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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: pbGames on September 23, 2013, 07:00:17 am
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Hi,
I am putting my mame machine(in cabinet) together and wondering what speakers I should buy??? I was thinking to buy 2.1 pc speakers. Is that a good idea. If so, what wattage should be adequate enough for a good arcade experience. I was looking at 15 watts???
Cheers.
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Just don't get some 5$ ultra cheap speakers and you'll be fine.
I used an Altec Lansing 2.1 system in my cab it it sounds great. Logitec also makes a decent 2.1 system. You'll likely want a 2.1 if you intend on also playing in music (aka jukebox) on the cabinet.
Here's the exact system I used (although I did decase the speakers)
(http://www.mydigitallife.info/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/altec-lansing-vs2321.jpg)
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Sadly, altec lansing isn't making pc speakers right now, just personal bluetooth speakers. I have two sets of theirs and both are great. If you care about music, make sure you get one rated 40 watts and a 5.25" woofer or better for your 2.1 system. the 2.1 systems with a 4" woofer are just too weak for music. I just shopped and bought a $55 set from best buy - Insignia, their house brand, after trying the $30 logitech system and then sending it back.
If you only want to play games with no music listening whatsoever, I would get a pair of $20 class pc speakers.
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Sadly, altec lansing isn't making pc speakers right now, just personal bluetooth speakers.
:'(
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Depending on the style of your cab, it could be a big deal or no deal. For my spinal tap cab, I just use the built in speakers from the television I used for a screen. For the small Lime Aid cabinet I used a set of USB powered speakers that came with my computer, they are tiny and the sound is actually not terrible considering the size of the cabinet. I think what really matters more is placement.
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i used 4 cube bose speakers and audio is great.
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bose [...]audio[...]great.
Does. Not. Compute. :P
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bose [...]audio[...]great.
Does. Not. Compute. :P
Aw now, don't be too harsh on Bose. If you get a nice set for cheap off Craigslist or some such, they can work perfectly well in a cab. Hell, I've seriously considered getting an old Wave radio and using that as the speakers for an old radio/jukebox conversion. For the space, those things sound pretty damn good. Yeah, they're no audiophile solution, but hell, a typical jukebox build isn't going to be anyway.
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bose [...]audio[...]great.
Does. Not. Compute. :P
Aw now, don't be too harsh on Bose. If you get a nice set for cheap off Craigslist or some such, they can work perfectly well in a cab. Hell, I've seriously considered getting an old Wave radio and using that as the speakers for an old radio/jukebox conversion. For the space, those things sound pretty damn good. Yeah, they're no audiophile solution, but hell, a typical jukebox build isn't going to be anyway.
I know, just teasing! ;D My father bought one (against my warnings), and frankly it isn't that bad. But it's still not holding a candle to the system he replaced and gave me! (HK with paradigm speakers...) [/derail]
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I know, just teasing! ;D My father bought one (against my warnings), and frankly it isn't that bad. But it's still not holding a candle to the system he replaced and gave me! (HK with paradigm speakers...) [/derail]
:cheers:
Yeah, HK and Paradigm? Absolutely. But I doubt I'm going to find a set of those cheap enough to decase and throw in a cab :D
On the other hand, if I do..... Yeah baby!
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I know, just teasing! ;D My father bought one (against my warnings), and frankly it isn't that bad. But it's still not holding a candle to the system he replaced and gave me! (HK with paradigm speakers...) [/derail]
:cheers:
Yeah, HK and Paradigm? Absolutely. But I doubt I'm going to find a set of those cheap enough to decase and throw in a cab :D
On the other hand, if I do..... Yeah baby!
This for the home theater! ;D I'm going for the lowest price point possible with my cab so the speakers will consist of an old gutted monitor speaker base that sounded half decent for music! :P
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Its amazing what you can find at your local Salvation Army. These are going to be for 8 bit sounds. Nothing too fancy. Unless you are going to add jukebox capabilities.
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The majority of arcade games you ever played had a single 4" or 5" mono speaker, even the 90s stuff.
In fact the tiny minority that had impressive sound systems were mostly very early games like Asteroids and Turbo.