rustystoes
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My wife and everyone at work thinks I'm crazy, so I thought I'd share this with the people who care.
I decided I needed a jobsite radio. Bought the Makita, but really wanted it to charge my ipod and wanted it to fit in a systainer. Also looked at car stereos, but they were too expensive (stereo $100, speakers $60, power supply $45, + systainer). I ended up with a ihome radio from Freddy's that was clearance priced, still expensive though. I can play off my iphone/ipod or any other device with a headphone jack. Unfortunately it does not have an AM/FM radio function. It has 4" subs and 2" tweeters. It has awesome sound, a little bassy for jobsites, so the "bass boost" is usually off. In the shop it will drown out the cabinet saw.
I looked extensively at the 2 or 3 other threads about systainer radios. From their input I added the aux outlets on the box (so it doesn't use up a spot on the splitter). So far on site my radio has become the drill charging station. Others commented that sys radios should fit within the confines of the sys, this almost does that - the speaker grills on the sides stick out about 3/8". I wanted the ipod to be accessible from the front with the lid closed, but that just wouldn't happen with a sys3. It's in a sys3 btw because the 4" subs wouldn't fit in a 2. This works fine though, you can shut the lid so dust doesn't get on the ipod.
Construction - I built the interior of 1/2" particle board, wanted mdf, but didn't have any on hand at the time. The ihome was pretty easy to take apart. I separated the parts (speakers, control part, power supply) and started out building boxes for the subs. I fit the sub boxes to the sides of the box, then then fit the platform that holds the control center and hides the power supply. I left a gap in the back under the stiffener so the power supply wouldn't fry.I wired the power supply into the outlet and outlet to extension cord. Wish I could have put a plug-it on it. Does anyone know where you can buy a generic female plug-it? Lastly I fit the tweeters in the only place they would fit. I wasn't thinking and put the bass ports on the inside of the box, now the lid rattles when it is closed. [sad]
I have been using this for a couple of months now in the shop and on site. It's held up well and still sounds awesome. I don't have any gripes other than the ones previously mentioned.
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I used to be a graphic designer in a previous lifetime.
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I decided I needed a jobsite radio. Bought the Makita, but really wanted it to charge my ipod and wanted it to fit in a systainer. Also looked at car stereos, but they were too expensive (stereo $100, speakers $60, power supply $45, + systainer). I ended up with a ihome radio from Freddy's that was clearance priced, still expensive though. I can play off my iphone/ipod or any other device with a headphone jack. Unfortunately it does not have an AM/FM radio function. It has 4" subs and 2" tweeters. It has awesome sound, a little bassy for jobsites, so the "bass boost" is usually off. In the shop it will drown out the cabinet saw.
I looked extensively at the 2 or 3 other threads about systainer radios. From their input I added the aux outlets on the box (so it doesn't use up a spot on the splitter). So far on site my radio has become the drill charging station. Others commented that sys radios should fit within the confines of the sys, this almost does that - the speaker grills on the sides stick out about 3/8". I wanted the ipod to be accessible from the front with the lid closed, but that just wouldn't happen with a sys3. It's in a sys3 btw because the 4" subs wouldn't fit in a 2. This works fine though, you can shut the lid so dust doesn't get on the ipod.
Construction - I built the interior of 1/2" particle board, wanted mdf, but didn't have any on hand at the time. The ihome was pretty easy to take apart. I separated the parts (speakers, control part, power supply) and started out building boxes for the subs. I fit the sub boxes to the sides of the box, then then fit the platform that holds the control center and hides the power supply. I left a gap in the back under the stiffener so the power supply wouldn't fry.I wired the power supply into the outlet and outlet to extension cord. Wish I could have put a plug-it on it. Does anyone know where you can buy a generic female plug-it? Lastly I fit the tweeters in the only place they would fit. I wasn't thinking and put the bass ports on the inside of the box, now the lid rattles when it is closed. [sad]
I have been using this for a couple of months now in the shop and on site. It's held up well and still sounds awesome. I don't have any gripes other than the ones previously mentioned.
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I used to be a graphic designer in a previous lifetime.
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