wa8yxm wrote:
1500 watts of stereo in a car.. Wow, that makes you a bullfrog.
(Story: In Detroit, on Belle Isle (now a state park) Young men gather with super high power Stereos in their cars, and of course the girls flock to the loudest stereo.
Same with bullfrogs,, The females flock to the male with the loudest croak.
Okay, so I'm a bullfrog. I'll take it as a compliment.
I purpose-built the limo for shock value, so the a/v system fit the bill. I used it mostly for tailgating and hanging out with friends. Kind of like why I bought the RV.
I guess my point is that stashing a modern A/V system where you wouldn't expect it is a fun project. The middle storage compartments of the limo had roll-top doors that concealed the bottle storage and ice chest. I modified one of them to house the head unit. I had to remove the maple cabinet, build a housing and reinstall it in a way that looked like it belonged. I covered the excess space in black leather.
With some creativity you can install an A/V system anywhere you want in an RV since it's a 12V system. The new ones come with pretty comprehensive a/v systems, so why not do it to an old one. I found that the space above my systems monitor (the tank monitor panel) is empty. I'm thinking of putting the head unit there and routing the cabling under the RV where it needs to go. Like in my limo, so long as it's protected from chafing you can run cables outside and then back in fairly easily.
