In-wall Speaker Enclosures for Creative Inspire T7700 Speakers

CONCEPT

I run a graphics/audio/video business from my home office. My setup includes a computer system with 7.1 surround sound using Creative Inspire T7700 speakers. To get a more polished look, I decided to inset the speakers into the walls by building custom laser-cut enclosures for each. The satellite speakers are shallow enough to allow for a flush mount in standard 2x4 construction. I used Adobe Freehand to produce the vector files which were then cut from 1/4" MDF using my brother's Epilog laser. The base speaker is, of course, not included in this plot.

I began by scanning the speakers in profile. Using Adobe Freehand, I designed a base profile that cradled the speakers and could be applied to all but one. In my office, the front/centre speaker needed to be mounted horizontally. This required a simple modification to the design based on the side, rather than bottom, profile. 

The parts were cut from 1/4" MDF board using an Epilog EX24 Laser Engraver in vector cut mode.

The part file was then optimized by meshing the various pieces to minimize the cut time. The attached images show the collection of cut out pieces.

Assembly was a simple matter, as seen in the images attached. Wood glue was used to affix the pieces to one another. The corner holes on the face plate were then countersunk to allow drywall screws to sit flush.

The assembled boxes were then painted flat black and flecked with the umber paint used in my office.