Quadan[TK] Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I may just be blind but I did not find much on the forums about these. What is the best way to go about these for your bucket and the best place to get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/4369-mic-tips-mic-tips-mic-tips/ http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/26932-sskunkys-cfo-anhesb-hovi-pa2-mic-tips-ongoing-run-2014/ these are the best out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadan[TK] Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Thanks bunches Tried to PM Keith but got an error that he could not recieve any new messages. Edited January 22, 2015 by Quadan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 His in box must be full. You will love the other ones as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadan[TK] Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 His in box must be full. You will love the other ones as well. Yup. I got a couple ordered. Thanks again for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliens8us Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Mine came with the helmet from Authentic Props Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 the ones AP supplies are not right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) Look at my helmet electronics build thread, Hovi Mic Speaker seller listed there also. Edited January 29, 2015 by ukswrath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 the ones AP supplies are not right! He is still doing this after all these years of no one EVER using them??? It's like he's saying, "here....you throw these out for me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mablax12 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Matthew, Noticed that nobody seems to have posted about the electronics part of this, which I assume is why you posted in the electronics for helmets and blasters section. To reiterate the people above, both Keith's and Sskunky's mic tips are incredible, and a much better option than buying tips with pre-installed speakers. I ran into the same problem while trying to keep everything internal to my helmet, so no wires are running around my body or have to be attached/detached when taking off the helmet, and not having a mic showing. If you check out www.digikey.com, you can search for speakers of varying diameters, and install these on the better mic tips mentioned above. This will also be cheaper in the long run as each speaker will be about $5, maybe less. Just make sure you buy speakers that are small enough to fit the INSIDE diameter of the mic tips you buy, and that they have wire leads and not solder terminals. With wire leads you can simply splice the wire into a normal 3.5mm input jack, and plug that into your amp/mic setup/etc. Feel free to PM me for more info on how I did this, but it sounds and looks pretty freakin sweet. I used rubber tubing like on a beer funnel but thinner to keep the wires in place within the helmet as well, so it looks very cool on the inside, almost like you might imagine a tech-filled "real life" stormtrooper helmet might look. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Matthew, Noticed that nobody seems to have posted about the electronics part of this, which I assume is why you posted in the electronics for helmets and blasters section. To reiterate the people above, both Keith's and Sskunky's mic tips are incredible, and a much better option than buying tips with pre-installed speakers. I ran into the same problem while trying to keep everything internal to my helmet, so no wires are running around my body or have to be attached/detached when taking off the helmet, and not having a mic showing. If you check out www.digikey.com, you can search for speakers of varying diameters, and install these on the better mic tips mentioned above. This will also be cheaper in the long run as each speaker will be about $5, maybe less. Just make sure you buy speakers that are small enough to fit the INSIDE diameter of the mic tips you buy, and that they have wire leads and not solder terminals. With wire leads you can simply splice the wire into a normal 3.5mm input jack, and plug that into your amp/mic setup/etc. Feel free to PM me for more info on how I did this, but it sounds and looks pretty freakin sweet. I used rubber tubing like on a beer funnel but thinner to keep the wires in place within the helmet as well, so it looks very cool on the inside, almost like you might imagine a tech-filled "real life" stormtrooper helmet might look. Matt Hey Matt sounds like you have some pretty good ideas, why don't you post build thread with pics and instructions so the rest of us can see what you have brewing in your bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolo[TK] Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hey Matt sounds like you have some pretty good ideas, why don't you post build thread with pics and instructions so the rest of us can see what you have brewing in your bucket. My curiosity would like to see that too Sent from my iPhone 6 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrooper[501st] Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm this close to buying hovi mic tip speakers, so would definitely be interested in seeing a how-to thread, Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukswrath[Staff] Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) For those that may be interested to know. Bare speakers - 8 Ohm / 25w speakers (20mm diameter, with wires), These should fit into a set of mic tips for around $6ea.($12 pair) A set of mic tips from Keith - $22. Tax and shipping domestic would probably put the whole set around $45-$50. All this before having to remove and drill out the mounting post and base. If you can get the mic tips hallow (which I'm looking in to) then it's a easy setup. If you can't then I can't see it being worth it, giving time is money, having to build a set vs purchasing some that are already built. Just my 2 cents Edited March 18, 2015 by ukswrath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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