Cherry Blue
Designer:
RockingMallet
Project Category:
Portable Speakers
Project Level:
Intermediate
Project Time:
8-20 Hours
Project Cost:
$100 – $500
Project Description:
Portable Bluetooth speaker
Design Goals:
portable, long lasting and pretty
Driver Selection:
Part # 295-415
Part # 275-035
Enclosure Design:
solid Cherry 13/16″ with walnut keys. custom leather baffle and handle. the box is tuned to 55hz
Enclosure Assembly:
glue and miter keys
Crossover Design:
crossover point around 4500
Conclusion:
pretty happy with the sound and looks.
About the Designer:
self taught woodworker for the last 30 years, turned architect, wishing i was woodworking full time.
Project Parts List:
Can I get the dimensions Please?
Hey Bob. the inside dimensions are 5″H x 15″L x 4.5″D
it looks a lot bigger than that, but that is due to the wood i used and the bevel on the front to protect the speakers if the box flipped over. i think the final outside dimensions ended up being 6.5″ x 6.5″ x 16.5″ or close to that.
Your passion and skill for woodworking is apparent in this beautiful box. Simple yet elegant. Nice work!
much appreciated. it was fun to build and have a couple more in the works.
Beautiful project! Thanks for sharing. Are you happy with the design long-term? Any tweaks you would consider after being with it for awhile?
Thanks Tom, i am very happy with it. I built this as a gift to my sister and she says its perfect in every way.. who am i to argue! i just actually bought all the components to build a second one i was happy with it so much.
Any issue with the magnets draining the batteries?
Hey Jeff, my sister, who i built this for, says she runs it almost every day and gets about 8hrs of playtime with just the single KAB BE board. i did build it to accept 2 boards but didn’t end up putting in both.
Lovely project, well done. One question though, could/would you list what components you used for the cross-overs, and maybe even a wiring diagram?
Thanks Ross,
this is the first crossover i have designed so i’m sure there is much that can be improved upon. but here is a link to what i did. if that doesn’t come through i will put the actual parts i ordered below.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RU76pq5nHXE9Wltb2qjxbKYsr1H9FFUL/view?usp=sharing
Dayton Audio 1.2mH 20 AWG Air Core Inductor Crossover Coil – Part # 257-050
Dayton Audio 0.40mH 20 AWG Air Core Inductor Crossover Coil – Part # 257-032
Dayton Audio PMPC-1.0 1.0uF 250V Precision Audio Capacitor – Part # 027-210
Dayton Audio PMPC-2.7 2.7uF 250V Precision Audio Capacitor – Part # 027-218
Dayton Audio DNR-10 10 Ohm 10W Precision Audio Grade Resistor – Part # 004-10
Thanks for the reply, appreciate it. Good luck with any future projects.