Replacing Speakers

Mouseketab

I'm thinking about replacing the speakers in my T@B. What have others replaced theirs with?

Also, the speaker wire in the unit seems awfully wimpy. Has anyone gone to the trouble of replacing the speaker wire with something more substantial. When it comes to speaker wire, we've always used the really good Monster Wire in our home system. Does it really make that much of a difference?

Nomad

From what I've read, in blind tests it doesn't.
In one they even fooled em using coat hangers as wire.

jkjenn

It is worth it for cords you unplug and plug in a lot, but for speaker wire, I would just get one with solid reviews. Crutchfield does some good reviews. You might also check Amazon Basics. I have been  happy with their a/v supplies.

Nomad

Lamp chord, nickle a foot :-)

Spruce1

For replacement speakers I recommend contacting Parts Express.  Very competitive prices and very knowledgeable staff.  To give you a recommendation they'll most likely need some basic info like speaker diameter you're looking for, the volume (cubic inches) of the cabinet in which the speaker is housed, the brand of receiver/amp, power, etc. I wouldn't worry about using the factory speaker wire.

lara9209

I noticed that there are 3 speakers on the Jenson ... but only two in the trailer ... is there wiring to a 3rd speaker that's not installed?

Photomom

lara9209 said:

I noticed that there are 3 speakers on the Jenson ... but only two in the trailer ... is there wiring to a 3rd speaker that's not installed?

Don't tell my husband, he'll want to add a subwoofer. 

Verna

lara9209 said:

I noticed that there are 3 speakers on the Jenson ... but only two in the trailer ... is there wiring to a 3rd speaker that's not installed?

I figured it was for the CS (Clamshell) for the galley speakers. Sure the third speakers aren't used in the other models, but from a business sense it would make sense for Pleasant Valley to only order one Jenson model. It would also make sure with one model, that the correct model is always installed. 

IrishCamper74

I'm a fan of Alpine & JBL. I have both in my car & am very happy with them. As for speaker wire, you don't need the most expensive kind. It all does the same thing but personally, I'd stay away from the very cheapest. 

Talk with a local car audio shop. They will have more specific information on your options & installation costs. Think of it this way, Best Buy may be convenient but 50 feet away, they are also selling washer/dryers. I'm a fan of giving local businesses my $$. 

I wish there were more options available in t@gs aside from Jensen. Even Sony would be somewhat better. Maybe in the future, it could be an option.

Personally, I like good sound, I work in the business, sort of.  

Hope you find what you're looking for. 

Nomad

Photomom - Gotta have a subwoofer or it's nothin but a tinny rendition. Gotta have the Boooom Da Boooom Da Boooom.

Mr_Mrs_Gnome

"It's all about that bass"

Nomad

Yep - Of course I'm biased. Was a muscian (bass player) in a former life.
But, the science shows that those big, deep bass waveforms carry all the others on top of them.

jkjenn

PXLated said:

Yep - Of course I'm biased. Was a muscian (bass player) in a former life.
But, the science shows that those big, deep bass waveforms carry all the others on top of them.

Yes... and carries all through the campground.

Nomad

It's only good if you can feel it in your bones :-)

mash2

I added a couple of old Minimus 7 speakers in the countertop corners to improve the sound in the T@B.  Also replaced the original radio (I have a DM) with a pioneer unit for better sound. Don't use often, but like the better sound when I do use them. 

Nomad

I didn't get mine with the media package. Figured builtin stuff would be out of date before it even shipped - Kind of like car nav systems. Have all my music on the iPad and stream it to bluetooth speakers.

Mouseketab

Maybe some more insight. I have a Dutchmen T@B that had a TV/DVD combo unit originally and the speakers were wired to the original TV. I have since replaced that TV with a digital model and did not wire that TV to the speakers. Instead, I installed a Pioneer CD/FM/AM unit and added a XM transmitter. I wired that unit to the existing speakers. I have two speakers under the back cabinets inside and two speakers in the galley. I have noticed some distortion lately.

It sounds like just replacing the speakers with a higher end speaker of the same size will help? Going to the trouble of rewiring the existing speaker wire makes little/no difference?

Kiddydoc

From my April 2015 post under "T@B speakers"   Just finished replacing the stock speakers with Kicker DSC5's.  They were under $50 a pair on Amazon.  They fit perfectly in the existing holes.  Simple matter of splicing the new connecting wires with terminal to the old wires.  I had to redrill holes for the mounting screws so that the Kicker emblem was oriented correctly (optional).  The sound improvement is well worth the investment, they even pump out a little bass.  The sound is cleaner and much fuller.  Still happy with them a year later!

db_cooper

Were they the 5.25 inch kiddydoc?

larrygon

Replaced my speakers with a soundbar. PXlated is correct, cheap wire does just fine. Find what sounds good to you and you will be happy.

Kiddydoc

The Kicker DSC5's are 5.25 inches and fit perfectly in the existing holes. 

jcfaber1

+1 for Parts Express.  For more upscale you can try Madison.com.
John

jcfaber1

Darn spell checker.  Madisound

wizard1880

Even the clamshells have just 2 sets of speakers--inside and outside.  The 3rd set are for larger RVs which these stereos are also sold with.

webcrawler

I am usually pretty picky about sound quality and I like the speakers my 2016 T@B...

db_cooper

+2 for the Kicker speaker upgrade.  Breaking them in right now.  They will get pretty loud, and have decent bass.  Much cleaner sound so I expect watching movies to be a nicer experience.

DougH