Based on a USW - Receiver Kit and the idea to have a Radio with a really good sound I decided to make a radio wit a special speaker system.
The Radio is incredible because of its sound. The sound fills the whole room.

Let´s see how to make it.

The green "tube" looks like the old "magic eyes".

Step 1: The Parts

You need:

A DIY radio kit
A speaker
Some pieces of MDF
Water based stain
Wax stain
Brass screew
Brass washers
A PVC tube
Very thin ply wood
A precise potentiometer (10 turns)
two knobs
A switch
A aluminium cone
A refurbished lamp

Step 2: Preparing the Panels

Drill holes for the mounting of the two potentiometer and the screws to mount the panel to the base stand and the tube holder.
Drill a hole for the copper fitting that holds the refurbished lamp.

Step 3: Building the Base Stand and the Tube Holder

Glue a 21mm piece of MDF to the base plate. On this piece of MDF the panels will be mounted.
I used several pieces of MDF to build up the stand.
I cut a hole with the exact diameter of the PVC tube and glued to the stand as well.
I used normal stain first and after it ahs been dried I used wax stain for the finish.

Step 4: Preparing the Tube

I glued thin ply wood around the PVC tube and than I stained it.
After this I glued inside the base stand.

Step 5: Building the Speaker Head

In the top plate I cut a hole for the aluminium cone and the bold´s.
In the opposite plate I cut the hole for the speaker and the bold´s as well
I used steel nuts and small tubes made od steel to mount everything together.

Step 6: Mounting Everything Together

I glued the tube into the tube holder and then I glued the speaker head on top of the tube. Picture 1 to 3
Than I glued the panels to the base plate and the tube holder. Picture 4.
I mounted the electronics inside the case and connected a 12V power supply via the switch to the LED in the tube and the radio electronics.
Then I mounted the knobs to the potentiometers.
I used a 50cm piece of aluminium as the antenna and mounted it on the back.

Step 7: Inside the Case

You can see the DIY Kit for the radio. It is a bit different from the KEMO kit but its doing the same thing.
The tuning i by a varicap and I used a poti with 10 turns to make the tuning easier.

On the button of the page you can see the holder for the antenna.

The kit was obtained from ebay.