Would there be interest in a plug and play amp for pins?
- From: edhunter@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 16 May 2007 23:48:08 -0700
Hey everyone,
with all the sound upgrades going on recently I've been looking
through all the sites but none really offer a complete plug and play
package that includes everything amp, speakers, connectors etc.
I've already made my prototype for a literally plug and play solution
that can use either the stock speakers or any other 4 or 8 ohm speaker
set.
Opposite to what most people on here do this isn't focused on
positional audio(coaxial speakers for symmetric sound), but more on
tonal versatility and overall sound quality.
The problem with the approach of coaxial speakers is the lack of
ability to control the tweeter and midrange separately. While I agree
that they will make the overall position of audio better, you have to
drive them as one single speaker and while most of them have a
capacitor added to the tweeter part to cut off the mid and low
frequencies, these are fixed value and not necessarily good for you.
The tonal flexibility of these speakers is thus ruined. (I just know
the Korn is going to give me flak about this :)
Now my version is a bit more complex then any of the setups I've seen
so far and utilizes the same 3 speaker setup,tweeter, midrange and
woofer, that williams originally designed, for more tonal flexibility.
Basically the amp is an all in one package in one casing, consisting
of a high to low level converter circuit (To lower the output of the
pin's sound board to line level for the amp's input and eliminate the
need for tinkering with your sound board to get a line level output),
the amp itself (High-end AB class amplifier), and a fully adjustable
active crossover that breaks down the output to the three speakers,
woofer, midrange and tweeter, the frequency cuts and each speaker's
volume separately adjustable giving you the -ultimate- tonal
versatility on -any- kind of speaker. The entire thing is small enough
to fit into the backbox if desired.
The base model for works off of the 25 volt solenoid power from the
pin, so there's no need for custom wiring only a molex adapter that
you can simply plug in on the power supply.
The amp is an AB class amplifier working 50 watts at 4 ohms from this
powersource. I haven't tested it fully but so far the power supply
seems to handle it with no issues and no voltage dips anywhere.
A second version would also be avalible with it's own transformer and
powersupply that could be hooked up to the service outlet of the game,
that can deliver 80 watts into 4 ohm speakers or 50 watts into 8 ohm
speakers but would be slightly more costly.
The base model of the amp would cost around $150 with all wiring
harnesses ready to plug and play with the factory speakers or new ones
(Jumper selectable seeing the factory speakers are rated 25 watts or
so.)
Would there be any interest for this high-end solution?
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