Crazy Taxi Sub

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Crazy Taxi Sub

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I just received my Naomi Universal upright Crazy Taxi and discovered the subwoofer foam is completely gone. Playing the game with any sort of bass just rattles the entire machine. I am debating between attempting a re-foam myself or possibly upgrading to an aftermarket sub the same size. Has anyone attempted either of these?
My concern with the aftermarket sub is that I am not sure if Sega necessarily designed that cabinet to accommodate a lot of bass. I feel like I may just start rattling the entire cabinet again. Also, it is hard to find an aftermarket sub in 2 ohm that fits the aesthetic of the cabinet. I feel like some goofy car sub with a big logo on it will throw off the look of the original cabinet.
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I had an upright Naomi with a Clarion Car Sub, was a smooth blue colour so looked ok
sounded more powerful than the one in my crazy taxi cab but not cab shaking!!

I can post a pic if you really need it?
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Brettster wrote:I had an upright Naomi with a Clarion Car Sub, was a smooth blue colour so looked ok
sounded more powerful than the one in my crazy taxi cab but not cab shaking!!

I can post a pic if you really need it?
Sure, that would be helpful.
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Subwoofer foam? What exactly are we talking about? I pulled apart a CT sub recently, and any foam inside the box is there to dampen the sound not secure the sub. You sure the actual enclosure is OK and not broken?
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Here are the pics from an upright Outrun 2 conversion
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nem wrote:Subwoofer foam? What exactly are we talking about? I pulled apart a CT sub recently, and any foam inside the box is there to dampen the sound not secure the sub. You sure the actual enclosure is OK and not broken?
I think he may be referring to the foam rubber around the paper cone that attaches it to the metal speaker frame
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I've seen a few Sega speakers where this foam has deteriorated leaving the cone free to wobble around
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Ahh, that makes sense. Yeah, I can't see how would you refoam that.
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Brettster wrote:
nem wrote:Subwoofer foam? What exactly are we talking about? I pulled apart a CT sub recently, and any foam inside the box is there to dampen the sound not secure the sub. You sure the actual enclosure is OK and not broken?
I think he may be referring to the foam rubber around the paper cone that attaches it to the metal speaker frame
foam.jpg
I've seen a few Sega speakers where this foam has deteriorated leaving the cone free to wobble around
That's correct, my woofer looks exactly like this.

I think I may have found a solution. Alpine made an OEM car sub for Honda that is nearly the exact size and style. It a 2 ohm, so it should work just like the original. It just needs to be that teal color like the Crazy Taxi one.
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