Help Me Not Kill People With My HPRs

[Ryan.]

So I like how my HPR153s sit on the 181s, but I was thinking it would be nice to get these up about another foot and angle them down a bit.

 

I was thinking about building a box with a pole at center bottom that would fit into the subs pole hole.

 

Of course the box top would need a bit of an angle.

 

Then I was thinking to secure it inplace I would go from side handle of the HPR153 to the 181 with ratchet straps to lock it in place.

 

Am I just going to kill people? Any better ideas (without paying someone to fly them)?

[witesol]

I am contemplating the very same situation with 153 over 181. I will probably build a little black box and use motorcycle tie downs. but, i'm wanting a very slight tilt, like a 1.34"(a 2x4) in the back

[Ryan.]

See thats what I'm thinking. Except like a 2x6 in the front and a 2x8 in the back. That way I get the lift and the angle down.

[The Chinese]

 

See thats what I'm thinking. Except like a 2x6 in the front and a 2x8 in the back. That way I get the lift and the angle down.

 

 

I'll be honest & say that I much prefer my Cabs with no Tilt- Angling the horns down keeps that harsh upper....Ouch. Keepin' em flyign over the heads- Much Smoother. Dunno About the 153's, mine are LA325's.

 

Todd A.

[Redbassman86]

Try contacting QSC and seeing if you can purchase the Tilt Direct pole mounts they use in the K series. May take some carpentry, but I bet it'll be a hell of a lot safer. I'm thinking the angle pole will eventually come crashing down

[witesol]

the 153i are much too heavy and long to work with any pole. the torque on that would surely mean failure.

 

if one had the room, a pair of these would be safer and more adjustable:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Multifunction-Drywall-Bakers-Scaffold-1000lb-Capacity-/370391271955?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563d0a4a13

[Chickentown]

http://www.bt-12.com/

 

These are costly, but solve the problem of the shifting center of gravity by compensating for forward tilt. There's an 8-page thread at ProSoundWeb of the guy sharing his idea, then the drawings, proto, and finally the product.

[imnotded]

 

http://www.bt-12.com/ These are costly, but solve the problem by shifting the center of gravity to compensate for forward tilt. There's an 8-page thread at ProSoundWeb of the guy sharing his idea, then the drawings, proto, and finally the product.

 

 

Those are great! A bit pricy though.

[Shaster]

Back in the stone age my band ran three Martin subs a side, double Martin 12" mid bins, and a horn on top. I guess we would sometimes angle the horn down but it didn't seem to matter all that much when we were running warp 9.

 

I haven't test driven the 153's but I wonder if they really need the added instability of tilting down to ensure high end coverage. Just wondering.

[agedhorse]

I agree.

 

 

the 153i are much too heavy and long to work with any pole. the torque on that would surely mean failure.