I don't remember (I think it is soft), but will have to take a speaker off to look. I can try to do this over the weekend sometime if you are on the fence of purchasing them.

Just finished installing my first PinSound Headphone Station (installed on PinSound 1 with adapter) on to my Jurassic Park, and it is great! Cool thing about it is that it can be used to control speaker volume when headphones are not plugged in. Very good for me because I am needing to replace the volume potentiometer which is almost completely shot (you can either set it to full blast or full blast static sound). With the headphone station you disconnect the volume control from the pin to the PinSound, so now you can control volume w/o having to open the coin door (good for me, maybe not so good if you have small kids in the house).

Also, the standard 2.25" leg bolts that were on my JP were not long enough since I have leg protectors (the stock bolts would have worked without leg protectors installed). I had to swap with a couple of 2.5" bolts from my Getaway for the time being until I can buy some new ones for JP.
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Here is a pic - they look soft to me.

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Whats the status on the Back to The Future sound package?

We are looking for beta testers
send me an email: [email protected], I'll add you to the list

The speakers are very high quality - if I’m not mistaken they are soft tweeters and Kevlar comes. They sound A-MAZING

I have definitely been impressed with their quality and sound on my Jurassic Park. Significantly better than original, and much better than the budget Pyle speakers I put on my Getaway a couple of years ago.

Thanks,
Email sent

I need instructions on how to hook this up to a WPC95 game. I believe I have all the extra cables already. The instruction card from Pinsound really does not should how to exactly wire this board up. I can do it both ways, either with the AV board or with a wpc89 dmd controller.

I've not received your email, IDK why.
Send me a PM with your email

Wish granted, here is the complete video tutorial for a WPC95 setup:

The installation manual for WPC95 is available here:
https://www.pinsound.org/help/wpc95-help/

And for information, all the video tutorials are available here:
https://www.pinsound.org/help/installation-videos/

Great instructional video. It looks like you've done that a few times before

thanks!
I should try blindfolded :p

After a LONG stint in storage, I finally put a PinSound 1 I had bought as a mod in. Impressive in mono, but laggy (until I upgraded to USB 3.

So I figured I’d go to the next level, cooked up my own 2.1 harness, switched to mono and tried out some mixes again, funny the audio was significantly lower in volume and no where near as bassy. (Stock speakers for the moment).

I’m wondering if I did something wrong or if this is expected?

Why would you swap to mono after implementing a "stereo 2.1" harness...?

I think you meant switched to stereo, right? Anyway, have you verified all polarities on your speakers? The new stereo setup will require some changing with all of the PinSound controls on the board for bass, treble, balance, fade, etc., but I'm surprised there was that large of a difference.

Just added a PinSound Headphones Station to the PinSound 1 on my Getaway, and love it! Even if you don't have a need for headphones, the ability to use the PSHS as an external volume control and orchestration changer makes it worth getting one.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/getaway-club-dispatch-run-a-make-on-license-plate-kingpin/page/187#post-4968820

Didn't even know this thread existed -- I added a pinsound+ along with the pinsound speaker/sub kit to my Jurassic Park and I f'ing love this thing.

I actually really dug the original audio for the game, but the pinsound (along with the games mix) is a whole other level of fun - I would whole heartedly recommend this item.

Mr_Tantrum -- outta curiosity, how did you thread the headphone wire through to the head box? did you drill a hole in the cabinet?

Also - you mentioned that you had to disconnect the volume control from the pin to the pinsound board -- is this required for headphone jack install?

Mr_Tantrum -- apologies, I just found the installation instructions

Glad you found instructions. As far as the backbox goes, I routed cable up the back then through one if the vent holes at top. Just had to pry metal grate open from inside with a screwdriver.

New instruction videos are great!

Only question is regarding sticky tape on the 4 feet.

How difficult is it to re-use the boards as would like to experiment in different games possibly?

I just bought a game with a pinsound plus in it. Is there a doc showing the pinout for the stereo cable so I can make one?

You can download them off of the Pinsound website.

This is exactly what I did on a game that I installed a Pinsound board in. Works great and your not modifying the cabinet.

My GnR came with a Pinsound 1 and I recently installed the new Pinsound board in my Getaway. I find the sound in the GnR is much better. Both have Flipper Fidelity speakers. Anyone notice a big difference in sound quality between games? GnR is a widebody. Thanks.

Well, Guns N' Roses does kick ZZ Top's ass any day of the week.

But it depends on the quality of the mix you're running in each. If you're using a crap mix, it'll be brighter and clearer, but still crap.

I would say different games require different tweaking of the physical PinSound potentiometers. I would think that as long as power to the board was good, and speakers were wired for stereo with polarity correct, quality should be fairly equal across all titles given comparable orchestrations. I have a Getaway (Williams) and a Jurassic Park (Data East), two very different orchestrations - HS2 is various music themed while JP is movie themed. However, I would say that the sound quality is nearly even on them with the slight edge going to JP due to the better PinSound speakers I have installed verses the lower quality Pyle speakers on the Getaway.

I hope the quality is comparable as I did both of the mixes

I will have to find someone local who can have a look at my set up and see if they can figure it out. I have tried different settings on the Getaway but still doesn't compare in terms of stereo sound. It could be a power issue maybe as when I turn the speakers up loud I get distortion. Do you run a different power source on your Getaway? Thanks.

It couldn't be the USB? Does that impact the quality of the sound from the Pinsound card?

No, I don't. As long as you're getting 5V to the PS board, you should be good. I believe there is a guide somewhere on their website on how to check voltage to the board.

No, that just stores the files. One test you could do is to copy some of the songs you currently have in your Getaway mix into songs on your GNR. If the songs sound good there then you know it's not your files, but something local to the Getaway. Also, a real pain, but you could always swap PinSound boards between machines and see if the issue stays with the original pin or moves with the PinSound.

Finally, a simple thing to try is to disconnect all cables to the PinSound and reconnect them (be sure to also reconnect all ribbon cables at the other end too).

Ok, thanks for the tips. It seems to be intermittent. Some times the songs are very low and you can hardly hear them in the background (over the f/x and jingles). Other times, the music plays a lot louderand better quality. Also, when the Pinsound board is warming up, you cannot hear any ping sounds (is this specific to the Pinsound 1 board only?). When it plays the Pinsound intro music when it is loaded, it is also very low volume and you can't hear the base speaker. On my GnR, when it is fully warmed up, you can really hear it.

You may want to check if you are on the latest firmware - what you are describing sounds like early PinSound 1 firmware. If you want to upgrade to a PinSound+ - for serious, I will buy one and ship it to you if you send me your PinSound 1.

Do you prefer the 1 over the plus for some reason?

i guess there is some shacker feature in the 1 and not in the + version?

i stand corrected if i`m wrong......

There are a number of changes in the plus that I don't like. Nothing major that would matter to most people. The plus is a bit faster so that part is definitely better

the original USB drives shipped with the pinsound 1 are REALLY slow. updating to a faster USB drive is a significant improvement - same performance as PS+, but easier to dial in bass/treble discretely, and line out port

Came across an issue and wanted to see how common it is. After the game is finished, an ‘Attract’ song is played and it is faded out accordingly. When I start the next game, the music is extremely low but all the other effects sfx, vocals, etc) play at normal volume. When the game ends, and I start another game right away, all the sounds play normally. It only seems to happen when the Attract song plays to the end. I asked another member about this and they had the same issue before.

Is this a known problem and is there a way to resolve it? I will do a video to show the problem. Thanks.

I don't have this issue on Getaway. Yes, please post a short vid.

I'm sure the redesign was painful; but what matters is whether or not the sounds are
Playing at the right time, yes?

I just played my neighbors Getaway. His Pinsound board has about 15 different mixes for Getaway. Some of the mixes have a lower volume voice track than some of the other mixes. This is due to how the mixes were setup from the person who did that particular mix. You can always modify a mix on the Pinsound board.

There was no fading issues with the sound, however. Anyone who owns a Getaway needs a PinSound board. It's the best mod you can do on a Getaway.