part of Sound system (the rig) Stacked speaker cabinets formed the output end of the rig (Rough Guide to Reggae).
linked by · related to Selector forward and pull-up practice Crowd response, volume and speaker-stack experience are linked in live dances.
linked by · part of Custom speaker box Individual speaker boxes were stacked to build the speaker stack (Bass Culture).
linked by · pioneered Freddie Cloudburst Cloudburst built and stacked the speaker walls of early UK roots events.
linked by · associated with The sound-system wattage race More power drove ever-bigger speaker stacks.
linked by · associated with Bass weight and frequency response Frequency response is engineered through speaker tuning.
linked by · part of Wardrobe speaker box Wardrobe-sized bass boxes form the ground layer of the sound-system speaker stack, with mids and tweeters above.
linked by · part of Scoop bass bin The scoop is the reggae sound system's standard bass bin at the base of the stack.
linked by · part of Front-loaded bass horn Front-loaded bass horns are used at the base of some sound-system stacks.
linked by · part of Mid-range horn The mid-range horn sits between bass bins and tweeters in the stack.
linked by · part of Horn tweeter array Clusters of horn tweeters cap the sound-system stack to project treble.
linked by · part of Compression driver Compression drivers feed the mid and tweeter horns of the sound-system stack.
linked by · part of Transmission-line / horn hybrid loading This loading defines the low-frequency behaviour of the bass section of the stack.
linked by · part of Bass driver (woofer) Woofers are the low-frequency drivers at the base of the stack.
linked by · associated with The speaker-stack triangle Three stacks placed in a triangle surround the dance floor.
linked by · associated with Stacking height and throw Stack height and aim govern how far sound throws across a dance.
linked by · part of Splitting the spectrum across cabinets Dedicated sub, mid and top cabinets make up the split stack.
linked by · part of Arraying bass bins to make a note Arraying multiple bass bins is central to building the low end of the stack.
linked by · part of Box tuning frequency Tuning the bins low and narrow shapes the stack's felt weight.
linked by · part of Imported speaker drivers Imported American and British drivers filled the boxes of the stack.
linked by · part of Ground-stacking (directional wall of sound) Sound systems stack boxes on the ground aimed at the crowd, not flown.
linked by · part of Hand-painted speaker livery Painted livery makes the stack a visual signature.
linked by · associated with Horn and tweeter placement science Aiming the mid and top horns keeps coverage even across the stack.
linked by · part of Horn-loaded vs direct-radiator bass Whether the bass section is horn-loaded or direct-radiating shapes the whole stack's size and voice.
