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Subwoofers!

By pinster68

12 years ago

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Latest reply 10 years ago by PinDescabarian
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#1 12 years ago

BKC

pinster68

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Asbury Park, NJ

13y 114K 4,338 10 33

Finally got around to getting two more subwoofers for my pins.

These are the Polk PSW10. Amazon's prices have varied over the weeks. The first, black PSW10 cost me $90. When I went back to buy more they were $120, and the cherry PSW10 were now $99, so I purchased two of the cherry. Today, they've changed again ($99 for the black, $120 for the cherry).

Anyhoo, these are excellent subs. They have TWO inputs (Left/Right) so I can put two pins on one PSW10. Can't do that with my Sony sub. Dollar for dollar a better deal.

I also threw in photos of a compare I did with the Sony and Polk subs...

Enjoy.

Brian

Subwoofers!.jpg Polk_vs_Sony.jpg Sub-asses.jpg

#2 12 years ago

CAP

action76

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Flowood, MS

12y 85,800 1,023 57

You can hook up two pins to the Sony. Just use the left and right red/black inputs. I've got mine hooked up to two pins like that. Now I'm sure the quality of the Polk is better, but for pins I would have to hear it to see if it made enough difference to matter.

#3 12 years ago

WAS

raddroxx

Inactive member

Corpus Christi, TX

12y 34,400 437 14

You can do the same with the Polk. I took the cover off of mine and during multiball I can feel the air shooting out of the port.

IMAG0311.jpg

#4 12 years ago

OOF

Erik

Pinside member

Franklin, TN

12y 117K 7,711

Keep your eyes peeled for deals on the Polk psw505. It's a better sub and they go on big sales from time to time. I think I got one for under 150 shipped. Also I find them on craigslist on the cheap too.

#5 12 years ago

NJB

ninjabones

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Villanova, PA

12y 51,400 483 5

I just ordered one of these. I"ll report back with my findings later this week once installed on my LoTR.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-635

#6 12 years ago

OOF

Erik

Pinside member

Franklin, TN

12y 117K 7,711

Awesome frog btw

#7 12 years ago

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stevebighead

Inactive member

Medford, OR

13y 40,400 382 9 16

I have my Iron Man and BDK hooked up to a even bigger Polk sub I got on ebay several years ago. Blows away any smallr sub and just makes the game that much more intense. I strongly recommend a self powered floor sub for any pin, they rock! IMO they dont take away from the look of the game at all, just an opinion.

#8 12 years ago

JTB

The_Gorilla

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Pleasant Hill, IA

13y 116K 5,602 2 159

I am probably going to settle on a 3 pin lineup. Is there a good sub that you can attach 3 to?

#9 12 years ago

BKC

pinster68

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Asbury Park, NJ

13y 114K 4,338 10 33

Quoted from raddroxx:
You can do the same with the Polk. I took the cover off of mine and during multiball I can feel the air shooting out of the port.

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I believe that's essentially a vent port. The cone's travel displaces air in the cabinet and it needs a place to go. Set the sub on high and hold a piece of paper over the port during a sound check on a nice heavy bass theme ... It's quite entertaining.

1 month later

#10 12 years ago

LEX

pinnation

Pinside member

Brick, NJ

12y 26,650 112 5

Is the installation as simple as hooking up the left and right channel from the pin to the sub.

#11 12 years ago

ROB

RobT

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13y 129K 21,266 3 40

Quoted from pinnation:
Is the installation as simple as hooking up the left and right channel from the pin to the sub.

Pretty much, as long as you are talking about most DMD pins.

#12 12 years ago

BKC

pinster68

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Asbury Park, NJ

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Quoted from pinnation:
Is the installation as simple as hooking up the left and right channel from the pin to the sub.

Yes and no. Check the polarity, some pins had a notable difference when the polarity is switched. Otherwise it is more or less plug and play.

I must admit I'm not liking the clutter under my pins, the extra cables, and when I have to pull a game out for some quick maintenance it all just being in the way.

Otherwise the sound is great.

#13 12 years ago

MVM

markmon

Inactive member

Hillsboro, OR

13y 98,300 13,010 21 81

So how does it handle two playing at the same time?

#14 12 years ago

BKC

pinster68

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Asbury Park, NJ

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Quoted from markmon:
So how does it handle two playing at the same time?

Tricky to add the second pin. For example. I had a Creature all set up on one channel, I added my RS to the second channel, but it started playing out the RS until I switched polarity and messed with the phase switch. I did get it working fine; two subs, four pins, but I really felt uncomfortable with the play-through I got on the RS. Not knowing well enough how these work I opted to stick with one pin, one sub.

That aside, the sound was as expected even with two pins going.

#15 12 years ago

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Atomicboy

Inactive member

12y 81,150 7,318

Quoted from Erik:
Awesome frog btw

With the pinballs in the dish, hilarious!

#16 12 years ago

TJ141

Inactive member

Grand Island, NE

12y 21,650 351 4

Yeah that frog kicks ass

#17 12 years ago

BKC

pinster68

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Asbury Park, NJ

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Quoted from TJ141:
Yeah that frog kicks ass

Thanks guys. It was purely convenience that I dropped the balls on his tray one day while shopping a pin. It looked so right that I filled the tray and he's been the pinball mascot since.

#18 12 years ago

904

HighProtein

904 Pinball Zine

13y 167K 6,347

My Sopranos Sub-woofer...

SOPsub.jpg

#19 12 years ago

BOO

Jetzxi

Inactive member

13y 79,450 2,307 13 45

I have two polk psw10 running 4 machines and they sound great!

5 months later

#20 11 years ago

SMH

asnatlas

Inactive member

Grove City, OH

11y 31,150 875 2

Quoted from ninjabones:
I just ordered one of these. I"ll report back with my findings later this week once installed on my LoTR.
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=300-635

Update ?

Also I see "This Product Is No Longer Available"

1 year later

#21 10 years ago

DJL

PinDescabarian

Pinside member

11y 61,800 482 30

Does anyone have pictures of how they routed the chord from the sub to the machine? I have my External Sub wire routed through the coin door. I am thinking of routing it somewhere else for better convenience.

#22 10 years ago

BOO

Jetzxi

Inactive member

13y 79,450 2,307 13 45

Quoted from PinDescabarian:
Does anyone have pictures of how they routed the chord from the sub to the machine? I have my External Sub wire routed through the coin door. I am thinking of routing it somewhere else for better convenience.

On Stern machines I run it through the power cord hole out the back. On Williams / Ballys I run it through a vent hole in the bottom back end of the cabinet.

#23 10 years ago

DJL

PinDescabarian

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11y 61,800 482 30

Are you able to run the chord through the power chord hole on Stern without removing or manipulating the plastic that surrounds the power chord? It looks overly tight to me. What is the trick?

#24 10 years ago

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DCfoodfreak

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12y 115K 9,908 8 15

Quoted from PinDescabarian:
Are you able to run the chord through the power chord hole on Stern without removing or manipulating the plastic that surrounds the power chord? It looks overly tight to me. What is the trick?

I pop the round vent screen next to the power cord and push it through there.

#25 10 years ago

DJL

PinDescabarian

Pinside member

11y 61,800 482 30

Ok. Thanks for your suggestions. I was able to push it through the chord hole after playing with it. Never thought I would say that. Case closed. Metallica sounds bad ass with the sub!

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