We bought a used truck camper last year and have slowly been outfitting it for our needs.
Exhibit A:

The camper is prewired for a car stereo and has a pair of 5 1/4" speakers mounted over the dinette:

We won't be doing any critical listening, maybe just some low volume background music if we get stuck in the camper all day due to inclement weather.
My first thought was to just replace them with some replacement car speakers, but I am not sure how they would sound with the limited "enclosure" space, I hooked an amp up to the speakers that came with it and it was unlistenable, like nails on a chalkboard.
When I removed the speakers:


5" diameter and about 2" deep, About 40 cubic inches.
I cobbled up a couple of test baffles and auditioned a few small drivers that I had on hand:
Peerless TC9FD18-8
SB SB10PGC21-4
Dayton ND90-8
Picture of one of the baffles:

After trying them all, I liked the ND90 the best. I can live with the amount of bass it put out, the other 2 were lacking quite a bit.
Any suggestions on other drivers I should try?
The ND90s sound OK, I could live with them the way they are, but I was thinking of maybe adding a tweeter, I have a pair of Dayton ND16FA-6s on the shelf, any thoughts on using those with the ND90s?
As far as the amp is concerned, I will probably end up with an automotive style unit. I was trying to find an amp that works off of 12v and has balance adjustment to try and tweak the "sweet spot" to my side of the dinette, but really couldn't find anything besides the automotive ones.
Any other ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Richard
Exhibit A:
The camper is prewired for a car stereo and has a pair of 5 1/4" speakers mounted over the dinette:
We won't be doing any critical listening, maybe just some low volume background music if we get stuck in the camper all day due to inclement weather.
My first thought was to just replace them with some replacement car speakers, but I am not sure how they would sound with the limited "enclosure" space, I hooked an amp up to the speakers that came with it and it was unlistenable, like nails on a chalkboard.
When I removed the speakers:
5" diameter and about 2" deep, About 40 cubic inches.
I cobbled up a couple of test baffles and auditioned a few small drivers that I had on hand:
Peerless TC9FD18-8
SB SB10PGC21-4
Dayton ND90-8
Picture of one of the baffles:
After trying them all, I liked the ND90 the best. I can live with the amount of bass it put out, the other 2 were lacking quite a bit.
Any suggestions on other drivers I should try?
The ND90s sound OK, I could live with them the way they are, but I was thinking of maybe adding a tweeter, I have a pair of Dayton ND16FA-6s on the shelf, any thoughts on using those with the ND90s?
As far as the amp is concerned, I will probably end up with an automotive style unit. I was trying to find an amp that works off of 12v and has balance adjustment to try and tweak the "sweet spot" to my side of the dinette, but really couldn't find anything besides the automotive ones.
Any other ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Richard
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