Hi fella.
Apologies for the late reply, I wanted to remeasure a few things before I committed to uploading dimensions but I've just finished doing that now, here you go:
The dimensions of these panels really bug me. I've been measuring Japanese cab parts for years and typically the dimensions are always a nice round number but the dimensions for these are all over the place. I've measured the pitch of the holes in the CP by printing plugs that are an exact fit in the holes and then using 150mm and 300mm Vernier calipers to measure the dimensions before subtracting one plug width. I've also measured the pitch of the inserts in the ABS sub panels by inserting M4 bolts into the holes, measuring across them and subtracting one bolt width. I get some differing results so I've measured a lot of different dimensions and then taken an average of them to get the results above. It's not too critical to get the dimensions bang on as the panels fit on with M4 bolts and there are 5mm holes in the CP upper so there is a fair bit of wiggle room but the dimensions do need to be somewhere near. If you work to the above you should be ok. If anyone else has measured these before I would be interested to see what you got.
The original amp takes line level stereo via a standard 3.5mm jack so you can connect a PC directly with a 3.5mm>3.5mm cable if you wish. If your cab has an 'PC' monitor in with a 3.5mm headphone out then you can use that to connect to the Taito amp. That way, the audio from whatever source is playing on your display will come out of your speakers and you don't need to swap audio cables around.
If you're using the original monitor you might end up using a 'HDMI' audio extractor or similar. If you do, I will have a couple for sale soon as they're no longer needed since upgrading my monitors and I'm now using the 3.5mm out from there.
The item you have above is a line level remote control. You can plug that in between your PC and Taito amp (or 'PC' monitor and Taito) amp to control the line level signal before it is amplified.
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Update whilst I'm here..... 2022 and 2023 have been and gone and 2024 is looking to go the same way....!
These panels are currently a personal project so I've been doing work on and off with them whilst I decide what I want and need to install in them. I've actually just been setting up two PCs, two RGH 360s and two Switches up for use in the Dia Blues recently so I'm getting a clearer idea of what controls I do need.
@Arthrimus has just dropped his [Vewlix Console I/O V4] which looks fantastic. I was going to use some separate autofire PCBs and control them from the sub panels but I wont need to with the Console I/Os. I'm also keen to try out some of the Home/Select/Touchpad/L3/R3 button 'hoykey combos' but I think I'll want physical buttons for at least some of these. I'm shortly going to order a couple of the I/Os to try out and hopefully nail down what buttons I want on the sub panels.
I'm still planning on having a headphone jack that cuts the cab audio and having both headphone and cab audio controlled by the volume knob. I was using the 1/4" DPDT jack previously as I couldn't find any suitable 3.5mm ones. I've since found some 3.5mm ones. They're not panel (screw) mount but I have a plan in place for that.
I have actually been playing on the cabs since getting things set up recently so it would be nice to get these sorted for good.... maybe 2025 is the year.... don't hold your breath though
I can see you created a 3d printing model of the sub panel and I would like to know the dimensions of it and the exact position of the mounting holes please.
Apologies for the late reply, I wanted to remeasure a few things before I committed to uploading dimensions but I've just finished doing that now, here you go:
The dimensions of these panels really bug me. I've been measuring Japanese cab parts for years and typically the dimensions are always a nice round number but the dimensions for these are all over the place. I've measured the pitch of the holes in the CP by printing plugs that are an exact fit in the holes and then using 150mm and 300mm Vernier calipers to measure the dimensions before subtracting one plug width. I've also measured the pitch of the inserts in the ABS sub panels by inserting M4 bolts into the holes, measuring across them and subtracting one bolt width. I get some differing results so I've measured a lot of different dimensions and then taken an average of them to get the results above. It's not too critical to get the dimensions bang on as the panels fit on with M4 bolts and there are 5mm holes in the CP upper so there is a fair bit of wiggle room but the dimensions do need to be somewhere near. If you work to the above you should be ok. If anyone else has measured these before I would be interested to see what you got.
My doubt is the audio wiring (even because I never seen properly the Vewlix wiring): how to connect the original amp to the PC > and from there get the additional volume controller and 1/4 jack for the headphones. Could you tell me please about the wiring and the components to buy? Thanks
The original amp takes line level stereo via a standard 3.5mm jack so you can connect a PC directly with a 3.5mm>3.5mm cable if you wish. If your cab has an 'PC' monitor in with a 3.5mm headphone out then you can use that to connect to the Taito amp. That way, the audio from whatever source is playing on your display will come out of your speakers and you don't need to swap audio cables around.
If you're using the original monitor you might end up using a 'HDMI' audio extractor or similar. If you do, I will have a couple for sale soon as they're no longer needed since upgrading my monitors and I'm now using the 3.5mm out from there.
I have also seen mentioned this product as remote volume controller but I didn’t really get how to wire it…
The item you have above is a line level remote control. You can plug that in between your PC and Taito amp (or 'PC' monitor and Taito) amp to control the line level signal before it is amplified.
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Update whilst I'm here..... 2022 and 2023 have been and gone and 2024 is looking to go the same way....!
These panels are currently a personal project so I've been doing work on and off with them whilst I decide what I want and need to install in them. I've actually just been setting up two PCs, two RGH 360s and two Switches up for use in the Dia Blues recently so I'm getting a clearer idea of what controls I do need.
@Arthrimus has just dropped his [Vewlix Console I/O V4] which looks fantastic. I was going to use some separate autofire PCBs and control them from the sub panels but I wont need to with the Console I/Os. I'm also keen to try out some of the Home/Select/Touchpad/L3/R3 button 'hoykey combos' but I think I'll want physical buttons for at least some of these. I'm shortly going to order a couple of the I/Os to try out and hopefully nail down what buttons I want on the sub panels.
I'm still planning on having a headphone jack that cuts the cab audio and having both headphone and cab audio controlled by the volume knob. I was using the 1/4" DPDT jack previously as I couldn't find any suitable 3.5mm ones. I've since found some 3.5mm ones. They're not panel (screw) mount but I have a plan in place for that.
I have actually been playing on the cabs since getting things set up recently so it would be nice to get these sorted for good.... maybe 2025 is the year.... don't hold your breath though
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