The Coffee Amp

[pablopepper]

That's pretty damn cool, dude.

[lawry]

This is going to be a beast. I built a Lamington 15 watter several years ago and it was damn loud! Be careful though because those voltages can KILL you if you're not careful. Otherwise, have a ball and blast away. It's a great project!

[Bass Guy]

Oh man, this is so cool! Keep us posted, please!

[Brendan]

Pest - depending on how you want to wire it - may be a dumb idea entirely, but a 3 way on the front and 2 jacks. That way if a mate's over you could have you, both or your mate playing - could be set up as a simple A/B/Y? That said, you may want to look at putting something on the front to jack into (just thinking that would be most convenient). Maybe a strip between the speakers to put your controls onto?

Only other worry I'd have would be is there enough weight in it? If you crank it up - is it going to be walking around the place - or at least vibrating in such a way that you lose tone?

Love the idea though!

[keloooe]

@lawry yeah I know that the Lamingtons can kill, I have built one before, and I have maintained my own amp at home!
@bassguy don't worry, I'll keep posting pics and updated whenever possible!
@brendan with the weight of the table, amp, speakers and stuff on the top, I beleive t should be stable. Also I was planning on the speaker isolation so I can have multiple amp heads and controls for the Lamington on the front panel!

[lawry]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from keloooe on February 8, 2014, 06:50
@lawry yeah I know that the Lamingtons can kill, I have built one before, and I have maintained my own amp at home!

Should've known you've been there already. You don't seem like the 'sit back and watch' kinda guy to me.

[stan]

Fantastic plan Pest - just wondering if the table needs sides and an open back, more like an actual cab. I dont fully know the science of speaker cab design, but this may give a better sound (and hide internals and a place for jacks and controls?)

[keloooe]

Hey Stan, the sides and backs will be removable for a different sound!

I might redesign the whole table entirely to fit more things inside it, details will be revealed when I finish the design and paperwork for it all.

[stan]

sounds like you have it covered mate, looking forward to the results

[VanHaydn]

G-Day nice effort there Matey!
great insperation I need to build a dual 15" bass amp and like the idea of the 2 in 1 approach, I dont have a coffee table in my studio or a bass amp, hmmmm Thanx !
cheers
Haydn