DIY Bass BookShelf Speaker
by Steve Willson Kujur in Circuits > Speakers
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DIY Bass BookShelf Speaker
Hey! everyone My name is Steve
Today I’m Gonna show how I Build this BookShelf Speaker with Bass Radiator for boosting the bass performance, the bass I get with this little 3” midbass driver is impressive as well as mid
And higher frequency handled by a neodymium dome tweeter
This is a Budget build but the Sound Quality I get is really Good
In future, I decided to use this Speaker as 2.1 Audio Setup by adding a Separate Subwoofer
So, Stay tuned for Little Subwoofer Build
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Let's Start
Features
Input Power
- 25watt RMS
Impedance
- 4Ω
Frequency Response
- 81-20000 Hz
Built-in
- 2Way Crossover
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Crossover
Now Talking About This Crossover this is a 2 Way Crossover that means it’ll separate frequency for 2 Drivers
- Mid-bass driver support frequency up to 5kHz
- Tweeter support frequency 3khz to 20Khz
Cutting
I used 12mm MDF and used my Table saw Bosch GTS10J to cut it
Diameters
- 10 x 19 cm 2 Pieces Front & Back Panel
- 11.6 x 19 cm 2 Pieces Side Panel
- 7.6 x 11.6 cm 2 Pieces up and down Panel
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Wood
These are the final pieces for making 2 Boxes
Diameters
- 10 x 19 cm 2 Pieces Front & Back Panel
- 11.6 x 19 cm 2 Pieces Side Panel
- 7.6 x 11.6 cm 2 Pieces up and down Panel
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Cutting for Passive Radiator
First, I've marked the Diameters for the Passive Radiator the Radiator size is 90x60mm
I used a drill with 6mm drill bit and drilled 4 holes at each corner and used a Jigsaw to cut the rectangle
and used a file to clean the edges and used a router to round over using round over bit
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Gluing Passive Radiator
I used a rubber adhesive to glue the passive radiator and it took around 1 hour to stick properly
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Final Assembly
I used wood glue and used my new electric nail gun to punch the nails
Nail Gun
This is the first time I'm using a nail gun before I was thing fo using a nail gun but I was not having any air compressor but I found an Electric Nail gun and i got excited and bought one and used it and it's amazing
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Cleaning the Edges
First, I used Flush Trim Bit to flush all the over edges
and then used a Round Over bit to round the edges
See the results
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Sanding
I applied wood filler and then used a Sander to clean the rough surface
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Making Speaker Holes
As you can see the images I used a router to make the holes to flush fit The Driver
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Making Back Terminal Hole
I used a Drill machine with a hole saw bit to cut the hole
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Panting
I have gone with black and this is a Speaker Cabinet Paint it gives a rough texture I applied it using a paint roller
Matt Black looks Fantastic
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Soldering
I used a soldering iron to solder 4 wire
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Final Assembly
First, I've inserted the Crossover panel and tighten up the screws
And then inserted the Tweeter wire and midbass wire
And the tighten up the screws
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Legs
I put 4 rubber legs "pad" to the bottom
Note - Please see the images for better understanding
Finished
Plug the amplifier and just play and enjoy
That's all for today guys!
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