iPad passive horn

jives11 · 7th December 2011, 09:51 AM

Hi, not HiFi by any means but I wonder if anyone has experimented with building a passive horn to boost the sound from an iPad I.e no electronics. There are some rather nice wooden units, but I wonder if much thought has been given to the characteristics of then iPad speaker in the horn dimensions. I was thinking of a solid wooden tray, maybe 1" think that the iPad drops into and has a routed horn mouth with it.s narrowest point by the iPad speaker, emerging on the right side of the tray ? A lip around the edge means the iPad screen is level with edge of the tray and provides some acoustical sealing.

dhaen · 7th December 2011, 10:34 AM

It would be nice if the tray could take a commercially available (and ipad compatible) keyboard/trackpad!

DIYNick · 11th December 2011, 01:20 PM

Didn't someone do this for the iPod out of card board?

I think it was a thread here.......

jrenkin · 11th December 2011, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DIYNick

Didn't someone do this for the iPod out of card board?

I think it was a thread here.......

I saw that. Search for it, very cool construction, buy I recall it was not calculated dimensions.

tli · 02:18 PM

Here she is.....Something a little different: quick-and-easy iPod Horn

Within that thread, there are some seriously cool designs therein (found in individual posts) so be sure to read through all the pages.

chris661 · 11th December 2011, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrenkin

I saw that. Search for it, very cool construction, buy I recall it was not calculated dimensions.

Nah, I just chucked it together in typical teenager style.

Did I mention I've rebuilt it using duct tape?

Chris

PS - watching this thread with interest.

jrenkin · 11th December 2011, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris661

Nah, I just chucked it together in typical teenager style.

Did I mention I've rebuilt it using duct tape?

Chris

PS - watching this thread with interest.

Actually, I think that is far more impressive. True ingenuity. That is how new things are discovered. Not googling to see if anyone has tried it before, like me...

DIYNick · 12th December 2011, 05:16 PM

I hope Chris661 you built it in a shed as well, in the best British tradition!

chris661 · 12th December 2011, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DIYNick

I hope Chris661 you built it in a shed as well, in the best British tradition!

Oh, what I would give to have a shed. Nah, being a whippersnapper at 17, I'm still at home. So it was on the dining table.

(Imagine the above said with a broad Northern accent, and you're pretty much there).

Chris

DIYNick · 13th December 2011, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris661

Oh, what I would give to have a shed. Nah, being a whippersnapper at 17, I'm still at home. So it was on the dining table.

(Imagine the above said with a broad Northern accent, and you're pretty much there).

Chris

Chris, ....one day you too can have a shed!......now if that isn't something to aspire to, I don't what is

Nick

7th December 2011, 09:51 AM	#1
jives11 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hampshire	iPad passive horn Hi, not HiFi by any means but I wonder if anyone has experimented with building a passive horn to boost the sound from an iPad I.e no electronics. There are some rather nice wooden units, but I wonder if much thought has been given to the characteristics of then iPad speaker in the horn dimensions. I was thinking of a solid wooden tray, maybe 1" think that the iPad drops into and has a routed horn mouth with it.s narrowest point by the iPad speaker, emerging on the right side of the tray ? A lip around the edge means the iPad screen is level with edge of the tray and provides some acoustical sealing.

11th December 2011, 02:03 PM	#5
tli diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Gilbert, AZ	Here she is.....Something a little different: quick-and-easy iPod Horn Within that thread, there are some seriously cool designs therein (found in individual posts) so be sure to read through all the pages. Last edited by tli; 11th December 2011 at 02:18 PM.

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7th December 2011, 10:34 AM	#2
dhaen diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.K.	It would be nice if the tray could take a commercially available (and ipad compatible) keyboard/trackpad!

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DIYNick diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Merseyside	Didn't someone do this for the iPod out of card board? I think it was a thread here.......

12th December 2011, 05:16 PM	#8
DIYNick diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Merseyside	I hope Chris661 you built it in a shed as well, in the best British tradition!

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