From Speakers to Headphones

I had an old pair of speakers from a computer that ran windows '98(just so you can tell how old) that I decided to make into headphones.
The headband is made from pieces of metal I found in a printer I dissasembled.
The piece from the headband to the speaker is from an erector set.
The erector set piece is attached to the speaker with a hose clamp.
The cover is made from pieces of cardboard I cut out and glued together.
The ear thing is made from an old t-shirt i rolled up.

Comments

[BlackDeth]

I believe my Ghetto iPone (iPod and earphones) can top that, Took apart cpu monitor speakers and took apart a iPod replica (thats looks like an iPod but a third party compony) and removed the screen and wiring it to the speakers and makin it a pair of headphones/ghettoPod, tutorial will be posted.

[Magnelectrostatic]

They sound pretty awesome, like wireless headphones...but not wireless...

[BlackDeth]

Portable but built in Ipod headphones ;), also gonna work on a custom CD player hoodie wear the hood has the headphones wired to the CD player disassembled in the front pocket (yes protected with a lid) and so us Retro peoples can be in but out of style.

[Boppo3]

I really feel this deserves an instructable ... I need the specs for the headphones!!

[Magnelectrostatic]

Sorry, but I don't think I'll be making that instructable any time soon, but basically I measured out a bunch of different cross sections of the speaker, traced the sections on to cardboard, and then cut them out and glued them. Everything else is shown in the slideshow.
Also, I don't know much about the specs, but I was able to find a picture (not mine) of the speakers (not ripped apart). http://www.flickr.com/photos/69112297@N00/460011527/

[ilpug]

i love the simplicity and downright-ghetto-ness of this design. the slide show is well done too, i wouldnt even need steps to build it! how durable are these? they look slightly spindly.

[Magnelectrostatic]

Thanks! And these are a little bendy right where the speakers attach to the head band, but I don't think they would break unless you tried to.

[pirate of doom]

redefinition of ghetto-blasters eh?

[Da Nugesta]

you must get good bass out of these! 3 inch mid-bass half an inch from ur ear!! :)

[123456]

LOL

[CADDBOY]

cool idea & very creative. but won't this cut your battery life in half?

[kneecaps]

no its the same output from the ipod, mp3 player, zune, etc. so it wont drain it anymore than it normally would with ear buds.

[NatureBoom21]

Really Nice!

[Da Nugesta]

great idea - well built. i had those drivers, WCTC 3W, but i blew them! xD

[gmoon]

I got a chuckle out this. But I like it--it's massive overkill (hello hearing loss.) What's it weight? 2-4 lbs, maybe?

[Magnelectrostatic]

1lb, 3oz.

[gmoon]

Nice.