SoundGammon Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hi everyone, I was thinking about building, or I should say, modifying a heavy-sixer and putting in the speakers in the panel where they were originally designed to go. I would like some input about this as a couple of questions came up: Need a small stereo amp that would run off the power-pack, 9 volt. Speakers that would fit into the unit and their power requirements. Possible volume control, with maybe a headphone jack...any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codysgames Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 A 2600 console already has built in speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) A 2600 console already has built in speakers. wtf??? No it doesn't. Edited July 21, 2006 by Lord Helmet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 A 2600 console already has built in speakers. wtf??? No it doesn't. What you've never seen the original Sunnyvale 'extra' heavy sixers? Well one of my 2600s has speakers built in. But that's not quite the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candiru Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Maybe Cody has a prototype system. I wonder how much that would be worth. Any ideas Cody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 (edited) Hi everyone, I was thinking about building, or I should say, modifying a heavy-sixer and putting in the speakers in the panel where they were originally designed to go. I would like some input about this as a couple of questions came up: Need a small stereo amp that would run off the power-pack, 9 volt. Speakers that would fit into the unit and their power requirements. Possible volume control, with maybe a headphone jack...any ideas? The Atari uses very little power, I'm sure you can run the amp directly off of the power supply. After all, an Atari 2600 can run for 4 hours on a 9v battery. Yep, then just build a small amp, tap into the audio, split the audio to both speakers. Sounds good to me, should be very feasable. It could be a good idea to add a small volume knob in the back or something... or on top or wherever, but that's all up to you. Edited July 21, 2006 by keilbaca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 A 2600 console already has built in speakers. wtf??? No it doesn't. What you've never seen the original Sunnyvale 'extra' heavy sixers? Well one of my 2600s has speakers built in. But that's not quite the same thing Extra Heavy Sixer...lol On a more serious note, I think I read somewhere that the 2600 was originally intended to have speakers, which is why there are the open, speaker like vents on the top of the VCS. Maybe someone can elaborate, unless I'm dead wrong, in which case, i'm sure someone will "ZylonBane" me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 A 2600 console already has built in speakers. wtf??? No it doesn't. What you've never seen the original Sunnyvale 'extra' heavy sixers? Well one of my 2600s has speakers built in. But that's not quite the same thing Extra Heavy Sixer...lol On a more serious note, I think I read somewhere that the 2600 was originally intended to have speakers, which is why there are the open, speaker like vents on the top of the VCS. Maybe someone can elaborate, unless I'm dead wrong, in which case, i'm sure someone will "ZylonBane" me Yep, it was originally supposed to be designed like the pong units, the sound coming out of the machine. Why they decided to do it through the tv I don't know, but they went with that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 A 2600 console already has built in speakers. wtf??? No it doesn't. What you've never seen the original Sunnyvale 'extra' heavy sixers? Well one of my 2600s has speakers built in. But that's not quite the same thing Extra Heavy Sixer...lol On a more serious note, I think I read somewhere that the 2600 was originally intended to have speakers, which is why there are the open, speaker like vents on the top of the VCS. Maybe someone can elaborate, unless I'm dead wrong, in which case, i'm sure someone will "ZylonBane" me Yep, it was originally supposed to be designed like the pong units, the sound coming out of the machine. Why they decided to do it through the tv I don't know, but they went with that route. I would imagine it was cheaper to leave the speakers out and use the television's speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codysgames Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 It must be a prototype,it says on the bottom label "Manufactured for Atari Inc.".Its a six switch woody console and if you look into the top of the console you can see wide holes in the ridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codysgames Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Maybe Cody has a prototype system. I wonder how much that would be worth. Any ideas Cody? Yeah,does anyone know what it might be worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 It must be a prototype,it says on the bottom label "Manufactured for Atari Inc.".Its a six switch woody console and if you look into the top of the console you can see wide holes in the ridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codysgames Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 It must be a prototype,it says on the bottom label "Manufactured for Atari Inc.".Its a six switch woody console and if you look into the top of the console you can see wide holes in the ridges. Get that clip off,thats SICK!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Maybe Cody has a prototype system. I wonder how much that would be worth. Any ideas Cody?Yeah,does anyone know what it might be worth? Aren't you the 2600 pricing guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Please, go easy on Cody. He's from Arkansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Arkansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codysgames Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Maybe Cody has a prototype system. I wonder how much that would be worth. Any ideas Cody?Yeah,does anyone know what it might be worth? Aren't you the 2600 pricing guy? Well I aint the prototype guru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 OK, enough of this idiocy already! Cody, there were probably well over a million 2600 consoles made with the open slots in the case top. Have you opened yours up and seen ACTUAL SPEAKERS in it? And when you play it, does the sound come from the console, or from the TV? Does the console have a volume control? If you really have one with factory-installed speakers, we'd all love to see the inside of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 The lamp and wall in CPU's picture must have alot of scotchguard on it, not a drop of flying brain matter sticks to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 The lamp and wall in CPU's picture must have alot of scotchguard on it, not a drop of flying brain matter sticks to it LOL, and this guy doesn't get his hands dirty either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spud Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 The lamp and wall in CPU's picture must have alot of scotchguard on it, not a drop of flying brain matter sticks to it LOL, and this guy doesn't get his hands dirty either... the left hand to hand scene was great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted July 22, 2006 Author Share Posted July 22, 2006 I talked to an Atari engineer back in 1979 by the name of Jim Heller who told me that the speakers were dropped at the last minute of production design because it was felt the audio would be better through the tv set. He told me that pins 12 & 13 were then "tied" together and what I needed to do to hook-up stereo audio. He said that the "outputs" on pins 12 & 13 were "collector outputs", the same as any transistor and they would require a 5 volt positive supply and buffered. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I'm trying not to laugh at Cody, as even I, the great guru, know folks who make mistakes sometimes. But this whole thread is pretty funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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