Date:         Fri, 30 May 2008 20:38:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Was: speaker rec..... Now: RS Minimus 7 (aka Optimus)
              speakers. Opinions? Where to buy new?
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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I honestly don't know why you'd do that Neil.

Car stereos typically are looking for a 4 ohm load, not the 8 ohms that home
stereo loudspeakers provide.  In addotion, your low end response will be
limited by the teeny enclosures rather than using the door cavity as a giant
speaker box.

Its quite easy to mount 6" two way speakers in the front doors that will
outperform those little boxes, and they won't be pointed at your feet!   :)

I've got pix if you want......6" in the front doors, 5 1/4" in the overhead
cupboard, 10" sub with real power under the rear seat.  John Clayton and
Jeff Hamilton sound great!

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:03 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I've been thinking of installing a pair of RS Minimus 7 (aka Optimus
> PRO-X44AV) in my Westy.
>
> Anyone using these in their Vanagon? Opinions?
>
> Not sure yet how well they would fit below the dash.
>
> Sadly I only have one left. The other one got sold with my old truck
> the "blue flame".
>
> Anyone know where to get them new?
>
> I used them as home stereo speakers, and for a short while, as
> reference monitors for audio recording. For what they were, they
> sounded quite good to me. And they were well built, and stood up well.
>
> Just curious,
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Jetta-fied Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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