WHATS INSIDE? - Doss Soundbox XL (+ Repair) 

The box being made of plastic needs that added metal plate to stiffen the structure to reduce vibration and resonance to produce cleaner bass. Some high end home speaker baffles are actually made of all metal or thick alloy for the same purpose. Those Doss engineers truly are knowledgeable on sound acoustic by adding those metal plates. Also, sealing the mid/high drivers from the subwoofer is an expert move because it eliminates distortion on the midrange that can occur with the air pressure from the sub. This details made me appreciate more on the built quality of the XL. Most bluetooth speakers, even the expensive ones won't go this far to produce better sound.

The mass is not a white van scam thing in the doss. It’s added to provide mass damping and improve the midrange. I’m quite impressed by doss that they would include this. Usually, other speakers would have a heavy enough speaker magnets, or heavy enough enclosure to dampen, but someone knew the doss needed the extra weight.

The weight is so that the speaker doesnt dance around during loud playback !!! So it not unnecessary

7:14 Maybe it prevents resonance sounds of the plastic box. Car platforms are constructed with silentblocks + dummy weights intentionally too.

I was looking forward to seeing this

Check the seals on the passive radiators they might be the cause

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I don't think that the added weight is to make it feel heavier. I think its there to help the speaker not move around as much because of the vibrations from the woofer on higher volumes. Because I saw in some other video someone did on the speaker, that when he turned up the volume the speaker literally started to move around on the table it sat on.

Thanks to your video. Now I can repair it myself.

0:58 looks good! Props to Huawei for the good focus and quality!

Fill the inside with synthetic cotton? It always adds bass to smaller worser speakers like these. Always adds some more oomph to them too. Plus with any problems with the air leaking can be fixed with this. That's how I engaged the passive radiators on my DIY speaker when I noticed that I had too many air leaks to fix.

sealant gasket around the casing? since you did dent the box it's probably near dent there?

Phone camera looks fine to me mate. No complaints on my end!

Your phone has an excellent camera and mic!

Took mine apart and noticed that two edges on the sub were bowed up, a quick bend back and it was as good as new!

Thanks for the Video. Now I know how to get inside the Doss. My Doss won't hold a charge anymore. Wondering what I can do? If you have any tips about replacing the battery or doing something else let me know.

I added some weight so it doesn't move around at low volume best sounding Bluetooth speaker I own . Btw look at the screw holes in the front I had some slight air leak because one screw wasn't tight enough or it could be the charging port area in the back that came a little loose when yours fell down .

The metal plate does many things, stop some distortion etc but also counterweight the battery mass otherwise it would be heavy to one side and surprisingly easy to drop if picked up from centre.

Wanted to repair the charger port, what’s the best way?

The metal plate in my opinion is for strengthening the structure to reduce vibration of the box. It should improve sound quality if only a little.

I had one of these speakers fall out of my car while I had a car accident which ended with me being upside down. Luckily I was fine and I found the speaker on the ground in the snow. It had a badly bent grille, which I kind of bent back, and it was also leaking (and huffing) air. I was able to fix the issue by bending the steel frame of the radiators straight again, this way there was no air gap from the radiators to the screws inbetween the mounting screws. Otherwise it still works fine to this day.

Which amplifier chip it uses? (TPA3116 maybe?)

The weight was there to balance the speaker so it don't tip over easier

quality is good

good video men good speaker

My Doss Soundbox XL has same woofer distortion problem when playing subbass heavy songs

The metal could be a counter-weight for the weight of the speaker but if it is mint for sound damping they would of been better off using sound damping material like second skin like in car audio

is it possible the weight could help keep the speaker from vibrating off of a shelf?

I am very curious how hard it is to change the battery in these? I had a JBL bluetooth speaker which had a battery that was virtually impossible to change, and when I did finally get it in, it was definitely impossible to get the speaker back together correctly! Thanks! CC

Apply that silicone or anykind of sealant to screw holes, and to other holes as well where you suspect it leaks next time you open it :)

You can try stuffing it with polyfill it will sound amazing.

Can you adjust the volume from your device (phone) on the Doss?

One of the best Bluetooth speakers that I've heard or owned...now for the issue. I left it plugged in for a few weeks and since that the battery life is down to a few hours and the speaker keeps cycling off and on if plugged in. Would it be possible that the battery is not lithium??? Or that keeping it plugged in has caused a problem??

I love this video EDIT or the metal could be so it doesn't fall over easy

Is it possible to replace the battery by doing this? Mine all of the sudden stopped turning on this morning and the charge light in the back doesn't indicate charging. The red light does, however, blink when I hold down the power button while the charger is in, so I have no idea what that indicates. Thanks

Good stuff, Jack. Well done on rectifying the issue. Looking forward to future content.

I think the weight is to keep it from moving around when it is turned up

What inch sizes are the mid-range and the sofa for? What size are the two speakers in the subwoofer in inches please

I've never been too impressed by mine, the bass is weak but I never did anything about it. Thanks for showing disassembly on this! Woofer returned to resting position within a second! Took the grille off and found a couple of loose screws, then I put a piece of tape over the back input/power/memcard section. It looks like that's where all the air is leaking from. If I loosen up the tape a little it puffs with any push of the speaker. Hate to take it apart and risk making things worse but your video has made it easier. While I'm in there I may put some better batteries in. Is it 2x18650 in series? Thanks for the vid! edit: I dribbled hot glue all over and around the input/memcard housing and there is an improvement in the cabinet leak. It still leaks down when pushing on radiators but the time to equilibrium is reduced. Going to try some dry-ice fog to see if I can find more.

Do you know where I can purchase the amplifier board

Do a free air if the woofer

Hi. I replaced the battery pack successfully. Now my problem is, I misplaced the screws. Can you tell me the size and length of the screws. Thanks.

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the air comes out from the subwoofer accually i tried to seal the sub but there was still air coming out from there

He could be used to hold the box down when the speakers are going so it dont move around

Have you any idea ? My DOSS Soundbox XL plays no more bass. The bass is inactive, don't know what i can do. Hopy you can help.

it is ok to use while plug in on charger. wanna ise it in pc

Do you think it is possible to add 2 extra batteries inside the Doss? The battery life is the only con

I brought a small doss system. Mine came dead... rip so rip $19 speaker

this video felt like a my stoner mind video because of the screwdriver

Никак не могу найти новый динамик для сабуфера на али,может кто помочь?

So i've opened up my speaker and after assembling it, the subwoofer sounds distorted and the passive radiators dont seem to work. How do I assemble it properly?

The weight is there to stop the speaker from moving around the table dude

i have a bluetooth spaker with an air leak i was unscrewing it and I lost controll of the screwdriver and poked s hole in the dustcap good thing have a spare

Yo I have one of these and my amp has broke and the charge circuit on it has burned like it actually had a flame anyone know of a replacement amp for one of these speakers

Remove the mesh out of the grill

I’m a simple kid... when I see doublsmm’s posts I give them a like. PS congrats on fixing your doss Bluetooth speaker👍

What battery does it need replacement?

Huawei p20, nice phone :-P

no, this weights aren't unnesscesary! The Box have to be heavy because of resonance reasons. So dont remove them. It will decrease the powerful sound.

The screws made the air leak.

I had two of these (one provided free of charge by the manufacturer due to a problem with the first). After putting up with problems for over a year I threw both of them in the trash this week, having removed the LiPo batteries for re-use in something else. What a waste of money and time this item was.

i dont want to call you stupid but i think these weights are there to stop the box from jumping

its not unnessasary u should know hat by how u got the air leak

The weight is in there to stop the speaker from moving around so much

I bought one 2 weeks ago from Amazon India which will take another full week to arrive. After seeing this video and another one, I am s**tting bricks... In the other video this dude had one that he was going to return, because 1. It had a rattle when bass and volume went up and 2. When on and not playing, when he turned up the volume, there was a deafeningly loud hum! Could someone here please tell me if his was a faulty piece or if they come like that?! The speaker is only $70 today but I paid $165, that's India, shipping, duties etc so I'm worried. Amazon here may not accept returns on imported stuff. Thanks in advance,

Lmao @ 600mm drop. So 60cm or 23 inches?

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Is it a woofer or sub?

Doss the boss.... Wait

So we can see *G A S P* 4:09

the wheigth is for sond calibration i tink now withe van scam!

1 woofer and 2 passive radiators... Thats very extreme bass bro...

Sounds like you snapped the cable xD

Please do bass tests with your speakers And also review the JBL charge 3 it’s amazing

quality is good but fps shits at some points

I took it apart, I uploaded it, too. I got a lot of hate because "I didn't know what I was doing." I thought the speaker was busted completely so I really didn't care.

Dr dre beats put extra metal in their headphones to fake quality to. (mkbhd)

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"1,600mm" WTF???? That's like measuring from Earth to the moon in inches... WHY DO YOU DO THAT?????? JUST FUCKING SAY 1.6m!!! REEEEEEEEEE

non the less.... gash dude you talk so damn much.

You need lighting. Can't see a damn thing

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Sooooo stupid you removed that weight, now your box is going to be moving everywhere.

The phone is better

Just maybe it's there for a reason. Duh! This thing is powerful. Maybe it's there to keep it from moving allover your table or wherever you out it. Seriously man. Poor analysis. If you were designing a powerful speaker like this. You would make sure it doesn't fly around. Thank you

Opens speaker. Does nothing to seal it. Calls it fixed. Lol what a waste of life