After reading this and several other threads, I decided to make my own 3D-printed computer speakers. I don't have a 3D printer, so I used some friends' design and printing services. But no one had ever done such a large project before, so it was interesting to everyone.
The project's initial specifications were:
1. I wanted to do something exciting, get away from reality, and calm my nerves
2. The finished product should be inexpensive by Ukrainian standards.
3. The speakers should be durable and long-lasting.
4. The speakers are tailored to the specific room, taking advantage of its unique features.
5. It's preferable to use speakers without a subwoofer.
The Lavoсe driver manufacturer has been popular in Ukraine for several years. I don't know if there's anything Italian about this company other than the name. But they produce good quality speakers with the necessary documentation. I've already had the opportunity to see this for myself. So, when the Lavoсe CSF051.21 driver became available, I decided to use it to create spheres. Moreover, this speaker already contains a built-in crossover, making manufacturing easier.
Features of the sphere:
1. It is large enough to fully utilize the driver's capabilities. The outer diameter is 285 mm.
2. Due to the power supply in Ukraine, it is highly recommended not to exceed a printing time of 12 hours. Otherwise, the risk of damaging the printed parts is very high. Providing a guaranteed power supply for longer is quite problematic.
3. An easily removable port is highly desirable, allowing for fine-tuning the sound on-site or reconfiguring the speaker for use with a subwoofer.
4. The sphere should be free to rotate in three planes for easy installation in the desired direction.
Therefore, it was decided to print the speakers from 10 parts: 8 sphere segments, a port, and a stand. Attaching the speaker with screws at the front and the port at the rear increases the strength of the glued segments. The printing material is PETG. The color was chosen to be brown to match the table's color.
The filling density is 60%. Somewhere online, I found information that this density filling makes PETG similar to MDF in acoustic properties. To what extent this is true, I don't know. But the sphere turned out very strong and heavy.
And now the work has really begun. In total, the speakers took about 4 weeks to produce. The photo shows the rear and front segments. They took 12 hours, 6 minutes, and 12 hours, 26 minutes to print, respectively.
The project's initial specifications were:
1. I wanted to do something exciting, get away from reality, and calm my nerves
2. The finished product should be inexpensive by Ukrainian standards.
3. The speakers should be durable and long-lasting.
4. The speakers are tailored to the specific room, taking advantage of its unique features.
5. It's preferable to use speakers without a subwoofer.
The Lavoсe driver manufacturer has been popular in Ukraine for several years. I don't know if there's anything Italian about this company other than the name. But they produce good quality speakers with the necessary documentation. I've already had the opportunity to see this for myself. So, when the Lavoсe CSF051.21 driver became available, I decided to use it to create spheres. Moreover, this speaker already contains a built-in crossover, making manufacturing easier.
Features of the sphere:
1. It is large enough to fully utilize the driver's capabilities. The outer diameter is 285 mm.
2. Due to the power supply in Ukraine, it is highly recommended not to exceed a printing time of 12 hours. Otherwise, the risk of damaging the printed parts is very high. Providing a guaranteed power supply for longer is quite problematic.
3. An easily removable port is highly desirable, allowing for fine-tuning the sound on-site or reconfiguring the speaker for use with a subwoofer.
4. The sphere should be free to rotate in three planes for easy installation in the desired direction.
Therefore, it was decided to print the speakers from 10 parts: 8 sphere segments, a port, and a stand. Attaching the speaker with screws at the front and the port at the rear increases the strength of the glued segments. The printing material is PETG. The color was chosen to be brown to match the table's color.
The filling density is 60%. Somewhere online, I found information that this density filling makes PETG similar to MDF in acoustic properties. To what extent this is true, I don't know. But the sphere turned out very strong and heavy.
And now the work has really begun
. In total, the speakers took about 4 weeks to produce. The photo shows the rear and front segments. They took 12 hours, 6 minutes, and 12 hours, 26 minutes to print, respectively.
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