Product review - Light up pinball speaker kit

Silverunicorn

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So let me start by saying that I am nto typicall one to pimp out a pinball machine. I don't have a fondness for LED's, I don't add "toys" generally, but I thought this was pretty cool, so I decided to check it out.

This is the light up speaker kit for Sterm machines. I bought this from www.pinballtoppers.com

The cost, shipped for the kit, 2 acrylics, and a pigtail for the power (not needed in my case, but I got one to be safe) was $72.00

The box, which was a little smaller than I expected, was packed well and arrived safely. Here are the contents of the box: LED frames, acrylics (optional and sold seperately), the LED controller, hardware and instructions.

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The directions were simple, easy to understand, and to the point. There were also photos to guide as well. 10 out of 10 in this department.

The install was very straightforward. Unscrew the speakers, remove the grilles, insert the acrylics, replace grille, add led frame, add speaker, screw down using existing holes. After that, it's a matter of 2 plugs and running the power to the inside of the cabinet (also plug and play. There is no soldering or wiring needed.

Install took me about 15 minutes. Here are some before and after pictures. The acrylics alone are badass in my opinion. The light just sets them off a bit. And as in most cases, the photos do not do them justice.

Before:

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After:

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Lit (with flash):

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Lit (without flash):

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Close up showing detail of the acrylic:

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The only negative at this point is that the controller for the LED strips does not seem to be working correctly. Admittedly, I have not read the manual, so this may be user error at the moment.

I think this is a pretty cool kit. Is it worth $72? To me, yes. To you? Maybe not. But if you have a later model Stern machine, and think this is way cool, you might want to check them out!

Feel free to e-mail or post any questions you might have.

Chris
 
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Looks pretty awesome to me. I was thinking of doing some lit speaker grill mods sort of like that to some of the driving games at work so we could attract more people to play some of games out on location. Only thing is it would be like a lit circle that blinks to audio feedback, but seeing your LOTR pin with those fancy looking grills makes me want something to look better than just imitating what Konami does with their DDR machines. And i want a pin....
 
Thanks, As I stated, I am NOT one to pimp out my pinball machines other than factory, but I really like this alot.

The LED's are color changeable as well. My remote does not seem to want to work. The seller saw my post and e-mailed me and is sending out a new remote at no charge!!

Also, there are 3 different ways to mount the acrylics too, so it does not necessarily need to be the way I did it.

http://www.pinballtoppers.com/Speaker-Light-Kits.html

Dave is a great guy with good communications and awesome customer service.

I am very happy with both the product and the seller.

Chris
 
I see we travel in the same circles Silverunicorn. Thanks for the awesome review. I'm glad you like the kits and I'm sorry to hear that the remote gave you troubles. You should have the replacement tomorrow.

David
www.pinballtoppers.com
 
Dave is AWESOME!!!

Okay, talk about customer service!!!

I did not e-mail or complain to Dave about the broken remote. I was fine with where the LED's were. HE saw MY post and sent me a new remote at his cost (which works great by the way).

This corrected the issue I was having with the LED's not changing.

TOP NOTCH customer seervice!!!!!

Thanks again Dave!

Chris :)
 
Well, my ass does not require a speaker as it is loud enough on its own, but that is a really cool mod. Someday I will own a pin nice enough to warrent this kind of dedication...

Well, I have to say that without an ass speaker, you're REALLY missing out on the fun!!

:)

Chris
 
Bump for an awesome product. I installed kits in my Tron and Simpsons Pinball Party last night and couldn't be happier with how they look:

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