Hi All,
A colleague of mine mentioned wanting to make his own bluetooth speaker and enclosure, but wasn’t sure where to start in looking for speaker components. While I have no idea I wondered if anyone in this forum would be able to assist with some pointers in choosing components for decent sound quality and amplitude. Appreciate any advice and will pass along!
This is a good start, there’s a link to the full instructable from the page.
Thanks for this. I will check out this store.
I was more inquiring about the types of specifications that would be important to note for quality and amplitude on a general use type speaker.
Thanks. This looks pretty helpful. I think he has most of the construction part down, but was more interested in what sort of specs to look for in choosing speaker/amp components if you have any input on something like this.
Not really. Performance-wise regarding connectivity I don’t know if you’ll get much more out of one diy unit than another. Bluetooth is fundamentally line of sight since it uses something akin to a radio signal so range and obstructions will always be an issue.
If you buy a better quality receiver it may or may not perform better depending on how and where it’s being used, I’d say do what’s within budget. There’s probably already a raspberry pi project on github like this but that could be costly.
I really think it will come down to how much this person wants to spend instead of just buying one that’s prefab, but as for recommending components my best advice is plan for more performance than you intend to use and sometimes you end up with something close to useable.
Never done a bluetooth speaker before but destroyed one once taking it apart to see how it was put together 
Speaker box design is far more crucial to the overall sound and that can be tricky but you can learn about that online. Materials for the box will also play a part and how the box is ported.
If it’s for super casual use I’m sure anything will be fine.
Thanks for the detailed response. I think these are all good points and I will pass along.
I’ll post pics when he’s done!