Neo Geo 1 slot and 2 slot mobo interchangeable?

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Is the Neo Geo 1 slot swappable with the 2 slot mobo and vice-versa?

I can't post on the neo geo forums for some reason and I was wondering if someone here knew. I heard that some are not interchangeable because of audio issues... but I don't know if it was the 1 slot or 2 slot or 4 slot or whatever.

Help?
 
Is the Neo Geo 1 slot swappable with the 2 slot mobo and vice-versa?

I can't post on the neo geo forums for some reason and I was wondering if someone here knew. I heard that some are not interchangeable because of audio issues... but I don't know if it was the 1 slot or 2 slot or 4 slot or whatever.

Help?

More specifically, see here: http://www.hardmvs.com/html/PCBcompare.htm

2s, 4s and 6s are swappable. They have stereo on the edge connector. Cabinets designed for them are wired for MVS, not JAMMA. They look close, but are slightly different.

1 slots are Jamma compatible.

I've never bothered to look at the wiring differences between MVS and JAMMA pinouts, but apparently you can damage your 2 4 or 6 by plugging it into a JAMMA cabinet. Adapters to allow you to put MVS wired boards in JAMMA cabinets can be purchased online, but as MVS is pretty close to JAMMA, you should be able to build one yourself pretty easily.

If your MVS cabinet is some kind of conversion, you'll just have to check the wiring.
 
There is a JAMMA to Neo Geo converter (and vice versa) that will allow you to swap any Neo Geo board in since the one slot is JAMMA. I use a Jamma adapter on my 4 slot conversion cab.
 
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