←ExploreENTITY · TECHNOLOGYCustom speaker boxProbablePurpose-built bass bins and "house of joy" cabinets engineered to move air and reorganise public space with bass.Share a memoryCorrect this recordAdd a source leadAt a glanceTypetechnologyConfidenceProbableEraOpen era →Technology, recording & industryConnectionspart ofSound system (the rig)Custom-built speaker boxes were assembled into the sound system rig (Bass Culture).part ofSound-system speaker stackIndividual speaker boxes were stacked to build the speaker stack (Bass Culture).linked by · associated withBass-reflex (ported) cabinetThe ported bass-reflex box is one of the loading choices for a sound-system speaker box.linked by · associated withMarine / flexible plywood cabinetPlywood construction defines the durability of the custom speaker box.linked by · associated withCabinet bracing and resonance controlResonance control separates a tight box from a boomy one.linked by · associated withThe box as identityA sound's boxes, painted and lettered, carry its identity.linked by · associated withHand-painted speaker liveryBoxes are hand-painted in bold colours and lettered with the sound's name.linked by · associated withSpeaker-box carpentryJoinery in plywood turns drivers into bass bins and horns.linked by · evolved fromHouse of Joy speaker cabinetThe House of Joy stack is remembered as a prototype for the custom sound-system speaker box.linked by · operatesThe box-man (cabinet builder)The box-man designs and builds the custom speaker boxes of a sound.linked by · pioneeredShortmanShortman built the heavy roots speaker cabinets of the UK dub tradition.In storiesStory · Well supportedHouse of Joy: the cabinet that built a nation's bassHow a wartime radar technician's amplifier and speaker cabinet set the template for sound-system bass.
