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Hi,
I've only had my GBA-SP for a few months, and I love it. What a cool little
platform!
To anybody who hasn't tried this, I highly recommend buying headphone
adaptor that plugs into the power jack. It's good for more than headphones!
Specifically, I have a car stereo cassette adaptor that I normally use to
listen to my iPod in the car, and on a whim, I plugged the GBA into the car
stereo last week and played Astro Boy. Wow!
Now, Astro Boy has a pretty good music soundtrack, with lots of good music
and very discrete stereo separation. What you don't get, even with
earphones, though (unless they're really good ones) is the depth of the bass
that those tiny GBA sound chips are capable of pumping out, or the realistic
snap of the explosions. Really, having good sound brings a whole new level
of immersion to the game.
Also, my cheapo stereo at work has this SRS "fake surround" function, and I
plugged the GBA into that with SRS turned on. It's great! When Astro Boy
uses his "arm cannon" weapon, this initial "whoosh" effect fills the room.
So if you haven't tried plugging your GBA into a decent set of external
speakers, it's worth a try.
Steve
Hi,
I've only had my GBA-SP for a few months, and I love it. What a cool little
platform!
To anybody who hasn't tried this, I highly recommend buying headphone
adaptor that plugs into the power jack. It's good for more than headphones!
Specifically, I have a car stereo cassette adaptor that I normally use to
listen to my iPod in the car, and on a whim, I plugged the GBA into the car
stereo last week and played Astro Boy. Wow!
Now, Astro Boy has a pretty good music soundtrack, with lots of good music
and very discrete stereo separation. What you don't get, even with
earphones, though (unless they're really good ones) is the depth of the bass
that those tiny GBA sound chips are capable of pumping out, or the realistic
snap of the explosions. Really, having good sound brings a whole new level
of immersion to the game.
Also, my cheapo stereo at work has this SRS "fake surround" function, and I
plugged the GBA into that with SRS turned on. It's great! When Astro Boy
uses his "arm cannon" weapon, this initial "whoosh" effect fills the room.
So if you haven't tried plugging your GBA into a decent set of external
speakers, it's worth a try.
Steve