Easy Way To Pole A Speaker

[a2dds]

Kids and adults alike, don't do this... you will break the top hat in your sub as well as bend the pole... and damage your back all the same processes. Un trained, Un informed fool!

[JDProductionsTM]

just like this :D (done at a few more gigs), poles start to bend... just like this, snap, drop speaker, drops sub, broken feet ect lol but other wise good idea :S

[Venom8419]

Those poles looklike they are bending big time plus the speaker is wobbling.lol.supposed to do that?

[nickslokker1]

Great idea!

[afonsosoundman]

Sorry mate, but you don't know what you're doing.

Thats not the way to do it, thats not the way you should bend your back and knees and if the pole snaps, you're gone.

Just be careful. Pro Audio is an Art.

Cheers.

[discjockeyjames]

I do this with my Peavey UL15s on tripods now, thanks Brian for a simple but such a great tip!!

[djwizo5000]

Yeah I do that with my tripods.

[doyleaudio]

I can't believe how smart that was. LOL

30 years in this business and I'm still learning.

Excellent!!!

Thanks for "Sharing"

[Henzzman]

A little visit to the gym should fix this lifting problem and you wont have to fuck up your equipment.

[applman2]

can you do this with tripiods?

[AppA]

Won't the pole break after a while?

I mean I can imagine what kind of burden those poles could be having after setting it up a few times.

[djfritzentertainment]

usually the poles meant for holding loudspeakers are made of a flexible steel/aluminum alloy so they can bend and flex back to their original shapes (come on its meant to hold several hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth of Pro audio they are meant to handle most anything)

[proaudiohd]

Yeah get strong poles that fit right and this works great. Much better than trying to hold the speakers way up in the air and line the pole up.

[djxtr3m3]

Dang! nice way to get an accident why dont you buy a tripod for your camera and get that guy help you lift the speakers instead him holding the camera

[wyattdjco]

yeaa... saw that pole bend and looked like it was gonna snap right off. my friend used to do this until he broke 2 $125 stands and his $500 speakers along with them...

[zkxlz]

just go get some 2" PVC pipe and spray it black

[dorplein62]

not going to hold it

[Djraveh]

Brian, don't do it, I tried that to stand up some speakers on a $100 stand and the legs snapped right off. Its a unsafe way to pole mount speakers.

[bigboydjs]

great way to fuck your pole stand up. thanks for trying to help tho when you pick heavy speakers up use your knees not so much back

[partymastersdj]

BRIAN You Look Younger in this video... WoW

[lanswipe]

great way to bend the speaker pole

[nathanbosch]

@lanswipe Yes not very useful I think. Niet erg handig.

[Bitsforboats]

Somehow I don`t think it would work with my EV Eliminators....

[producerben]

Nice tip, but if you look at the "top" cab afterwards it leans back and wobbles. Probably not the best trick for constant use. either that or get a good stock of the bars, then it don't matter

[stefanmplayer]

heey brian, nice trick, i can really use this info, but the speaker pole will have to be a lot stronger than if you would put the speaker in top by lifting it because of the ''wedge'' effect right?

[Wakeysam]

This is the most stupid way of rigging a speaker i have ever seen!

[SimonHomkham]

Wow Amazing! Im going to try with our speakers

[jigibao]

jees.top speaker is mostly more midd+high tone and simple light 10-12inch will do good.but subs are necesery 15-18inch and keep them down and big... you dont need 15inch on the pole?!?!?

[taeskyhigh]

on my Mackie SRM 450's you have to tighten it so if i do that poling thing with the SRM's and SWA's i will have to be carefull when i pick the speaker up or i can just tighten it while its on the ground right??

DJ-T-Marq

[robjcrowston]

whenever i put my speakers on poles above my subs they slant forward ans feel unsturday

and wobble all over the place!, if someone was to lean on the sub even slightly im sure it would fall!

is this right and does anyone else have this problem?

[stefanmplayer]

i have 2 dap x-15 fullrange/;top speakers and they have 4 (3 cm) rubber feet underneath them (so you don't damage the speaker when putting it directly on the ground )and the subwoofers from the dap X-series have Small holes on their top side at wich you can stack the legs of the top speakers, it's REALLY sturdy , it is absolutely 100% idiot proof

[Ayanami0001]

very useful tip. thanks.

[directsound]

The Pole looked a bit squrily But good tip no pun intended LOL

Thanks DJ Mikey Mike

[djzrule]

You shouldn't have your subs like that. Put your subs clustered in front of your booth. This will add more output due to coupling. Then keep your tops splayed out to the sides as usual.

[discoell]

Bollocks subs are omnidirectional! unless you have shit ones

[robjcrowston]

no its true, by standing your subs together they work in-junction with each other giving you a 3db gain which in terms of sound to the human ear is twice as loud.

[bodymovin08]

I wouldn't recommend this method in this particular situation but your video did give me the idea to mount my 100 lbs. QSC powered loudspeaker onto a sturdy speaker stand in the same manner. I had to shop around for a strong enough stand that I could afford that was available locally. I bought the DR Pro stand at $80 each. They sit pretty high on that particular pole but no higher than demonstrated in this video. So far so good on the DR Pro stands.

[bodymovin08]

You know what? While the DR Pro stand is rock solid it's just to tall for my application. I exchanged them for Ultimate stands which allow me to bring the horns down almost a whole foot lower.

[gustrapos]

nice!

[jubes567]

can u tell me what brand of speakers and subs thos r?

thanks

[motojeff]

I have EV 18" subs and Peavey SP3G tops, I tried that twice, the second time it broke the speaker pole mount in the EV's.

[daryl152]

thats a pretty dangerous way to do it lolz..when lifts it up..the speaker is like tilting not striaght!! he bent the bar yo

[bodymovin08]

He may have bent the pole but I have seen speakers mounted on those kinds of poles at Guitar Center and they don't look very sturdy to begin with. The speakers are free to slosh about and sit in weird positions as in this video.

[sweet0608]

vollidiot, du hast kein plan von pa, sonst würdest du köter deine lala maschine nicht so behandeln

[ljmike1204]

not realy sturdy rigt but i jus it to get speakers on a stand and he it wurks thanks brian

[JBLisbetter]

good idea, about a year ago i tried this with JBL eon15 g2s and and 18 subs, both being powered obviously they were pretty heavy. i ended up snapping the top hole mount in the sub, the metal peice snapped off from the ring which was bolted to the wood! so be careful with bigger speakers!

[EmpireDjProductions]

Great idea! never thought of that.. No offense brother but aren't you supposed to bend your knees & not using your back to lift?

[WTFp0s]

wtf was that

[markenhousen]

yeah thats why they invented friends and step ladders

[Djcarolina18]

While it may be effective for some people, lifting a speaker like this not only risks damaging your gear but also yourself. If that cheap, $15 aluminum speaker pole should break, then your sub will crash, the unbalanced weight of the top will slam into you knocking you over and probably throwing that speaker a few feet. I have a fairly expensive setup, as it appears you do to and i'd rather get someone to help me rather than risk damaging my hard earned gear.

[dothestevedance]

Hey Brian,What pole mounts are you using (Brand, name??)

Thanks

[djmarcelca]

Nice idea.

I usually just Place the Pole in the Top Speaker and lift it onto the Sub.

But That's just me

[djfreebey]

hi brian what spearkers are they

[rojo76]

as a DJ, I do the basically the same thing with a (15" 3-way) cabinet... but I have a cabinet/tripod arraingement. Sometimes I see others struggle lifting a cabinet on a pole, so this video must be for the constructivly challenged (if you can bench press 500 lbs, then this vid might NOT apply to you).

[natjuk]

Wooo Im glad I watched this vid - Now I can die happy(!)

[DJsam1993]

me again i think it is a good idear as i do have big speakers THANKS

[DJsam1993]

that speaker pole looks a bit bendy!

[raymondleeleggs]

Thats one reason I hate the way bookshelf style speakers look, they look stilly on stands.

[Pritznotta]

lol nice

[richiecockburn]

what a load of shite . im an entertainer and i dont need to do that all you got to do is just put the pole as the bin is stood up

easy as out then place the speaker on top

ive never in all my time come accross any act thats had to do it that way

[briansredd]

Hi Richiecockburn

It actually works quite well (minimal back strain). If you have an easier way of doing this, I welcome a video responce to this one demonstrating a more practical alternative. In the mean time, I offer you the same advice I gave gidjdisco: Next time you leave a comment, you may want to try to be a bit nicer. Who knows, maybe someone may actually subscribe to your site if you are a bit more constructive with your comments.

[gotladdertrucks]

Brian takes time out of his life to give DJs tips and this is what you give him. Have fun getting Subscribers...

[gjdjdisco]

video quite dumb coz afta a few times da pole could snap it looked klike it woz bout 2 in da vid!

[briansredd]

Hello GiDjDisco.

I've been using this same technique for about a year now. I usually gig 2-3 nights a week and not once have I bent or snapped a pole. It's just smart leverage. Next time you leave a comment, you may want to try to be a bit nicer. Who knows, maybe someone may actually subscribe to your site if you are a bit more constructive with your comments.

[stevey192]

possibly the most pointless video ever... boooring

[richiecockburn]

i couldnt agree  more

[briansredd]

Hi Stevey192

I've seen your videos... you should talk.

[stevey192]

Rofl at least mine is about something and shows talent . wtf does this shite show? eh? punk

[briansredd]

Now I have to block you. Think before you post comments on people's videos. If you did that, perhaps you'd have a few more subscribers. Sometimes if you can't post anything nice you shouldn't post anything at all.. but that's tact. Good luck to you

[briansredd]

Oh yeah, before I block you... notice you have 3 subscribers. I have over 2,000 because I'm not trying to show off my "tallent", I'm only trying to share information.

[richiecockburn]

well as long as you keep on loving yourself youll be happy then wont you lol

[Chazland]

Excellent idea, will try this with the wife ('big Ann from Wigan') later tonight.......she's doing a speech at a wedding - madam speaker! Did you get this idea from the Kama Sutra by any chance? Will let you know how I get on/in/under!!!

Cheers Brian, from me and my bad back!!

[briansredd]

Hi Chazland

HA!  No problem! I hope it worked well for you. Some here are arguing that you may bend or snap a pole by using this process. I've been doing it this way for about a year now a couple times a week with no trouble with my gear OR back :)

[keepNitloud]

wer those bottom boxes subwoofers?

[briansredd]

Yup

[radioviper]

Yrr You shoud Note May Damage Your Top Hat Hole Fitting And May blend Surrport Pole

[briansredd]

I've been doing it this way with this set-up at least twice a week for a year now and nothing has been damaged yet.

[groovindj]

I've only ever done this in reverse (packing up) but only with speaker stands rather than subs and poles.

[briansredd]

It should be about the same, eh? I was wondering if a tripod would grip the floor well enough to raise it like this? What do you think?

[groovindj]

Well I think a good tripod should have rubber caps on the legs for occasions like the gym floor above.

[MightySaturn5]

We've always had large PA cabs so never needed to do this but I'm sure at some time some place I will, your method made it look pretty easy and yes-I'm probably one of those impatient types that would have lifted the thing onto the pole-Thanks again for the helpful video

[johnno233]

looks lyk you've warped the pole a bit doing that! thank fuck for winch up stands

[briansredd]

Actually, at the time I didn't know it, but I was missing the 2 rear feet on my sub. Hence, the tilt

[gtr3cords]

looks like if its gona break i dont trust those

[briansredd]

You'd be suprised. It's quite safe

[briansredd]

The top cabs are JBL JXR115 and the subs are Sonic Metrosubs

[heber13]

what speakers do you have

[jungletekno]

Thats fantasic!  Thanks!

[BigMilan]

well i'm like 2m tall, so i'd still probably be putting it down, instead of up :P

[BigMilan]

well i guess i've never had to do this... so i guess this is how i will do it. lols. thanx. to i guess i'll never really be able to appreciate how much help this was.

[briansredd]

Most people try to pick the speaker up in the air and somehow try to get the pole aimed into the female cup located on the bottom of the cabinet. As you can imagine, that is not only tough to do but dangerous. You could hurt yourself or drop the speaker causing damage to your cabinet or other equipment.

[ellaskins]

Simple, yet such a good tip! 100% johnathan