radio speakers

All the speakers died at the same time? Are you sure it is the speakers and not a radio setting or bad radio?

I think most of these RV sound systems use a 4 ohm speaker like car audio. Home stereo sound systems typically use an 8 ohm speaker. Test the impedance of the speaker, non-technically, with an ohm meter across the bare terminals. 4 Ohm will be slightly less, like 3 ohm. 8 ohm will be anywhere from 5 ohm to 8 ohm.

If you have very small speakers, these 3" Faital Pro wide range have a very good sound and are marine rated.

I just did this in my Arctic Fox and purchased an exact fit replacement through Crutchfield. First I took down one of the existing ones to get measurements. I didn't want to modify the opening (4 1/2") so ended up with Infinity Kappa speakers that were a direct fit. They needed me to get them the distance between the screw holes, but it really didn't matter with the material our ceiling has. It made a nice difference in sound quality. My radio unit is an IRV33 which leaves a bit to be desired. Next I may add an AMP and Subwoofer which combined will get me a home like sound.

RoyB wrote:


The closest Radio Shack to us is about 45 miles away now... Used to be three or four very close-by ones... Times are changing...

Roy Ken

They closed over a thousand stores several years ago. Plus, they changed the name to THE SHACK. Apperantly, none of the people under 30yrs old know what a RADIO is :B

Yes times are changing. When I bought the new truck 2 yrs ago, the salesman pointed out all the plug-ins for computers/phones, etc... Under the center seat, is the "optional" single disc player. Optional, I asked???? Under the seat---single disc???? He said...you want a cassette player to0 old man? We use blue-toothed phones for music these days.

I have JIM REEVES GREATEST HITS currently in that player

A speaker that small is not going to sound good. Mount some marine speakers in the ceiling. Check with Monoprice.com.

I started using the BLUE TOOTH type portable speakers. Really sounds great and I can move them around...

WALMART has a pretty good source of speakers...
AMAZON is another good source place...

The closest Radio Shack to us is about 45 miles away now... Used to be three or four very close-by ones... Times are changing...

Roy Ken

Quite often RV builders use one of the many standard sizes of car speakers for their built-in speakers. If you measure the size, you can get any of a myriad of replacements from the usual car audio shops, usually most any of which would be an upgrade. If it's in a cabinet, you may need to get access to the back to measure things. If they're in a ceiling, they probably pull down (held up with spring clamps of some sort) or have screws holding the speaker grills up.

On Coachmen RVs of a certain vintage (that apparently included mine), there was a tendency eventually for the factory speakers to come loose inside the cabinet and fall down due to the heads of the screws they used not being large enough to adequately grip the speaker frame. A speaker sitting on the bottom of the cabinet sounds predictably muffled and bad. I know you don't have a Coachmen RV, but perhaps you're suffering from some similar problem.

If you're talking about speakers built into a television set or sound bar, as opposed to ones mounted in the RV, it will likely be very hard to get a suitable upgrade.

Is your radio part of your DVD player/surround sound system? I also have a Montana. My DVD/sound system (radio built in) died a few years ago. I measured the speaker openings in the cabinets and went to Best Buy and bought a new system with speakers nearest in size to the originals. Even at that the new speakers were slightly larger and I had to increase the openings slightly. But my speakers are rectangular.

The new system is much better than the old no-name original.

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Used to get all kinds at Radio Shack. If there is still one in your area, try them.