[IronForge]

I have been looking for some outdoor grade speakers. So far all I have found are some waterproof "marine" speakers at parts express.
Pyramid marine 6 1/2" speakers


What I plan on doing is making some fiberglass enclosures to resemble rocks and putting them outside. Already have speaker wire to desired locations. Should not be too difficult to make the enclosures, I can use actual rocks as molds even.. doesn't have to be perfectly smooth like a normal fiberglass enclosure because it is supposed to look like a rock.. (not a river rock, har har)



Anyhow to make a long post short, does anyone else know where I can get marine/outdoor speakers for a project like this? And how do you think those pyramid speakers rate vs. costco outdoor rock speakers?

 

[Johnla]

You did not look very hard at Parts Express, because they also have about 20 or 30 other various options for waterproof/outdoor use speakers.

You also need to use, outdoor, indoor/outdoor, waterproof, and weatherproof. As the search options to see them all.

 

[Larry Fine]

There are also plenty of 'rock' speakers on the market.

 

[IronForge]

Yes there are more speakers.. but they are all complete... I was hoping for some DIY style...


I'll keep looking to see if I can find some more though..

 

[RayL Jr.]

If I were doing some DIY outdoor speakers I'd be highly tempted to play with concrete. Some links:


"Antique Stone" Planters http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/victorygarde...tiqueplanters/

air bubbles in molds - general teacher's guide for concrete preparation http://matse1.mse.uiuc.edu/~tw/concrete/bm.html

Art Concrete: How-to Guidelines + Use http://www.makersgallery.com/concrete/howto.html

Bowers & Wilkens new spherical shaped subwoofer http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/0204/02.bw.html

cement canoe - mold in three layers with fiberglass webbing and strands of carbon fiber http://www.civil.tamu.edu/students/a...ent_Pride.html

Climbing Holds out of Concrete http://www.geocities.com/samshank/index.html

concrete casting, rubber molds... http://www.smooth-on.com/howto.htm

Concrete is normally weighs about 125 pounds per cubic foot - recipies http://www.butlerscraftsupplies.com/Stone%20Recipes.htm

concrete mold resourse site http://users.lmi.net/~drewid/concrete_faq.html

Crumb rubber sources http://crumb.rubber.com/a/view/1320.html

Crumb rubber supplier http://www.rtginc.com/Products.htm

DIY cement planters http://www.windowbox.com/cgi-bin/exp...&ArticleID=231

DIY concrete loudspeakers - AVS thread http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...32#post3620232

DIY concrete speakers http://www.io.com/~dylan/speakers/

DIY concrete speakers - DIY Audio forum http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread/t-2574.html

Euco-Speed - quick setting concrete mixes http://www.euclidchemical.com/produc...sp?pselect=4#1

forms are typically made from melamine (laminate), because of its ... http://www.intakeweekly.com/articles...-9431-150.html

Granulated rubber supplier http://www.diamond-safety.com/Equine...20Footing.html

GreenCrete crumb rubber

Hammering allows the mortar to flow toward the area being hit http://www.techno-industrial.com/specials/concrete.htm

Heat Formable Series Vinyl http://www.selectproducts.com/frames.html

How to make an Atlas stone http://www.bodyresults.com/S2stone.asp

Materials for concrete - Tamms http://www.roancorp.com/tammsspecs/tammsconcrete.html

Materials for concrete - Tamms http://www.tamms.com/

Mold Making Demonstration - plaster mold, doll head http://www.garlic.com/~blufrogg/dolls/mold.htm

moldmaking materials http://www.plastermaster.com

Monolithic Dome - Mixing the Strongest Shotcrete http://www.monolithic.com/constructi...gth/index.html

Monolithic Dome - shotcrete mix design http://www.monolithic.com/construction/mix/index.html

Monolithic Marketplace - Monolithic Dome shotcrete mix design http://www.monolithicmarketplace.com/

Norh 9.0 marble 2-way speakers - Scanspeak Revelator 9900 tweeter http://www.norh.com/products/norh9/index.html

plastic ball mold - 6†candle mold http://www.wholesalecandlemakingsupp...escription.htm

Quick-crete - quick setting concrete mixes http://www.quikrete.com/catalog/PortlandCement.html

Quickcrete stepping stones - instructions for cement molds http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_faux_tex...370234,00.html

Revised crossover for the Norh 9.0 Marble http://murphyblaster.com/content.php?f=marble.html

rubberized concrete - crumb rubber http://ladpw.org/epd/tirerecycling/RAC-REAS.cfm

Rubbermoldcompounds - concrete casting mold compound http://www.rubbermoldcompounds.com/concrete-molds.htm

Smooth-On rubber - concrete casting http://www.gyptek.com/concrete_casting.htm

Speakers from the sewer http://www.speakerbuilding.com/content/1019/

Speakers from the sewer - diagram http://www.speakerbuilding.com/content/1019/tegning.gif

specially developed low-density concrete to cast the cabinet http://www.faradaysound.co.uk/

Standing waves http://hypertextbook.com/physics/waves/standing/

The Ammonit - concrete snail speaker project http://www.speakerbuilding.com/content/1106/page_2.php

The crumb rubber made up about 8 percent of the cement weight http://chainreaction.asu.edu/ecology.../shrinking.htm

The use of concrete as a baffle http://www.audiofirma.com/Loudspeakers

Tire granule - crumb rubber grades http://sa.recycle.net/a/3080.html

under 1/2", but you'd have to use 1:1 cement:sand, nylon fibers, use 100% acrlic fortifier... http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/...083230772.html

Using urethane rubber to make molds for casting concrete http://www.sculpt.com/technotes/concrete.htm

Why Curing is So Important http://www.geocities.com/samshank/curing.html

 

[onebigguy27]

Ray, Thanks for all of the links. I am sure that they will be useful to everyone.


I was talking with someone I used to work with, and he has two set's of concrete equipment racks in his basement that he built. They are great for holding up the gear, but will have to be left with the house if he ever sells it. They are jsut too heavy to move.

 

[Ted White]

What about some outside speakers that you just mount on a wall by your deck? I like the DIY thought, but am not looking for a "rock"

 

[Larry Fine]

I believe there are outdoor wall sconces that contain speakers.

 

[Ted White]

See, personally I have no desire to hide them. They just need to be loud and unharmed by rain. if angled down.

 

[M NEWMAN]

Quote:

Originally posted by Ted White See, personally I have no desire to hide them. They just need to be loud and unharmed by rain. if angled down.

In that case, just pick out you favorite, high value kit project and after you build the box, completely cover it in fiberglass marine resin, available at your local boat supplies outlet, or in auto/body repair section of an auto parts store (fiberglass kits), or check out the magazine "woodenboat" - they've got tons of resin resources advertising in there. Doing a search on yahoo shopping using the above keywords will also yield a plethora of resin suppliers. After sanding, apply color of your choice to make them look pretty. Just be sure that any ports face down and away from sky, and avoid any kind of drivers that use paper as a base material. Stick with polyproph's, fiberglass or kevlar type drivers for moisture resistance. Have fun...

 

[Ted White]

Mike,


Thank you very much for that. Exactly what I needed!

 

[RagerXS]

Perhaps it isn't a concern where you live, but I'd be reluctant to have ported boxes in exterior speakers for fear of hornets or wasps nesting there. Just use a sealed box design and that concern is eliminated...


~ Fred

 

[M NEWMAN]

Quote:

Originally posted by RagerXS Perhaps it isn't a concern where you live, but I'd be reluctant to have ported boxes in exterior speakers for fear of hornets or wasps nesting there. ~ Fred

...easily remedied with the addition of some fine screen material over the port. Won't hurt anything soundwise, but will keep out the insect riff-raff...

 

[Ted White]

Excellent thoughts! You just have to love this forum!