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Title: Front X Headphone jacks
Post by: coasternuts on November 02, 2005, 09:46:43 pm

I am in the process of mounting my headphone jack on the "dash" in front of the monitor.  I am using the Front X headphone jack found here http://www.frontx.com/cpx090.html.

The first shot is of the front x mounted in a test piece.  The simple mounting is cut out a square hole.  But it leaves the front stuck out a little.

The next shot is to show where I'm placing it: to the right of the USB mount.
(Edited in.  Not actually mounted.)

What do you think?  Sticking out ok?  I should mount completely different?
(Ignore that crappy bezel.  ::) )

Title: Re: Front X Headphone jacks
Post by: Minwah on November 03, 2005, 04:46:47 am

I don't see the 'sticking out' as an issue as such, but I would rather hide the USB and headphone sockets somehow.  I think it will detract from the look of your cab to have them on show all the time.

How about some kind of door or flap to cover them up (this would probably mean flush-mounting the headphone socket I suppose)?

Title: Re: Front X Headphone jacks
Post by: pointdablame on November 03, 2005, 09:11:19 am

I think the headphone jack would look a lot nicer if it were flush mounted, but I don't really see a problem with leaving it as is.

If it really bugs you, flush mount it... otherwise, don't bother.

Title: Re: Front X Headphone jacks
Post by: Minwah on November 03, 2005, 10:06:58 am

I didn't think before but I would probably cut the socket off and replace it with something like this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1189&doy=3m11

These look quite nice when mounted...just put a couple in an audio amp box.

Title: Re: Front X Headphone jacks
Post by: Lilwolf on November 03, 2005, 10:40:08 am

why not a little black cover box?  hinge it on the top so gravity will keep it closed. 

So if you aren't using either, it looks like a little black box.  And if you are, then you see them both.

Seems like a decent cheap solution that doesn't rely on you redoing the woodworking.

Title: Re: Front X Headphone jacks
Post by: ROMbler on November 03, 2005, 11:22:22 am

If I remember correctly, Front X sells a 5.25" bay unit with a door... you could mount your usb and headphone jack in that and flush mount the entire 5.25" unit
 ???

Title: Re: Front X Headphone jacks
Post by: coasternuts on November 03, 2005, 03:24:08 pm

All very good suggestions.   I had thought most about doing it with the cover plate as ROMbler said.

I don't mind the exposed plates.  I didn't want the 'extrusion' to look awkward.

I'll probably just mount it as is.