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| bullrees:
--- Quote from: drventure on December 14, 2011, 12:03:07 pm ---Doesn't the cambridge system have a volume knob on it somewhere. Worst case, you dismantle that element, desolder the pot that the knob is connected to, and solder in a long pair of wires so you can relocate the pot (and the knob) somewhere else on the cab. You'll ruin the speaker set for use in anything else, but it'd work just fine. --- End quote --- This is what I did with a cheap set of 2.1 computer speakers. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836150044 I took them apart/broke them to get the controls separated from the actual speakers. I extended the speaker wires and mounted the speakers on top where the normal speakers were located. The longer speaker wires (red and white wires) go to the relocated control board under the CP. I used the original grills from the pc set to cover the outside of the speaker on the arcade cabinet. I then cut a hole under the CP to mount the speaker controls. I found it really annoying that some games were so much louder than others but now I can change it with a roll of a finger. Photos here. http://imgur.com/a/W2X2n |
| skewba98z28:
I bought these for my MAME cab and used velcro to attach the volume dongle to the bottom of my CP. I put the sub in the bottom of the cab and the 2 speakers up top where the speaker grilles are. It even has a on off switch on the dongle and a headphone jack. 99% of the people don't even see it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014 |
| Blanka:
I just control the system volume with Coin1 + Stick 1 up and Stick 1 down. |
| Green Giant:
I came up with this idea quite a few years back. I have it similar to what I assume you are doing, 2.1 speaker system with sub in bottom and 2 above monitor. I bought a stereo potentiometer similar to one of these: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062359 Then I got a stereo extension cable for headphones similar to: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103868 Cut the cable in half, soldered it to the pot, and done. Now I turn the volume on the speakers up to full all the time and they are connected to a volume controlling cable. I also have a little knob like http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102830 which is set between the speakers above the monitor to interface with the potentiometer. It works great. About the only thing I think I should have gone with is a pot that has a longer turn down. Right now I twist it about 180 degrees from nothing to LOUD. You can go more elegant, but this was the best solution I could think up at the time for a college kid's budget. |
| bullrees:
--- Quote from: skewba98z28 on December 15, 2011, 06:28:30 am ---I bought these for my MAME cab and used velcro to attach the volume dongle to the bottom of my CP. I put the sub in the bottom of the cab and the 2 speakers up top where the speaker grilles are. It even has a on off switch on the dongle and a headphone jack. 99% of the people don't even see it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014 --- End quote --- You got me on cost and shipping but I wanted the extra watts. EDIT: oh and I needed magnetically shielded because I use a crt. EDIT2: pics show lcd but started with crt...then went to lcd then went back to crt. odd I know. |
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