Hello from Denton TX - 17MKE Speakers sound busted

[kjsmyers]

My Wife and recently bought a used 2021 17MKE and have taken it on 2 short trips to State Parks in North Texas. We look forward to hearing from other Grand Design owners and learning how to take care or our trailer. One thing we have noticed is that the inside and outside speakers sound like the are busted. Are these easy to swap out and/or is there some troubleshooting I can to do to get them sounding better? I will appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, John

[stroguy]

I have an MLE and probably the same speakers. They are pretty bad. Just cheap product. My interior are a hair over 6” and the grilles just twist off to access the screws. I’ll shop new ones soon. Good luck.

[kjsmyers]

Thanks for the info, I was wondering how to access the speakers. I will give them a look and probably replace them.Thanks

[Ynot4me2]

We just use a portable BT speaker. It's not just the speakers that are subquality, it's also the wiring and the deck. Outside speakers will be a PITA to replace. Some members managed to replace them. If you search on here you should be able to find the threads.

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[Grandesigner]

They may be out phase, but they are definitely cheapos...lol
I replaced them all and they now sound decent. If only the head unit will die so I can replace that with a quality unit.

[nusslejj]

We recently purchased a 2022 17MKE and also think the audio quality of the tv and the stereo is pretty poor. Strongly considering adding a Roku Streambar below the TV and forgo using the built-in stereo entirely. THere is a connection between the TV and the Furion Audio head, but it doesn't work - for anyone. I will be able to stream from my iPhone to the Streambar via Bluetooth.

One thing that doesn't work unfortunately is pairing a bluetooth speaker to the TCL Roku Smart TV. Roku prevents that. Too bad because I have a very nice Bose Bluetooth speaker.

[Soundsailor]

One thing that doesn't work unfortunately is pairing a bluetooth speaker to the TCL Roku Smart TV. Roku prevents that. Too bad because I have a very nice Bose Bluetooth speaker.

This (https://smile.amazon.com/RIOUSV-Blue.../dp/B09YCS39QW) might help with connecting to a Bluetooth soundbar. Plug it into the audio out on the TV.

[Soundsailor]

My Wife and recently bought a used 2021 17MKE and have taken it on 2 short trips to State Parks in North Texas. We look forward to hearing from other Grand Design owners and learning how to take care of our trailer. One thing we have noticed is that the inside and outside speakers sound like they are busted. Are these easy to swap out and/or is there some troubleshooting I can do to get them sounding better? I will appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, John

Welcome to the forum, hope you enjoy the new TT. I found much better sound simply by replacing the stock speakers. I went with Polk Audio (moderately-priced), others have reported good results with Infinity speakers (more pricey).

[Second Chance]

My Wife and recently bought a used 2021 17MKE and have taken it on 2 short trips to State Parks in North Texas. We look forward to hearing from other Grand Design owners and learning how to take care or our trailer. One thing we have noticed is that the inside and outside speakers sound like the are busted. Are these easy to swap out and/or is there some troubleshooting I can to do to get them sounding better? I will appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, John

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@kjsmyers -

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