How to Build Surround Sound Speakers

Surround sound speakers are a set of five speakers and a subwoofer that are set up around you. This creates an environment where you are literally surrounded by sound. This creates a better sound system, and it is an easy system to build.

Items Needed:

• A woofer


• A tweeter


• 3/4-inch birch plywood


• A crossover


• Some PVC pipe


• A hack saw


• A power drill


• Circular saw attachment


• Wood glue


• A screwdriver


• Wood screws


• Clamps


• Silicone caulk


• Acoustic foam


• Speaker wire


• A connection terminal


• Sandpaper


• Paint or stain

1. Use a saw to cut your plywood panels to size. The bottom pieces should measure 4.5 inches by 4 inches. The sides should measure 4 inches by 8.5 inches, and the front and back should measure 6 inches by 8 inches.


2. Put together the side, top and bottom panels. Make sure that they fit before you use wood glue to glue them into place. 


3. Use a drill and saber saw to cut out the back panel.  This is where your connection terminal will go.  Use 1-inch wood screws in all four corners to make sure that everything is secured.


4. Draw a 4.5-inch circle on the bottom of your front panel for both the speakers and the port. Draw 1 1/4-inch and 3/4-inch diameter circles above this larger circle. 


5. Apply a small bead of silicon caulk to the interior joints of your cabinet.  Allow 10 to 12 hours for the caulking to dry.


6. Glue sound absorbing material to the interior surfaces.


7. Glue your PVC pipe to the back of your front panel. 


8. Attach both the tweeter and the woofer to your front panel with a thin bead of caulking.


9. Attach your 12-gauge speaker wire from the terminal cup to the crossover, and then from the crossover to both the tweeter and the woofer.


10. Glue and screw your front panel into place.


11. Fill in any holes where your countersunk screws are located with wood putty.  Allow them to dry before hand sanding the whole surface and painting or staining it.