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right now I have (4) 5.75" 8ohm 60w speakers in the ceiling. That has been impossible to match. The radio is an in-wall old Falcon brand casette/fm/am reciever. The speaker wires are very small and they run approximately 20 feet through the ceiling so I dont want to get any speakers thats gonna get hot. I can't find 6 ohm either. Any suggestions?
The last 6 Ohm ceiling speakers I have seen were Yamaha 8". You may have to go to an 8 Ohm speaker.
Hello Smitty. I cant find any 8ohm either. I will keep looking and will eventually find something, surely. What is your take on the wattage? Does it need to stay around 60w?
I doubt very seriously that radio is putting out 60W RMS, more like 15W. Dont worry about wattage. For that application, I would just look for 6" - 6.5" speakers that are 8 ohm and have a high efficiency rating. Plan on making the holes a little larger. Higher efficiency should make up for going from a 6 ohm to 8 ohm speaker.
The 60w is probably the peak rating
I've tried looking at marine speakers and regular coaxial speakers and I can't find shit in high efficiency. I can't find the "minimal wattage required" rating on any of these. Im needing 6" or 6.5" 8 ohm speakers to replace for a mobile home ceiling. I need something that's just gonna give me some good sound for cheap. Not looking for anything fancy. Woofers etc, VMI Innovations and Sonic has nothing. Can someone kindly give me a little direction
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Also, I'm wanting replace this in wall reciever but as you can see, the romex wires from the wall powers it and the only recievers I can find has a plug on it. Do I just cut the plug off of a new one and use its wires to connect to the romex wires
Thanks Sublime. Do you have any idea on what I could do for a in wall reciever, radio?
I know nothing about in wall receivers
If possible, I think your best bet would be to feed an outlet box with that Romex and then simply plug the new receiver into that. Not sure what to make of what appears to be two Romex cables entering from the top and bottom of the existing receiver's j-box, but whatever is going on there, you could simply reconnect everything in the same way within the outlet box. Or you could do as you suggest, by installing a j-box to properly contain the connected wires. In any case, be sure to observe standard wiring safety and practices and use adequate strain relief(s), or simply hire a professional.Quote:
Originally Posted by Packers27
If that unit works and you just want the radio and nothing special, put new speakers and use it. I'm not sure those are even made anymore.
I installed a unit similar to this one in a friend's house years ago. You might be able to find one used or "new old stock" but you most likely won't have any warranty.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BPVA5C
This is a site you should get to know
https://www.parts-express.com/
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You can probably just wire a normal 15amp single outlet in there and plug a normal receiver in. But know what your doing before you mess with house wiring. Nobody likes sleeping on a pile of ashes.
Smitty, I'm interested in that item you posted. Ive seen a few of them that Im watching.