3D printed unique looking spiral speakers! DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2018
- Today we'll be building this awesome design spiral speakers!
They look and sound absolutely brilliant! Is this best looking 3D printed speaker? Let me know in the comments bellow.
Disclaimer:
The authors of this design, concept and 3D model - formerly called Akemake, now operating as DEEPTIME - are manufacturing professional version of Spirula speakers with enclosures 3d printed from sand. What you are seeing in the video is a cheap plastic filament DIY hobby version of the Spirula speakers that is not comparable in audio or enclosure material quality with the professionally produced speakers by DEEPTIME. The DEEPTIME studio produces Spirula speakers optimized for specific drivers and with enclosures printed from one piece without split lines, seams or bolts holding them together. If you are curious how such spiral-shaped 3D printed speakers could look and sound like when done properly, please visit www.deeptime.limited
List of parts and components for cheap DIY version of these spiral speakers:
Audio labs 4 inch (8ohm) Speakers -- goo.gl/EVTZP4
Mini Bluetooth Amplifier -- bit.ly/2td5Jvd
Recommended 3D printer for this project:
Get the new Creality CR10 V2 3D printer from:
Amazon - amzn.to/33y8DYi
Banggood - bit.ly/34Ju9Jz
WOOD/PURE Filament (You need at least 2 rolls 30% infill)
Aprintapro PURE Filament sadly is no longer available.
Print time with simplified 3D is around 16 hours per one side enclosure at 30% infill. With Cura 3.2.1 is around 24 hours as CURA use much more traveling.
Speaker seal ring(3D printed flex) -- goo.gl/G4YREY
Speaker spikes(3D printed) -- goo.gl/tvdeXG
Sadly STL files are no longer available but I found similar design:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:132...
www.thingiverse.com/thing:123...
Popular Online retailers:
Amazon.com - amzn.to/3k08g0K
Amazon.ca - amzn.to/3c3efiJ
Amazon.de - amzn.to/3rnvj9l
Amazon.co.uk - amzn.to/3blB2qY
Amazon.se - amzn.to/3bhU55l
Aliexpress - bit.ly/2GWF50w
Banggood - bit.ly/2T0R8fG
Ebay - ebay.us/OJuoTs
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Wow, stunning. And they sound exactly like the speaker I'm using on my desktop! ;)
bro use higher grit sand paper only. it should soften up the texture but not remove it
sounds quite horrible actually
@@nobodynowhere5213 I KNOW . my desktop speakers are awful.
maybe because u are listening yours
@@mederoraw exactly
, cool modern way of using full range speakers.
I like Tang Band speakers my self. these are very similar. good job, nice point source desk top speakers.
Woooooowwww this is absolutely AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
I always want to make these “spiral” enclosure.... previously only possible with a proper mouldings but now 3D ohhhh what a fantastic idea!!!
I worked professionally with sound systems and your AAA battery tip to check the speaker polarity was the BEST =]
BrunoPOWEEER Hahhahha man! You are the best! Am glad that you liked my video :)
9v works best
Pleasant surprise in the sound test 💯
Damn!! Well done my friend :) Super clean and informative video! Love it!
Black Beard Projects Thank you so much man! You the best! :)
P.S. Your channel and videos rocks! Take care.
I love how well the finish turned out on that filament! Nice work. A note on speaker connection: it matters less if the positive pole on the speaker connects to the positive on the amp. What you must pay attention to if using more than one speaker is that you connect then both in the same way.
Truly amazing build! Nice video too! Thanks for user a proper mic to show!
Sea shell design looks awesome 🐚
Really amazing work here! Well done!
Mouldy Soul Thank you so much!
thank you very much!i will make my wife a fine ,elegant present.
thanks to you!!!
Awesome concept. Maybe one day, I will try it.
Your challenge is amazing!
This guy.. absolutely brilliant. Thanks a lot man, will be making this after I've finished my upgrades. Time you get 100k+ subs!
aerospaceTUdelft Thank you so much man for such positive feedback :)
They really do sound pretty tight. Tongue and Groove joining of the two halves like HexiBase does might be a little nice touch. Also, you can wire speaker polarity in reverse and its fine as long as all the other speakers are wired reverse as well.
I can't believe this doesn't have more views !! Those are sweet !!
Randy Soechting Thanks! I agree :) Well looks like that TH-cam algorithm doesn't like the small channels :(
Those are Nautilus speakers.
Good work!
A very well done video. Excellent photography. Very logical and well laid out.
garyhope2 Thank you very much for such a kind words.
Very inspiring! Thanks for the great video
Beautiful build! You Deserve a subscription
Haim Peretz Thanks! :)
Best regards!
perfect design by such an economic parts.
Congratulations on your Excellent work！Thank you so much & love from China!!!
Thank you so much my friend! I wish you all the best. Much respect and love from Sweden!
I tried to push Like twice... That was inspiring to watch!
Jacob Boaron Thanks man I appreciate it :)
Best regards!
Men, you did a great work! Thanks for sharing! How much did you spend for materials to build these speakers? I want to build the same speakers for myself.
Very nice for nautilus 3d.
just beautiful speakers
LALAT_IDJO Thank you
@@NexiTech its art piece , do you have any idea for make mass production with different type colours it would be great.
Well done Sir! Thumbs up!
Pedro Freire Thank you Sir :)
Very fun design
Top marks for decent demonstration...
Thanks mate!
BILTEMA
Looks good. Might make some myself :)
Biltema körv lol
Awesome video! These look amazing, the video was very descriptive and informing. I would love to build these only thing is I don’t have a 3D printer 😂.
nice bass output too
Thanks
best speakers i've heard so far here on youtube. i could actually hear the lows!
Daniel Foerstner Thank you.
I love how people think they can assess the sound of these through a microphone in a room, then a compressed TH-cam video and then their own speakers.
(chuckle) Glad I’m not the only one bothered by this. I suppose it’s better than nothing - it would be weird to go through all that and not play them at all - but it is a bit like experiencing a forest from a newspaper photo and a scratch-and-sniff sticker.
@@DanielBrownsan The thing is, they sound absolutely awful in that demo, as you'd expect from a mic in an echoey room. Even Tannoy Super Reds would sound bad...
@@PortableFreezer indeed
well, technically if your speaker is better than the one they're showing, there's a small chance that you can hear the difference even with all that. For instance, i can tell this has way less bass than my own speaker, even if the sound was recorded through a mic. but duh, i use a 450w (rms) minisystem for audio on my pc, so that's expected.
I love how you think people are unaware they are listening through a compressed video on TH-cam to their own speakers, dumbass.
They are awesome !!!
John Hurst Thanks mate!
increible!!!
Really freakin cool video Nexi!! more more more:D
William Persson Thanks brother! You the best :)
Meh to the haters, so what, we all know you rarely hear any 'real' sound on a YT vid, I'm willing to bet these beautifully designed and built speakers are better that what 95% of the people here are listening to at home, don't knock it until you do/see/hear it, until then, go find a better life man.
ain't better than mine.
I mean jeeze... they sound just like my phone speakers... he should just use his phone then.
(Itzzajoke)
Hy friend :)
Do you have a settings for printing those? I have a same printer.
Thnx for helping.
I like. I'll need to do a lot of research in order to convert my set of RTI12's (1 tweeter, 2 mids, 3 woofers) just for fun.
NICE WORK MAN;)
Thanks man!
nice looking speaker, i would have made it as smooth as possible and make is a deep piano black, for speaker stands i dont think plastic spikes will work, just look in the hardware store for some goodlooking screws, i use this for my floor standing speakers with soms brass plates underneath. great looking pc speaker.
Awesome and Beautifully 👍👌🍾🍾🍾
Awesome. Currently printing. :)
Rahul R Verma Thanks! How did it go?
Hi! Greetings from Italy. I love your work, well done! i have two "variant" question:
- first: why don't you think to do it open on the center? it should improve your lows respond
- second: to improve sound, why don't you think to put the speakers in the center and leave all the spiral corn has open enclosure? Could you make this project?
Keep on this! (y)
These are awesome!! What did you use to pack the insides with?
Sweet project! You listen to some fire music too lol.
Findley Johnson Thanks!
Great job!
TrueIndie88 Thank you
Okay super awesome start. But how does the output compare to the input in variances with how much voltage that youre putting through it. I only ask bc i know the conical spiral style is about as efficient as it can get, however.... where did you gain or lose in comparison to the frequency response graph that the manufacturer supplied?
GREAT JOB
Thank you.
very nice video you really improved so much the last year
Tim Montanus Thank you so much. Best regards!
No problem man
great project and well done - sounds like fun doing it by myself - but could you please provide the stl-files you have been using - thank you
Greast build. A must do project no doubt. For the feet, try any "gothic" store, they go for pennies!
Thumbs up!
The Looking Glass Thanks:)
nice job man i really like it your speaker
Thanks man!
Awesome only thing I would do is extrude the front some more and print a speaker grill to create a better finish .
Could do with tuning down, 20% bigger maybe would have to be calculated. but apart from that very pleasing to look at and very crisp. Very good work very professional.
Woow awesome
Finished them and they sound and look great.
Sourced a polyfill material on good old ebay.
I ordered the amp in the list above.
It works great but is no way a 50W Amp .
I now need to find a better amp to drive the speakers.
Making these awsome designs. 4 halves printed and stained.
Clamps ordered... What size self tappers did you use. Think I will use some with a Torx head in black. An add on cowling over the speaker just hiding the screw heads would look good. Great little project and a very clear video. Thank you. Took me 40 hours per side used cura to slice and went for a 40% fill with layers of 0.2mm
Nick
I am printing them now and also using Cura, my first one was at 40 percent infill and 4 outer layers at 80mm feed. Took over 34 hours... Kinda ridiculous for what it is. I was surprised to read in this video details that in Simplify3d it only took 16 hours. That is an incredible difference in speed.
can you share where you ordered the speaker terminals from, I just completed the 3d Printed enclosures and want to put this together using the same terminals you used. Thank you. They look GREAT so far. Can't wait to hear them play.
all amazing but how did you get the actual files to print ?
did you just ask Akemake 3D to give them to you ? you cannot download them from the site
Just like the Nautilus from B&W
Eric Mac Fadden
Ha, yeah so not as unique as they thought.
I remember seeing them when I bought my first set of DM602.
@@ro63rto DM602's where my first B&W's. Bought some for my mom. That speaker is great! I have Nautilus 804's now. But this design is basically the Nautilus design. With the right driver, it might sound really good.
Have you tried porting the speakers? This style is based on a transmission line speaker where the bass is increased through a chamber. Porting could help dramatically decrease your power requirements because they increase the bass output of a speaker by around 3 dB. Might be something you want to experiment with. That said I don't know the properties of the driver so possibly a sealed chamber works best. They do look nice, almost like mini Nautilus Bowers and Wilkins speakers.
This is similar to the B&W nautilus. Its not a transmission line design. The idea is that the back wave will travel into the chamber that is getting smaller and smaller. Taking the back wave and trying to turn it into heat so you get reduced internal standing waves, reflections..etc. Porting it would destroy it.
I would have held off on the painting, until I sanded the seem smooth. but that's me. Nice design and very cool
instead of two flat parts i made a ridge on one side and a slit on the other side to give more contact area for the adhesive ( i used glue that fuses plastics ). Ive done this due to afther a 3 day of use on loud volume ofc the two halves serperated been using em 2 months now no issue, might add internal clips to be practically 100% sure it doesnt serperate
Amazing love the little bluetooth amp :)
Tac Blades I love it too. It's so small and i was very surprised how powerful is for a pack of cigarettes size :D
Nexi Tech well amp ordered speakers ordered and designed my own speaker cases that have cavities to be fill with sand. :)
goo.gl/FnczAF
Do you still the STL for this? Can't find them anymore. :(
Nice!!
The Live Boy Thanks :)
Great, sound like car audio. Good efort for all the details.
Hello
First let me say that I am very surprised about the sound quality these boxes produce.
A thought thou, have you calculated the volume that the speaker units need?
Your design have an effective volume of very near 2 liters, for you information :)
GREAT!!!
Wonderful
Thanks
Amazing design! And thanks for the STL files. Could you let me know what CAD software you designed these in as I’d like to try my own variation?
Adrian Risidore Thanks but it's not me who design it. I just randomly found STL file and print it because I like them so much! Btw on the thingiverse there is similar version as well you might like it. Search for Spiral speakers etc.
Amazing amazing amazing
Imad Choucair Thank you! :)
Foarte faine speakerele, mersi pentru tutorialul PDF, de indata ce fac rost de printer am sa le incerc si eu, eventual sa modelez si anexele de tweetere. :D
5:48 reversing polarity does not cause such problems. it will cancel the stereo effect (making everything sound off and disembodied) in a stereo set up, and will cause destructive interference for the the bass waves with other drivers running the opposite polarity. granted, you still have to wire up your system in the correct polarity, but not because of any kind of distortion.
Hello can u please tell me, how did you connect those repros into sound amplifier? Is banana conector pluged into repros and the other end is jack? Thank you.
Yes, exactly like that. Or you can make it how ever you like :)
@@NexiTech Thanks for a FAST response.
Hello,
I wanted to congratulate you for your great work, do you tried to dampen only the inner walls with a viscoelastic material ?
I have another more practical question, what software do you use? how did you go about creating a pavilion shape?
gregou69110 Thanks. Yes dampen only the walls should works good as well. I did not try it as it would be more difficult.
I did not design these Spirals I just found them randomly on the Internet. I place more info in video description about who design them.
What is the internal volume of this enclosure?
Nice project!
Could you perhaps add a link to the speaker terminals? Cheers!
Thanks Mate! Well I buy terminals in local store, But I will found the same or something similar for you. Cheers :)
what filament did you use for your seal ring?
Can't be unique since Bowers & Wilkins have used this design in their top of the range NAUTILUS (it looks a ton better too!).
Regardless, well done!
Good job
brave edy Thanks
epic!
Totally awesome !!! can you update the stl link please
Oscar Padilla Thank you! Yes it's done.
@@NexiTech Still cant see no stl file here to these cases
Very nice
Thank you
Plz do an even bigger version using Mark Audio Alpair driver in a bigger shell 🐚 👍❤️
I did one as well , but placed a filamente string on the joint of the two parts, to make the finishing
Hotend impressoes 3d Nice work. Thanks for commenting.
Hola no necesita capacitor? saludos.
sorry, how did you use a 50w amplifier to power the 25w speakers? isn't that too much? Or does it split 50w into two channels so: 50/2?
can you record these in Stereo microphone :) like ROland stereo recorder
Hi
Thanks for the great video.
Can you tell me how you can describe the sound quality?
From 1-10?
I want to know before I’m making it for my self.
Glad you like it my friend. Sound quality is awesome and they are decently loud for speakers of this size. Now I don't know what you are hoping for so I can not place any numbers on the scale but get some good headphones and hear the sound demo on the video. They have very plesent sound indeed.
@@NexiTech thanks for your answer
I will try to hear with headphones.
And I think I will made this speaker?
About the speaker mounting holes,the space for six noles fit only to this component?
Because I think the other components with four holes.
Cool and nice
My download says it's a virus. I think it's a false positive but decided not to expose my computer. Anybody has uploaded "safe copies" other than the link above?
Check out the Cyclops (Pokeball) speakers, maybe try making one of these in 3d?
hi guy, they are lovely and i would to adapt for my speakers (MOREL I 2.40), can you share the 3D printer file for build those?
Pio Emiliano Carati Thank you! :) Link of STL is in video description.
@@NexiTech thanks to you... I will want to publish the result when I can build them.... bye.
Hi, wow, could you make one with a bass port
MrTruth111 You don't need bass port in this enclosure.
Fine looking speakers, didnt they need anything like crossover or in german is called sperrkreis?
Matze 1887 Thanks! No you don't need it. They are full range speakers.
Awesome built!! Can I print this on the Ender 3 pro?
It's too small. You need something from Cr10 line like CR10 V2 or CR10S PRO V2. 300x300mm build plate.
@@NexiTech thanks for the reply, can you please make a smaller version for this printer?
@@HaimPeretz Sorry my man the size of the model are matching with the speakers size. Check the link in video description there are some other similar designs on the Thingiverse.
wow bomb
what if you added a hole at the end of the spiral?
in case of this shitty drivers nothing
in common case u will have quarter wave resonator (that is quite another acoustic design) which is difficult to be adjusted
and again, depending on which drivers u use it can be shit or not bad
That would make them a T-line, but with this shape it would be hard to design it properly
Could you build one of these for a 6.5" or 8" subwoofer?
But with speaker on one end and port/ hole on the other end so the air can travel through it without breaking it to pieces
Donnie Persad I don't think 6.5 Inch Subwoofer can brake it that easy. You can print it in 100% infill PLA for example and use epoxy to glue it. It will be hard as rock :) To print it for 6
6.5inch/8inch you need massive 3D printer :)
@@NexiTech if you ever get access to a printer and willing to make a pair for me let me know how much it'll cost... thx
Donnie Persad, I can help you print these big size. Got 1 cubic print volume.
@@nilssen3dservice284 do you have a cost in mind?
@Donnie Persad how big you want them ? Is pla a ok material ?
which glue are you using.. :) everything i have is curing way to fast for me to connect the two pieces flawless :)
I used b7000 glue that I had around :)