Speaker Box

This instructable shows how to upcycle a set of old speakers into a new more portable system, great to use with your computer or ipod. I have made one of these before with a set of computer speakers (left, right spkr and sub) and it works great. I basically build a box to fit all the components into one unit. Eliminating the mess of wires affiliated with multiple separate speakers. In this Instructable I am using old Bose outdoor speakers that would have been garbage.

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Step 1: Tools & Materials

The tools I used were a screwdriver, ruler, pliers, wire strippers, table saw, scroll saw, nail gun, power drill, screws, and wood glue. the material I used was 1/2" MDF.

masterinstructorman98 says: Dec 6, 2012. 4:38 PM

where were you able to obtain these speakers and what is the model number to those bose speakers anyways i really kind of want to know thanks anyways if you dont know oh well anyways

zvillesurfer says: Nov 16, 2009. 6:19 PM

i like it all except for the macintosh.

toogers in reply to zvillesurferJul 29, 2010. 8:39 PM

MAC HATERS, UNITE! linux users, also unite!

jakebaldwin in reply to toogersNov 10, 2010. 11:04 PM

Deep down, Mac is Linux too. I use both.

toogers in reply to jakebaldwinNov 19, 2010. 8:15 PM

true, but mac is held up by loads of restrictions on software.

TheMohammad says: Oct 8, 2009. 10:12 AM

Hi friend
The Hole on the orginal speaker box is not for fun, it related to tuning freq. of the box :)

DIY Dave says: Aug 24, 2009. 6:40 PM

awesome

Jakeanator12 says: May 22, 2009. 5:35 PM

Great work it looks really clean. i would love to see a vid or an audio clip or something..great work

hell_raiser_1 says: Mar 9, 2009. 6:05 PM

I bet they sound really nice !!!!! i think it would've been bettter to make an extra compartment for all the hardware. Im trying this but im using, a 2 channel 75W rms car mini amplifier and 2 60w boston acoustic 4.5 " subs and to power it im using an ATX power source... Sounds nice right... well at least in paper. By the way im am building the extra compartment for amp so i can add a couple of coolers.

mbandgeek in reply to hell_raiser_1Mar 28, 2009. 12:45 PM

Your amp/speaker configuration should work, but I would suggest a more powerful amplifier.

General rule of thumb is 1.5 times the RMS wattage of the Speakers you are using. Usually 2.0 or 2.5 times for subs. Otherwise you're going to have Amplifier clipping problems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipping_(audio)
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_pa/Scots_Guide/audio/clipping/page1.html