audiotastic learning curves/life in kentuck

Curve one: the 3M self adhesive kinda-sus,,,,  Probably works great on pre-treated plastic surfaces, but ripped gaping holes in the polystyrene foam board.    Alternatives have proven worse, as they also ‘eat’ the PolyS,,,    

Curve two: Go big!!!    Current boards were cut 1’X2′ with the driver mounted off centers at 2 and 3/5ths of the board.    These proved TOO SMALL as the drivers are quite capable of driving bigger: Hence why they tore themselves loose.    If you decided that such a size is more your liking, I suggest going with a smaller driver; say 15w or so, not the 40w I linked.  

Other than that, still quite in love with the sounds these things are capable of making.   VERY Flat response for what they are, especially considering COST.    As a near feild they are spectactular, as room filling, they are quite adequate.   I could see making an array system from this set up with ground mounted subs and being able to use in a public system: say a moderate sized bar.    Or even as an onstage monitor system as sidefills. (less foot print since they could be mounted almost directly to a wall.)   The downside to them as an array is their projection of 165degrees; thats rather broad spread for an array, and whats off axis is quite tinny.  It could cause feedback issues.    More experimentation needed, and it won’t be anytime soon. 

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IN THE REAL WORLD,,,,,,     Weather being what it is in Kentuck, we had flooding over the weekend with mid SIxties temps, and here it is four days later and we have about an inch of snow on the ground with sub freezing temps   It’t three in the afternoon and I am looking at outside temps in the mid-twenties.     KOLD!!!!

Youngest sis sent me a text asking if everything was OK on our end.  I know why.  Media driving up the flooding we recently had.   Honestly, yes, there were a few flood related deaths this year (last I heard was 9, probably higher now) but in this area, thats on the low side for this time of year.   Yeah, its sad that people died, but its not for lack of education: people KNOW that you don’t try to drive through rushing waters, and yet they still do it.    I’ve had to trek through some standing water a time or three myself , but I will NOT attempt it if I see current.  OR if I believe the water will go over an axle.   If I think its getting too deep, I back out and find an alternate route.  

Fact: February is our usual flash flood season.   More than a few Febz where I was off for a week or more because my shop was under FEET of water.  Any hype selling this as ‘Unusual’ is just that HYPE and fear mongering.     I read one comment where someone said that Trump doesn’t give a rats ass about Kentuck, but thats not true, its just this is NORMAL and his advisors KNOW IT.  We have a ton of hills that are capable of catching a lot of water and shedding it just as fast: that water has to go somewhere and the river basins can only handle so much before they start flowing over the banks.   NORMAL,,,,

Those that push the luck are the ones that might become the statistics that are used as fear mongering hype.

life goes on.

Anywhooz,,,,   I’m home today for a ‘snow day’.  Not complainin’: didn’t want to be out in that shit playin’round.    Its KOLD out there, and the fact that I have all three of the kittehs hiding in the house away from that cold,,,, Yeah, they know better.  Cold SUCKS.

Come On SUMMER!!!!

I did see sprouts of Easter lillies while taking the dumbdawg out for his bathroom break.   SO Spring is ready to spring out in all directions,,, This may be the last blast of winter (with some minor spots where its chilled,,,,).  Even Voo didn’t want to be out there any longer than needs dictated.   As soon as he did his squat, he was moving FAST back towards the house: ’nuff of this shit!’

just a few weeks longer,,,

Thats about all I have today, y’all take care out there, stay warm.

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