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| Ginsu Victim:
The coin-drop in Ms Pac without a subwoofer just isn't the same. I love how it sounds (and the Robotron example was a good one). |
| ahofle:
These aren't really 4 way vertical games, but most of the Atari system 1 & 2 games are stereo. http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=768 http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=769 So is Neo Geo. There are actually a surprising number of old games with stereo sound. I'd definitely go with 2 speakers. |
| Beretta:
kinda up to you, personal choice if thats the date range you're worried about i would'nt bother with stereo.. if anything late 80's or say 1990+ then ya.. but then again teh speakers are so close together im not totally convinced you can actually get much separation in such short distances though i'd probably do it anyway. |
| protokatie:
Maybe something you are already considering, but make sure to use a stereo to mono converter (3 dollar radioshack phono device). That way, both stereo channels are combined so both left and right speakers get the same sound. Unless the game really showcases stereo (think many SNES games) the sound is fine in mono as long as you combine the two channels to get all the sound. (If you use only one speaker, but have a stereo game, you want the sound of both channels to be for both speakers, so the one speaker you are using has all of the sounds) My basic observation boils down to: Mono is fine as long as you make sure to mix the channels (either in MAME with the games that support a mono option, or with the hardware option). I would recommend a hardware option because it is cleaner and simpler (also I have a nagging suspicion that only using one channel off of the AC's preamp can harm the DAC over time due to heat...(Just ask the technical guy with the avatar of him holding up his degree if this is accurate or not). Regardless, stereo is better if you can fit it. |
| javeryh:
I think I need one of those converters. The games sounded horrible last night. I have MAME running in a DK cabinet but there is only the one speaker cutout for sound to escape. I couldn't hear any of the squeaking of Mario as he runs and the sound of jumping over barrels was also not there. I need to think of a good solution - the speaker cutout is also much bigger than the crappy little speakers I was planning to use so I'm thinking I need something bigger. Any ideas? What would you do? |
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