Good Afternoone Everyone,
I just made an account on here a day ago as I have a thought. I have been wanting a bluetooth speaker for when I go to bed, I like to put music on. But I also want to be able to say bring it to my fraternity to know I will have a room to chill with music.
Sonos really interests me but to get it working right you need all the network stuff which I do not need at all. And it dosen't have bluetooth.
So I think I am now on a journey to develop my own little multipurpose speaker.
I originally thought about building a omnidirectional speaker to attempt to flood a room with sound, but figured I should start with something a little more normal.
I looked around for a while yesterday and have some ideas and thoughts on what I want to do, but when it comes to my more technical Electrical Engineering I am lacking with things like Crossover and how to chose a amp and such.
So my Idea right now is to use a Dayton 4" Full Range Speaker with a Vifa Tymphany 1" Tweeter. I would also like to stick a small 3" or 4" subwoofer facing the ground so on the bottom of the enclosure to round out the little speaker. I think I am trying to get the greatest possible full frequency range I can muster. All in mono no as well. All the speakers I am going to choose will have a 4 ohm impedance.
The part I need is finding the best AMP for my solution. I also want to incorporate a bluetooth controller into it, but with 3 speakers the bluetooth controller only needs a 12V power where when you get into the amp power I need the voltage needs are different. Also all it really needs is a Volume and On off butt and a mute so the speakers don't pop when I turn it on.
As for the cabinet I have no idea what I am going to do.. I have access to a small machine shop but thats mainly for aluminum panel machining.
Let me know what I can do! Thanks!
I just made an account on here a day ago as I have a thought. I have been wanting a bluetooth speaker for when I go to bed, I like to put music on. But I also want to be able to say bring it to my fraternity to know I will have a room to chill with music.
Sonos really interests me but to get it working right you need all the network stuff which I do not need at all. And it dosen't have bluetooth.
So I think I am now on a journey to develop my own little multipurpose speaker.
I originally thought about building a omnidirectional speaker to attempt to flood a room with sound, but figured I should start with something a little more normal.
I looked around for a while yesterday and have some ideas and thoughts on what I want to do, but when it comes to my more technical Electrical Engineering I am lacking with things like Crossover and how to chose a amp and such.
So my Idea right now is to use a Dayton 4" Full Range Speaker with a Vifa Tymphany 1" Tweeter. I would also like to stick a small 3" or 4" subwoofer facing the ground so on the bottom of the enclosure to round out the little speaker. I think I am trying to get the greatest possible full frequency range I can muster. All in mono no as well. All the speakers I am going to choose will have a 4 ohm impedance.
The part I need is finding the best AMP for my solution. I also want to incorporate a bluetooth controller into it, but with 3 speakers the bluetooth controller only needs a 12V power where when you get into the amp power I need the voltage needs are different. Also all it really needs is a Volume and On off butt and a mute so the speakers don't pop when I turn it on.
As for the cabinet I have no idea what I am going to do.. I have access to a small machine shop but thats mainly for aluminum panel machining.
Let me know what I can do! Thanks!
I've build some portable battery powered sound gizmos that sound pretty good. I've used a variety of different things. (Bookshelf Speakers, Plastic Buckets, Clay Pipe, Tool Boxes.. Just to name a few..)
If you choose an amp with a 3.5mm input, Bluetooth is no problem. It also makes it versatile to other input options..
http://www.amazon.com/Streambot-Wir...1417563779&sr=8-2&keywords=bluetooth+receiver
For portable applications, I like Single Point Stereo Ceiling Speakers. Takes away a lot of engineering issues and they sound good if mounted in a proper volume enclosure. (Damped and Ported) Usually .2 / .5 ft. for a 6.5 in. speaker. You can go cheap or expensive. I like soft dome tweets myself..
Here's one of my ElCheepo Gems. Sounds really good and will fill a room. Built with a 6.5" stereo ceiling speaker and a 2 gal. plastic bucket. Operates on 8-"AA" batteries but could operate from any D.C. source up to 35 volts. An LM7805 regulator supplies a small 3 watt/channel chip amp, Vol. control, On/Off switch and a 3.5mm female input. Sit it up to fill a room or lay it down to direct the sound. Just some food for thought..
My Bucket-O-Tunes..
If you choose an amp with a 3.5mm input, Bluetooth is no problem. It also makes it versatile to other input options..
http://www.amazon.com/Streambot-Wir...1417563779&sr=8-2&keywords=bluetooth+receiver
For portable applications, I like Single Point Stereo Ceiling Speakers. Takes away a lot of engineering issues and they sound good if mounted in a proper volume enclosure. (Damped and Ported) Usually .2 / .5 ft. for a 6.5 in. speaker. You can go cheap or expensive. I like soft dome tweets myself..
Here's one of my ElCheepo Gems. Sounds really good and will fill a room. Built with a 6.5" stereo ceiling speaker and a 2 gal. plastic bucket. Operates on 8-"AA" batteries but could operate from any D.C. source up to 35 volts. An LM7805 regulator supplies a small 3 watt/channel chip amp, Vol. control, On/Off switch and a 3.5mm female input. Sit it up to fill a room or lay it down to direct the sound. Just some food for thought..
My Bucket-O-Tunes..
Thanks the definitely gives me some ideas, but I am gonna stay away from battery power, but that bluetooth receiver is nice looking. How does it sound to say the most popular bluetooth module from parts-express? Is something I would want to know.
The bucket is cool, I was possibly thinking some sort of PVC tube speaker. But that gives me issues of mounting a tweeter lol.
As for my speaker size I think I am going to go with a 4" woofer.
Ya know if I dont like I made a cool little speaker, time to make another kind of deal.
As for my amp I have no idea what I would use for a mono speaker with a crossover in there...
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