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HanoiBoi:
ArcadeDunce, I absolutely love your honesty!  It is a prototype and you've got no where to go but up! 

Decide what features are most important before creating your next cab/control panel.  AND, sift through the numerous threads out here.  There's stuff spread out beyond belief, but the more you browse, the more you'll see things you like and things you don't.  What works, and what's doesn't.

Happy Holidays and enjoy your build!

tommyinajar:
For the sound if you don't want to mount some speakers in the podium it self, can't you just use a High Level To RCA Line Level Converter. That should solve the -blow-up-my-plasma-speakers-problem, correct ?
bkenobi:
Add a T-bar like they have on parade floats and strap the players in.  That way, when they push forward on the stick, their body moving backwards will keep the 'cab' stationary.  jk

The problem is the moment you are applying to the top of the cab.  Because it's relatively tall and narrow (front to back), it doesn't take much force to cause it to tip.  There are only 3 solutions I can think of at the moment:

1) Add an extension on the base so that its front to back dimension is extended.  I'm thinking something that rotates out sorta like the feet on some PCs.  Or, redesign the profile of the 'cab' so it's deeper front to back.

2) Add a bunch of weight in the base of the 'cab' so it takes more force to tip.  You mentioned having people standing on a board if I understand correctly.  That would more or less combine 1 & 2 in a pretty effective way.

3) Tell people to knock that ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- off!  Ok, not really a solution.

Btw, pedestals are not a new as they've been used in showcase style cabs forever.  How do they keep the CP from tipping?
Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: bkenobi on December 25, 2009, 11:36:50 am ---Btw, pedestals are not a new as they've been used in showcase style cabs forever.  How do they keep the CP from tipping?

--- End quote ---

It attaches to the monitor cabinet or some of them have a large base.
saurian333:
I like the idea.  With not very much modification, it could be a really nice "slim" showcase-style alternative.  It would work quite well for anyone with [more money than me] a big widescreen on the wall.

As for people criticizing it, I really don't understand that.  It doesn't seem to me that a first build needs to be much more than functional.  Also, the relatively small size and high mobility is (I presume) a bit more "wife-friendly" than a full cab, which seems to be a concern for many would-be cab builders.  ;D
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