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Cabinet speaker questions (what to do about volume)
Peja:
--- Quote from: mamefreak2 on December 13, 2011, 10:49:35 pm ---I'd really like to get a volume knob for it and I'd like to hear people's opinions. The way the speakers are now there is a volume dial that kind of hangs from the wire that leads back to the amp. I don't want this thing hanging off the side of the cab so I'd like to hear what people think. I want this unit to double as a jukebox so sound is important to me.
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What I would/will probably end up doing is similar to your needs. My speaker setup also has a volume, dongle (I think that is what you were saying) that I will probably just extend or if it is long enough, run it out the back of the machine and either attach it to the back out of site, or on top of the cab out of site. Most people won't see it and it is easy to access if I need to adjust volumes for anything. Quick, simple, and shouldn't cost you any money.
Peja
eds1275:
What I would do is make an inline volume knob that is on the cab. Plug one end to your speakers, and the other to the computer. This way you could set the max inside the cab at the speaker's volume control, and then there would be no danger of for instance a toddler turning it up... to 11. There's only 3 wires and a potentiometer involved so it's no big deal. I would use a dual 10k log potentiometer. You can get them for about a buck.
Bravo911:
I have both arcade PCBs, and a pc in my cab. I have the PCBs wired direct to the arcade speakers, and I control that volume with the vol adjustment on each pcb, then I have a 2.1ch self powered set of jbl speakers that I mounted on the upper part of the cab near the arcade speakers. This allows for music and games simultaneously with independent volume control. I'll try to take some pics.
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mamefreak2:
First of all, thanks to everyone for their responses. It's great that we have so many people here who are willing to help the less intelligent around here. I really appreciate it. ;)
In response to 'do I want good or authentic audio?' I'd prefer good audio. I'm using it for mp3s and as a jukebox so I want it to be half decent. Seeing as how the car speakers seem to be the more complicated option, I guess I'll stick with my cambridge audio as it works great.
The sub can stay inside the cabinet and I guess I can mount the two sattelite speakers under the marquee light. The volume is in fact a dongle and I'd prefer to have a volume knob on the cab somewhere. That's why I thought the Griffin PM might work.
--- Quote from: eds1275 on December 14, 2011, 12:20:14 pm ---What I would do is make an inline volume knob that is on the cab. Plug one end to your speakers, and the other to the computer. This way you could set the max inside the cab at the speaker's volume control, and then there would be no danger of for instance a toddler turning it up... to 11. There's only 3 wires and a potentiometer involved so it's no big deal. I would use a dual 10k log potentiometer. You can get them for about a buck.
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Okay thanks, can you pleas explain how you'd do this?
Grimoz:
--- Quote from: mamefreak2 on December 14, 2011, 01:50:43 am ---
--- Quote from: Grimoz on December 14, 2011, 12:41:03 am ---One option is to get a set of Stereo PC speakers that come with a volume controlled subwoofer and 2 speakers and stick the sub in the bottom of the cab and control the volume from that, I did that on my mame machine and it works fine. I hacked the speakers and wired them up to original arcade speakers I already had installed and its great, has a very authentic sound.
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Sorry, I don't follow you here, like I said I don't know any of this stuff. You say you have two PC speakers and two arcade speakers?
Do you have two arcade speakers on the top and then two PC speakers somewhere else? How do you have the volume control? Is it inside the cabinet?
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Nah man im only using the arcade speakers at the top of the cabinet but they are connected to the subwoofer in the bottom of the cab and thats where I control the volume. Originally the PC speakers were connected to the woofer but I cut the wires and wired the arcade speakers to the woofer instead. The woofer just plugs into the PC and they work like normal speakers.
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