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Wife- / Living-Room-Friendly Cocktail Cab
opt2not:
What are you planning for audio? Got plans for a Volume control? That can also help with keeping it friendly.
I was just thinking about installing a volume control pot hidden below the 1st player CP on my cocktail...
BurningBeard:
--- Quote from: piecesof8 on June 01, 2010, 02:43:17 pm ---But then I actually received the kit and I'm kinda digging the stained wood top, so I'm waffling back and forth on whether I should cover that up with an underlay... What do you guys think? Artwork or no artwork?
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The kit looks real nice, if it were me I would stick with the wood top. Not to mention if you want to go with the "classy"/"wife friendly" I'm sure the wood would match it's surroundings better. Just my .02
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piecesof8:
--- Quote from: opt2not on June 02, 2010, 05:23:42 pm ---What are you planning for audio? Got plans for a Volume control? That can also help with keeping it friendly.
I was just thinking about installing a volume control pot hidden below the 1st player CP on my cocktail...
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I have a Logitech S220 speaker system that I'm going to stick in there, with the satellite speakers mounted behind those "grills" you can see in the photos. Not sure yet if I'm going to try to have an accessible hardware volume control, or maybe just use a software solution for that.
piecesof8:
--- Quote from: BurningBeard on June 02, 2010, 06:43:48 pm ---The kit looks real nice, if it were me I would stick with the wood top. Not to mention if you want to go with the "classy"/"wife friendly" I'm sure the wood would match it's surroundings better. Just my .02
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One vote for no artwork - any other opinions? MameMaster's looks pretty cool with that Galaxian underlay.... :cheers:
drventure:
--- Quote from: opt2not on June 02, 2010, 05:23:42 pm ---What are you planning for audio? Got plans for a Volume control? That can also help with keeping it friendly.
I was just thinking about installing a volume control pot hidden below the 1st player CP on my cocktail...
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A vol knob definitely, but I'd suggest a headphone jack as well, then just tuck a pair in a draw or cabinet opening on the side.
I also vote for no, or very little artwork.
Instead, I'd head over to lowes or home depot, and pick up some hardwood trim molding, stain it and nail it on. Trim that base kit out and I'll bet it'll be a vast improvement. My daughter and I took a 5$ toybox I picked up from a garage sale, sanded and stained it then trimmed it out with some baseboard and crown molding I had left over. My wife actually +asked+ to put it in the living room! Plus, if you're decorating is in the theme, there's all sorts of carved and embossed wood "elements" you might use too.
Stuff like this
or this
You stain it to match, then nail it on, then clear coat it all.