I tried assembling and using the retro radio cassette design speaker "Berlin Boombox" that I can create on cardboard.

It prevailed in the 1980'sA radio cassetteRevived the design, assembled a recycling board and connected to the smartphone audio that made it possible to listen to music "Berlin Boombox"is. Cloud Funding PlatformKickstarterIt is an item that sold a contribution by soliciting a wonderful target amount, but it is an item that was commercialized, but I tried to actually purchase and check what it is.

Berlin Boombox - Official Page - Berlin Boombox kaufen
http://www.berlinboombox.com/


That is why this is Berlin Boombox.


Try opening it looks like this.


Inside the main body box, handle, instruction manual / warranty card, speaker, battery box, amplifier board / volume switch, dedicated audio cable was included. In addition, in addition to the above contents, 3 AA batteries are required when using.


So we will actually assemble the main body.


First we installed two speakers.


Expand the main body and insert the speaker into the left and right grooves. Please be careful not to mistake the position to install because the length of the speaker is different on the left and right.


Fold the board paper in front of the speaker into a box shape.


Next it is the amplifier board.


First connect the cable of the speaker installed on the left side to the connector of the amplifier board.


Plug the opposite cable through the hole in the cardboard and connect it to the connector.


Also connect the cable of the battery box.


It is ok if you pass the audio cable connected to the connector at the end through the hole in the main body box.


As it arrives, the volume knob is attached to the volume switch, so remove the knob, nut, and washer from the switch.


Pass the shaft of the volume switch through the main body box, fix it with the nut and washer.


After that we will assemble the box along the crease of the main body box.


When closing the lid, the completed shape of the radio cassette gradually became visible.


Three AA batteries are installed in the battery box, and it is in the battery box storage part.


Attach the knob to the shaft of the volume switch jumped out from the main body ... ...


Completed by inserting a handle in the top. The size after completion is 350 mm × 120 mm × 250 mm.


Looking from above it looks like this. Actually, only the volume knob is attached, but the illustration of the other button is drawn in the box, and the retro atmosphere is reproduced.


back.


A state seen from diagonally sideways.


I will actually install the iPhone.


The holes for passing the audio cable are vertically aligned and are available in three places, so it can be used with smartphones and iPods that can use 3.5 mm stereo plugs besides the iPhone.


You can check the appearance of actually using Berlin BoomBox from the following movie.

I assembled and used recycled board radio cassette "Berlin Boombox" - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFxxjs1uzQ0&hd=1


Berlin BoomBoxBongiovi DPSIt works in cooperation with the free equalizer application, and if you use Bongiovi DPS you can also apply effects.


The reproduction frequency band is 60 Hz to 20 kHz, the impedance is 4 Ω, the speaker output is 5 W × 2, the price is 6980 yen including tax.

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