After years of mucking around making things (badly) out of wood, I have invested time and effort in a 8x4 CNC router.
With that done, I am looking to make a cabinet that suits a full-range driver.
But... (and please, purists close your ears and eyes - it ain't going to be pretty!) I want to make some Bluetooth speakers with some sort of built-in amplifier (Class T, TPA3100D?)
I have the electronics side sorted - for the wireless and MCU side, at least. What I am looking for is a good cheap amp/driver/cabinet combo that I can make a set of reasonably-easily-transported speakers.
There are some other provisos... I live in the wilds of SE Asia - there are no hardware suppliers here that sell anything other than basic house-wiring cable, big nails and 4" screws. But, we do have good-quality hardwood ply and MDF by the ton, for about US$25 a sheet of 19mm.
Everything I make, other than the timber, will have to be sourced overseas and shipped in.
I can make things with circuit boards, so kitset amplifiers don't scare me. I have an extensive hardware, electronics and data workshop, so I am pretty well set up to make speakers.
What I don't have is a background in audio - specifically in speaker design or a lot of experience with different sorts of amplifiers.
With that done, I am looking to make a cabinet that suits a full-range driver.
But... (and please, purists close your ears and eyes - it ain't going to be pretty!) I want to make some Bluetooth speakers with some sort of built-in amplifier (Class T, TPA3100D?)
I have the electronics side sorted - for the wireless and MCU side, at least. What I am looking for is a good cheap amp/driver/cabinet combo that I can make a set of reasonably-easily-transported speakers.
There are some other provisos... I live in the wilds of SE Asia - there are no hardware suppliers here that sell anything other than basic house-wiring cable, big nails and 4" screws. But, we do have good-quality hardwood ply and MDF by the ton, for about US$25 a sheet of 19mm.
Everything I make, other than the timber, will have to be sourced overseas and shipped in.
I can make things with circuit boards, so kitset amplifiers don't scare me. I have an extensive hardware, electronics and data workshop, so I am pretty well set up to make speakers.
What I don't have is a background in audio - specifically in speaker design or a lot of experience with different sorts of amplifiers.
This is an excellent sounding, cheap, easy cabinet. Lot's of happy builds in this thread.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/full-range/239338-mini-karlsonator-0-53x-dual-tc9fds.html
The 0.40x is very portable and the 0.53x is a bit bigger but very full sounding and loud. Inside, Francisco Perez mounted a TPA3110D2 inside, you can easily add the BT and MCU.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/full-range/239338-mini-karlsonator-0-53x-dual-tc9fds-55.html#post3878194
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/full-range/239338-mini-karlsonator-0-53x-dual-tc9fds.html
The 0.40x is very portable and the 0.53x is a bit bigger but very full sounding and loud. Inside, Francisco Perez mounted a TPA3110D2 inside, you can easily add the BT and MCU.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/full-range/239338-mini-karlsonator-0-53x-dual-tc9fds-55.html#post3878194
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