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Ortizimo

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How can I hook up the original arcade speakers to the sound card?!
« on: November 15, 2008, 08:41:00 am »
Anyone know how to do this? I dont want to use computer speakers or whats a good alternative?
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Re: How can I hook up the original arcade speakers to the sound card?!
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2008, 08:43:11 am »
It's in the Wiki. 

You haven't described your setup in any kind of detail, so...

Use amplified PC speakers.  Remove the speaker part.  Wire the remainder to the speakers in your cab.

That's a very short-short version.
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Re: How can I hook up the original arcade speakers to the sound card?!
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2008, 08:58:32 am »
I use little amplifier kits that I pick up and the electronics surplus store -- they're a couple of bucks and a bit of soldering and work pretty well.
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Re: How can I hook up the original arcade speakers to the sound card?!
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2008, 10:05:29 am »
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Re: How can I hook up the original arcade speakers to the sound card?!
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2008, 10:32:45 am »
The link that Blanka provides in the other thread is exactly the type of thing I am talking about and that price is pretty decent for a complete unit.
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Re: How can I hook up the original arcade speakers to the sound card?!
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2008, 12:50:13 pm »
Quote from: Blanka on November 15, 2008, 10:05:29 am
Double post Ortizimo?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=86388.msg907580#msg907580


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Bloody hell.  You need to wait for an answer.  Locking thread.
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