Source For 4X6 8 Ohm Speakers?

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This should be a simple one for you guys as many things past and present use 8 Ohm speakers but the answer has been a bit allusive to me.

The Ford Mustangs from the '60s used 4X6 8 Ohm door speakers for their better radio offerings (AM/8 Track and AM/FM). These rare options have become expensive and after sending them out for repair the owners have a sizable chunk of change invested in them. Nobody sells 4X6 8 Ohm car speakers anymore. Everything is 4 Ohms. The series resistor and series speaker have been discussed and why just using a 4 Ohm speaker is a bad idea as well.

It seems they don't care if it sounds great (the originals probably didn't) so what's needed is any generic 4X6 8 Ohm speaker that can handle about 15 Watts. I checked Mouser and Newark and they don't have that size. Anyone have a source?

Someone else checked the car speaker guys and with no requirements on sound quality I figured one of the electronics suppliers would have a good cheap solution.

Thanks

James Sweet · Accepted Answer

Does it have to be 4x6, or could you just make an adapter plate to put amore common size 8 ohm speaker in it's place?

none · Answer

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If you have the original 4x6 baskets it wouldn't be to hard to recone/recoil them, or have a service do it. While some charge a hefty price there are a few services that do it at a reasonably low rate.

there is also a device, a variable tranformer that'll let you change the load from 4 to 8. Called an autotransformer I believe. Madisound used to sell them and I believe parts express does as well.

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another low cost option is to simply adapt a 6inch speaker to the hole. A little 3/8 plywood, some felt and a few bolts. you can even use the original 4x6 grill cover to mask the mod.

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