Portable speaker (with pics)

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   Just thought I'd post some completed pics of a little box I put together for a friend. Monacor sp-167e 6.5" loaded + 1" soft dome. Lepai  2020 powered.

7 ah SLA internal battery and charging socket doubles as volt meter output, phone/ipod charging socket, 12v output ect. Weight is roughly 9kg.

Big up to Markie for the grill 

Edited by GEB - 10 November 2014 at 1:59pm

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GEB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 13 November 2009 Location: East Midlands Status: Offline Points: 1993	Post Options Post Reply Quote GEB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Portable speaker (with pics) Posted: 08 November 2014 at 9:40pm
	Just thought I'd post some completed pics of a little box I put together for a friend. Monacor sp-167e 6.5" loaded + 1" soft dome. Lepai 2020 powered. 7 ah SLA internal battery and charging socket doubles as volt meter output, phone/ipod charging socket, 12v output ect. Weight is roughly 9kg. Big up to Markie for the grill Edited by GEB - 10 November 2014 at 1:59pm

cookie-dj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 09 May 2014 Location: Warwickshire Status: Offline Points: 977	Post Options Post Reply Quote cookie-dj Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 November 2014 at 9:57pm
	Great build! Add telescopic handle and you have the perfect buskmobile
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KWB75 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 10 November 2007 Status: Offline Points: 259	Post Options Post Reply Quote KWB75 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 November 2014 at 9:57pm
	Looks solid, good work!

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	Love it!

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	A thing of beauty
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	If there were sound systems in Super Mario Land, they'd look something like this. Great work!

bassenmass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 September 2009 Location: "unknown" Status: Offline Points: 4009	Post Options Post Reply Quote bassenmass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 November 2014 at 5:28am
	congrats to the effort and result GEB!

GEB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 13 November 2009 Location: East Midlands Status: Offline Points: 1993	Post Options Post Reply Quote GEB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 November 2014 at 8:34am
	Thanks guys appreciate the positive comments

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	top job
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slaz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 27 November 2009 Location: London E2 Status: Offline Points: 2713	Post Options Post Reply Quote slaz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 November 2014 at 5:20pm
	Pretty bomb-proof - looking ... (I assume you fitted the ally edging strip + croner braces to a reflex box of your design/sim etc. ? (I mean as opposed to just cutting up an existing flightcase). Could you characterise the sound of those Monacor drivers ? Do they sound "hi-fi smooth" or "PA gutsy" ? Efficiency at 92dB is not bad for a 6.5 ... but quite likely to be 92dB @ 2.83V=2W rather than 1W .... often the case with 4R drivers. Did you wire the tweeter with a passive XO across one of the drivers and the other 6.5 on its own ?
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GEB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 13 November 2009 Location: East Midlands Status: Offline Points: 1993	Post Options Post Reply Quote GEB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 November 2014 at 11:27am
	Hi Slaz, the whole box was built from scratch but I used some existing flighting off an old speaker from many moons ago. Those drivers are definitely hi-fi sounding rather than PA and was chosen for their sensitivity and impedance and the price was good to keep the budget as low as possible. But they aren't too shabby for a cheap driver. The 1" is crossed over at 2.5k and seems to cope pretty well where its at to my ears, but as always theres scope for modifications in that area. X-over is on 1 channel only. Box is 18mm mdf, aldcrofts coated, hopefully he'll keep her dry but all exterior joints are treated with the paint anyway. Will try and put some build pics up if anyones interested.

Cyklist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 14 December 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 707	Post Options Post Reply Quote Cyklist Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 November 2014 at 12:26pm
	That looks well tidy! any pics of the internals?
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