The Sound System

It seems that with almost every project I take on I cannot just do a simple project - I tend to go a little over the top.  This is mostly because I like the additional challenges especially if it is something new to me.  Plus I want to make that project that much better/neater/cooler/etc.

Early on I knew I did not want arcade sounds as part of my coin pusher.  I also did not want silence and I quickly jumped on the idea of a Bluetooth receiver/speaker system.  This way it could be a source of entertainment music while playing the game.  I did a lot of research and, taking into account the size/space limitations of my cabinet, decided upon a package sold by Parts Express.  (A link to the item is listed in the Bill Of Materials page.)

The package arrived several weeks ago.  I quickly unpackaged and assembled it as I needed to make sure it would meet my needs.  I hooked everything up and, after a few frustrating minutes trying to get my phone to connect, I was able to play music.  Although the kit was very easy to assemble, I was less than impressed of the actual audio quality.  It sounded too, well, twingy.  The speakers were just sitting on the bench.  Hoping it would help I quickly threw together a makeshift speaker box and installed the speakers in it.  That made a huge difference and I decided I would use this system as my audio component in the coin pusher.

The pictures below show the system. Unfortunately my phone is not able to stream audio to receiver AND record video so I do not have video of it working.