Transforming dead earbuds into POWERFUL wireless speakers

[@DIYPerks]

Hey everyone, I've FINALLY finished the additional tips-and-tricks guide to go along with my dual-stereo speaker project. In it you can find full details of the crossover & smoothing circuitry, dimensions and cutouts (CNC files and also a square version that's easier to build), and extra info about some cool bluetooth receiver boards that work as a stereo pair if you don't want to go with ear buds. Enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/dual-stereo-52451164

[@matthieudequeker494]

Hey! On galaxy buds + there are 2 speakers on each side. Is there any chance it is one for bass and one for treeble? I think I will try to connect amplifiers on separate channels.

[@jonathanlocklair8837]

Many thanks!

[@s.ryanharmony1427]

How long do the battery last tho 🤔

[@N8JAY]

Hey, beautiful end result! Seriously one of the coolest DIYs I have ever seen. Do you have any input on how to modify to add a charging port, rather than removing the 18650s?

[@paulprobusjr.7597]

Wow! Thank you for this. The additional time take to research this was well worth it.

[@robin.r]

You should do a house tour showing all the stuff youve made over the years. Would be interesting

[@Mr.Funplayer]

he has done a studio tour a year ago

[@prameyamohanty]

It's already there

[@assaineindustries]

Yeah 😊

[@m.azadarhussain56]

That would be great

[@robin.r]

@@Mr.Funplayer im aware, its just been over a year now ^^

[@sjbechet1111]

I transformed my old earbuds into a 4 bedroom house. All it took was the earbuds and $400,000 worth of materials and labour.

[@ridiculousness9593]

ah yes i hope you made a diy video of it because i can most definitely do so

[@ahdam82]

Right! As well as a degree in electrical engineering and a Masters degree in woodworking

[@rylenstuffsv2]

Or you could not have the casing and just a mess of electronic on your table and can still be played

[@randycummins4940]

Lmao.

[@TxwnyHurdle]

@@ahdam82 you dont need those, all you do is build the house

[@Whaddif_]

I don’t know what’s better, the quality of his videos or the quality of the speakers.

[@mikisafe2905]

Ikr

[@egboj20]

Or his voice

[@mikisafe2905]

@@egboj20 😆 yes

[@ujwalkumarb1408]

It's your comment

[@xiran4710]

Neither. Lmao only joke

[@ЯрославВершинин-в3р]

The design and execution are perfect as usual. I'd change a few things, though: 1. Charging and power delivery method is a bit cumbersome - I'd go with a BMS, type-c and galvanic isolation. Sure, a bit more costly, but less hassle with charging 18650's separately. 2. Hard pointy feet may give a bit of a rattle on high base. And they're scratchy as well. But, they look really cool - cant argue with that) Thanks for yet another portion of inspiration!

[@TheFalseShepphard]

electric tape?

[@Enderplays12]

@@TheFalseShepphard You could probably also dip the absolute tips of the feet on some rubbery black plastic glue or paint, like "fingernails". Just enough to give it a bit of padding, and if you make it very carefully, still aesthetically pleasing.

[@themotorhino1331]

2 minutes in: I'm totally doing this. 5 minutes in: I'm totally just going to buy some.

[@nausi5105]

The cost of the wood itself would probably be more than the headphones. Lol

[@remnantofgallifrey]

True but would it be more than the speaker 🤔

[@nausi5105]

@@remnantofgallifrey who knows, the way prices are going rn, wood might be as valuable as gold

[@icantsee0]

If you have a job you might be able to earn how much a good speaker costs in the time you spend on this thing. Time is money 💲

[@star2gates]

Don't buy random broken ones. If you get the exact ones he mentions and they turn out to be not paired to each other they would be useless for this. There is no way to pair them to each other.

[@quesog32]

"one of the perks of DIY" He said the thing!

[@vital20]

He really has reached a level of elegance that is quite surprising. Very nice!

[@nabeeluppel5417]

I was gonna comment the same thing lol

[@floydskipper8615]

Roll credits

[@iAmDislikingEveryShort]

@@vital20 right from the start 😆

[@YasinHasan]

family guy reference there

[@chrispysaid]

He's talking to me like I'm a child but he's saying things as if I was an engineer.

[@milkandhenny]

Loooooool

[@acenio654]

Engineers are children with expensive toys

[@crissto8591]

@@acenio654 i like my toys

[@hacksick]

@@crissto8591 thats sign of a good teacher

[@notagro8924]

I LOVE THIS COMMENT!

[@larsassinck3868]

This inspired me to build something myself. I used an amplifier from an old surround sound system, bought some drivers and some wood. I'm really proud of the end result and the sound

[@surajpatel3044]

Mu blutooth device has a button which needs to be pressed after the battery is connected to turn it on. I am unable to turn it on simply by connecting external battery.

[@hand13932]

build anything and everything you can that shits cool

[@thisismickj]

Would love to see it. Did it cost much?

[@mihaelisaev]

Any change to show the result in the video here on youtube? would love to see it!

[@stephens.6187]

I'm an engineer. You should be running a top consumer electronics design firm. The combination of utility and aesthetic in your designs is absolutely incredible.

[@MineSprint]

right???? amazing!!

[@era7928]

The styling/design would cost so much time in labor cost. If you want to make it cheap / more profit then the innards is the thing would be the sacrifice.

[@skorp5677]

(I'm an engineer)

[@onee]

How is you being an engineer relevant to your comment? 😂😂😂

[@skorp5677]

@@onee This is the internet. Some people know this stuff (I'm an engineer)

[@tyrush6224]

This man is the perfect mix of actually making cool things without having to learn how to build all you own stuff and then getting utterly overwhelmed when you relise you only have one brain cell.

[@thegreatsawyer]

I got all the materials for the mushroom lights then realized I suck at soldering and don't have anything to hold the wires.

[@mbbrooks123]

@@thegreatsawyer I use to have the same problem. I'm still not professional but having the right tools helps.

[@texan8580]

@@thegreatsawyer Check out Adafruit for tools. I recommend this set when they are in stock: www.adafruit.com/product/136.

[@FlashPaperGrind]

@@texan8580 yup, seconded! That toolkit is beyond helpful and definitely worth the money.

[@RGV2300]

You actually need a bit of practice in everything he does.

[@brettcameratraveler]

"and when you are all finished, put them into a box that we will make in brass."

[@Tempvo]

@asdrubale bisanzio it’s a ioke

[@alexstone691]

I was scared there won't be any brass in this video

[@AshishSingh-vs8kb]

😂😂😂😂

[@blakescovers5131]

Dont forget the sponge

[@hackersremix]

"As brass should help it look quite sharp and unique. "

[@evanluedtke9122]

I have been creating an improved version of this project with one internal, rechargeable battery pack for my high school capstone engineering project. The whole point of the project is to learn something along the way, but I sunk almost $300 in the project and that is after certain materials were provided from my school. Love the idea and I have learned so many new skills along the way, but if you’re looking simply to have a nice sounding pair of speakers I would definitely buy some instead of going DIY.

[@alexdyke194]

What? A voice of reason on a DIY channel? Get outta here!

[@inconspicuous-nobody]

Would you mind a noob question? :) How did you get it to work with a single rechargable battery pack? The devices I found are both 3.7V, but the ground loop noise mentioned in the video is concerning.

[@andchip.s]

@@inconspicuous-nobody He used two voltage sources (see 9:51) 12v for the amp and 4v for the ear bubs, or you could use an isolated DC to DC converter which "isolates" the grounds, coupled with a buck converter, or boost converter (from a single 18650) if you want to be able to charge the whole thing from USB.

[@davelowets]

@@andchip.s digital DC to DC converters introduce MAJOR noise into audio systems, especially a small system like this. Analog regulators are more inefficient, but sound much better.

[@andchip.s]

@@davelowets Very true. How would you design the circuit with an analog regulator if you required the ground to be separate and using one single power source?

[@faisal-ahmad]

this video is all about the reason KZbin is a good place to educate and entertain us at the same time.

[@MMetalRain]

Or just imagine that "I could do that" and actually never do. It's really cool project.

[@TommyCraft5]

@@MMetalRain same

[@TacticalBuffoonary]

Or’ Untill liberals decide home made bluetooth speakers is racist...

[@asueft]

Only what You Tube and Google allows you to learn. So much has been removed

[@TiMmY3761]

The real question is when is he going to start his own line of electronics? Because all the stuff he makes is beautiful.

[@prernasoni7424]

Yes me too awaited for this

[@lego_minifig]

Would love to see him make a design line that could be outsourced, even if they are just limited runs. Everything he makes is so elegant. Could easily see the things he designs appear on sites like drop

[@abhinavhimself]

Genius Idea! If He Started A Company, He Could Get More Videos Out And Without Ads!

[@Trinitrophenylmethylnitramines]

That would be $3000 for each set of wireless speaker

[@manytrickpony695]

The name of the channel is DIYPerks... right? Roll the dice and try to do it yourself. It'll feel more significant.

[@tanmay______]

15:20 “..one of the perks of DIY” We have come full circle now guys

[@testname2635]

I didn't get the reference

[@abhinavhimself]

15:18*

[@oscarpeters5309]

@@testname2635 the channel is diy perks

[@akidoomar]

@@testname2635 bruh

[@primaroxas]

He said the thing!

[@CallumRepairs]

This is really cool. Your idea has no doubt saved tens of thousands, if not more, pairs of earbuds from landfill not to mention all the other salvaged parts people have likely used to make these things. I've got some old TP4056 charging modules in a box, a number of 18650 cells (from failed laptop batteries), some battery holders and so on, from past projects. I recently scrapped a TV and plan to make an LED light with the screen assembly (thanks to another video of yours). Evidently, I will also be making speakers using the TVs speakers as they're not too bad either. Videos like these help more than you'd think towards tackling e-waste and inspiring people to be creative. Please keep up the good work!

[@JohnMackweb]

Could you imagine receiving some speakers off of wish, you take them apart to see what’s inside them, and you just see an earbud hot glued to the inside of the housing, just powering everything?

[@tubbunny]

Someone (don’t remember who) took apart a wish 4TB hard drive. It had 4 partitions that could not be connected together. It had 4 separate hacked USB sticks inside.

[@Waldorf80]

@@tubbunny I had one of those, advertised as an 8TB SSD....Turned out to be 4 32gb thumb drives on an adapter! I did get a full refund so ended up with 4 32gb thumb drives for free so every cloud!

[@astragirll]

@@tubbunny Was it Smoorez?

[@mr.e695]

If you're lucky, that's all the shady crap you'd find. At least this dude used a decent amp and had a CNC .. to ... use ... for ... DIY “¯\_(ツ)_/¯“ but I digress ... I picked up some white van speakers at the salvation army for 10 bucks to build a wireless system for my son's RC car to use with a little Monster Bluetooth adapter and an amp out of a battery powered clock radio, ya know DIY 😉. The 5.1 system satellites were filled with cement!!! I'm serious - CEMENT ... you can't make this up. What kind of evil lil shit thinks to do that to a mans speakers, even if they are garbage, which most all are today anyway. I feel sorry for the poor guy who probably paid 200 bucks to someone "with the deal of a lifetime" in a parking lot somewhere that got the heavy box to home to hear mickey mouse sound, which is bad enough, but cement?? I mean literally WTF? I'm a peaceful dude, but that is just so wrong on so many levels. I'm checking w/a buddy to see if he'll let me come blow them up on his farm for a KZbin video. Hopefully some future scammers in training get deterred, just like I DIY, the old fashioned way. 😎 If I wasn't a skinny old guy I'd be out looking for em, but I'm definitely running over these w/ a tractor or something, just on principle 😂🤣😂 ✌ ϻя.ƹ

[@nilomyki]

@@tubbunny I believe I remember seeing that.

[@GFXMentor]

Loads of respect for your attention to details. Hats off 😍

[@tkermi]

Yes, really neat work. Though I would have included a USB power port for charging. Then put a small and cheap (~$5) 3 cell balance charger inside the speaker (and of course a 1 cell charger as well). Would be much more practical and added cost would be under $10 / speaker.

[@zalmaypashteen8476]

Sir aap yaha 😍😍

[@jdigi78]

except he forgot the detail where you can't pair them anymore now that they don't fit in a case lol

[@AliTKhan]

Aray sir app idar kaisay :D

[@iwinrar5207]

@@tkermi how does one charge a cell

[@FPSNecromancerBob]

It would be very interesting to see a collaboration where he sends these to an audio focused channel for a blind review and then reveals that they are home made from broken ear pods.

[@Nunya.Bidness]

I love it

[@Legofan2676]

Send em to youtubes favourite aussie who screams at ipods and bootleg mp3 players, dankpods.

[@saltyman37]

Great idea, let's hope he sees this!

[@bilalhijazeen1501]

It's actually a great idea.

[@ericrosen6626]

Granted, how much are those broken earbuds doing beyond handling bluetooth...?

[@Mr.Engine993]

You are very right to mention the importance of the stereo effect to the listening experience. I've been experimenting with a pair of aiwa midrange drivers for quite a while. When I brought them close together (not in an enclosure or anything), they didn't sound like much. But when I placed them far apart and properly pointed them at my ears, the result sounded MAGICAL. Not only was it louder, but the details were clearly audible - NOTHING like before. That's why I decided to make my single unit bluetooth speaker project a bit more unique, and allow it to split so that you can place the speaker drivers far apart for an awesome listening experience, but also whenever you want to, you can join the drivers back together so that you don't sacrifice any of the convenience and portability single unit speakers offer.

[@engineeringgarage5113]

I was waiting for him to say, “But how do they sound? Well you’ll be surprised to know you’ve been listening to them throughout this entire video. I have to say the quality is splendid.” Then I remembered that doesn’t makes sense unless he was building a microphone.

[@beargrylls6135]

It would work if he played the voiceover through the speakers and recorder it again :D

[@JoeDanHirst]

Yeah that would've been great. And technically that could still work as all speakers can be mics if the inputs and outputs are reversed but with the wireless feature from Samsung I'm not sure if that would actually work and could damage the system haha

[@dayansiddiqui4426]

But how do they sound? well, you'll be surprised to learn that i broke into your home last night and replaced your normal speakers with these, so you've been listening to them throughout the video. I think the sound quality is splendid, wouldnt you agree?

[@joaotiagobrandao4230]

He recorded his voice, played it onthe speakers and recorded that duh

[@Sprite897]

“But how do they sound? Well you’ll be surprised to know you’ve been listening to them throughout this entire video" how is this possible? you may ask well you'll be suprised to know that i have broken into your house and have been right behind you for the entire video

[@CompuKonstantin]

The electronics themselves really aren’t special. But the way he manages to makes his projects LOOK so nice is on another level.

[@TheRailroad99]

it comes down to skill, experience and craftsmanship. My grandpa can detect thicknesses with the accuracy of 10 micrometers with his bare hand. That's what happens if you are a craftsman for many decades.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

The cool thing about the electronics is the fact that you can reuse them, which you probably didn't think of until he posted this.

[@SirDella]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 Yeah, I wouldn't have thought about this, I thought these earbuds were not tinkerer friendly

[@noahluppe]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 I bet it's nearly impossible to repair, as it's so small scale. But if you can connect to larger scale components, it's pretty easy to get parts for it.

[@nrdesign1991]

The grade of miniturization on the inside of the earbuds is insane!

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

Yeah, it's crazy. I been opening up electronics ever since I was a kid back in the 80's. Those boards look primitive and crude compared to some of the stuff I encounter nowadays. :)

[@addandminus1261]

Not its not insane but brilliant

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

@@addandminus1261 I'm guessing English isn't your first language. "Insane", used like this, means the same thing.

[@id10t31]

its crazy how they actually have a wider range of sound than the bose while still having good volume and clarity

[@jamesjross]

what? these speakers sound muffled and unbalanced - over bassed - the bose sounds neutral.

[@jamesjross]

the bose has far more detail

[@joerisimmanuel9156]

​@@jamesjrossyeah you right you clearly can hear them in youtube highly compressed sound and video

[@joerisimmanuel9156]

Yes, and it also probably cheaper than bose stereo and still can be much cheaper if use lowergrade material

[@jamesjross]

@@joerisimmanuel9156 thank you for agreeing with me... I thought I was going mad

[@TheCgOrion]

This man is an artist, with the skills to create his vision.

[@akidoomar]

He has a dream

[@ArchiWorldRuS]

He is a Magic Recycler, turns scrap into useful things

[@akidoomar]

@@ArchiWorldRuS this is why I love tech youtubers. They're determined to do anything for their viewers. Well, some of them

[@0DNETNIN]

Well you have to start somewhere if you really want something put your mind to it and never give up.

[@akidoomar]

@@0DNETNIN factz

[@csharpminor3581]

I don't really have the tools or the skills to make all of these projects but I always watch and enjoy all of them haha

[@luchvk]

Skills are developed over time. If you're really interested in doing things like this you should just start doing stuff. Start small if you have to. You can do cool things with just simple tools like scissors or a utility knife, a ruler, cardboard, and glue. From cardboard you can move to something like 1/4" (or roughly 6mm) plywood; and so on. Doing small projects can help you to develop skills that you can use in more complex projects.

[@LOCKEYJ]

I love how thoughtful you are to viewers without access to high end tools. That’s helpful and classy

[@LoneWolf0648]

i hate the videos that are like "first lets head to the lathe... now with those made here are the files for our CNC machine... then onto a mill... and finally youll need one of these _____ (item that hasnt been sold in the last 5 years) and ta-da you have something that took you 3 weeks to make instead of buying the same thing for $30"

[@LilBoyHexley]

Super cool. And a pretty accessible electronics project. The main challenging bit is building the housing, since it can be tough to do that kind of crafting without a proper work space.

[@tensevo]

This might be the most chill tech channel out there. So calming. So satisfying.

[@joakimkn1]

Sooo making me feel like a reatardinging.,.

[@RicardoBenavides-p5p]

Ok cool

[@professornuke7562]

You might like Clickspring, as he builds his replica of the Antikythera Device. Similar aesthetic.

[@tensevo]

@@professornuke7562 thanks will try to remember to have a look.

[@reconr7]

Man, I'm amazed and mad jealous about how productive and creative this guy is I mean, he literally made his own hobbit house in his backyard

[@igormorgado]

Could add a circuit to charge the batteries using external power.

[@earthknight60]

The level of quality in both the builds and production in these videos is excellent!

[@gaminggg]

Me listening to the speakers with lower end headphones: *Ah yes, the sound is made of sound.*

[@thatminecraftplayer8767]

Ok lol

[@thatminecraftplayer8767]

MmmmmMmMmMmmMmmMmMmMmMm mmmmmM

[@D__H]

I’m using really high end headphones 🎧 sounds awesome

[@depressedkimjongun2513]

Oh ! I thought sound is made up of chickens wings......thanks for this useful information

[@jamescartier8728]

I watch youtube through my 5.1 home theatre, there is definitely a difference... it almost sounded like a direct feed of the sound file.

[@samic]

"You could've fixed the headphones by replacing the dead batteries!" "Yeah... but what's the fun in that?"

[@lio1234234]

Plus, there's a chance it's not dead batteries and in fact dead diaphragms of the speaker drivers themselves.

[@surapurna]

Try that On airpods.. almost impossible

[@asandax6]

@@surapurna If you do manage to figure out a way to do it be sure Apple will design the next version with your little hack in mind

[@matuzaato]

@@surapurna yup changing the battery on the first buds (idk about the third gen) is extremely easy and has earned samsung praise. But as we all know Apple is green and environmentally conscious only in their marketing

[@neosapien247]

@@surapurna Not just the AirPods. A lot of these come with custom made batteries.

[@keithbowman7650]

I discovered your channel recently, and I'm so impressed by it. Your projects are well planned, and I really appreciate that you make them in such a way that even a caveman like me could make them. I'm looking forward to watching all of your other videos and hopefully making one of them someday. Thank you for all of your hard work!

[@leopoldwhylie5076]

This guy is the DIY/engineer version of Bob Ross. Makes it look and sound absolutely easy until your novice self tries it. Eventually, you'll get it but make no mistake, he's a professional at a lot of things.

[@Hellsong89]

Yeap, i have the skills to do it physically, but lack the knowledge of fitting many of his tutorials to parts i have in hand, like laptop webcam standalone security camera. Got it working but probably due using HP laptop camera, there was no drivers and finding them become bit of a roadblock. I mean camera goes on, but just shows black screen. I still havent given up since i have multiple such cameras around, just need to test suitable one that works for me in future.

[@wanou_4259]

« We don’t make mistakes, we have happy accidents » -Bob Ross, The Joy of Painting

[@stardustjustlikeyou]

There's no denying this guy is a genius, but a lot of the stuff he does is pretty simple stuff that is accessible to most of us (otherwise it wouldn't really be DIY-friendly). It's just a matter of doing it, really. The hard part, I think, is doing it as well as him!

[@raoufghojoghi8700]

The perfect statement!!!!

[@johannekarlreyes9564]

he is not doing it alone fyi, he has team helping him.

[@karinalebedeva7335]

A talented engineer who is also good in filming and presenting stuff. Aesthetically pleasing final result is a huge plus as well. Super happy that I was able to find your channel!

[@krishnakumarsubramanian3292]

If this man was left in a cave with a box full of scraps he'd legit come out with an iron man suit.

[@RichAVH]

Brass Man!

[@MTRDave]

Your house must be filled with loads of random speakers and PCs along with loads of broken laptops and other things you use 😂

[@ThisGalaxyCat]

"how good is the sound" Me listening the video using broken wired earphone: yeah that's sounds great

[@Superknullisch]

Well then! I guess you better get yourself a good pair of working earbuds before you decide, whether or not you should invest in a pair of broken ones.. 😉😅😅

[@ThisGalaxyCat]

@@Superknullisch yeah i am actually searching for a budget good sounding wired earphone mainly for music and games

[@LarsonChristopher]

This video is a how-to on investing time and money for "meh" sounding speakers.

[@Superknullisch]

@@ThisGalaxyCat I see.. well, I guess I won't be of much help there, since I decided to never buy any cheap headphones ever again some four years ago. And hey, it's a choice I think you seriously should consider too, given thought on the fact, that one only get the pair of ears and their complex inner workings per person and lifetime.. So with that over complicatedly explained, I'd highly recommend you getting the Sennheiser IE800! Or IE800 S. Disgustingly expensive yes!! But also very detailed and tight. As well as very compact and the best looking earbuds out there imho!😉👌

[@ThisGalaxyCat]

@@Superknullisch I'll think about it thanks for the recommendation

[@Nayte08]

YOU DESIGNED YOUR OWN ANALOG FILTERS?? Blows me away every time the amount of effort you put into these videos. I feel like there is so much testing you don’t show in the final cut, great job it is all appreciated!

[@mafiozos2000]

you can do it pretty easily using VituixCAD (since TangBand speakers provide response graphs) or even with simple LP/HP Calculators for such project

[@raghavrao5221]

Look up "RC filter" when you're bored they're cool to read about. He probably had to find the correct "crossover frequency" (the optimum frequency to separate the subwoofer and tweeter at) for those specific drivers and enclosure which probably took all the time, not the actual circuit, just FYI

[@SaturdayXIII]

Pretty standard for anyone who's done car audio. And rarely ever a preferred method if you're actually interested in audio quality.

[@fake_octallow]

Bro your ideas are just top!! Just top bruh!! I have no words to say! Your work is very minimalist and clean

[@jonathanramiro100yearsago]

This is the kind of diy we all needed,not some crappy diywhy from 5 mintues craps

[@osa1121-]

Lol that is just a ©®@¶¶¥ piece of $#!*

[@osa1121-]

Lol 5 minute crafts!! that is just a ©®@¶¶¥ piece of $#!*

[@overfield56]

Man I'm so sick of seeing hot glue guns everywhere in these

[@pawel8365]

Because those 5 minutes crafts are not real and the videos are from Russian content farms.

[@osa1121-]

@@overfield56 yea

[@SahabuddinTanrkulu]

This is more than the speaker, this is art!

[@lemon_boy577]

abartma sende

[@tora3492]

His voice is so soothing that I don't skip the ad (sponsor)

[@retroman7331]

I skip. His ads are way too long.

[@MichaelBennett1]

I enjoyed the ad, I’ve never been so tempted to buy an audible sub.

[@CheeseTruffles]

@@retroman7331 the ad length may be a requirement from the sponsor

[@majuss06]

I never skip sponsor segments. I block normal ads, but sponsorships is directed money. I don't always listen to them, but I do let them run.

[@arproductions8537]

lol same

[@opfeejer7114]

Amazing build, as always. I agree with others that the battery charging is clunky and annoying, and I would look into implementing some of the suggestions for bypassing that. The other thing that struck me was that Matt didn't put any dampening material inside the cabinets before he sealed them up. He did that in a different video and he emphasized the importance of it. Something like rock wool or home insulation would do the trick.

[@MatthewEncina]

Thanks for sharing ideas about reusing and up cycling old tech. It really helps stir up ideas in my mind (and in others) the value of what we already have, and creative ways to give them new life. Rather than just throwing them away. Also, amazing results in the end 👌

[@henryzhang6489]

Most important u have lots of spare time

[@BryanMario]

Didn't expect to see Modern Musings here! Haha

[@abeginnerspov5968]

@@henryzhang6489 everyone has the equal amount of time everyday, provided they aren't suffering from chronic illnesses. A full-time KZbinr obviously has a good amount of spare time to experiment and create, while students, family runners and office goers have a little in hand. Choose which one of these is you ❤️

[@sagargangar5411]

Your calm and composed way of speaking adds on to the level of aesthetics you put into your DIY projects !!

[@BeefIngot]

Lion balance chargers can be cheaply bought off amazon/aliexpress so you could easily make these usb rechargeable without needing to take out the batteries. Some even have battery level indicators.

[@AlessandroSchiassi]

I'm surprised he didn't make them rechargeable as he did with previous designs!

[@wilsonteo6516]

That's what I thought as well when i see those battery

[@Fl0B]

I also thought the same, maybe he didn't want the project to be more complicated for his audience

[@wilsonteo6516]

Hopefully he'll come up with an updated version

[@hamzarafiq9347]

*I have a key, now I only have to make a car for that key*

[@tims001]

Old earbuds = free Everything else = counterintuitively expensive

[@Chuckiele]

Everything else is pretty much optional though. What matters is the idea that a set of earbuds can give you a way of connecting 2 speakers to one device, which I never thought of and it opens up a lot of opportunities. Maybe you dont need to build new speakers, maybe you already have some wired ones which you want to convert to wireless, all you need in that case would be a battery pack as the other circuits are already built in.

[@unh0lyav3ng3r8]

@@Chuckiele I've got some cheap wireless headphones that came with an old phone, and a shit soundbar I got free with a TV.. going to make a set of speakers for the office..

[@LeisurelyLion]

None of this is expensive.

[@connormcinerney7503]

@@LeisurelyLion In comparison to just buying a stereo bluetooth speaker, it kind of is. Sure, you have the potential to tailor the sound to your liking, but you'll be paying extra for that plus the tools required to build it and all the time spent on building and testing it. Now if you happen to have these components already from old appliances, that's a bit of a different story, but there's no guarantee they'll sound any better or even as good as a speaker that costs the same or less

[@tims001]

@@LeisurelyLion of course it is ya douche, once you take all of the tools into account and even the tin of wood stain. All of it will far outweigh the cost of a new set of BT speakers, this project should have been done in the light of upcycling. That way it would have made more sense...

[@ameninsanov8077]

I don't understand those who put dislike to such videos. They make a lot of work to present such beautiful videos and then which envy soul puts dislike? This video is really very beautiful.

[@I3urton]

All of Matt's videos are, really. And it's even more fascinating if you know the scale of the setup he's working out of.

[@dj0ignacio]

I heard KZbin was thinking of removing the dislike button. Like for real.

[@claireredfield4842]

@@dj0ignacio A truly stupid idea. like for real.

[@syber-space]

I'm not one of them, but I can kind of see why. The parts used are all expensive, the process is far from easy to adapt, and far less is explained than in older videos. It's less of a DIY process and more of a DIY showcase or promo. I've noticed the trend over the last year or so, and can't say I'm super into it either. It's not bad content or something like that though, so I just don't interact either way and leave it neutral.

[@TigerGreene]

Perhaps people who are jealous

[@SparkRemarkable]

Mr. Perks, you taught me more polished and refined electronics engineering in this video than my university did in 2 years !

[@tregathymk]

Very true, i can relate

[@Allurade]

Don't know why, but for some reason I expected him to say "Now, for the rest of the speaker, I have some brass."

[@LuxGamer16]

Really send us a curve-ball there. Me: let me guess, brass. He: Brass? Nah, wood and textiles.

[@BlackHedgehog]

Am I the only one who wishes I was this talented but watches anyway because this guy is so positive and smiley that I can't help but watch.

[@Ezio470]

it's not really talent...it's skill that can be acquired by anyonw who puts up his mind to re-create it. Granted you need to invest some fair amount for the tools

[@jonipaananen9304]

I won't pretend I'm as good as this, but you can achieve a lot by just doing something! Don't be afraid to mess up, and make something. Each time you make something you get better, and it's very fulfilling to do so.

[@AsTheCrowFlies745]

100% same Mr future Gohan! I'm 17 and broke so I can't do anything from this channel but he seems like such a lovely guy and it's cool to see how good he is at doing this shit. Also sorry about the arm 🙏

[@kimatthew1258]

Him: “it took me literally hours of experimentation to find the right frequency modification for this.” Me: literally took me hours to print hello world

[@jasonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn8352]

Took 0.5 second to press enter.

[@hanifhussain3591]

@@jasonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn8352 What do you mean by press enter? Press enter on what?

[@fluorescentpuss4366]

I use a fax machine connected to a pc via a special extension module for printing >:)

[@darkhorse581]

@@fluorescentpuss4366 mmmh ok

[@andym5338]

And an electrical engineer 's degree!

[@nicktheneko]

The main logic board of the ear buds could be used also on regular "over the head" headphones, I'd love to see you do such a video. That way you'd have a break from the Back breaking and complicated projects and have a more simpler and much more fun to recreate as a viewer

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Guys call the press: He's run out of brass! Seriously though, this is a cool project. Just surprised you didn't do it in brass.

[@Sherlock-Homeless]

That would be becuase brass isn't the best material for sound. Would have been nice if he had added some brass accents though... :)

[@wilsonteo6516]

Plus the brass might interfere with the bluetooth signal.

[@SuperSohaizai]

+1 on the interference with Bluetooth signal. Metal (or shiny surface if I remember correctly) reflect the signals away, deteriorating the signal by quite a bit

[@bailey2517]

Metal is a bad idea for speaker enclosures. Wood has much better acoustics.

[@thetylersherman]

Man the crunchiness on that bass guitar is so much more defined on your build. Delicious.

[@ImPattMan]

I love describing it as crunchy, I had never heard that before, but when I started getting into HiFi I can really tell what they mean by it, and it's like the only way to describe it!

[@thetylersherman]

@@ImPattMan Absolutely, and agreed! As a musician and music production enthusiast, I think when you hear this broad and crisp "crunchiness," it usually has something to do with how well the "saturation" in the mix is passed through by the speakers. Saturation is (usually) a broad spectrum, barely noticeable distortion that adds rich harmonics to instruments, mixes, etc... And, cranked to a higher level, it also produces that delicious crunch on bass, guitars, drums... you name it. Unfortunately, it's one of the first things that is audibly lost on a low quality set of speakers, since the harmonic spectrum isn't reproduced as accurately.

[@ianvicedomini2648]

Very nice. I've built two Bluetooth speaker systems. The first one was just a try to see if I could achieve what I wanted. The second one I decided had to be more practical and be able to sit anywhere plus with it being rechargeable too means it can go anywhere too. Great video matt 👍🏼👍🏼👌

[@itsAMPvrc]

Got recommended this and was like "I'd like to know how to do that!" 5 minutes in: "Cool, but totally not gonna do that!"

[@Darexred]

I am much more interested in his "DIY lord of the ring inspired clay house..."👍🏻

[@lancemartin7584]

I second this!!! Please do a video of your Cob house when your finished with it.

[@natepfeiffer5224]

As someone pursuing product design, you’ve done a shockingly good job designing these things.

[@ExMachinaEngineering]

And also, not overdesigning them... Often this is harder.

[@TuringTested01]

Wtf is product design

[@AlphaMachina]

@@TuringTested01 Seriously? ...

[@SuperDavidEF]

I think every project of his that I've seen has great product design. He has a great eye for aesthetic, and more importantly, the patience and skill to make his designs come to life.

[@natepfeiffer5224]

@@SuperDavidEF I agree, but I do remember disliking his design for the portable monitor. The stands and IO weren’t integrated elegantly, but of course working with your hands comes with limitations.

[@ITBubba1]

Turned out beautiful . Have a retro yet modern look.

[@EposVox]

I did not expect them to sound THAT good

[@thesenewythandlessuck]

How can you tell how speakers sound when your watching a video on yt through your phone or laptop?

[@KaoloDikkeHond]

@@thesenewythandlessuck you can hear the difference clearly if you're using some external speaker set while playing the video, i'm watching it on pc so that's why i'm using that

[@keithklassen5320]

@@KaoloDikkeHond The difference between what and what? All of the sounds you hear in this video are going thru his mics, his editing, KZbin sound compression, your own audio system, and your own speakers. If he mentioned any of this, I might trust him, but he doesn't mention it, which tells me he's aiming this video at people like you who don't think/know about this stuff.

[@xzraiderzx308]

@@keithklassen5320 even while all of that is true, you can still hear a clear difference in how much more range his DYI speakers have. Also most people already recognize the factors you listed so it's not exactly something he's hiding.

[@WinTuTHD]

@@xzraiderzx308 how much more range they got compared to the bose soundlink mini........ Everyone who ever compared the soundlink mini to any other bluetoothspeaker knows the soundlink mini got like zero frequencerange and sounds like shit cause you only pay for the brand

[@fu5ionazzo188]

Why does everything he makes look STOCK like omfg they look godly and work perfectly

[@TheDaredevil816]

Fully UNRELATED BUT BEFORE I AM CNSRED Please search up 'China’s Master Plan for World Domination Mini Docu' or other videos on the theme on utoobe for the sake of yourself and future generations - Cn is up to no good whatsoever, you cannot fathom how ruthless they will be and the regime will be worse than N@xzsiii's we all in the west will be oppressed and it won’t be the place we know today! It's not a simple matter of stopping to buy Chnse products/servicesSpitfySnpcht as well... They are getting creative with company mergings etc. and are buying up or putting countries in like Africa etc. in debt and basically owning them!! PLEASE PAY HEEED! AND LET'S OPEN OUR EYES BEFORE THE BEAST BECOMES INDESTRUCTIBLE AND OPPPPRESSES US SNOWPIERCER STYLE IN A DECADE OR LESSS!!!!! SPREAD THE WORD AND SHARE ON TWTER ETC anywhere tbf.....

[@alctorres]

I'm listening to his new speakers in the same Bose Speaker that he's compairing and thinking, "yeah, sure, it actually sounds better"

[@WLHS]

I’m thinking this will work using my old B&O drivers,

[@NikolomkLP]

Thinking quickly, Dave constructs a homemade megaphone, using only some string, a squirrel, and a megaphone.

[@sicknote1558]

😆 lol

[@heavypen]

Recycles old earbuds into homemade high fidelity bluetooth speakers whilst building his hobbit house listening to the audio book edition of Lord of the Rings. Simple!

[@eshark235]

All while recording...

[@ap3x_]

and editing 😄

[@dineshdas8392]

You are verified with only 119 subscribers 🤔

[@heavypen]

@@dineshdas8392 interesting, isn’t it? Subscribe and find out why!

[@normanmodutwane1839]

Q

[@pugg5ter542]

This channel is the definition of life hacks which actually work.

[@Raphael54433]

Unlike another big channel that has over 10 million subs on there main channel and over 1million subs on there other channels

[@akshatsrivastava4280]

Me: looking at my Airpods Airpods: don’t even think about it.

[@SparkleTails]

XD

[@ry7hym]

I can tell that you really do know what you're doing. very nice build!

[@pjbdm1517]

FINALLY A KZbinR WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT A CROSSOVER IS AND APPLIES IT INTO A DIY SPEAKER PROJECT GOOD GOD YES

[@sevenaati]

Guess you hit the jackpot haha

[@pierrea3094]

Ridiculous amounts of talent and hard work, ingenuity, and creativeness not just for this but the other things he makes and reuses

[@RYN988]

You really REALLY should make a store where you sell your finished products. Many if not all of them are gorgeous and will sell quite well. I know the focus of this channel is to teach and encourage DIY stuff but not all of us are inclined or well equipped to do that. I would pay good money to have those gorgeous speakers in my house!

[@codfish6845]

When you can say "an OLD pair of wireless earbuds" This makes me feel old even though they haven't even existed for very long.

[@twotone3070]

You feel old? What are wireless earbuds?

[@RickMyBalls]

They've been around at least 6 years.

[@unliving_ball_of_gas]

@@RickMyBalls Yeah, and he calls them old. and I'm older😢

[@sofia.eris.bauhaus]

maybe you'll find some old wireless earbuds in the attic of your grandparents. perhaps you'll even find a retro console like an XBox One.

[@StepanderTheKing]

Yeah those aren't around since too much ago, but their very short life makes this video actual. In addition, this video can be seen in 5 years and still be useful

[@notmynormalusername1]

Man, I can't believe you didn't integrate a charger. Killer project, but that'd be such an upgrade. Well done, none the less.

[@sabmatlabi3075]

That would be too complex and long

[@notmynormalusername1]

@@sabmatlabi3075 Sounds like you know a lot about it. What's involved?

[@28thMaoriBattalion]

@@sabmatlabi3075 if too complex and too long is an issue....just throw the buds in the trash and buy some premade speakers. a true DIYer would not let a little thing like complexity or time get in his way!

[@rrp6405]

@@notmynormalusername1 could take up a fair bit of room inside, get hot / dangerous and affect sound quality

[@thereareantsbehindyoureyes7529]

@@rrp6405 just solder a usb battery pack lol

[@niteshift438]

Geezz!!! You make some REALLY cool stuff man. These are insane and that PS5 slim video is mind blowing. I cant believe you made that whole console only 1.9mm genious!!!

[@MrMilarepa108]

I've thought about how to reuse them so often and feel so stupid for having overlooked the obvious. You're amazing.

[@CHITUS]

"You could've fixed the headphones by replacing the dead batteries!" "Yeah... but what's the fun in that?"

[@triggahappyyt5420]

Or upgrade your ear phones.

[@tams805]

@@triggahappyyt5420 The whole point is to *not* produce waste.

[@charade9091]

lmaooo ur name puts a line across my screen

[@JohnIrwin]

Well done in making an audio presentation at the end that showed the speakers off. That was almost as difficult a challenge as making the speakers in the first place.

[@mehmetpark]

Awesome design, splendid technical work! Lower frequencies are better on the diy one but, the bose sounds much better when it comes to mids and treble.

[@the_3rdKind]

Noooo! That Bose unit is screeching the highs out 🙂

[@davelowets]

Bose blows.. Their garbage never has clear highs.

[@Chalepastel]

@@the_3rdKind and it's compressed and normalized to hell and back

[@UnknownUser-pf9rk]

DIY Perks - when you see the notification, click it super hard and like the video before it even starts!

[@almericussaxon8023]

Happens everytime

[@neoqueto]

He's one of the only 3 channels that I have notifications turned on for.

[@RimaNari]

Initially I thought he used existing, wired speakers and made them wireless using the earbuds. But then I slowly started to realize he made the entire thing from nothing. Yes, I'm new to the channel.

[@UNSCPILOT]

Welcome, it's pretty awe inspiring in general!

[@sassiest2053]

To be fair you could take the speaker cables from the earbuds and hook them into powered bookshelf speakers if they didn't have Bluetooth.

[@noahluppe]

most wired speakers are passive though, so he would need everything besides the drivers anyway, maybe even the audio filters, as the result of filtering before amplification may be different and uses easy accessible components, especially when the speaker doesn't have filters.

[@RimaNari]

@@noahluppe I was talking about normal wired active speakers - the ones with 3.5mm connectors. Not passive ones that you connect to an amp.

[@grandmaashley]

grandma approved

[@jakeobmullen5415]

Yesmam

[@nbdysfool3]

Lol

[@gshoemake3452]

Literally the only channel where I take the time to watch the sponsor portion. I would do just about anything, within my moral scope, to be mentored by this guy. I mean even his sponsored videos have knowledge to learn from

[@memelorddavid2938]

HOW!! FREAKING HOW!!! EVERY TIME WITHOUT FAIL!!! I swear his next video is going to be like " let's make a homemade time machine with a broken tube tv and blender" 🤣

[@snowball5843]

Bahahahahha😂😂😀😂😂😂😂

[@hassanmuhammad8520]

lol 🤣

[@efficientsea]

That comparison at the end is pretty jaw-dropping. Awesome job!

[@diegofenner1333]

You're on another level mate. From wood to bronze to electronics to cnc to 3d printing. WOW! Your design ideas are spot on, since we can relate to not having ugly boxes to serve us the tech we like to use. I wish I had enough $$ to put a factory to work with you these beautiful designs you make.

[@TheTwistedStone]

You really are amazing. I think of an idea to repurpose old or broken tech and you've already done it and executed the task flawlessly. You brilliant minded person please never stop showing us your ideas.....

[@linuxuser2858]

This is what call "Electronic Art"

[@littledumpling5614]

EA sports to the game

[@kasmidjan]

Without loot box ofcorse

[@mehdi7586]

I use arch too btw

[@asandax6]

But I don't see any loot boxes or micro transactions

[@aarriikknn33ll]

I would have liked seeing you add a input for charging, such as USB-C in.

[@eden12340]

He actually has the required space and there are many key turn boards to drop in that could dump to the pack.

[@aarriikknn33ll]

@@eden12340 for sure, he just likes to make it look clean.. but i don't feel like this is very handy

[@bengrogan9710]

@@aarriikknn33ll In fairness the removable battery panel can be made to any size if people feel up to that However I feel that he left it out of this design as you would need to separate the power between the 4v and 12v lines and ensure the charge was balanced to avoid degrading the cells which from a layman's perspective makes it more involved and could put people off the project

[@aarriikknn33ll]

@@bengrogan9710 True for sure, a battery bms is very cheap and easy to use tho but i do undestand that.

[@danicooke346]

When the Zombie Apocalypse hits, I know who is going to be first pick for my end-of-the-world survival team.

[@fierypenguin9384]

You might not survive, but at least you'll have a stereo

[@GiDD504]

Y’all gonna listen to music while y’all get killed? 😂😂

[@rohanayush]

@@GiDD504 bgm😁

[@rohanayush]

Hehe, right

[@GiDD504]

@@rohanayush haha right!

[@RomboutVersluijs]

Wowsers! you always make such stylish builds. Top notch building qualty!

[@nostalgicpetrichor7782]

1:32 “opening them up is fairly straightforward” Apple: hold my beer

[@lotheeus]

It wouldn't be beer though, more like ... cider vinegar

[@chrisrnz]

@@lotheeus Or white kombucha

[@bulliesboy]

Fantastic, they certainly look and sound incredible the only thing I would do differently is to have a usb charging system fitted so that you don't have to remove the batteries each time to recharge them

[@helljorge]

This should be the top comment.

[@prasun911]

So should I wire in a laptop battery charging Input plugs into each speaker to charge those batteries? Is that enough or am I missing something

[@thenoddingturtle]

Also the aux in and a power supply connector for more versatility.

[@AB-ot3bc]

My thoughts exactly

[@TheDarcy2010]

or go even further and use wireless charging

[@veretos7]

Sadly, that piece of wood was probably one of the most expensive parts of this build lol

[@Mysteria9]

Nah, the 18650's are 😁

[@realchronal]

@@Mysteria9 nah, the woofers are.

[@tams805]

@JC Esguerra - The Official Hub Channel Somehow I doubt most of us just have a mahogany tree to chop down.

[@DjResR]

You can use regular pine also, just use varnish to get the color right._

[@abeginnerspov5968]

Creativity is.

[@Kamuix27]

I found this channel probably 2 years ago and binged watched almost every video. The elegance and quality of this channel is some of the best content on KZbin! You deserve every sub! I look forward to every video that comes out!

[@danielsielmann9141]

these look amazing BUT I have to say even tho the sound isn't as spread on the Bose speakers it is in fact clearer and better erwies etc therefore id suggest using a programmable speaker amp with which u can eq the different areas for the drivers via a program on the computer which is way more accurate and customizable especially for people with less knowledge about electronics (like me) and bblueprints for separations can be found literally anywhere on the internet hope it helps

[@davelowets]

Or just ditch the Class D junk, and put a real amplifier in there... 🤷🏻

[@Alexandros11]

Absolutely not, the Bose does not sound clearer at all. I have to say I'm surprised anyone could think this, the treble and mids are clearly more distinct and separated from bass channels on the DIY speakers.

[@danielsielmann9141]

@@Alexandros11 I’m literally a sound engineer 😂

[@Alexandros11]

@@danielsielmann9141 I... don't care...? That's an appeal to authority, and you're flat out wrong. I'm a producer, and work with high end audio gear all the time, and you should probably get your hearing checked if you think the Bose Wass better. The highs were piercing, mids were ok and bass was not hugely grounded. The DIY speakers were balanced, albeit with quite a bassy sound but that's totally acceptable for consumer grade audio gear, and it sounded far better than the Bose for recreational use.

[@aonodensetsu]

@@Alexandros11 i'm an audiophile and i agree, for a pair of earbuds and a cheap amplifier they were not only better than the Bose but also exceedingly good in their own right