Speakers For Sony BVM-20F1U

Ronin · Post by **Ronin** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:59 pm

I just got a Sony BVM-20F1U and was wondering what kind of speakers I should get for it. Will any speakers work? Are there any speakers in particular that anyone would recommend? And, sorry if I am a little naive here, but where on the monitor do I actually plug them in?

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:14 pm

but where on the monitor do I actually plug them in?

you don't. BVMs have no sound input and no sound output.

Ronin · Post by **Ronin** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:22 pm

Fudoh wrote:
but where on the monitor do I actually plug them in?
you don't. BVMs have no sound input and no sound output.

Oh. So is there a way to get sound from my NES, SNES and Genesis, or do I just have to play without sound when using them with the BVM?

Fudoh · Post by **Fudoh** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:01 am

If you're using RGB from your systems, I assume you're using a SCART to BNC breakout adapter. This adapter will likely provide RCA connects for audio as well. You can connect these to any active speaker system you like.

Ronin · Post by **Ronin** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:14 am

Fudoh wrote:If you're using RGB from your systems, I assume you're using a SCART to BNC breakout adapter. This adapter will likely provide RCA connects for audio as well. You can connect these to any active speaker system you like.

Oh, you're right. I haven't recieved the adapter yet, but it does indeed have RCA connects for audio. Sorry, I just had a brain lapse for a moment there, lol. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

accaris · Post by **accaris** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 1:21 am

Ronin wrote:
Fudoh wrote:If you're using RGB from your systems, I assume you're using a SCART to BNC breakout adapter. This adapter will likely provide RCA connects for audio as well. You can connect these to any active speaker system you like.
Oh, you're right. I haven't recieved the adapter yet, but it does indeed have RCA connects for audio. Sorry, I just had a brain lapse for a moment there, lol. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

If you want some cheap speakers that sound good, I recommend Logitech Z200. They're PC speakers but hard to beat the sound quality for $20. I have all my systems hooked up to them via RCA to 3.5mm line-in.

BazookaBen · Post by **BazookaBen** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 3:20 am

I know I shouldn't let it bother me.

But it really bothers me when people use built-in speakers after investing so much time and money into getting good video. It's kind of like going to see star wars in IMAX and making everybody stream the audio from the speakers on their cellphones.

Guspaz · Post by **Guspaz** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 6:52 am

The problem is, after building a retro gaming setup with a PVM and a wire shelf and all that jazz, I'm not actually sure where to put speakers. The built-in speaker, as limited as it is, doesn't have that problem.

Maybe something that would fit under the bottom shelf where the PVM is, which is a roughly 4.5" tall gap. Some sort of 2.1 system with satellites that are perhaps 4" tall and 5" wide, with some way of plugging headphones in. The problem is, a cursory look at sound systems shows that the only things of a size that might fit the bill are so cheap as to be surely terrible.

roachie · Post by **roachie** » Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:12 pm

One of the many things I love about my PVM is that a hi-fi amp sits atop it perfectly

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:21 am

And potentially creates a distorting magnetic field...I'd never put a high powered amp on top of a thinly-shielded RGB monitor. It's good to know not everybody is having problems doing that, but some people have.

atheistgod1999 · Post by **atheistgod1999** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 6:02 am

Ronin wrote:I just got a Sony BVM-20F1U and was wondering what kind of speakers I should get for it. Will any speakers work? Are there any speakers in particular that anyone would recommend? And, sorry if I am a little naive here, but where on the monitor do I actually plug them in?

Just use the plug the RCA audio from your SCART to BNC adapter into an RCA to 3.5mm adapter, plug it into a subwoofer system, and plug in headphones to the output. That's how I do it. Video games are way better with headphones.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 3:52 pm

I actually still have a set of PVM speakers with the mounting brackets. I held onto them after getting rid of the last 3 PVMs I had. I still have two left though (two Sony PVM-20L5s).

roachie · Post by **roachie** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:01 pm

Ed Oscuro wrote:And potentially creates a distorting magnetic field...I'd never put a high powered amp on top of a thinly-shielded RGB monitor. It's good to know not everybody is having problems doing that, but some people have.

Oh right, thanks for that info. I've always been careful to keep speakers away from CRTs but didn't think to do same with amps.

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