# Pinball Expo 2024 Recap [ 07 / 08 ] - Nicolas with Pinsound

**Source:** In Before the Lock  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2024-10-31  
**Duration:** 2m 59s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2XJCIhVElk

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## Analysis

Antonio Ortuño Nicolas from PinSound discusses two new products unveiled at Pinball Expo 2024: the Pin Blaster, a 200-watt amplifier board with adjustable gain and bass controls featuring 15-second installation, and Pin Vision, a comprehensive LED lighting system with 1,400+ LEDs integrated into custom PCB panels that maintains speaker sound passage while creating full LCD-like animations.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Pin Blaster amplifier provides 200 watts of power with adjustable gain, cutoff frequencies, and bass level controls — _Direct product specification from Antonio Ortuño Nicolas during product demonstration_
- [HIGH] Pin Blaster installation takes 15 seconds and requires only plug-in connectors — _Antonio Ortuño Nicolas: 'very easy to install, 15 second installation'_
- [HIGH] Pin Vision system features more than 1,400 LEDs on custom PCB panels — _Antonio Ortuño Nicolas demonstrating Pin Vision product_
- [HIGH] Pin Vision uses multi-layer diffusion design with custom-molded injected plastic pockets for each LED to ensure proper light diffusion — _Antonio Ortuño Nicolas explaining technical construction of Pin Vision panels_
- [HIGH] Pin Vision maintains speaker sound passage while providing full animation display capabilities — _Demonstration showing panel without fabric to prove sound can pass through LED system_

### Notable Quotes

> "We designed two new products. One is called Pin Blaster... a new amplifier board. Actually, we get 200 watts of power. We can adjust the gain, the cutoff frequencies, the bass level, external subwoofer, all of that."
> — **Antonio Ortuño Nicolas**, Early in conversation
> _Primary product announcement for Pin Blaster specifications_

> "Very easy to install, 15 second installation and that's it because you just plug it in there, put back the connectors, that's it."
> — **Antonio Ortuño Nicolas**, During Pin Blaster explanation
> _Key selling point emphasizing ease of installation_

> "The idea is to go way further than just the light ring and this kind of stuff. So you have a complete screen on both panels. And you have more than 1,400 LEDs."
> — **Antonio Ortuño Nicolas**, Introducing Pin Vision product
> _Positioning Pin Vision as major advancement beyond existing lighting solutions_

> "Because you know I had to brought a panel without the fabric there because some people think that just an LCD and the sound will be blocked and actually it not"
> — **Antonio Ortuño Nicolas**, During Pin Vision demonstration
> _Addressing common misconception about LED panels blocking speaker sound_

> "For each LED there is a custom pocket to make sure the light is correctly diffused. And make this idea of as if it were an LCD screen."
> — **Antonio Ortuño Nicolas**, Explaining Pin Vision technical design
> _Technical detail about custom LED pocket design creating LCD-like visual effect_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| PinSound | company | French audio hardware and LED lighting manufacturer specializing in aftermarket pinball machine audio and visual upgrades |
| Antonio Ortuño Nicolas | person | Representative from PinSound presenting new products at Pinball Expo 2024 |
| Pin Blaster | product | New 200-watt amplifier board by PinSound with adjustable audio controls and 15-second installation |
| Pin Vision | product | New LED lighting system by PinSound featuring 1,400+ LEDs on custom PCB panels with multi-layer diffusion design |
| Pinball Expo 2024 | event | Major pinball community event where PinSound unveiled new products |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Aftermarket audio upgrades for pinball machines, LED lighting systems and visual enhancements, Pinball hardware product innovation
- **Secondary:** Ease of installation for aftermarket modifications, Custom PCB design and manufacturing

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Host expresses genuine enthusiasm for PinSound's product design and innovation; demonstrates clear approval of both Pin Blaster and Pin Vision. No criticism or skepticism present in the conversation.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** PinSound actively developing solutions addressing community concerns about LED installations blocking speaker sound, demonstrating responsiveness to end-user feedback (confidence: medium) — Antonio brings panel without fabric specifically to demonstrate sound passage, directly addressing misconception: 'some people think that just an LCD and the sound will be blocked'
- **[design_philosophy]** PinSound emphasizes custom engineering and attention to detail in board aesthetics and functionality, with multi-layered design approaches to solve technical challenges (confidence: medium) — Host comments on board design impressiveness; Antonio describes custom-molded plastic pockets for LED diffusion and multi-layer light/diffusion strategy
- **[announcement]** PinSound officially announces two new products: Pin Blaster amplifier and Pin Vision LED lighting system at Pinball Expo 2024 (confidence: high) — Antonio Ortuño Nicolas presenting and demonstrating both products with technical specifications
- **[technology_signal]** Pin Vision represents significant advancement in LED backbox lighting technology, moving beyond traditional light rings to full LCD-equivalent animations with 1,400+ LEDs (confidence: high) — Antonio states: 'The idea is to go way further than just the light ring and this kind of stuff. So you have a complete screen on both panels.'

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## Transcript

I'm here with Nicolas from Pin Sounds and we just wanted to have a chat with you about the company and what you guys have been up to. Yeah, so we designed two new products. One is called Pin Blaster. So this new product there is called Pin Blaster and it's a new amplifier board. Actually, we get 200 watts of power. We can adjust the gain, the cutoff frequencies, the bass level, external subwoofer, all of that. all of that so the idea is to make sure you get the best of the sound as possible and because some people want to get more bass and more patchy the sound so it's like... So it's very easy to install, 15 second installation and that's it because you just plug it in, put back the connectors, that's it. And Nicolas I'm just going to say I've always been really impressed with the design of your board. Thank you. It always looks so amazing. We spent a lot of time working on that. This one is pin vision. The idea is to go way further than just the light ring and this kind of stuff. So you have a complete screen on both panels. And you have more than 1,400 LEDs. So very, very small. I will show you. If you want to take a look here. Because you know I had to brought a panel without the fabric there because some people think that just an LCD and the sound will be blocked and actually it not as you can see you know so I removed the fabric you know to show how it made yeah so that a custom PCB with all the LED you know so these are cutouts on the PCB yeah exactly and then you've got your other tracks we go on yeah yeah so when I imagine it in my head I didn't think it was gonna be quite like that I mean you've created a lot of space for the sound to get through. Exactly, because it's exactly the shape of the speaker panel, so this way the sound can go through as if it were nothing. Yeah. But you can get the full animations there. I mean, they just look beautiful, man. I've got to say, they look really good. And you diffuse them from the front, do you? So, yeah, the idea is that you have two different layers. One is to make sure the light will be reflecting to you, and the other one is to make sure it's diffused. And there is also another layer of plastic, we custom made everything, so it's injected plastic mold of course. And for each LED there is a small pocket to make sure the light is correctly diffused. And make this idea of as if it were an LCD screen. And it effectively looks like one, doesn't it? And yet the sound gets through okay. Of course it is, yeah. Very impressive product, very impressive indeed.

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: a917c39e-808f-4849-bfa7-63fccec70239*