Nazz - what brand of speakers did you get there?

Separate topic: I just threw a shaker into my premium, and there's one event I was looking forward to getting some serious feedback on - start of MB when the van lands on its roof and drops the balls off the backboard. To my surprise there is no shake there! what the heck?!

Initiative...Kenwood 5 1/4 1366s. Same speakers that Stern puts in their LE’s

Thank you kindly! ive had my eye on replacing them along with getting the light ring. question though - i've got a 12" energy sub hooked up and admittedly the sound and music are already crazy good (neighbors hate me). do the kenwoods legitimately sound like an upgrade?

So. On my pro model, I’ve noticed distortion coming out of my speakers since really day one. Anyone else get distortions? Especially when it says “ball locked”.

Sound is better, I notice better highs but I did the mod more for the speaker light kit.

I have as well. I've mentioned it to stern and they offered to replace my speakers. A lot of the new hopper callouts also have pretty bad distortion. I think it's due to the amount of bass in the clips. I switched to the 10 band eq and removed the low end from the backbox speakers and increased it in the cab speaker. This has helped significantly without much sound loss. Pretty sure those stock speakers just can't handle the sounds tho

What are the measurements on the replacement ramp they sent you?

Is this something in the menu that I can access or is this a mod that you installed ?

Hi,
I just made the step on an LE with UV kit, after having played a long time on the Pro.
The problem with the LE if we have the faulty ramp is that you cannot hold the demogorgon with a rubber on the bottom, because there is the engine underneath on the LE. what then is the solution? changing the ramp for a longer and curved version?
Greetings from France, Fred

I would also like more clarity on what you are talking about. I've noticed this same issue get worse on the new Hopper callouts.

Thanks for your advice Chuck, wil try to do that
Best regards,

You have any pictures or further details you can provide on this? How hard is it taking that whole mech out? I just seem to break more than I fix when taking apart mechs

In the utility section of the system menu you can choose between system controlled audio or a 10 band eq. When I have a chance to get downstairs to my machine I'll take some pictures of my settings. It's the stock firmware.

I had a few minutes waiting on a build so here are the pics. From utility menu choose set audio levels. On the page that says high/low Shelf edit it and choose 10 band eq. Then on the next page for the backbox I adjusted the audio level to remove the bass and then on the page after that for the cab speaker I added bass to compensate. This was my first attempt and I do occasionally hear distortion still and probably need to reduce bass on the backglass speakers some more. If someone comes up with good settings I'd love to see what you all come up with. I only messed with it for about 10 minutes
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Thanks for this! I adjusted to same levels and it sounds a lot better!!

Man I don’t know if I’m getting better at this game or if it’s just dumb luck or I finally have my game dialed in, but I’m consistently getting higher scores now. I hit 200M twice in a row today. That’s high for me! I know you guys’ scores blow mine out of the water. But this game is getting so much fun now. With my higher scores. It gets exciting !!

ordering titan glo rubbers and plastic protectors...what size works best for sling plastics on ST? 3/4, 7/8 or 1"?

Not sure but they are awesome. Get em both

And I can’t stop playing this freaking game

True dat. I feel sorry for the suckers who continue to rag on this game. It's the only game I own where I chain-play about 10 games minimum whenever I turn my machines on. As soon as the third ball drains, I lob an aggravated "fuck off" at the machine, and hit the start button again before the bonus animation even comes on. THAT'S how addictive this game is.

I did this mod back in January or early February can’t remember, but you need an amp to really benefit from those kenwoods! I used pinwoofer because it came as a kit but if you under stand speaker stuff you could probably save money. I got an amp for the backbox and one for the cab. And an eight inch Pyle sub in the kit. I have my vol. set on 5 and it’s super intense!

Anyone else have over 1k games played on their stranger things or do I really have a problem??!!

Kharris. Will look into to it. Thanks.

Definitely quick game times on this one. Perfect compliment to my JP which can play longer...

new ramp length is 5 3/4 inches ~147mm. old ramp was closer to 5 1/2 inches ~140mm. Width is the same. This is measuring the straight section. where the graphic goes and the end of the ramp

What speakers did you use?

Kenwood KFC-1366S 5 1/4

Maybe they made the new ramp longer to prevent the ball from getting stuck under it when it lowers to shot the demogorgen. It does happen periodically when playing the game..

Could be, could also be the longer ramp changes the incline angles to more easily hit the demo. With the depth of the curve fixed and being longer it should make for a more lob like effect instead of a dead on smack in the face. It would make sense since the early fix has been to lean the demo forward some. Anyone that has made that mod to their machine will probably have to undo it if they fix the ramp is my guess.

I have not had a ball get stuck under the ramp in a long time. A few software versions ago it was more common. Definitely seeing the newer machines people are getting, when they share pictures on here, showing the longer ramp.

Here is my ramp. Can’t tell if my gap is one of the early ones.

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The other side is the more tell tale one from everything I have seen. Your ramp is definitely the shorter one but I don't know if that necessarily means it's bad.

Left side . Still sits on Mylar

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Its bad... Cal;l Chas.

I have more black vinyl for the projector screen and targets. PM me if you want a set.

$15 shipped anywhere in the world.

Hey @chuckwurt, I got 854 total plays on mine. Getting close to 1k!!!

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I'm over 1312 on mine as of last week. Probably near 1500 now. Playing the heck out of it. What's the average score on your machines? I'm the main player but my son and wife play a lot too and before covid we had lots of friends over. As of last week when I pulled the stats for Stern the average lifetime score on mine was 48,596,020

Hoping when the demo is fixed on mine that will become a good source of points. Right now high scores are only made thru the modes and multiballs due to that and some days there seems to be one shot I just can't hit. Usually right ramp but sometimes the left orbit is my worst enemy.

Ha yeah here are some stats from my machine that will probably make you laugh.

DEMOGORGON OPTO 203 15% OF GAMES

I'm pretty sure those are lifetime successful demogorgon hits. Over the last few months I've used the flipper rubber, made adjustment after adjustment. It is just pure luck if it goes in.

BUST OUT STARTED 819 62% OF GAMES
BUST OUT DEMOGORGON HITS 2255 171% OF GAMES

Due to not being able to get the mouth it's common to get to the second demo but not so much third or fourth.

TRAP'EM STARTED 157 11% OF GAMES
TRAP'EM DEMOGORGON HITS 846 64% OF GAMES

WHAT'S THAT STARTED 17 1% OF GAMES
WHAT'S THAT DEMOGORGON HITS 121 9% OF GAMES

RUN WILL STARTED 2 0% OF GAMES
RUN WILL DEMOGORGON HITS 8 0% OF GAMES

CANT STOP THIS STARTED 0 0% OF GAMES

I feel like I'm missing out on a huge part of this game lol. I really don't intentionally go for it right now although my son and wife do. Being able to complete via hits is great but the ball drains a lot SDTM. It's the number 1 drain location on my machine.

When I got my pro that’s how I felt as well. I honestly kind of hated the game and then I bent the demo bracket to where he was angled downward a little and now any accurate shot makes it and it’s SOO much more fun.

funny, Mine are lifetime over 1300 plays.

My GC is just 415 right now and that was a nearly 200 mil first total isolation and a near 100 mil in tk multiballs. Man if I could get 200 mil out of the demogorgon I'd be happy but right now it's only worth 10-20mil total. I'm getting real good at upside down and can usually get close to 30 each time it comes up. Some games recently I've been seeing it 2-3 times so that's usually worth a 70-90 mil. My favorite mode right now is quarter hunt. I like to try and stack that with the 2x multi and a TK multiball. Worth some serious points now.

I've just put the machine back to the way it is stock and we all celebrate whoever manages to get the lucky shot these days. I'm afraid that if I do bend the bracket or shim it or whatever when I do get the fixed ramp I'll have to undo that change.

I've been exporting them to a USB stick and sending to Stern. It keeps track of the changes since the last dump as well as the lifetime stats