Magnadyne Radio Upgrade Question

[SecretAgentMan]

I recently bought a Heritage Glen 27BH TT. It came with the Magnadyne RV5070 radio and I'm looking at upgrading to the Magnadyne RV5090 radio with blue tooth. Has anyone done this? Is it a simple swap? In the specs it appears that the 5070 is only a 36 watt radio and the 5090 is a 120 watt radio. Wondering if that means I'll be overpowering the speakers. I'm not an electrical guru. Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated. Thanks!

5070 specs: RV5070

5090 specs: Linear Series RV5090 120 Watt | Car stereo In-Wall Receiver

[mboatwright]

Plug and play my friend;

Pull the bezel off
Remove 4 screws
Slide the radio out
Unplug - antenna cable, RCA cable, power & speaker cable
Then connect the new radio with the same wiring, everything will match up

It will be a exact match!!!

If you have anymore questions shoot me a message and I'll do my best to answer.

[mboatwright]

Now to the speaker question; The ones that came with your trailer are garbage (sad but true).

If they sound ok to you after the radio upgrade then leave them be, if not replace them... I did mine and I have to say one of my upgrades that I'm most happy with. Adding a Sound-bar with wireless sub to the main room TV is my next favorite.

I'm picky when it comes to sound and the quality of it.

[SecretAgentMan]

Thank you for the feedback. What speakers did you go with, and did you have to do any mods to make them fit?

[BigDaddy1967]

Originally Posted by SecretAgentMan

I recently bought a Heritage Glen 27BH TT. It came with the Magnadyne RV5070 radio and I'm looking at upgrading to the Magnadyne RV5090 radio with blue tooth. Has anyone done this? Is it a simple swap? In the specs it appears that the 5070 is only a 36 watt radio and the 5090 is a 120 watt radio. Wondering if that means I'll be overpowering the speakers. I'm not an electrical guru. Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated. Thanks!

5070 specs: RV5070

5090 specs: Linear Series RV5090 120 Watt | Car stereo In-Wall Receiver

I bought a 2016 Heritage Glen 272RL, pretty miffed the Linear Series stereo didn't have Bluetooth. I can't help but to think for a few more dollars, why wouldn't the manufacturer put a BT stereo in? Guess it's all about skimping, cost management and profitability.


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[SecretAgentMan]

I'm thinking magnadyne gave them a big bulk dicount deal since it was a less popular model and appears to be in the process of being phased out. Cash is king...