https://www.pimyretro.org/tags/speaker/ Recent content in Speaker on Pimp my retro handheld https://www.pimyretro.org/images/pimyretro-logo.png https://www.pimyretro.org/images/pimyretro-logo.png Hugo en-US Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:04:10 +0000 https://www.pimyretro.org/atari-lynx-2-replacing-the-speaker/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:04:10 +0000 https://www.pimyretro.org/?p=737 <p>One of the most common problem with the Atari Lynx 2 is bad sound output. It can becomes very low and / or kind of saturated. Usualy, the source of the problem is the speaker. The replacement is easy, cheap and as a bonus, the sound quality can be improved with better low-ends / low-mids.</p> <p>This is the short story of my Lynx 2 speaker replacement&hellip;</p> <h1 id="needed-materials">Needed materials</h1> <ul> <li>An atari Lynx 2 : I don&rsquo;t know if the first Lynx version use the same speaker <a href="images/new_speaker_front.jpg"><img src="images/new_speaker_front.jpg" alt="" class="article-image article-image--float article-image--float-right" style="--article-float-width: 150px;" loading="lazy" > </a></li> <li>A phillips screwdriver to open the console</li> <li>A soldering Iron</li> <li>A 2 watts 40mm speaker, 8 or 16 Ohms</li> <li>A small Flat screwdriver</li> </ul> <h1 id="replacement">Replacement</h1> <p>I already opened the console to change the screen <a href="https://www.pimyretro.org/backlit-lcd-display-on-atari-lynx-2/">as explained in a previous post</a>, so I did&rsquo;t took new photos of theses steps.</p>