Google Nest Mini Audio Mod
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- Printables
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- Audio
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- Creative Commons — Attribution
This project upcycles a Google Nest Mini Smart Home Speaker. The idea is that the software and level of integration of the Google Nest Mini are great! It integrates with your smart-home and provides access to e.g. playback Spotify music. The problem is that the speaker is simply not good enough to really listen to music..
It came to my attention when I was watching a video from Scott Yu-Jan, but how he used a secondhand speaker to upcycle the Google Nest Mini. (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3XCPywlXBI). The sound seemed massively improved and he had a very convenient approach to get results fast. I liked the idea of upcycling the speaker, but I wanted more..
This project really dissembles the components of the speaker, maintains all the functionality of the Google Nest Mini, and provides a custom enclosure with a more or less "best-practises" approach to audio fidelity. The video below shows the enclosure in action.
Please note that this project challenges how much we can get out of the Google Nest Mini. Its probably overengineered and over-designed. The total cost to DIY this, would be 50 to 80 euros.
The full instructions can be found on instructables: https://www.instructables.com/Ultimate-Google-Nest-Mini-Audio-Mod-Custom-Hi-Fi-E/