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ol__yeller
Explorer II
Jul 29, 2015

Jensen Audio Replacement?

We have the Jensen Audio system in our 2008 Aspect. It is a very wonky system. Sometimes it won't load a DVD, other times it won't allow you access to the menu. I'm wondering where to look for a direct replacement for it. Hopefully there is another manufacturer that makes one that will fit into the same space.

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  • I've been checking stuff out today and found some interesting results. First, I should explain that our RV has 3 audio Systems. First it has a Jensen Radio/CD player in the dash with weather band and Sirius. That one is OK while travelling. There is also a cheap outside unit with 2 speakers (Not Jensen) that looks like an aftermarket car radio that has a slot for CDs.

    That brings me to my problem child. It is mounted in the overhead and tied to the Jensen TV in the middle of the overhead. We have no upper bunk there. This unit is installed behind a cabinet door along with the connections to the 3 different cables, OA roof, satellite dish or cable TV. This is the unit that doesn't work very well. It measures 10" X 7" so that is larger than a double DIN so if I go with something smaller I would need to make up some kind of face plate to cover the hole. I am pretty handy so I think I could do that if I had to. The existing unit has switches for 3 sets of speakers but only one pair is currently hooked up.

    Now I don't mind spending around $250 if it gets me everything I have and works. I suspect the original owner paid a lot more for this piece of junk from Winnebago. The Furrion units are interesting but they would require me to make that face plate. The Pioneer on Amazon actually looks like I'll have to cut the hole a little bigger which would work as well. Then I realized that none of these play BluRay which seems to be the next thing to render all my DVDs out of date. I went to Crutchfield but they didn't seem to have anything that matched my search criteria. I even looked at Best Buy but they were pretty car centric. Any other ideas on where to look?
  • Still struggling over this. I do have a spare BluRay DVD player but there really isn't any place to put it. I may have to go and look at a few Web based audio/video suppliers to see what they offer. If I am going to replace it, I'd like it to fit in the space provided by Winnebago rather than hash something up. I guess maybe that isn't an option.
  • Direct replacement ones are expensive because they are multi zoned. Mine has A, B, and C so was thinking (big trouble) if get an auto type radio/DVD player you could use the front and back for A&B and left or right for C
  • Direct replacements are quite costly. Are you sure you want one? A car/marine DVD player head unit can be had for about $250. I thought about that, but then the speakers still suck. So I picked up a $60 bluetooth speaker and a $50 portable DVD player. Stream music from a smartphone at the camper, at the beach, around home, and listen to movies through it too. We never use the built in DVD player any more.
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    If you can handle making a custom faceplate, a lot of folks are using quality Auto units from Kenwood, Pioneer, Sony, Alpine, etc. to get away from the Jensen junk.
  • An iRV or Furrion system may fit but you would have to figure out the wiring yourself. If mine failed, I'd put in a car stereo unit from a reputable manufacturer. The units in the RVs tend to be low quality.
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