugh space to put anything as there failry covered up, although my table is a "failure" point, so needs my eyes on it.
Muchly appreciated your positive comments and recommendations
Keep in tune !