I have to admit that I’m a fan of good-sounding audio equipment. Through the right amplifier and speakers, I can almost see the music (pharmaceuticals not needed). That being said, When I see things like the following videos describing how to make a speaker on the cheap it really makes me smile.
As long as you have some regular household items and don’t mind cutting up a minijack cable, the total cost of this DIY speaker is actually 1 cent.
How to make a speaker (he claims “high definition speaker”) for less than one dollar:
OK, you caught us. This one is fake. If you have a little bit of time (say about 10 minutes), you can make a REAL good sounding speaker with a plastic cup, a magnet and some wire if you follow the instructions here.
Better yet, you can make a DIY speaker that actually competes with commercial speakers for about the same cost of materials and about 10 more minutes. Check this out:
The above video was made by a guy called Jose Pino (here are some more detailed photos of the speaker assembly) whao also makes all sorts of other interesting DIY devices.
If you want to get a bit more serious about building speakers, this is an awesome book on the subject.
4 Comments Received
March 14th, 2009 @7:45 pm
awesome! I have to try that myself. I want to make multiple speakers or cheap surround sound!
March 20th, 2009 @1:08 am
ROFLMAO, this is a scam. Check reply’s at youtube.
July 8th, 2009 @11:09 am
Budde, Of course the HouseHoldSucker video is a scam, we already know that. The Jose Pino’s speaker is the real thing.
April 4th, 2010 @1:28 pm
That video was not made by jose pino. Jose Pino created the initial IDEA. The guy in the video is Kipkay.
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