Date:         Fri, 30 May 2008 05:41:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Tom Forhan <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: a speaker recommendation
Comments: To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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So where do people typically mount an an external amp in a Westfalia?
Thanks

Tom F.

--- On Thu, 5/29/08, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:

> From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
> Subject: Re: a speaker recommendation
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008, 11:11 PM
> > I have both speakers and like the sound of the MB
>
>
> I've had the MB's for about 10 years. They survived
> the demolition of my '89
> Westy by a huge tree, and will be in my new '87
> shortly. They sound great,
> but like many higher-end speakers they're relatlvely
> inefficient (meaning
> that they suck a lot of power from your radio's amp).
> I can't say I'd use
> them with a typical radio's built-in power (it would
> play them, but with
> higher distortion since it would be straining), but I can
> tell you that with
> a good quality external amp they sing!
>
> For those who want to be widen their speaker options, I do
> sell a kit that
> increases the clearance behind the window crank:
>
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=155898595
>
> They run $29 a pair (sorry, dealer parts, not my fault :-)
> , but you might
> save much more than that on speakers since they increase
> your options
> tremendously.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
>   (215)  234-VWVW
>
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