mustang guy Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) The last couple days I have been working on the giant jukebox pictured. The speakers that were in it were elcheapo Chinese speakers, and one was blown, and the other was good from about 65Hz-6kHz, and that was terribly distorted. I donated a pair of unrestored KPT-200's to the project. They sound miles better. I am going to build a BFM T-30 to fit in the center where the racks are. I will gut the rack, and have the mouth of the tuba shooting between the two KPT-200's. Enough said, here are some pictures: What KPT-200's look like. These are restored, I used a couple unrestored ones that are 100% mechanically sound. The speakers came from surrounds of an iMax. A couple of stacked 2" X 10" beneath the speaker which has a 9-1/2" base. 2" X 4" on the sides. Very nice fit! Everything screwed tightly in place. I don't know if you can tell in this picture, but the front slopes forward just like the KPT-200. The top front of the speaker is against the face of the jukebox, and the botton is about 2" back. A sheet of 1/2" plywood cut to fit. Wood screws attach the plywood to the 2" lumber and to the speaker. Yes, I ran those screws right into the speaker! Don't worry, they aren't deep enough to hit the crossover. Henry is in there painting them up: All done, and sounds great! Here is the front of the jukebox: Edited September 20, 2014 by mustang guy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 20, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2014 Great idea, looks cool, is it for your shop or like to bring to car shows ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusruler Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Very cool Craig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Don't forget, it's a Juke Box not a HI-Fi. Give it plenty of bounce and let the top roll off a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 It's ridiculous that you cut up a couple of 2x4's and everything frames up perfectly! Why doesn't that ever happen on any of my projects? +++ That Rollin' Jukebox is cool, not to mention BIG. I think it was probably a good thing you did not pick up that Peavey system for this jukebox project. That would have taken a small army to move around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Great project. Looks very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Don't forget, it's a Juke Box not a HI-Fi. Give it plenty of bounce and let the top roll off a bit. The T-30 will add some bounce, but how would you suggest rolling the top off, as you out it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick J B Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Awesome! But uh, wheres the trailer hitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbox Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Awesome! But uh, wheres the trailer hitch? This thing is cool. It has a detachable trailer, and a gear system that lays the jukebox down on it's back in the trailer. It is quite clever and self contained. Here is a picture of the detached trailer: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 20, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2014 Very clever, I was wondering what that bracket was on the back at the bottom. That should be very popular wherever it goes. We can see a computer, but how does it work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) That computer is gonna go dtel. It has a nice little SSD in it with Win7 and a jukebox program called Ultimate Jukebox. We are gonna sock that SSD into a smaller box, and mount it. The computer is connected to a touchscreen under that metal flap on the front. It currently allows people to cue songs just as a normal jukebox would. The future of this will be a bit different. I will be throwing foobar2000 on it as a player, and will then have the ability through wifi to pause, play, adjust volume etc from a smartdevice. For iPhones it will run the monkeymote app, and for androids the foobarcon app or similar. Of course the touchscreen will still be available to choose songs via foobar2000... Edited September 20, 2014 by mustang guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORE KLIPSCH PLEASE Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Most cool, I like it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I remember the old days with a Seeburg 50 LP job controlled by a telephone with a two digit number for each LP side. Worked great for people into total drunkenness. Saved a lot of records. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 20, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2014 That computer is gonna go ' OK thanks, that's a great idea, and going to be controlled with wifi, you have apparently been thinking about this for a while. First Class, it going to be a big hit at shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 That computer is gonna go ' OK thanks, that's a great idea, and going to be controlled with wifi, you have apparently been thinking about this for a while. First Class, it going to be a big hit at shows. Actually the thanks go to Chris A from this thread: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/152350-bringing-giant-jukebox-into-the-21st-century-need-help/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 21, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2014 I missed that completely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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