Portable speaker for all music players

Step 3: Connect the amp to the head phones

On the back of the amp there should be two wires sticking out.
connect the stripped wires from the headphones to the ones sticking from the amp.

Comments

[thedownsmeister]

Hey everyone, this might not be working because there is no amplifying circuit between the output (your ipod) and your speaker (the speaker you ripped out from something). If your speaker is any bigger than about 1" across you will need an amplifying circuit even with the volume turned all the way up as Derinsleep said. The ipod or any other music player will not have enough power to drive the speaker's movement, which creates the sound. I agree with JL2013; this instructable was very confusing and could have used some original pictures or video to help demonstrate what steps need to be taken.

[georion]

Roger Dodger !!!!!!!!! instead of worrying abut spelling--lets worry about if this will work !!!!!--great comment ,,thedownsmeister !!!!!!!!

[butterflycookies]

I connect a ton of speakers together and i need a small amplifier for them I gatta jack one from a cessite player or something....

[musick_08]

there is one at radioshack for about $25, idk how big it is, but i'm getting it when i get some money

[JL2013]

cheap and affordable, but a little confusing

[mai109]

I'm sorry, but all i can say is "DUH!"

[cdubnbird]

i can't get my speakers to hook up to my headphones. i've tried with three different headphones and two different speakers. 1. i-pod headphones with one green wire and i red wire both in the same strand. 2. cheap headphones with one blue wire and one copper wire, and on the other strand one red wire and one copper wire. 3. cheap headphones #2 with one red wire on each strand and 6 smaller grayish shiny (steel?) wires on each strand as well. I have tried every configuration of wires on both portable 2" radio speakers and 1 3/4" singing card speakers. Each time I give it input coming from my i-pod mini. Each speaker plays fine when tested against a battery. And each headphone set plays fine when reconnected with the headphones. I'm frustrated as to why it won't work. Help?

[chinnerz]

did you strip the enamel off the wire? the colour on the wire is like a thin plastic. just get some sanding paper and rub it off. also this project isn't gona sound too good without an amp

[cdubnbird]

no i didn't, i'll try that. thanks a ton because i've posted that comment everywehere and no one would help. it works now if i touch the wires to the contacts of another headphone speaker it's just a little annoying to have to play the headphone speaker with the larger ones. Again thanks.

[chinnerz]

hey, no probs, thats why i am here

[mayney93]

so all you do is rip the insulation off the headphones and attach them to where the speakers wires are and the speaker will work and you wont need any exterbal power supply?

[Derin]

sorta yea but even a zen can't pump out enough juice to be joyful (IT WILL WORK YOU JUST NEED TO CRANK THE VOLUME UP)