I have a non-adb soundbox that has suffered some water/rust damage. The damage seems to be just on the top, and to the speaker cone. The paint has flaked off on the top due to the rust, and the speakercone has partially disintegrated. The soundboard itself seems to be ok, and the keyboard/mouse part seems to work fine. Any suggestions on how to replace the speaker? If I cut a thin wood sheet the same size as the original speaker, can I use a smaller speaker instead? Anyone tried something like this, or built a soundbox out of a soundboard and can suggest a good speaker to use.
Chef
Quote from: "nextchef"I have a non-adb soundbox that has suffered some water/rust damage. The damage seems to be just on the top, and to the speaker cone. The paint has flaked off on the top due to the rust, and the speakercone has partially disintegrated. The soundboard itself seems to be ok, and the keyboard/mouse part seems to work fine. Any suggestions on how to replace the speaker? If I cut a thin wood sheet the same size as the original speaker, can I use a smaller speaker instead? Anyone tried something like this, or built a soundbox out of a soundboard and can suggest a good speaker to use.
Chef
I've not actually seen the speaker out of a Soundbox but I had always assumed if was an off the shelf thing, it's hardly likely to be anything special is it?. Does it not have how many ohms it is written on the back so you could just go an buy another one from Radio Shack and put that in?
Was able to "patch" the speaker cone with a piece from another cone and some glue. Its ugly, but it seems to work, as I now here beeps and such. Have not played anything musical through it yet, but it will work in the short term.
Chef
The soundboxes use the same speaker as you can find in Macs up to the G3/G4
http://www.welovemacs.com/spg3g4.html
Or of course some powered "computer speakers" using the earphone jack or a sterio-set using the L/R RCA outputs. The speaker in the sound box(I have never opened it up) by it's size I'd imagine is only a 4" speaker with both left and right combined into 1 8ohm(?) output. Fairly inferior sound compared to what L/R channels could produce with better sterio amplification or even a good set of headphones.
I'd love to be able to use the DSP for audio but it seems like a more expensive alternative. One of the big plus marks for the Atari Falcon was it's ability to do DSP. Many Euro musicians recorded using the Falcon and TMK some still do because it avoided the cost of an external DSP.
Lawrence
Lawrence