Soundbars are a rather strange category of speaker, most typically used with televisions to add some punch that the drivers crammed into a flatscreen TV simply can’t match. [Matt] of DIY Perks wanted a soundbar that was better suited to use on a computer desk rather than in a loungeroom, and set about creating one.
Regular soundbars aren’t great for a computer desk as they tend to deliver sound directed at one’s chest rather than one’s ears. [Matt]’s design instead angles its speakers slightly upwards, aimed at the user’s head as it should be. The build uses reclaimed wooden flooring for a cheap source of pretty wood that isn’t as ugly or flaky as MDF.
The design acts as a monitor stand and keyboard hutch, raising the screen to a comfortable height for viewing. The speakers themselves are in acoustic enclosures mounted on either side, also helping to provide good stereo separation. A subwoofer is also built into the shelf to add some bass response, with an impressively-neat bass chamber design. Finished off with some LED lights and a USB hub, the design delivers great sound along with a lovely desk environment for getting work done.
[Matt] does love a nice DIY build; his water-cooled outdoor TV is a particular delight. Video after the break.
I’m not sure if that can really be classified as a sound bar. Monitor stand with built in speakers perhaps.
What’s the difference? What’s the definition of a sound bar anyway?
A bar witch is a I-shape design vs this thing that is an U-shape. Sound bar is just another way to say speaker. So, if they can call it sound bar, op can call it too.
I have a Vizio sound bar that was designed to sit beneath CRT televisions. The unit is literally pentagonal and very deep. Nothing at all like today’s sound bars, but it most certainly calls it a sound bar in the reviews and the manual.
Blatantly false. The generally accepted colloquialism and the accepted official market term for a sound bar is one solid long speaker system. This is just a speaker stand. Not a sound bar
Build achair with speakers built in. You don’t even need the egg shape like some actual product in the seventies.
This is really well done, moreso for not requiring a CNC router/3D printer – anyone with hand tools (well, maybe a small router or even rotary tool) and a soldering iron could put this together to a pretty good level of functionality.
” wood that isn’t as ugly or flaky as MDF” – you’re thinking of particle board, not MDF. MDF is very smooth and uniform in color. It takes paint extremely well if you don’t like the color.
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