Hello, so this is my first post here 🙂
I am a programmer and guitar player, and after tinkering with Arduino projects and smart home automation I arrived to the DIY audio sector. Just purchased a TPA3116 amp to have around to test things out and currently looking forward to getting some speakers maybe, though I am still not sure what I want to do.
I have been inspired by the Boominator design and what to do my own speaker, the problem is that I live in an apartment and I don't have the tools nor time to build my own enclosure, hence I am looking for EU based suppliers that provide cabinet kits that can be assembled without minimal tools.
I was thinking first of making 2 woofer 2' speaker design, or a 2x4' one with a piezo tweeter. My plan is to eventually make a 2x6.5' design with a piezo speaker with high efficiency, like the Boominator, but I am currently far of from that.
So if anybody knows of a place to get cheap cabinet kit or even a place that can build a cabinet for you from schematics is highly appreciated. I can source the actual speakers locally, but I just need an enclosure to fit them in. Doesn't need to be HiFi, just need to be cheap and hopefully have decent sound 🙂
EDIT: I forgot to mention that 3D printed enclosures are also an option since I have access to a 3D printing service
I am a programmer and guitar player, and after tinkering with Arduino projects and smart home automation I arrived to the DIY audio sector. Just purchased a TPA3116 amp to have around to test things out and currently looking forward to getting some speakers maybe, though I am still not sure what I want to do.
I have been inspired by the Boominator design and what to do my own speaker, the problem is that I live in an apartment and I don't have the tools nor time to build my own enclosure, hence I am looking for EU based suppliers that provide cabinet kits that can be assembled without minimal tools.
I was thinking first of making 2 woofer 2' speaker design, or a 2x4' one with a piezo tweeter. My plan is to eventually make a 2x6.5' design with a piezo speaker with high efficiency, like the Boominator, but I am currently far of from that.
So if anybody knows of a place to get cheap cabinet kit or even a place that can build a cabinet for you from schematics is highly appreciated. I can source the actual speakers locally, but I just need an enclosure to fit them in. Doesn't need to be HiFi, just need to be cheap and hopefully have decent sound 🙂
EDIT: I forgot to mention that 3D printed enclosures are also an option since I have access to a 3D printing service
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Welcome to diyAudio 🙂
I'm going to move this to 'Everything Else' as this section is really just for intros and so you probably won't get the help you want in this area.
I'm going to move this to 'Everything Else' as this section is really just for intros and so you probably won't get the help you want in this area.
Hi raresserban and welcome to diyAudio. I used to think that the cabinets were the biggest challenge, but got over that fear. Places that sell MDF and Ply will often cut it up to your spec for a small additional cost. So that could be an option.
Tony.
Tony.
Take a look at foam core board construction - easily done on your kitchen table.
The Karlsonator thread in particular
Mini Karlsonator (0.53X) with Dual TC9FD's
The Karlsonator thread in particular
Mini Karlsonator (0.53X) with Dual TC9FD's
You could also look at conversion of existing speakers to Econowave ? I understand some older speaker boxes make good candidates - you will need to research which ones.