Big G

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:

Dayton Audio KAB-BE 18650 Battery Extension Board for Bluetooth Amplifier Boards
Dayton Audio KAB-AB L-type Aluminum Bracket for Bluetooth Amplifier Boards
Dayton Audio KAB-250 2x50W Class D Audio Amplifier Board with Bluetooth 4.0
Dayton Audio KAB-FC Function Cables Package for Bluetooth Amplifier Boards
Panasonic SUPS135-11 Speaker Terminal Plate with Tweeter and Mid High Pass
Dayton Audio KAB-LED Red/Green/Blue LED Package for Bluetooth Amplifier Boards
GRS 1TD2-8 1″ Designer Dome Tweeter 8 Ohm

4 Comments

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  1. 1
    Daniel LaCorte

    Is there a schematic so that I can reproduce this speaker? I purchased the parts required but now need to work through the build.

    • 2
      Grant Treanor

      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.

    • 4
      Grant Treanor

      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.

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