Sub woofer

[Alpha17X]

Wheres a good place to put a subwoofer in a cabinet? im' thinking of just having it sit in the bottom where the computer tower sits, does anyone have suggestions?

[Apollo]

Put it in the bottom but make sure the vibration doesn't affect your hard drive.

[Alpha17X]

Alright, another question i have is, should I just leave it in there or should I drill any holes for base to get out or will it work fine just secured in the bottom of the cabinet?

[Grauwulf]

Unless your cab is air-tight, I wouldn't worry about drilling holes to let the sub breathe, it should be fine just the way it is. I would find some way to secure it though so it doesn't slide around if you have to move the cab around.

[Santoro]

I used L-brackets to secure it in 3-4 places. Just as importantly, I put felt between the sub and the cab so that there would be no vibration noises.

[rchadd]

i am just making a list of stuff i need for my mame cocktail cab project.

just wondering is subwoofer is really required?

is was planning on fitting some car speakers. think is this ok?

BTW: are car speakers magnetically shielded? - don't want them to affect the monitor display.

plus not sure whther there would be roon for subwoofer in the table anyway...

[paigeoliver]

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just wondering is subwoofer is really required?

No, it is not really required, and it is also incorrect for all but a tiny handfull of games. Most games had one cheap speaker.

Use cheap PC speakers for your cocktail, they are more than enough, and more than any real cocktail shipped with.

[Zakk]

While I agree that keeping the "original feel" of the old games has some merit, I think they were hampered by the quality of the cheap old car speakers that the old games had. Have you heard joust, robotron and defender through a sub???  It's killer, and probably would get a huge thumbs up from the guys who programmed the games...

Just my $.02

[Santoro]

While I agree that keeping the "original feel" of the old games has some merit, I think they were hampered by the quality of the cheap old car speakers that the old games had. Have you heard joust, robotron and defender through a sub???  It's killer, and probably would get a huge thumbs up from the guys who programmed the games...

Just my $.02

I agree, 'Killer' is definitely the correct phrase.  I wouldn't have a cab without a sub.

Another $0.02, totalling $0.04.  

[rchadd]

but surely not so easy with a cocktail table cab?

[Santoro]

Agreed.  Probably not.

I would try to find a decent set with a small sub or possibly a 2-speaker set with slightly larger cones to make up for the sub.

It really does depend on your cabinet though.  paigeoliver is certainly right that it will still sound good.  Just not 'killer.'  (All IMHO)