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powering PC speakers in a MAME cabinet
krick:
--- Quote from: Macros on February 22, 2004, 12:18:08 pm ---Check out my post at the end of this thread.
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=13387
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That would definitely have done the trick. I chickened out and ordered the drive bay audio unit at the top of this thread. Buy.com ended up having the best price. I just returned the Labtec speakers to Target.
Though I did do a little digging and found this page that sells pre made 9v regulator circuits as a kit for $10.99 or fully assembled for $20...
http://www.eidusa.com/Electronics_Kits_9_Voltage_Reg.htm
Here's a few more links to more complex voltage regulator units...
http://www.circuit-innovations.co.uk/317.html
http://www.electronics123.com/amazon/catalogue/c3-3-8.htm
krick:
Ok, I got the bay speaker unit yesterday, hacked it and wired it up last night. Suprise... it sucks.
The power output is woefully inadequate. The internal speakers are an amazing 0.5 watts each. So you can imagine the volume it's capable of delivering to a pair of 8 watt cabinet speakers. And as a final insult, they pick up noise from the 12V line in my computer. In particular, when my CD-ROM drive is spinning, you cain hear a faint whine in the speakers.
So back to the drawing board.
I've come up with another idea... USB powered speakers.
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=584110/
http://www.partshelf.com/bensp868usbp.html
http://baber.com/baber/speakers/benwin_sp691.htm
Any thoughts?
AlexC:
I thought about doing it that way but it was just going to be too much trouble, I just went with these instead :
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000AZJZB/ref=ase_slickdeals/103-7291015-1213447?v=glance&s=electronics
They are awesome speakers for the price and have the volume control box that you can run to the outside of the cab.
1Spoon:
Why don
krick:
--- Quote from: 1Spoon on February 26, 2004, 03:23:25 pm ---Why don
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