Upgrade RV Entertainment System

LanceDuyen wrote:
Am I understanding you correctly with your bluetooth enabled Jensen. Can you receive from other sources and play on the Jensen sound system?

Absolutely. I Stream music from my iPhone and movies from my iPad through the Jensen via bluetooth.

Am I understanding you correctly with your bluetooth enabled Jensen. Can you receive from other sources and play on the Jensen sound system? I'd like to be able to play movies from a lap top but send the audio via bluetooth to the Jensen RV entertainment system.

That is my understanding, although I have not tried it yet.

Update: after measuring to ensure fit, I ordered the following which will arrive next week:

Furrion DV1200 - Receiver

Furrion 8 Inch Subwoofer with enclosure

While I am replacing the receiver, I will be adding a 12 volt USB charger and 110 volt USB/outlet.

Roy,

Am I understanding you correctly with your bluetooth enabled Jensen. Can you receive from other sources and play on the Jensen sound system? I'd like to be able to play movies from a lap top but send the audio via bluetooth to the Jensen RV entertainment system.

Thanks,

Lance

Update on my FM transmitter.
I refunded the expensive transmitter that was making music terrible and bought on Amazon $9 LDream transmitter.
Small gizmo plugs-in directly into my laptop and recharge from USB cable, while giving very good sound transmission.
Original camper stereo has lot of adjustments, so fading bed speakers out (dogs sleeping there were getting spooked) and balancing my speaker higher then wife speaker, turning tre to max made me happy camper.
Sure not good enough for classic music, but good for movies watching.

I installed a Pyle DVD player way back in 2006. No real complaints - it does what it does.

It does have an AUX in which I have put to good use. I attached a Bluetooth audio receiver to it. Thus I can play music from my iThingy. Then I built up a Raspberry PI Wifi access point and attached a 1TB hard drive to it (all 12v stuff). The RPi hosts my music library. That way when I am out in the boonies (no cell service & streaming services), I have plenty of music available.

For outdoor speakers, I came across a pair of speakers mounted in a vinyl box at Walmart a number of years ago. The type of thing someone would use in their car's backseat. I just wire that in to the exterior audio jacks whenever I want the around-the-campfire music. Is the wiring a trade-off over Bluetooth speakers? Yup. But they do run off the stereo (camper's 12v system) whereas mobile Bluetooth speakers need the occasional re-charge - not always simple when off-grid camping.

Works for me, and is probably different from what will work for you.

-Eric

I always say "the Amish that build most of the RV's don't have electric, radio or TV in their houses".

BTW....you audiophiles will understand this....when I installed the new system, ALL the loudspeakers were wired out of phase. No wonder it sounded terrible!

Also, in my toy hauler, the subwoofer is located in the ceiling above the bed at the other end of the trailer. Nice when the wife is napping and I'm watching a movie....Boom,Boom, Boom.......what were they thinking....

I didn't hook it up in this install....

I have not replaced the jensen radio/dvd unit yet, but I have replaced all of the speakers. I picked up 2 pairs of sony 6x9 speakers on clearance. I installed those in place of small cieling speakers, just had to cut the holes larger. The outside speakers I replaced with a pair of polk. I cut a hole in the outide wall, installed cargo door that opens to a 36" flat screen. I fished hdmi and rca cables thru the underbelly between there and the entertainment center to feed audio and video between the 2 areas. The outdoor tv/cargo door is under the kitchen couunter area. I need to make a shelf in there for the bluray player and directv box. I have a 12v powered subwoofer that I had planned on installing in that area, but now with the tv and other stuff there is no space. Plan b is either between the bed and entertainment wall, or in the underbelly.

After a lot of research, I decided on these Majestic speakers due to 1 inch mounting depth. I ordered these and will install them first.

Majestic 5 inch speakers

I am leaning toward the Furrion DV1200 vs Jensen JWMA6. The Furrion has more power output and a 60 watt sub woofer amplifier. In addition, Furrion makes a passive sub woofer that is made for the unit.

Furrion Sub

I will make the purchase on the receiver and sub soon. Want to make sure the speakers fit first.