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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: vestcoat on May 12, 2010, 02:56:01 PM

Title: Turbo Booster Plus > Turbo Duo sound comparison
Post by: vestcoat on May 12, 2010, 02:56:01 PM: This isn't a terribly interesting find but I thought I'd share:

The Hucard sound generated by the Turbo Duo and TG-CD are noticeably quieter than the sound of a TurboGrafx with the TurboBooster Plus. More importantly, the bass frequencies are more pronounced on a TurboBooster Plus while the Duo/CD is a little heavy on the treble. When I discovered this I thought the capacitors in my Duo were failing. I then tested a second, barely used Duo and a TG-CD deck and both had the same, quieter volume. The bass on the CD systems seemed to remain weaker even when I compensated for the volume difference.

Obviously, we all have a volume knob so this doesn't mean much. For those running a CD system, you may want to give the bass a little boost on your stereo if you haven't already. I don't have a regular, non-Plus Turbo Booster to compare but I assume it's the same.
Title: Re: Turbo Booster Plus > Turbo Duo sound comparison
Post by: rag-time4 on May 12, 2010, 05:23:00 PM: How does the US Turbo Booster compare to the Japanese PC-Engine version??? And where do the Super Grafx and PC-Engine shuttle fit in?
Title: Re: Turbo Booster Plus > Turbo Duo sound comparison
Post by: vestcoat on May 12, 2010, 07:56:33 PM: The only other system I have is a SuperGrafx and Super CD-Rom. I'll try them both and report soon.
Title: Re: Turbo Booster Plus > Turbo Duo sound comparison
Post by: Arkhan on May 12, 2010, 08:10:19 PM: Thats interesting. I wonder if its always like this, or if you happen to have a particular hardware issue thats causing it?

Either way, I run my turbo into an amplifier, so I guess I never notice, lol.

Sometimes I even use guitar effect pedals. I like playing Bonk with phaser.
Title: Re: Turbo Booster Plus > Turbo Duo sound comparison
Post by: rag-time4 on May 13, 2010, 12:02:41 PM: Quote from: vestcoat on May 12, 2010, 07:56:33 PM
The only other system I have is a SuperGrafx and Super CD-Rom. I'll try them both and report soon.
I'm actually quite curious. If anyone has a PC-Engine Shuttle I would love to hear how it compares. Can the shuttle be connected to a Booster unit??
Title: Re: Turbo Booster Plus > Turbo Duo sound comparison
Post by: nat on May 13, 2010, 02:04:14 PM: The sound output on SuperGrafx through RAU-30->IFU-30 CD-ROM^2 has the same bass boost that vestcoat describes with the use of a TurboBooster Plus.

Whether this boost is being done by the SuperGrafx itself, the RAU-30, or the IFU-30 CD-ROM interface dock is unknown (to me, at least).
Title: Re: Turbo Booster Plus > Turbo Duo sound comparison
Post by: Arkhan on May 13, 2010, 11:57:30 PM: Quote from: rag-time4 on May 13, 2010, 12:02:41 PM
. Can the shuttle be connected to a Booster unit??
no I think all it can be shoved into is the RamExpander9000 thing, thats only designed for the shuttle, and it's less-than-normal expansion port
Title: Re: Turbo Booster Plus > Turbo Duo sound comparison
Post by: csgx1 on May 19, 2010, 07:12:50 AM: Interesting find. I need to setup my PCE/TG16 systems and do some testing too. I have a non "plus" Turbo Booster.