Solution for outdoor speaker setups

[jokerswild]

Rob - I'd bee concerned that if the ground weren't level or soggy that the speakers (even on a shelf) could settle....and possible tip or be prone to tip....I wouldn't be using sub poles at all just for that reason (top-heaviness)...

Fred had the right idea; rubber mats...and tripods for the tops....

Excellant point.... which means at a new location it would be wise to go ahead of time and scope out the setup area for sure..... in the case of the campground the area I'll be setting up on has been well packed as a parking lot for years.... and since I have been there before I am confident in setting up in the fashion I've described...

I hadn't thought of the sub pole issue since I don't have any yet so the thought never occured to me..... as my plan was to stack the tops right on the sub....

 

[Scott Harris]

I have 8 pieces of 1/2" CDX plywood cut into 2'x2', it was a single sheet of plywood. If the ground is soft or wet I put one under each tripod leg, using 6, leaving 1 for under my amp rack and a spare. If the ground is hard, but not level I can use 1 or 2 under the low leg on each tripod. My subs sit on the ground center clustered, strapped together it necessary. If it's wet I put plywood under them also.



Scott

 

[ahoustondj]

Time for you to either put a clause in your contract or negotiate for the venue to rent at least a 10' stage or two small risers one on each side.
If you want to go all the way you can also use this device.

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[jokerswild]

Time for you to either put a clause in your contract or negotiate for the venue to rent at least a 10' stage or two small risers one on each side.
If you want to go all the way you can also use this device.

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It's a campground Houston... I doubt they will spring for any of that.

 

[ahoustondj]

It's a campground Houston... I doubt they will spring for any of that.

Pertaining to the Stage or Risers.....have you asked, when you were negotiating?

 

[jokerswild]

Pertaining to the Stage or Risers.....have you asked, when you were negotiating?

 

[soundinmotiondj]

Why?

2" shouldn't decouple them from the ground enough to make much of a difference in the sound....

As long as the radiating plane is less than 1/4 wavelength from a boundary, the boundary coupling will occur. At 100Hz, 1/4 wavelength is 2.8ft. A 6" high plastic shelf will not pose any problems for coupling to the ground.