nfg.forums

NFG Forums => Controllers and Joysticks => Controller Technic => Topic started by: Xtra_Zero on December 14, 2006, 05:02:11 PM

Title: Wii Remote Speaker Replacement
Post by: Xtra_Zero on December 14, 2006, 05:02:11 PM
Alright.  I'm a bit disappointed with the quality (or lack thereof) of the Wiimote speaker.  Are higher quality speakers of that size even made?  I really want to replace it with a better one, as that overblown distortion really tends to annoy me.
Title: Wii Remote Speaker Replacement
Post by: NFG on December 14, 2006, 07:09:54 PM
The quality of the speaker itself isn't to blame as near as I can tell, it's the quality of the sound samples.  The Wiimote doesn't use a super-high-bandwidth channel for communications, there's only a limited amount of bandwidth for the sound channel, and really, why would you want CD-quality sound coming from your controller?

Short answer: A new speaker won't help.

If your controller is cranked up too far then you might get clipping.  Turn it down and see.
Title: Wii Remote Speaker Replacement
Post by: Xtra_Zero on December 29, 2006, 10:24:10 PM
I like my sword clashes to sound like clangs and not crunches. :[  I had a feeling it was gonna be more complicated than I expected. Argh.
Title: Wii Remote Speaker Replacement
Post by: Hojo_Norem on December 30, 2006, 07:52:50 AM
QuoteI like my sword clashes to sound like clangs and not crunches. :[  I had a feeling it was gonna be more complicated than I expected. Argh.
Not realy a fix but I discovered if you turn your Wiimote's volume down all the way, Twilight Princess mixes the sounds back into the main audio.  Other games may do this as well.
Title: Wii Remote Speaker Replacement
Post by: Xtra_Zero on December 30, 2006, 10:38:08 AM
Interesting.  I'll have to mess with that.