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bmb:
If your running from your sound card straight to a speaker your missing an amplifier. Most sounds cards output line level audio (pre-amp), you will need a small amplifier to increase the volume for decent speaker level output. Unless you have a sound card with an on-board amp (rare)...
mrtuesday42:
sounds about right lol. can i steal one from some pc speakers? was going to decase them but thought id rather have the original speakers to go with my arcade monitor :D
bkenobi:
Yes, check out the wiki for details. Basically you'll remove the amplifier from a pair of PC speakers and connect the arcade speakers to it. Be aware that technically this is a bad idea since your arcade speakers are 4 ohm and PC speakers are 8 ohm. However, in practice this doesn't seem to cause significant problems. I've been using this setup for a couple years without difficulty.
mrtuesday42:
thanks for the info. will be nice to actually accomplish something. spent like 3 hours tonite and all i did was adjust the hsize and get a coin mech to accept quarters :(
bmb:
You can hack a set of PC speakers for the amp or pickup a cheap mini amp like the Pyle PCA1. Or even a cheap low wattage car stereo type amp (12v). Hacking a set of old computer speakers may be the cheapest though since you don't need much amplification and might already have a pair...
http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PCA1-15-Watt-Stereo-Amplifier/dp/B0012KZNP4