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Homemade Boombox Collection

Homemade Boombox Collection
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I made all of these boomboxes. I was first inspired to make boomboxes by the character Radio Raheem from the movie Do The Right Thing. My first one was bigger and heavier than it needed to be and used a pair of overpriced speakers that were lacking in highs. Since then I have figured out that car speakers work well as they are light and are usually co-axial or have full-range response. 

First Boombox- 6 1/2" speakers, Dayton T-amp custom wooden box. Too big, lacks highs. To make this one I had to custom cut the a couple big wine boxes (6 bottles). UPDATE: Now using coaxial car speakers ( http://www.parts-express.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=267-7164&scqty=1) that sound a lot better. Also made the box slimmer, so it's easier to carry.
Second Boombox- 4" Car Speakers, T-amp module. Much smaller and easier to carry. Made out of a single wine box. UPDATE: upgraded the amplifier and the internals. Now able to use 3 different power supplies, batteries, a 12v wall wart, and 120v power from the wall stepped down with an internal SMPS.
The twin Boomboxes- 5 1/4" speakers, internal 12v power supply for plugging into the wall. They were made out of bigger single bottle wine boxes. No picture gave them to friends.


I will definitely be making more of these in the future. When I do I will be sure to update this 'ible.

Some sites I used for parts:
Parts Express- Where I bought the drivers and amps
21 comments
Mar 1, 2012. 7:01 PMMegaThunderbird101 says:
Hey could I switch between a 12v battery and a dc power supply? If so how?
Thanks in advance.
Feb 21, 2012. 8:07 PMmaddan417 says:
Hey, could i use this amp http://www.parts-express.com/pe/pshowdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=320-307&scqty=1, to power 4-6 speakers. Then also this http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=320-176 for the sound controls, i would then be hooking up my ipod with an aux cable. I am going to power it with a power cable, maybe a battery. My other question is can i hook up a more powerful 600W x 1 channel amp to a sub and have both amps play off the same aux cord?
Feb 22, 2012. 12:48 PMmaddan417 says:
So is this correct?I hook up the two amps to each other with the rca cables and then plug another pair of rca cables into the open stack and just run the end of that to my 3.5mm jack?
Feb 22, 2012. 12:45 PMmaddan417 says:
Could you give me the link to the potentiometer you'd recommend the last one was the wrong link
Feb 6, 2012. 12:09 PMcolvin1005 says:
Can you give more info on adding/relocating the Pot? Did it come with the amp or did you purchase one? If purchased, how do you know what kind to get?
Oct 13, 2011. 10:38 AMpeytonalysa says:
I am making a boombow for a school project and was wondering if you could please give me directions on how to make these?
Oct 28, 2011. 9:18 AMpeytonalysa says:
What will the batteries be used for? HOW BIG WILL THE BOX NEED TO BE TO FIT ALL THE COMPONENTS?
Oct 31, 2011. 10:29 AMpeytonalysa says:
Ok thank you
Oct 18, 2011. 10:33 AMpeytonalysa says:
Thank You soooo much for helping us out. You are an exceptionally good human. If we have any questions or need help trying to make these boomboxes we will comment. Thanks again!!!

Jul 31, 2010. 5:00 AMklatten says:
What kind of kit did you use for the small boombox? How much did it cost approximately to make it?
Feb 26, 2011. 8:54 AMrakejooney says:
What was the reccomended wattage for your car speakers you used? Because I have some that appear similar but their reccomended wattage is 30 nominal to 60, so I am not sure if the 15w amp would be able to do it. But I don't need it to be too loud, just good stereo levels
Feb 5, 2011. 7:34 AMbiggeesmall says:
Hey could you tell what part you used for the input jack? Thanks!

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