Has any one ever tried to use a piece of trussing instead of the standard pole mount, does anyone have an idea of how to make this work.
subs and pole mounts
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The sub will have to be pretty heavy and the truss would have to be fastened to both the Top of the Sub and Bottom of the Speaker to be anywhere near safe.
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It will look even more conspicuous and the Wedding Clients may not like it.
If you want to risk it fine but if it was me I would not put a truss on top of a Sub with a speaker on top. You will compromise the integrity of the Sub by drilling holes into it, That truss will have to be bolted to the top of the sub with nuts on the inside. Try selling that sub afterwards! If you must use a Truss for the Tops then use the standard recommended Floor Plate for that kind of weight on top and place your subs in front of the Truss and on top of its plate to give it more stability.
I guess you could use a small box truss (maybe 8") and fabricate 2 end plates with extensions that fit the sub top hat and the top pole mount.
As Canute said, getting it stable may be tough, but is probably doable if the tops are light enough (probably a 12" or smaller). A sub with a screw in sub pole receptacle would be best .. then the bottom plate could be securely attached.
Alternatively, you could use a sub pole, but place the truss around the pole for a box look effect.
.. or .. hide the subs and use something like this:
As Canute said, getting it stable may be tough, but is probably doable if the tops are light enough (probably a 12" or smaller). A sub with a screw in sub pole receptacle would be best .. then the bottom plate could be securely attached.
Alternatively, you could use a sub pole, but place the truss around the pole for a box look effect.
.. or .. hide the subs and use something like this:
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Is the bottom of the top speaker going to be at least six feet from the ground so that soundwaves from your tops don't get buried in people's faces and chests? Are you more interested in frivolous looks or excellent sound reproduction?
The truss looks standard, so any size should fit in between the end plates. It's the end plates that will need to be fabricated. Either a section of tubing welded to plate or a section of solid round bar stock cut to length and drill/tapped/bolted to the plate .. one for each end for safety.
Yes I always run my top at a minimum of 6 feet off the ground that's why I asked about different lengths
