DIY: Ball o' sound

Matt Burns

Matt is a Senior Editor at TechCrunch. Matt Burns is a family man first and attempts to be a writer second. Born and raised in the heart of the automotive world, only cars eclipse his love of gadgets. He previously wrote for Engadget and EngadgetHD before moving into the party house that is TechCrunch. He learned the retail side of... → Learn More

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

soundball
Somewhere out there someone needs this 360 degree speaker. Sure, JVC and others make off the shelf solution but that’s no fun. This project combines two sets of Ikea Reda bowls and random 4-inch 8 ohm speakers. A little cutting and soldering nets you a great looking speaker that will pump out the tunes at all angles. You could even take the basics from the project and make a sound bar or other design. The trick is making sure the speakers are wired properly.

blog comments powered by Disqus