DIY iPod boom box

The new iPod Hi-Fi looks really cool, but who has $350US sitting around doing nothing? Why now whip up your own solution from the parts you probably have sitting around your house right now?

That's what Phillip over at Make:Blog did. Buy hacking an iPod speaker unit together with an old pair of Apple Pro speakers, a modified iPod dock and a nano, he's made himself a working, though slightly unattractive, iPod speaker system. Nicely done. Here is a Flickr set for your viewing pleasure.

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Source: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/09/diy_ipod_nano_a…

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March 01 2006 at 10:25 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

CcntMnky

Well, they said hack, not engineering. Powered Speakers with a iPod dock would do the trick.

I choose neither, I'll just plug the line-out into my vastly superior stereo system.

March 01 2006 at 10:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

bush

Or you could just buy a 1.8mm to phono adapter and walla no soldering no holes drilled.

March 01 2006 at 7:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ruben

sheesh atleast make it look better Check this one out:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=89229

March 01 2006 at 1:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

go irish

Why not just hook the speakers up by the headphone jack?

February 28 2006 at 11:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

breuklen

You were just kidding with that "slightly unattractive" line, right? LOL

February 28 2006 at 10:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

KTR3

He couldn't have just plugged in any old pair of speakers into the dock? Instead he had to mutilate a lot of toys to get something that you can get without all the cutting and snipping.

Also, did you read the link you posted? It says DIY iPod nano Alarm clock.

February 28 2006 at 10:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply