Shoebox Speaker

Materials

You will need the following items to make a shoebox speaker:

  • Shoebox
  • CD or Styrofoam bowl
  • Cardboard tube
  • Magnetic wire
  • Latex sheet
  • Neodymium (NdFeB) magnets
  • 2 steel C-clamps forming
  • Scissors
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Tape
Shoebox speaker

Special Thanks

to Scott Porter, Daniel Domme, Alexander Sell, and Jeffrey Whalen Acoustics graduate students from Penn State for this great idea!

Here’s What You Do:

Read the attached article and slide show for for step-by-step instructions.