Popular Post Chestnut Posted October 30, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 I had an old night stand thingy that we both just didn't' really like any more. The only reason i was holding on to it was because my bedroom Audio was inside it. Megan had the bright idea to put the speakers and amp in the front two drawers of the under bed storage. They aren't accessible any way and it would put them in a nice hidden spot. I thought it was a great idea. So it started with making 4 drawers. 2 for the speakers and 2 to complete the storage. I cut and glued some redwood into boards and then used the porter cable 4200 the box joint everything together. The previous drawers were dove tailed but unless you lay on the floor next to the bed you can't tell the difference with the jig cut ones. Next it was to make a sealed enclosure and install the hardware. Again no pictures here. It was wood glued in a box with no fancy joinery. Mounted up the audio equipment. This ended up needing a last min run to the hardware store for some solder because i misplaced my electrical solder when i moved. The components are all from parts-express. IIRC the crossovers are 2nd order passive at 3khz which were purchased to match the fall off of the tweeter and woofer. I bought all 3 components so they meshed well together. The amp is a bluetooth thingy and despite a few quirks works very well. The system as a whole has some good bass for not having a sub and gets decently loud for only being 60w peak. Here is a nice picture of the one side that doesn't have the amp in the front. This redwood is awesome. So here is the end spot for them. In the end the worked perfectly. I noticed as i was hooking things up that the sound was a bit on the bright side which had me a bit concerned but i thought that once i moved the night stands back in it'd solve the problem and it did. With one being on each side of the bed it acts as a perfect 2 channel sound stage. Laying in bed you almost get the feel of having surround sound. With the night stand pushed over it all piratically disappears. It also sort of just fills the room and makes music sound like it's not coming from any one direction. Having good separation of stereo speakers isn't done enough these days. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Pretty cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 So it all runs from your phone/ tablet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 That is pretty cool. Care to share a link for the amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 26 minutes ago, wdwerker said: So it all runs from your phone/ tablet ? Laptop. I run it off of Bluetooth when i don't care about quality but with decent speakers and well staged sound you can really hear the awful quality over Bluetooth so i have the good ole 3.5mm jack near by. It absolutely baffles me why phone manufactures have started removing that useful expansion port i use mine daily. I get why that one company was motivated to remove it to make more money off of dongles but all the other followers i don't get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 42 minutes ago, Damon777 said: That is pretty cool. Care to share a link for the amp? Woofers. https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dc160-8-6-1-2-classic-woofer--295-305 Tweeter. https://www.parts-express.com/visaton-sc5-8-shielded-1-2-polycarbonate-tweeter-8-ohm--292-552 Crossover. https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-xo2w-3k-2-way-speaker-crossover-3000-hz--260-144 Amp. https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-wf60pa-60w-class-d-full-range-21-plate-amplifier-with-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-40-a--300-781 So the exact one i bought isn't available any more but the one i linked is the same thing but better and cheaper. I just now realized that it's 30 watts per channel RMS not peak so it's got more power than i originally though. I always do full sealed enclosures for my woofers because i like the frequency response i get from it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Ah, I too know the joy of Parts Express. Thanks. I have an older set of Boston 3-way components I just took out of my truck. I was kicking around building boxes for them and using them in the family room as satellites, but this may be a better application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 This amp is 4 ohm stable so you should be good there. Car speakers aren't built the same way home audio is so they may be a bit underpowered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 I was way into the audio (both car and home) about 15-20 years ago. The amp I am using down there is 4 ohm stable. I was solidly into car audio, and had a dang good mobile SQ setup at one point (Sony XES source, PG amplification, Dynaudio and JL for loudspeakers). Then I put together a modest home setup (Adcom amp, Magnepan speakers) and realized that the automotive environment would never compete with that. Now good enough is plenty good for video games and the occasional movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Nice!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Nice project! It's so easy and convenient for people to just grab a bluetooth speaker and play music through that rather than 'real' speakers. You don't have to break the bank to get far better sound that- as you said - fills the room. I good friend of mine just moved and the new house has in-ceiling speakers in a room with wall volume control. Unfortunately we can't find the input end of the wires anywhere. I'm convinced that the previous owners pushed them back into the wall before installing a built-in for their TV and wall mounted surround sound equipment. We'll have to get in the crawl space to see if we can find where it is running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Damon777 said: I was way into the audio (both car and home) about 15-20 years ago. The amp I am using down there is 4 ohm stable. I was solidly into car audio, and had a dang good mobile SQ setup at one point (Sony XES source, PG amplification, Dynaudio and JL for loudspeakers). Then I put together a modest home setup (Adcom amp, Magnepan speakers) and realized that the automotive environment would never compete with that. Now good enough is plenty good for video games and the occasional movie. My shop speakers are CDT components ran off a PA amp. Those suckers can handle 180W RMS per channel which ins't easy to find. I currently am feeding them something like 80 per channel and the amp can't quite drive them to their full potential. They rarely get turned up to that point but when Megan is out of town and i'm trying to hear music through hearing protection over a DW735 the power is nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 36 minutes ago, Chestnut said: ...They rarely get turned up to that point but when Megan is out of town and i'm trying to hear music through hearing protection over a DW735 the power is nice. I'm sure the neighbors love it woodworking and loud music LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, pkinneb said: I'm sure the neighbors love it woodworking and loud music LOL I'm 8' in the ground if they aren't standing outside the shop window i doubt they'd know. Besides my neighbor probably can't hear over the grinding and welding he does on his 1950s Jag. All my other neighbors are too far away to hear anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Just now, Chestnut said: I'm 8' in the ground if they aren't standing outside the shop window i doubt they'd know. Besides my neighbor probably can't hear over the grinding and welding he does on his 1950s Jag. All my other neighbors are too far away to hear anything. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon777 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 My shop is an uninsulated (this is being rectified this fall) pole shed, so the neighbors get to hear it all. Granted, we are on 5 acre lots for the most part, so there is some buffer. Loud machines drive me toward earbuds anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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