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Pi Speaker photo gallery

  • October 1, 2014
  • Photos Raspberry Pi

The photo gallery below shows the process of building eight Pi Speakers over the course of a couple of weeks in the Summer of 2014.

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Eight Pi Speakers ready to go!
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Number one is ready to rock!
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Almost there
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Finished cabinets before installing the electronics and the driver
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Varnish central
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Varnish central
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Waiting for dryness!
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The operation moved north to Sunnyvale in early July for painting, sanding and varnishing
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Eight speakers ready for sanding and painting
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Getting there
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Three down, five to go!
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Eight speakers ready for sanding and painting
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Unpainted cabinet from the back
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Unpainted cabinet from the front
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Eight speakers ready for sanding and painting
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Coring out the front faceplate for the driver
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A view of the workbench
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Time to build eight speakers! Let the assembly line begin. The first step was cutting the 3/4" mdf to the correct dimensions to match the volume specs of the driver.
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The finished (although not sanded and varnished) version 2.0 prototype
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Prototype of version 2.0 using a new driver, better components, and an enclosed cabinet
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Another look at version 1.0
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Version 1.0 of the speaker that was quickly made for some concerts in the spring of 2014. The driver was cheaper and the cabinet was not enclosed. Worked OK but did not sound great.
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A photo of one of the Pi Speakers from the installation of the piece in the WaveCave gallery

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