speakers burning is usually the radio output transistor(s) shorted or a grounded wire . That failure puts DC 12 on speaker coil = poof . Unlike original radio both wires are live , on our older radios one side was grounded — sometimes also on speaker frame However if dual voice coil the two outputs could short to each other as both coils are close together . whatever .. fyi ohms value wont burn it up .. On Dec 8, 2024, at 1:11 PM, 'John W Sager' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
One speaker just quit working. No sound, just suddenly nothing. The other one was a little more dramatic, it gave off a strong burning electrical smell and then quickly died. The first one was a year or two old and the second one was about 6 months.
Again, both speakers were correct impedance and they weren't being over driven. I've never had a speaker fail like the last one.
That was my experience, others may have had no problems. Two failures were too much for me. Contrast that with the Custom Autosound speakers that are going on 10 years in one car, 6 years in another car and though sound quality is objective, I think they also sound better than the Retro Sound.
Hope that helps.
John
On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 11:46:12 AM EST, 'James Douglas' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
John,
Can you elaborate on the failure of the
Retrosound Speakers?
Has anyone else had any issues with them?
James
From: 'John
W Sager' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2024 13:25
To: Ryan Hill <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} Front Speakers - 1965
Ryan, I don't want to muddy the waters either about the L vs. the K so this is good. .
The front speaker I took out of my L is a 6x9 as is the rear. While both were replacement Radio Shack 6x9, if you look up under the dash,
the opening is is for a 6x9. FWIW, the front speaker in my '65 Barracuda is also a 6x9 and I took the original speaker out of that one. The mounting brackets are the same as the picture.
With my '70 300 convertible, the front speaker is a 4x10.and the rear is a 6x9. I use a plate I made for two 3" speakers for the front and
a Customsound 6x9 in the rear with the Aurora conversion.
It was suggested to use a lower profile Retrosound speaker, but my experience with two dismal failures of Retrosound speakers within a year
of installing them just doesn't ,make me want to give them any more money. Yes, those speakers were correct ohm rating and were not overpowered.
This is what I made for my 300L front. 4" Alpine speakers. I haven't wandered out to the cold garage to bolt it into the car yet, but it
should be OK.
John, I don’t want to muddy the waters too much about 1965’s on a 300K thread, my original response was to suggest
making a mount to attach two small right and left speakers in the single speaker position.
To be clear though, the front speaker opening on my 1965 300 and several others I’ve seen is 4 X 10. I think
they had an adapter bracket that allowed for the use of a 6 x 9. It’s been more than 20 years since I had my eyes on the installed speaker panel but I still have the original 4 x 10 in a box here. My car had the two speaker system with reverb. Attached is
a picture of a 6 X 9 with the adapters taken from a c-body forum.
The front speaker for the 300L is 6x9. I'm just finishing up a plate to mount two 4" Alpine speakers.
For my front speaker on my ’65 I made a mounting panel the same dimension as the original speaker, which I recall
was 4” x 10”. I cut two speaker holes in the plate and mounted small Rockford Fosgate speakers to it. It sounds great and avoided the cost of custom speakers. Rear are 6” x 9” and bolt up directly under the package tray.
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