Internal speakers for zune?

wakka420 · 08-19-2008, 02:53 AM

So i was looking at my broken LG env, thinking "wow, the speakers still work, wonder if i could shoehorn them into my zune case and make some internal speakers." It would function somewhat like the phone does: when you play music without the headphones, it comes out the speakers. When you plug the headphones or fm dongle in, it switches to the respective output source. Think its possible? i know that there might be some firmwire hacking involved, which no one has really figured out yet. Would be nice though.

Space Toast · 08-19-2008, 02:58 AM

So far as we know it the Firmware is not hackable. so no it isnt possible to do that. But it was a nice idea.

leefy008 · 08-19-2008, 03:11 AM

you could do that without firmware hacking

Pokeyourheadoff · 08-19-2008, 07:00 AM

Yes but i doubt there would be much room to fit the speaker and also if you did you might have to use the headphone jack (unless of course you had lots of time on your hands hand got something like a headphone splitter and wired that all in...). The only part of this that would need firmware is the section where you want it to switch between outputs...
I suppose you could use like box or something that plugs into the Zune and inside has a speaker and has a headphone jack (This is a stretch)

leefy008 · 08-19-2008, 12:09 PM

you could just tape the speakers to the back of the zune and pretend they're fully inter graded

Marshillboy · 08-19-2008, 01:32 PM

You could easily do this with some soldering, a drill, a switch, some speakers, and some fine grade wire.

leefy008 · 08-19-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Marshillboy

You could easily do this with some soldering, a drill, a switch, some speakers, and some fine grade wire.

i still like my tape idea better...

Lucifer · 08-19-2008, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Marshillboy

You could easily do this with some soldering, a drill, a switch, some speakers, and some fine grade wire.

I second the switch idea, better than anything else, and I GUARANTEE it will work. IF you solder it right.

Blue Screen of Death · 08-19-2008, 11:39 PM

I have some old laptop speakers that might come in handy. I will try and make this happen.

Lucifer · 08-20-2008, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jorvette

I have some old laptop speakers that might come in handy. I will try and make this happen.

if you do it, post pictures, (hint, keep the speakers as far from the hard drive as possible.) and / or Youtube video! I'm interested, and would love to see it.

wakka420 · 09-07-2008, 12:25 AM

Well, I was thinking about maybe having the speakers somewhere by the battery, or maybe just mold them into the case. Wouldnt want them to mess up my little brick. But Its a zune 30, so theres a bit of room, and the LG speakers aren't big. I think with a toggle switch that would re-route the sound to the speakers would work fine. The only problem is think these EnV speakers are loud enough? Maybe some old laptop internals would work. Or maybe even the internal PSP speakers? Those are much easier to come by. I just like the looks of these EnV ones because they have a grill and whatnot. I dont know. what do you guys think? If someone figures it out, teach me! I would love to have this on my zune.

Blue Screen of Death · 09-12-2008, 05:14 PM

I failed and broke the speakers. Sorry.

wakka420 · 09-18-2008, 12:58 AM

Dang. Well im still trying to figure our which pins on the headphone jack do what so i can put a switch in between the jack and the speakers. I already have the speakers put in the case. I"ll post some pics in a day or two. I will say that the speakers are a bit raised because of the room constraints, but it still looks good. And they are on the lower end of the unit near the battery. I might even try to find some sort of shielding that would block the magnetism from the speakers so the HDD will be undoubtedly ok.

Saintchuck · 09-18-2008, 02:20 PM

lol i would want this BAdly at school on fridays etimes we are aloud to listen to our Zunes and ipods this woukd be cool to have for my friends

Rouru Sakai · 10-05-2008, 04:15 PM

Duck tape is your best friend.

Actually this does sound like a good prodject and I'll be looking for a solution taking that my laptop's battery is dead so it's just a very slow, movable, desktop. I'll probably scarp the parts and see if i can get a solution.

Illegal · 10-07-2008, 07:16 AM

Does anyone have the solderpoints/pinouts for this? i wouldnt mind putting some psp speakers in my zune if anyone has the docs for where to solder.

thanks.

eppey1 · 10-07-2008, 03:27 PM

yeah, but then you would never be able 2 silence ur zune. i always rip my heaphones out of my zune when i need the music to stop quickly. with speakers, that would make the problem worse.

also, zunes arent meant 2 copy ipod touch.

HenryII · 10-07-2008, 04:06 PM

one way you could do it would be to duct tape some speakers for the zune on the back.

Illegal · 10-08-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by eppey1

yeah, but then you would never be able 2 silence ur zune. i always rip my heaphones out of my zune when i need the music to stop quickly. with speakers, that would make the problem worse.

thats where a small switch would come in

Space Toast · 10-08-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by HenryII

one way you could do it would be to duct tape some speakers for the zune on the back.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leefy

you could just tape the speakers to the back of the zune and pretend they're fully inter graded

08-19-2008, 02:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
wakka420 Squirt Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 19 Reputation: 10	Internal speakers for zune? So i was looking at my broken LG env, thinking "wow, the speakers still work, wonder if i could shoehorn them into my zune case and make some internal speakers." It would function somewhat like the phone does: when you play music without the headphones, it comes out the speakers. When you plug the headphones or fm dongle in, it switches to the respective output source. Think its possible? i know that there might be some firmwire hacking involved, which no one has really figured out yet. Would be nice though.

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Pokeyourheadoff Experienced Zuner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 171 Reputation: 54	Yes but i doubt there would be much room to fit the speaker and also if you did you might have to use the headphone jack (unless of course you had lots of time on your hands hand got something like a headphone splitter and wired that all in...). The only part of this that would need firmware is the section where you want it to switch between outputs... I suppose you could use like box or something that plugs into the Zune and inside has a speaker and has a headphone jack (This is a stretch) __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Please, use proper English.

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wakka420 Squirt Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 19 Reputation: 10	Well, I was thinking about maybe having the speakers somewhere by the battery, or maybe just mold them into the case. Wouldnt want them to mess up my little brick. But Its a zune 30, so theres a bit of room, and the LG speakers aren't big. I think with a toggle switch that would re-route the sound to the speakers would work fine. The only problem is think these EnV speakers are loud enough? Maybe some old laptop internals would work. Or maybe even the internal PSP speakers? Those are much easier to come by. I just like the looks of these EnV ones because they have a grill and whatnot. I dont know. what do you guys think? If someone figures it out, teach me! I would love to have this on my zune. Last edited by wakka420 : 09-07-2008 at 12:53 AM. Reason: more info

09-12-2008, 05:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
Blue Screen of Death Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 327 Reputation: 55	I failed and broke the speakers. Sorry. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-18-2008, 12:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
wakka420 Squirt Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 19 Reputation: 10	Dang. Well im still trying to figure our which pins on the headphone jack do what so i can put a switch in between the jack and the speakers. I already have the speakers put in the case. I"ll post some pics in a day or two. I will say that the speakers are a bit raised because of the room constraints, but it still looks good. And they are on the lower end of the unit near the battery. I might even try to find some sort of shielding that would block the magnetism from the speakers so the HDD will be undoubtedly ok. Last edited by wakka420 : 09-18-2008 at 01:00 AM. Reason: Prematurly posted! Whoops!

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Saintchuck Zuner Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FLORIDA,USA Posts: 84 Reputation: 13	lol i would want this BAdly at school on fridays etimes we are aloud to listen to our Zunes and ipods this woukd be cool to have for my friends __________________ Some people say gamers have no lives..... ......We have many To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-05-2008, 04:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Rouru Sakai Zuner Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 80 Reputation: 29	Duck tape is your best friend. Actually this does sound like a good prodject and I'll be looking for a solution taking that my laptop's battery is dead so it's just a very slow, movable, desktop. I'll probably scarp the parts and see if i can get a solution.

10-07-2008, 07:16 AM	#16 (permalink)
Illegal Squirt Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 17 Reputation: 15	Does anyone have the solderpoints/pinouts for this? i wouldnt mind putting some psp speakers in my zune if anyone has the docs for where to solder. thanks. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-07-2008, 04:06 PM	#18 (permalink)
HenryII Jr. Zuner Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 31 Reputation: 9	stupid (THIS ISN'T REAL) one way you could do it would be to duct tape some speakers for the zune on the back.

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