Speakers produce uneven sound.

****!!!! To those who offered help, thanks. i saw all these posts and thought a ton of help was coming. I got a few good. Thanks to those who genuinely replied.

All I want is even speakers. I like to have them play very subtly while I grill or sit under the awning, but for the Mrs to have it on inside at the same time, it is deafening inside for so little outside.

I AM BY FAR A COURTEOUS CAMPER, BUT HEY THANKS FOR THE LECTURE. I'm no newbie, just with his RV. Been camping for over a decade and know all about inconsiderate neighbors. .

westend wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:
Got nothin at all to do with connections. This is a difference in efficiency of each speaker set expressed in SPL (Sound Pressure Level) for a given input . I'll bet they aren't identical are they ?

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The cure may be to replace the outside speakers with ones that are more efficient. In the mobile audio world, speakers that are rated 1W @ 90+ db will be about as efficient as you can buy.

Yes, they are very different speakers. Replies like this are what I suspect is the issue. Hard to find good replacement speakers.

wired out of phase maybe?

Do a search on eBay or Amazon for a "stereo L-PAD". Put the L-PAD in the line feeding the loudest speakers and adjust it so that it matches the level of the outside speakers.

Though I must admit the one time my neighbor used outside speakers.. I liked his choice of radio stations and actually duplicated it in my car.

The simple solution is to not annoy your neighbors by turning on the outside speakers and blasting them with YOUR musical/talk radio preference.

(Yes, I belong to the anti-outside speaker league).

SCVJeff wrote:
Maybe we should start on patio lights so all THAT whining gets wrung out too. I thought this was the Tech Section, not Romper Room

ST tires, payload capacity or RV quality would be more entertaining. Or better yet, Mr. Trump... :B

Maybe an impedance-matching volume control would work like this one? There are a number of manufacturers of these and I'm sure cheaper ones can be found. Could possibly just adjust it and hide it behind the radio.

The interior speakers they use are often like 1950s technology and are quite inefficient and have a poor frequency response. I replaced the ceiling speakers in a previous TT and what a difference. I'm sure the outdoor speakers they use are just as cheap.

Tom_M wrote:
Do a search on eBay or Amazon for a "stereo L-PAD". Put the L-PAD in the line feeding the loudest speakers and adjust it so that it matches the level of the outside speakers.

This is a band-aid but will certainly get you the balance you're looking for.
THESE are the cheapest I found on eBay. There are two (not ganged) for sale, but I assume you would set them and toss in the rear of the cabinet anyway..

Sorry for the goofy link, but it at least works.

KenFecher - Do you have the name and model number of the speakers involved? Based on that information, we may be able to suggest some speakers to help balance you out. Personally I'm a huge fan of JBL marine speakers and Polk Audio marine rated. Both are very efficient with sensitivity levels of 91 db and 92 db respectively.

Doug

SCVJeff wrote:

Tom_M wrote:
Do a search on eBay or Amazon for a "stereo L-PAD". Put the L-PAD in the line feeding the loudest speakers and adjust it so that it matches the level of the outside speakers.

This is a band-aid but will certainly get you the balance you're looking for.
THESE are the cheapest I found on eBay. There are two (not ganged) for sale, but I assume you would set them and toss in the rear of the cabinet anyway..

Sorry for the goofy link, but it at least works.

Thanks SCVJeff and myredracer for the information. I think this is the route I am going to follow. I found this http://www.outdoorspeakerdepot.com/vmimmavocow.html and think it might work I have a spot for it right above the stereo system where I might just mount it. That way I can fool with it depending on whether I have the outside speakers on or off. I don't often use the outside speakers, but when I do it's a nice feature. I actually like that they are underpowered speakers.

And again to all you No-Outside-Speaker League folks, I don't turn them up for hi fidelity. In fact, I doubt you could hear it in your campsite if you were my neighbor because I adjust appropriately, BUT . . . without this fix, the person inside can't have any speakers, because it is so loud that you would hear it. I'm just looking for some equalization if I want the sound on inside as well. This impedance knob might just be perfect so that the inside can be backed down appropriately.

ddndoug wrote:
KenFecher - Do you have the name and model number of the speakers involved? Based on that information, we may be able to suggest some speakers to help balance you out. Personally I'm a huge fan of JBL marine speakers and Polk Audio marine rated. Both are very efficient with sensitivity levels of 91 db and 92 db respectively.

Doug

3 sets of Marine speakers isn't going to be a cheap project

Ken: Every time someone mentions outside light, radio, starting Diesels, Dogs, Kids, and a whole list of others, even though not even remotely related to the thread, someone HAS to come along and state their distaste for something or another even though they have no clue whatsoever where and/ or how you camp. This is particularity irritating when it happens in a pure tech forum. So just ignore them even though they won't go away. Good luck on the L-Pads