Overnight Sensation Boom Box

[Loadtoad]

Had the urge to build a boom box and I used the overnight sensations as the speaker set and put it all in one enclosure with the Lepai amp and a Part-Express MP3 module. Unit has a Power Sonic 7ah battery or can use a plug in with a 5amp power supply. Covered it with Rust-Oleum truck bed liner. I put a switched volt meter on top so I could monitor the voltage. Overall I am real happy with it, sounds great and can really go louder than your ears can handle.

[Brian Steele]

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That is pretty cool! Nice work!

[careyink]

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That is awesome! Nice job...

[okiefz1]

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That is very nice. Is it very heavy?

[Leroy R]

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That is a really cool boom box and with the OSs as it's foundation, has to sound as good as it looks.

[Paul Carmody]

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Build quality there is excellent. Looks like you might have had some previous experience with guitar cabs or the like.

[andykriech]

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That is great. Really like the angled controls.
Do you have any internal build pictures of how you mounted things?


Andy.

[Loadtoad]

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Thanks for all the compliments. It weigh's 25.5 lbs! It's late and I won't have time to write or post anymore pics for a few days, I work 12hr shifts and commute 74mile round trip but on my day off I will post some more pics of the internal build. This is only my third build. I first did a boombox with some co-axial speakers but it also had bluetooth. My second project was Paul's Overnight Sensation MTM's (I retired my Orb speakers cause Paul's sounded better), then this project. I really have the bug. My wife hates it though, cause I spend too much time in the workshop!

[bkeane1259]

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Very sweet. How does that USB/card reader work? I bought a couple of those and have yet to use them.

[VegaMan]

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well done. been toying with a similar idea to swap out my old work radio for something like this. would enjoy seeing more pics/details/et all.

[Eternal Student]

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How many layers of primer, sanding, liner, sanding, etc. did you do? Did you use the spray liner or roll on? This looks just like the finish I am looking for with the set I'm getting ready to build.

[SITTINGUPHIGH]

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I was think on using this overnight sensation outside. Do you think it would work for 50 feet distance?

[Nsanderas]

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VERY well done, I've built 2 boom boxes and they haven't turned out that nice! Do you have a pic of the Lepai amp cutout? I used 1 in one build and I had trouble getting it right and had to angle the bottom 2 screws down at about 30* to have enough material to bite into without splitting.

[Loadtoad]

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How many layers of primer, sanding, liner, sanding, etc. did you do? Did you use the spray liner or roll on? This looks just like the finish I am looking for with the set I'm getting ready to build.

I think I used a couple of layers of primer and and two coats of truck liner. The truck liner covers really well. I used the rattle can. Was the easiest finish I have done yet.

[Loadtoad]

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VERY well done, I've built 2 boom boxes and they haven't turned out that nice! Do you have a pic of the Lepai amp cutout? I used 1 in one build and I had trouble getting it right and had to angle the bottom 2 screws down at about 30* to have enough material to bite into without splitting.

Sorry I don't have any pictures, I didn't save any, I just cut out the opening for the amp so it fit very tight, then attached a piece of wood to the bottom of the amp to make a small platform, then **** glued it to the inside of the face piece.