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Making speakers from would-be trashed old iMac speakers and iPod boxes.
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Materials used/need for this project:
iMac speakers (from a dead iMac).
Headphones or other comparable listening device with appropriate jack size.
Note: The iMac speakers have a collar at the base of the plug which prevents them from being used on devices other than the iMac which is why I made them out of the iPod boxes. Plus if the original speaker set was used, this would have been the shortest instructable ever. And the look pretty cool too.
iPod boxes (in this case, it's one 160GB iPod Classic, and one 16GB iPod Touch box).
Soldering iron and solder.
X-Acto knife or other sharp instrument for cutting through the boxes (they are particularly thick).
Wire strippers capable of stripping very small gauge wire.*
Wire cutters.*
Jeweler's screwdriver.*
*Not shown. In place of these items, I used my Leatherman Wave multi-tool with much success.
iMac speakers (from a dead iMac).
Headphones or other comparable listening device with appropriate jack size.
Note: The iMac speakers have a collar at the base of the plug which prevents them from being used on devices other than the iMac which is why I made them out of the iPod boxes. Plus if the original speaker set was used, this would have been the shortest instructable ever. And the look pretty cool too.
iPod boxes (in this case, it's one 160GB iPod Classic, and one 16GB iPod Touch box).
Soldering iron and solder.
X-Acto knife or other sharp instrument for cutting through the boxes (they are particularly thick).
Wire strippers capable of stripping very small gauge wire.*
Wire cutters.*
Jeweler's screwdriver.*
*Not shown. In place of these items, I used my Leatherman Wave multi-tool with much success.
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Jan 27, 2010. 9:12 AMlmoore11608
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does this need a power source?
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Jun 4, 2010. 3:18 AMfantoma20
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No, because it isn't using a amp.
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Jun 24, 2009. 11:05 PMN1CK4ND0
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Slick!
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Jan 17, 2009. 4:29 PMThe Fudge Monster
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Nice, new MacBook =)
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Jan 13, 2009. 11:20 AMThe magical duct tape kid
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This is a pretty cleaver set-up!
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Jan 13, 2009. 9:50 AMgreenmaker
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I like how they look very discreet. You could put them on your shelves or computer desk and they'd go unnoticed at first glance. I assume you'd also be able to use pretty much any small speaker for this too. I have some small speakers from a home theater set that I was going to throw out, but will this set-up instead. Thanks for this cute project! This is also the perfect project for super mac-addicts like myself!!
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