Big G
Designer:
GKT Design Co.
Project Category:
Portable Speakers
Project Level:
Beginner
Project Time:
8-20 Hours
Project Cost:
$100 – $500
Project Description:
A 36″ portable Bluestooth speaker.
Design Goals:
To get a device that looks good enough and sounds good enough for it to be your one device. Home audio, patio or pool, or tailgate.
Driver Selection:
295-424
Enclosure Design:
This first attempt is in pine to keep cost down until I figure out how to construct it. I used a maze vent to get a bit more low end which worked out well. It was a totally guess on my part. The design software made my head hurt. Sounds Great!
Enclosure Assembly:
Brads and glue
Crossover Design:
High pass filter plate to the tweeters (cost saver) and I passed through direct to the woofers.
Tips & Tricks:
My only tip is to make sure you have enough room for all the electronics!
Conclusion:
The sound is great, the battery life is great, the bluetooth signal need work on the next one, the looks turned out well. I will however do much better on the next one.
About the Designer:
Maker from Dallas, TX. Music nerd and learning wood working. Learning…. Learning…. hopefully someday selling
Project Parts List:
Is there a schematic so that I can reproduce this speaker? I purchased the parts required but now need to work through the build.
Sorry DLaC. I more or less wing’d it. I could not even tell you the measurements other than is 36″ long. I’m sure I could be improved upon with some more audio science. It’s big. Maybe too big to be a grab and go boombox. But, for my home and only moving it around a little bit it works great for me. Big sound once the speaker were broken in.
how is the low end ? im from rowlett texas and started getting into this beginner
The low end is “good”. It really depends on the quality of the mp3 I’m using. I’m almost 100% bluetooth mp3. On a nice modern studio album like Maroon 5 it’s great. Like Led Zeppelin and older stuff not so great. I also play with my ipod eq. Dance, hip hop seem to give the best sound. My tweeters do tend to over power a bit with no EQ settings used.