Blast City speaker replacement
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I have done this on one of my Blast City cabinets. You could wait a long time or even an eternity to find some complete replacement speaker boxes. I gave up in the end and bought some modern speaker replacements (just the speakers). If your Blast was located in a smoke house the original speakers become laden with nicotine and oil and the speaker material disintegrates. I looked into re-foaming the speakers but due to size of them it was going to be impossible. I had external quotes for doing them (without guarantees or promises) but it wasn't cheap.
A replacement set seemed the best option. To replace them, I took the monitor out then carefully unscrewed two screws and carefully bent the metal strip retaining clips back on both of the speaker boxes. I then removed and opened the boxes, removed the grubby speakers, cleaned the insides and installed two new speakers in each speaker box. The ones I got were similar spec but not the same size. I could bolt them down at two positions and then glued them in for the remaining length. Reassembled the box and then installed them back in the cabinet. The sound was comparable for the speakers I bought but lacking the full bass. However, a major improvement on the sound I was getting from the old speakers. You want shielded speakers, if you go down the replacement route. I think they are 8 ohm but would need to confirm.
Honestly, I looked a long time for a pair of replacement speaker boxes- not even a hint of any.
jonhughes2021-01-15 23:27:22
A replacement set seemed the best option. To replace them, I took the monitor out then carefully unscrewed two screws and carefully bent the metal strip retaining clips back on both of the speaker boxes. I then removed and opened the boxes, removed the grubby speakers, cleaned the insides and installed two new speakers in each speaker box. The ones I got were similar spec but not the same size. I could bolt them down at two positions and then glued them in for the remaining length. Reassembled the box and then installed them back in the cabinet. The sound was comparable for the speakers I bought but lacking the full bass. However, a major improvement on the sound I was getting from the old speakers. You want shielded speakers, if you go down the replacement route. I think they are 8 ohm but would need to confirm.
Honestly, I looked a long time for a pair of replacement speaker boxes- not even a hint of any.
jonhughes2021-01-15 23:27:22
My recent second Blast City had absolutely shot speakers, and after removing the monitor to rotate it, I just couldn't face removing it again to deal with the speakers.
Instead I found a JVC soundbar that by chance was the exact same width and depth as the top of the Blast cab, and I fashioned a couple of brackets to hold it in place.
It actually looks pretty decent up there, and also sounds good.
Instead I found a JVC soundbar that by chance was the exact same width and depth as the top of the Blast cab, and I fashioned a couple of brackets to hold it in place.
It actually looks pretty decent up there, and also sounds good.
moomootown
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Am I going mad or are Blast City speakers the same ones in the Sega sit down drivers? It
Retro77 said:
Well if its of any use to you, this is the Soundbar I got. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303547588989
If it's something you want to consider, then I could take a pic of what it looks like on the Blast City.
tronads2021-01-16 01:17:35
Yes, they are the same speakers as found in post-Model 3 era Sega drivers (initialD 1/2/3, OutRun2 etc).
There's been a lot of talk about replacement speakers over the years, but to my knowledge the best replacements currently are the Aurasound NS2x3-184-4A. More info here:
https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/blast-city-speaker-replacement.8629/post-204197
Amazon UK seem to be out of stock right now, but Parts Express do them cheap:
https://www.parts-express.com/Aurasound-NS2x3-184-4A-2x3-Extended-Range-Driver-4-Ohm-296-256?quantity=1
Good price, but of course if you're in the UK you'll probably be charged a gajillion old English Pounds by the UK government and selected lucky shipping company for the right to buy such luxury items
Maybe other sellers do them, might be worth a more thorough Google search if you're really interested.
There's been a lot of talk about replacement speakers over the years, but to my knowledge the best replacements currently are the Aurasound NS2x3-184-4A. More info here:
https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/blast-city-speaker-replacement.8629/post-204197
Amazon UK seem to be out of stock right now, but Parts Express do them cheap:
https://www.parts-express.com/Aurasound-NS2x3-184-4A-2x3-Extended-Range-Driver-4-Ohm-296-256?quantity=1
Good price, but of course if you're in the UK you'll probably be charged a gajillion old English Pounds by the UK government and selected lucky shipping company for the right to buy such luxury items
Maybe other sellers do them, might be worth a more thorough Google search if you're really interested.
K C arcade
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I have it blast city speaker 16268009192
My Blast speakers are getting rattly, been looking at the Visaton SC 5.9 speakers, almost an exact match for the Aurasounds. Mr_Caesar and nem over on Arcade Projects posted an STL for an adapter bracket that needs a slight tweak by 0.5mm to fit them, around a tenner each. Will give it a go once I clear the Christmas crap from the garage!
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Retroman839
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I got no sound on my blast ..
Só going to add an amp then look at speakers.
I have 2 sets of original 4 ohm car kenwood & pioneer speakers that I hope will be usable in a cab at some point.
Só going to add an amp then look at speakers.
I have 2 sets of original 4 ohm car kenwood & pioneer speakers that I hope will be usable in a cab at some point.
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Retroman839
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😳 yeh thet was may !
I can’t find a decent amp to use ?
I have them boat amp kitec cheapy things ..
But I find thet all have grounding issues ( well all mine I buy do anyways )
I can’t find a decent amp to use ?
I have them boat amp kitec cheapy things ..
But I find thet all have grounding issues ( well all mine I buy do anyways )
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