Building a beautiful Bluetooth Speaker
By Ben Everard. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
This beautiful object by SimranWasu would be nice enough to have in your home even if it didn’t do anything. It’s a Bluetooth speaker/amplifier, made of CNC teak hardwood and CNCed aluminium. Upgrading an obsolete piece of hardware, such as a radio, by adding Bluetooth capability to it is nothing new – and it’s produced some lovely builds that we’ve featured in these pages – but the thing that sets this build apart is that it’s been done from scratch so, so beautifully.
You can’t see it from the finished image, but the sandwiched aluminium layer is just as lovely as the wooden exterior.
Ben is the Editor of HackSpace magazine. When not wrangling words, he enjoys cycling, gardening, and attempting to identify wild mushrooms.
Subscribe to Raspberry Pi Official Magazine
Save up to 37% off the cover price and get a FREE Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W with a subscription to Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
More articles
Cyber Pet Tumbler
This virtual pet can be thrown around its plastic case. Rob Zwetsloot tries to keep it alive
Read more →
Kiwi+ USB review
An upgraded Kiwi KVM brings USB device sharing between machines. Rob Zwetsloot makes the switch
Read more →
Set Marvin Free
Do you dare free a demon possessing a stuffed animal?
Read more →