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Audio out for Stern Spike 2?

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I'm sure this has been asked before, but I can't find any related threads through the search.

What's the easiest and/or best way to get a standard line level audio out from a Stern Spike 2 machine?

Reason for the question is that I have a decent hifi in the "games room", and would quite like to link it to BKSoR to enhance the sound a bit. Also is it possible to keep the existing speakers putting out sound with the hifi also running the sound at the same time?

Also would it be a similar solution for a Spooky machine (TNA)?

Many thanks for any input!
 
you can split the sound at the amplifier in the game on TNA - its pretty straightforward - I actually grab it from HDMI cable and feed it into my system via HDMI.

Spike 2 best option is Pinovators:



There is also the stern headphone kit but I wouldn't recommend that as the amp has some limitations on it that mean the performance isn't quite as good as the above.

If you listen to my Godzilla stream on YouTube I'm using pinnovators, on stranger things I'm using the stern headphone kit.
 
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you can split the sound at the amplifier in the game on TNA - its pretty straightforward - I actually grab it from HDMI cable and feed it into my system via HDMI.

Spike 2 best option is Pinovators:



There is also the stern headphone kit but I wouldn't recommend that as the amp has some limitations on it that mean the performance isn't quite as good as the above.

If you listen to my Godzilla stream on YouTube I'm using pinnovators, on stranger things I'm using the stern headphone kit.

I'm like Neil, I'm using the pinnovators hooked up to a polk sub in the corner.
I also have the pin smx off them meaning you can hook upto 5 machines into 1 sub.
Truly awesome sound and well worth it.
I have Twd in one corner and the sub at the far end in another corner and you'd swear the sub was sat underneath the pin it's that good.
 
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Thanks @Neil McRae and @Sutol - I've ordered the Pinovators kit linked, and will also split the TNA feed at the amp.

I will stick to using RCA cables to the hifi as it doesn't have HDMI inputs - it's a Sugden pre-amp with 2 x Sugden monoblock power amps I bought back in 1987! Still sounds great though, so looking forward to having the pinballs running through it.

Cheers,

Conrad.
 
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