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Topic: Dual 15" speakers on pole mounts?

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I am weighing my options on replacing my four 15" speakers with dual 15"'s. But to get them up in the air over heads would pole-mount on my subs.

Anyone doing this and if so, good/bad/ugly experiences?
 
Posted Sun 30 Dec 12 @ 10:01 pm
Sounds like a lot of weight for a pole mount. Have you picked one up yet? Are you a one man army or do you have an assistant? I have a pair of duals but I don't like to move them unless there's someone to help me.

I'm just saying I don't think you're back would be too happy with you...
 
I recommend against this practice. Most double 15"s are much to heavy and a suitable stand can not be found. What 4 tops do you have now? Do you use your tops with subs? Let us know what you use and I can give you a few ideas of a pair of tops that can do what you are looking for (more output).
David.
 
Speakers are about 75lbs, poles are rated for 100lb. Do you just stack them on your subs? Any issues with sound not getting past the dancers right in front?
 
I have four Behringer 215XL. Usually stack two on my EV subs and two outside my light truss on stands.
 
Well, thanks for the input guys, but I've come up with a better solution.

Instead of pole mounting, I'm going to construct a box to set the speaker on above my sub with a Chauvet mini colorstip or some strobes in it for effect. That will give me the required height, and also fill just jazz up the light show just a bit more.
 
I guess you do not have any drunks, or clumsy people in your club, to knock things over, that are not stable.
 
As an aside to this, I looked at getting 2 active speakers to do away the amp. No way could I lift one up to head height and onto a pole! Stands with a hand crank are prohibitively expensive so went back to passive speakers.

I did my back in 10 years ago and, as those of you who have done the same know, once that happens you are prone to it pretty much forever and have to be VERY careful to avoid spending a week or two laying flat on the floor.

Don't ever be tempted to lift more than you should or anything remotely heavyish without doing it correctly and not twisting etc.
 
roygough wrote :
No way could I lift one up to head height and onto a pole!


What were they? 12"? 15"?

One advantage of using subs is that your top cabs can be smaller.

My 10" powered top cabs only weigh 12kg/27lbs and my 8" ones even less.
 


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