I think you’re proving his point, KPG. You were so quick to jump on here, announcing your problems -not in a “help me fix the this” manner, but instead, a “farkin Stern sucks!” manner.
So the only one coming across as a baby is you. Look at all the other posts from Pinsiders tweaking their new games.
Somehow everyone else is happy and playing nice. You on the other hand...

FYI: LE awaiting for pickup tomorrow. So don’t even bother asking.

Awesome you will love it !!

But yeah, where the hell is this line out connector ???

Maybe Flynn the know it all pro knows?

I'm feeling the gold, red, and black. For simplicity sake, I'll be sticking with black, since I don't feel the other two add enough to go through the trouble.

Anyone know if stern is putting out side blades for the prem and pro? Or are they just putting them in the LEs?

I know 3rd party blades will be out all over the place, was just hoping to have artwork with Eddie in them even if its different than the LE blades.

As you state, the design of these machines were meant for commercial use. Money earners. Stern doesn't care if the 9k was hard earned or paid for on credit

Stern's QA isn't flawless, but considering the build complexity and Stern's manufacturing pipeline/prowess, their performance is impressive if you "zoom out" and compare them with other pinball companies.

snaroff

On the Head2Head interview Zombie Yeti said that there were art blades and other official accessories (including a topper) coming soon.

Hope topper isn't cheap like GOTG was. Not a fan of that. If your going to charge 400+ bucks do something epic like AFMRLE.

Blades should be cool. Can't wait to see what official blades look like. Hopefully there are some tasteful 3rd party ones to.

Right on!

So do you know where the external amplification / line-out connector is? It's on the feature matrix from Stern. Figured you are the man with all the answers so thought I'd give you a crack at it.

Nadda, sorry. I use an external amp with gator clips. If there’s a better way to connect it, I’m all ears and would appreciate learning about it, thanks!

Probably the guy who was supposed to add the screws is skipping half of them and the guy who's job it is to catch that kind of BS and deal with is also not doing their job, and the guy who's job it is to make sure the other two guys are doing theirs is too busy to catch it all...

Made in America.

Awesome thats great news thanks!

I wonder how they will do the topper which will fit all 3 styles and hopefully be interactive. Hmmm im thinking maybe a collage of different eddies? Or maybe just trooper eddie (which would work on pro and le but look kinda off on the prems)?

Gosh you guys got me confused now. Since I am not a maiden fan (besides run to the hills), I was sure pro was the way to go. Now seeing the premium pics and reading the comments....

So which is the one to buy? Why should I get prem or LE over pro?

I have a pro. It's a ton of fun. I'd love an LE, but the $ just don't add up. Premium with Powerslave art, I'd be ALL IN though. Sadly, it didn't happen, though I be the Premium looks great in person (all do).

I don't know if the features of the premium/le slow the gameplay down, but they sure seem to in the videos. It's a little, but it's there.

Still loving the Pro. If I don't play the premium/LE, then I wont know what I'm missing right?!

It was an easy choice for me.

I didnt want to spend the $$$ for the LE (especially now with the markups) so le not even an option. So the choice was really between pro and prem.

This is a keeper for me and I am a Maiden fan so choice was easy to get the extra features of the prem. I dont base the games I buy on the cab or bg artwork, though its always a plus if I like them. I do take into account the pf artwork which happens to be the same in all three so that wasnt a deciding factor. (And I like the pf look)

I was in for the prem without having to even see the external artwork of it or the le. Im glad I like the artwork too, only complaint is I dont like the 'horus' eddie displayed so prominently on the bg... totally reminds me of angry bird eddie!

Since we knew it wasnt going to be album art style, all things considered, I like the overall look of the prem. But even if the artwork wasnt to my taste I would have still gotten the prem.

Right on @trilamb!

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Thank you...Red will be going on my Premium.

CN5 pins 5 & 6

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So the takeaway seems to be the Iron Maiden game is awesome across the board for the Pro, Premium, and LE owners, but there are a handful of folks that have to find a way to put the other people's games down even though they are celebrating the joys of the same game. Pretty sad.

I'm on a crowded bus and this one made me laugh out loud...

I saw that, any easy way you can think about using those pins to go to a sub? I was hoping they would use either an optical, RCA, or even 3.5mm out. Just a couple of pins doesn't make it easy...

It's the same line out pins that have been on all the Spike games since GB. The feature matrix has said "New CPU mounted line out audio connector for external amplification" since GB. You still need an adapter to plug into the sub, whether it's Pinnovators or something else.

Ah ok. I have one on my SWLE.

I'll order another then.. was just hoping for a quicker solution. Thanks!

Just crimp a .1" connector like you were fixing a Bally/Williams game.

Put any connector you want, 1/8", RCA, XLR....

Speaking of Big Bird Yellow T-molding on the Premium, Im also not a fan of the red T-molding on the LE. Anyone know if you can get metallic red t-molding? otherwise black might be better.

Just to clarify, the Horus dude is not an "Eddie". Just a character from the Kingdom of the Sands world in Legacy of the Beast.

Looks like 13.5 k is a pipe dream for The scalpers!

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Think its a fair price as someone might want a limited version although the premium is so friggin nice as is the pro. Tough one but with so many tittles coming out it's tough to worry about collecting anymore as space is always the issue.

Correct,9.75k is a good deal fair...13.5k Is a ripoff. Never get that.

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This one is for Gryszzz....bike and pin

Yea not bad but u will need it shipped now which will add another 300-500. The premium looks great and is around 7-7200 shipped and has most of the same stuff . Apparently there were a few cancellations since the premium release and there are still some le left at around 9k. Feel bad for the people that cldnt wait and paid way to much for a le.

Thanks for that, thats good to know they didnt butcher eddies look in that character!

So is the horus dude in the lcd animations in the (pinball) game at all? And is that chick with the wings in the back right in it too?

Id hope if they are going to put them in the bg that they make a show at some point in the animations.

I heard LE owners are required to shave their armpits before unboxing Maiden.

Is this true?

Looking at the Premium version sitting next to the LE, I have to say- both are great looking machines!

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CN5 can be output to a better powered amplifier for the regular speakers (so they don't crackle at high volume from clipping like the on-board spike amplifier does).

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No shit Billy, Popping the LE box now and just need to make some room but not really right?

I have vacated the Game room upstairs of pins, youngest daughter moving in there. Oldest 2 are out the door, one at Vanguard and the other heading to college.

Slamming 12 pins now into 3 car garage mancave with more to come.

Something has to give!

Will probably drop a couple off down at my house at the coast and not worry about the salt air rust factor. I'll be dead before the legs start falling off!

It feels like Xmas in more ways than one Billy!!!

What is up with all this clipping with the JBL speakers? I have been buying Flipper Fidelity speakers for a while now and they sound absolutely incredible at any volume. No clipping.

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Dunno. Don't have an LE. Seems like they're harder on the built-in Spike2 amplifier in the LE when people crank it way up. No idea what the OEM supplier for FF is, so I can't compare.

My guess would be the FF's are a lot more efficient than the JBL's.

It may not necessarily be hardware at fault for the distortion

There is the possibility that audio may be improved with code.

Code team and audio hardware teams may need to investigate and correct the problem through ststem audio level checks to avoid clipping.

I do recognize the fact that it appears to only be with the JBL's

I am hoping this issue can be rectified with code.

Maple, love the ideas but can you get your kids to figure out this internet cut and paste thing!

Good try for old farts but hey. I can't do it either.

Some of the Aerosmith sound effects seem to have distortion in the effect. The garbage truck always sounds like it's clipping.

I was talked into just alagator clipping to the bottom bass speaker then direct to the powered sub and it sounds great at about 29.

Don't bother. Most of us are extremely happy with the LE. To me, it's the better of the three, and I'm willing to pay for the better of the three.

Im talking about the ones that paid scalper prices not the distro ones. Hate when people only quote part of what someone says and makes it look like they said something they didnt lol.