Thread: Replacement speakers for Harmon Kardon fronts

Get a second hand set from the wreckers. Nothing Autobarn, Super Cheap ect sell is better than Harmon Kardon.

I replaced one of the small door speakers form a D2 with the standard sound system. Same physical size etc, however the wires on the plug are in a different position. From memory, it's a three pin plug and the HK speaker uses pins 1 & 2, and the standard system uses 1 & 3 (or similar).

It's not too hard to sort this out though.

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Originally Posted by Jazzman

Get a second hand set from the wreckers. Nothing Autobarn, Super Cheap ect sell is better than Harmon Kardon.

Not sure on how true that is.
The HK offerings in the Land Rovers are built on a budget. It's not HK's actual top line good stuff - it's mass produced for a large number of vehicles.
Also anything second hand is now a minimum of 12 years old (that's assuming it's a 2004 last D2a ever made) - they deteriorate.

Anyone know what the wiring configuration is on the front doors to the amp?
i.e. are the three speakers all running off a single amp channel or is it two channels - one for the tweeter and midrange and one for the woofer? If it's one channel then a set of 3 way splits would be the go but if two channel I can just replace the tweeter and midrange with two way splits which are more price convenient.

Originally Posted by twr7cx

Anyone know what the wiring configuration is on the front doors to the amp?
i.e. are the three speakers all running off a single amp channel or is it two channels - one for the tweeter and midrange and one for the woofer? If it's one channel then a set of 3 way splits would be the go but if two channel I can just replace the tweeter and midrange with two way splits which are more price convenient.

[ame]http://gershon.ucoz.com/landrover/TD5/Electrical.pdf[/ame]

The wiring diagram of the High Line system from pp 124 - 127 show that it is an eight channel amplifier and the front doors consist of one channel driving the high and mid range and a second channel driving the woofers. So a replacement 4" split component setup would be the go.

Originally Posted by Phat-Customs

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Good choice. But not cheap

Originally Posted by Jazzman

Good choice. But not cheap

Great speakers yes, but I'm not sure that they are a good choice for this application if the factory amplifier is retained for a few reasons:
1. your running some great speakers off a mediocre amp - I don't think you'd be getting value for your money in that situation as you won't be getting the full benefit of the quality of the speakers - better off spending money on a better amp.
2. Noting the above post detailing the wiring setup of the amp the lower woofer is on a seperate channel. If you fit 3 way split component speakers your only using one channel to drive three speakers instead of two channels to drive the three. I doubt the factor amp is bridgeable.