Internal audio

Nanobot · 30 Sep 2008 at 17:57

Have been playing about with thermaltake lanbox HT and instead of having external speakers, I currently have Scythe Kama bay speakers installed inside, behind one of the "stealth" bay covers.
There probably isnt anything wrong with the setup at the moment, but I am wondering if anyone has come across any internal speakers that may fit into a 3.5" floppy bay, or even the thought of modifying speakers taken from an old laptop and modded thm to fit inside a lanbox or something similar? Dont really want to use headphones.
Cheers. Nb.

jimmy29 · 30 Sep 2008 at 19:27

I've not seen anything off the shelf that will do that, but modifying laptop or monitor speakers should be easy enough.
Two things to bear in mind though, firstly it will sound crap

, and secondly if your intention is to take it to LANs then most events ususally ban any form of speakers.

Poweredge · 30 Sep 2008 at 19:31

Not sure if it's also appropriate, but speaker magnets may interfere with electronics if they're too close. Learnt that the hard way by bending a tube on a 19" VisionMaster with a pair of Kef Coda 8's a few years ago.

Monitor took a definate dislike to Renegade Soundwave's "The Phantom (It's In There)".

jimmy29 · 30 Sep 2008 at 19:36

^^That's a good point, though the benefit of ripping them from a laptop/monitor means they'll be shielded.

Nanobot · 1 Oct 2008 at 11:25

Thanks for the info Jimmy,Poweredge.
I guess I will have to settle with the Scythe Kama speakers, just a shame they take up a bay that I was hoping to use.
I have another PC setup which has its external speakers - was just trying to avoid too many wires and extra speakers taking up space so wanted the lanbox to have its own.
Maybe there could be a market in more unique 3.5" gadgets other than a floppy or a card reader!