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Build your own Concrete Bluetooth Speaker (how-to)

2017-09-30

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Today we'll be building a Bluetooth speaker! Visually it looks fantastic with a lovely wooden front and a concrete outer shell. This concrete not only looks great, but it helps audio quality too, as the sound produced by the speaker is very solid and confident due to the lack of resonance. Plenty of techniques will be used for this project, so sit back and enjoy!

Parts links:

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Dayton Audio ND65 speaker drivers (US):

http://amzn.to/2yxNaPt

Dayton Audio ND65 speaker drivers (EU):

https://www.soundimports.eu/en/nd65-8-2-1-2-aluminum-cone-full-range-driver.html

30w Mini Amplifier (eBay US): http://ebay.to/2hnWZJ7

30w Mini Amplifier (eBay UK): http://ebay.to/2gkXRxS

Bluetooth Receiver (eBay US): http://ebay.to/2xRZhJK

Bluetooth Receiver (eBay UK): http://ebay.to/2xEDgi1

DC-DC Isolating Converter (US): http://ebay.to/2wpoQ1m

DC-DC Isolating Converter (UK): http://ebay.to/2x4FVgs

Step down voltage converter (US): http://ebay.to/2fFWUDp

Step down voltage converter (UK): http://ebay.to/2xIJ1Zp

Potentiometer (US): http://ebay.to/2xKaUQX

Potentiometer (UK): http://ebay.to/2kb9YC0

Battery Bank Tubes: http://ebay.to/2CsKPrC

Detailed templates: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-WzRpdWmGhjal91SFp2Q1dXbXM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-IyYVV6VKaRQGdPbMFzI6YA

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making our frame out of a set of wooden pieces
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printing the templates onto paper sticking them to some board
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slid inside the larger frame
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make a gap in the concrete for the power cells
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place a final piece of acetate
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wire up the bluetooth receiver
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remove the connectors
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expose a section of the wire slightly further up
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removing the outer mold
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brushed away all of the weak concrete
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wiring all the batteries up in series
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solder the battery pack wires to the amplifier circuit
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