My girlfriend got me a heritage/vintage/antique radio/stereo for X-mas. The specific one she bought was the Emerson NR303TT. She thought it would look good in my kitchen. I can't argue with her there. It does look nice in the kitchen.
My only gripe with the thing is that the sound quality leaves a little to be desired. I opened the thing up - and as expected - it's built as cheaply as possible. The speakers in it are WEI ZHI Y102W-20Q8 4" 8 Ohm speakers. To add to the problem there is no tone control.
It's a present from the girlfriend, so I'm stuck with it. So, I've been thinking about the possibility of improving the sound out of the thing. Even minor improvements would be welcome. I'm not looking to make it super Hi-Fi. I would just like a little more bass/fuller sound out of the thing.
I thought it might improve things a bit if the stock speakers were replaced with something else. Any opinions on that are welcome...
So that brings me to my question...
Can anybody recommend a replacement speaker for this application?
The stock speaker dimensions:
Overall diameter: 102 mm.
Diagonal distance/diameter between mounting holes: 115 mm.
So far the Fostex FE103E looks like it might fit perfectly. Radio Shack's 40-1197 also seem like it might do (if a pair could be found).
A pair of Fostex FE103SE at Madisound.com might cost as much as the radio itself.
Along with a recommend speaker, where is a good place to buy?
Thanks,
T^2
My only gripe with the thing is that the sound quality leaves a little to be desired. I opened the thing up - and as expected - it's built as cheaply as possible. The speakers in it are WEI ZHI Y102W-20Q8 4" 8 Ohm speakers. To add to the problem there is no tone control.
It's a present from the girlfriend, so I'm stuck with it. So, I've been thinking about the possibility of improving the sound out of the thing. Even minor improvements would be welcome. I'm not looking to make it super Hi-Fi. I would just like a little more bass/fuller sound out of the thing.
I thought it might improve things a bit if the stock speakers were replaced with something else. Any opinions on that are welcome...
So that brings me to my question...
Can anybody recommend a replacement speaker for this application?
The stock speaker dimensions:
Overall diameter: 102 mm.
Diagonal distance/diameter between mounting holes: 115 mm.
So far the Fostex FE103E looks like it might fit perfectly. Radio Shack's 40-1197 also seem like it might do (if a pair could be found).
A pair of Fostex FE103SE at Madisound.com might cost as much as the radio itself.
Along with a recommend speaker, where is a good place to buy?
Thanks,
T^2