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| EightBySix:
If I only want to play classic games, do I need 2 speakers, or were they all mono at that point? When did games start to have stereo sound? Thought it might save a bit of space in my cab build.... |
| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: EightBySix on October 18, 2011, 08:31:51 am ---If I only want to play classic games, do I need 2 speakers, or were they all mono at that point? When did games start to have stereo sound? Thought it might save a bit of space in my cab build.... --- End quote --- It probably isn't needed, but it's a nice upgrade to get a inexpensive 2.1 system. I think I paid $20 on a small 2.1 system for my first cab. I liked it so much, my next cabs got better quality 2.1 speakers. |
| bkenobi:
If you want the cab to sound like an original classic cab, you won't get that with a nice set of stereo speakers. What you want is some commercial el-cheapo 3" rounds with crappy paper cones! The original speakers in the old cabs that I've seen were not that nice. I can only say that the cheap 2.1 setup I installed was much nicer and sounds fuller (especially with bass, obviously). I would say that my cabs sound good, but they do not sound authentic. Perhaps that's because the speakers are better. Perhaps that's because the games that had really crappy sound didn't have a speaker box even (the box behind the marquee acts like a speaker box). You'll have to decide if you intentionally want to install underpowered weak speakers for the authentic sound or even cheap PC speakers for a nice, moderately full sound. |
| Xiaou2:
To add to the discussion, Some of the older classics used an Ovular car type speaker. While the newer models were usually the 4 to 5" diameter round speakers. Some classics such as Turbo, have 3 speakers. 2 up top, and I believe a 12" woofer in the base of the cabinet, which generally was for engine noises. And while many games may be mono... theres nothing like hearing the games that were in stereo, as stereo. One could rig up a switch to toggle between different speaker outputs... Such as switching between a modern speaker set on the sides, and a cheap oval car speaker mounted in the center. Giving the best of both worlds, with a high quality jukebox sound, and old skool classic sound. Another thing... I dont have a surround hooked up yet, but certain games that have 3 to 4 speakers are supposedly piped to the various channels in mame. This means games like TX-1 should have both front & rear speaker support. (can someone verify ?) |
| Malenko:
uhhhhhh you arent gonna save much room with 1 speaker less. You could always get one of the USB powered single speakers for laptops. You wont notice much difference with older games. |
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