Comments on: Speaker cab is finally finished! http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/2009/10/09/speaker-cab-construction-4/ An ongoing discussion about God, worship, music, the arts, and much more Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:34:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tristan http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/2009/10/09/speaker-cab-construction-4/#comment-224 Tristan Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:08:19 +0000 http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/?p=191#comment-224 I don't blame you for the chuckle. I think we ought to be running 94-97dB. People are used to attending concerts run at 110dB, so they walk away from our low-volume worship services feeling like our music had no energy. It has nothing to do with worshiping or not worshiping; it has everything to do with practical considerations like being culturally sensitive to people (part of being "all things to all men"). It's like preaching for an hour with no visuals or stories at all. Can you honor God that way? Sure, but people won't remember what you said, so it's counterproductive. I don’t blame you for the chuckle. I think we ought to be running 94-97dB. People are used to attending concerts run at 110dB, so they walk away from our low-volume worship services feeling like our music had no energy.

It has nothing to do with worshiping or not worshiping; it has everything to do with practical considerations like being culturally sensitive to people (part of being “all things to all men”). It’s like preaching for an hour with no visuals or stories at all. Can you honor God that way? Sure, but people won’t remember what you said, so it’s counterproductive.

]]> By: aaron http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/2009/10/09/speaker-cab-construction-4/#comment-223 aaron Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:40:25 +0000 http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/?p=191#comment-223 nice looking cabinet, Tristan. Great Job! I look forward to hearing it sometime. I had to chuckle at the 90db comment. Our youth services run between 95-105 depending on how much AMP energy drink the student mixing has had that morning. :) nice looking cabinet, Tristan. Great Job! I look forward to hearing it sometime. I had to chuckle at the 90db comment. Our youth services run between 95-105 depending on how much AMP energy drink the student mixing has had that morning. :)

]]> By: Fred http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/2009/10/09/speaker-cab-construction-4/#comment-222 Fred Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:09:16 +0000 http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/?p=191#comment-222 Sweet, T... your diverse talents keep amazing me. Hey,good warmup to prepping a sermon, eh? Have a great weekend. Sweet, T… your diverse talents keep amazing me.
Hey,good warmup to prepping a sermon, eh? Have a great weekend.

]]> By: Josiah http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/2009/10/09/speaker-cab-construction-4/#comment-221 Josiah Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:35:11 +0000 http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/?p=191#comment-221 I'm glad that orange-ish hue isn't the real deal. :-) I really like the natural wood look and the golden pine sounds like a nice way to go. I’m glad that orange-ish hue isn’t the real deal. :-) I really like the natural wood look and the golden pine sounds like a nice way to go.

]]> By: Tristan http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/2009/10/09/speaker-cab-construction-4/#comment-220 Tristan Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:40:39 +0000 http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/?p=191#comment-220 Josiah, So far, all the Stulce amps I have seen are red. Since I wanted one of their amp heads, red became the theme of the cabinet, too. I wanted a natural wood finish for the cab rather than gluing on Tolex or carpet, so I experimented with different red stains. The red mahogany stain was my favorite by far. Then when I saw it all together, the birch baffle was too light-colored in comparison to the rest of the cab, so I stained it slightly darker. The picture makes it look orangish, but it's actually closer to a golden pine. At the end, I still needed something to tie the cab colors to the red amp head, so I added the red speaker grills. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. If anything, I might eventually give up the two-tone and refinish the baffle the same red mahogany as the rest of the cab. We'll see how I like it when I live with it for a while. Josiah,
So far, all the Stulce amps I have seen are red. Since I wanted one of their amp heads, red became the theme of the cabinet, too. I wanted a natural wood finish for the cab rather than gluing on Tolex or carpet, so I experimented with different red stains. The red mahogany stain was my favorite by far. Then when I saw it all together, the birch baffle was too light-colored in comparison to the rest of the cab, so I stained it slightly darker. The picture makes it look orangish, but it’s actually closer to a golden pine.

At the end, I still needed something to tie the cab colors to the red amp head, so I added the red speaker grills. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. If anything, I might eventually give up the two-tone and refinish the baffle the same red mahogany as the rest of the cab. We’ll see how I like it when I live with it for a while.

]]> By: Josiah http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/2009/10/09/speaker-cab-construction-4/#comment-219 Josiah Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:11:28 +0000 http://radiate.aplacetoconnect.com/?p=191#comment-219 Gotta ask, what made you choose those colors? Bet it sounds great. Gotta ask, what made you choose those colors? Bet it sounds great.

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