Polk 10" subwoofer on sale for $99 at FutureShop

[Vengeance]

Ya but you listen to headphones while you play pins, Adam.. so this doesn't really apply to you.

True, I don't do that as much now, I should start again to try and calm me down But yea I've long since memorized every DMD game to a point that I no longer need the audio queues.

 

[brewmanager]

:lol: I always forget how opposite I am on the spectrum from most collectors, I guess it just comes from the volume of games I currently have.

True - once I had all 5 working games going on Friday, you really couldn't pick up the extra bass. But the next morning, with one friend over playing the same games, you really noticed it, and I really notice it when playing alone (whew - almost said by myself).

I'm never gonna have enough games to need a mixer - I'll just add another sub.

 

[movingpictures]

Sold out at my local stores, so I ordered online w/ free delivery.

How does the hook up work direct to Tron?
I'll only be using it for one game.

Disconnect the undercab speaker, and run speaker cable from the sub to where the undercab speaker is hooked up?

Does it need to be soldered ?

 

[frolic]

I'm going to use alligator clips to connect to the cabinet woofer. I generally don't do permanent mods.

I made space to run the wire out of the cabinet by unscrewing the cabinet woofer, making space, then screwing the woofer back.

In the past when I've experimented with this, I just tied the speaker wire around some exposed wire, and even that worked.

 

[mwong168]

Does it need to be soldered ?

I think wires with gator clips and out the back holes in the cab or removing the sub in the cab temporarily to feed underneath. If you don't got a spare set of gator clips you can always solder the wires directly onto the existing sub's tabs which can always be removed.

 

[movingpictures]

I'm going to use alligator clips to connect to the cabinet woofer. I generally don't do permanent mods.

In the past when I've experimented with this, I just tied the speaker wire around some exposed wire, and even that worked.

Gotcha.

Speaker wire just generally needs to be touching the right place, so permanent soldering isn't really necessary.
I gather this from my experience with home audio.

Thanks guys. I'll report back when the sub arrives next week.

 

[mwong168]

I picked up my sub from the Hwy7/Jane Futureshop, they have 2 more left as of 2pm. The damn enviro fee was like $7 bucks and think they all went up as of today too.

 

[REVOLUTION]

I picked up mine used for $60 from Kijiji. Works just fine.

 

[mwong168]

I picked up mine used for $60 from Kijiji. Works just fine.

I have been looking for the past 2 weeks on kijiji and people are selling them for more then what they go for brand new (*on sale) like this guy :lol:

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell ... Z477411413

 

[REVOLUTION]

I have been looking for the past 2 weeks on kijiji and people are selling them for more then what they go for brand new (*on sale) like this guy :lol:

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell ... Z477411413

Ahh, there's the difference. Mine's not THAT big

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which is something I bet you don't hear too often, eh Mike?

 

[frolic]

just hooked mine up. Holy Bass batman! on the Quorra multiball there's a kickdrum along with the synth line, who knew?!

I'll play with the settings more later. All I did was take an old rca cable I had, cut the end off, split the wires and attach them to the cabinet subwoofer with clips and plug into the rca plug on the polk sub.

 

[TwilightZone]

Be careful if you turn the game up to loud y could blow the sub's inputs. The RCA cable usually only run 600mA I think. So if ya crank the game it could send to much. If the sub has "high level inputs" those would be better to connect to the speaker tabs.

If your connecting an RCA cable, best look for a "line out" before the pinball's amp

I was going to do the RCA cable thing as well. What do you mean by "line out"?

Thanks,
Duane

 

[Menace]

Any RCA input is a low level only input, meaning it is only safe to send un-amplified source to this input. By using the speaker wires from the sub in a game you are using a high level (amplified) source. Usually these types of subs have both low and high Z inputs, and in this case this sub does. There are two sets of speaker wire terminals on the lower right of the amp. One is speaker output, one is input. You MUST use the speaker input if using an amplified source from your game or you will absolutely damage the amp/sub. (when that happens will depend on how loud you have the game and the settings you've got dialed in on the sub, and the duration of use)

For those of you that are using the RCA line levels for inputs directly from a games speaker, please reconfigure your setup before you damage your equipment.

D

 

[frolic]

thanks for the tips. This seems easily remedied, just use speaker wire from the game to the sub input instead.

 

[brewmanager]

thanks for the tips. This seems easily remedied, just use speaker wire from the game to the sub input instead.

Yes, that's what I've done, and it works great and hasn't damaged my equipment.

I hate damaging my equipment. :lol:

 

[tastef]

Do I understand that the sales ends tonight when stores will close, or, that the sale is already "ended on the 2nd of May"??

 

[mwong168]

Do I understand that the sales ends tonight when stores will close, or, that the sale is already "ended on the 2nd of May"??

It probably ends after today, the web site is showing $99.99 right now so order and take advantage of free shipping.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/ ... 9cba32en02

 

[frolic]

I switched to the speaker wire inputs and the sound is cleaner.

For Tron guys (looks like a lot of us), where do you have your Low Pass set to?

 

[tkaye]

Got mine today...gonna hook it up to Tron tonight and join the Daft Punk party!

 

[Menace]

I switched to the speaker wire inputs and the sound is cleaner.

For Tron guys (looks like a lot of us), where do you have your Low Pass set to?

Chris,

It's a personal preference and is really dependent on the source, room type and size and location of the sub. Rule of thumb is start at 90Hz and adjust accordingly from there.

D