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RetroSound R-483N RetroMod™ Series 4"x8" 2-way car speakers

Item # 068R483N

RetroSound makes it easy to replace the factory speakers in almost any car — classic, vintage, or even brand new.

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RetroSound makes it easy to replace the factory speakers in almost any car — classic, vintage, or even brand new.

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Item # 068R483N

About the RetroSound R-483N

John Pollard

The right speakers for your vintage vehicle

RetroSound makes it easy to replace the factory speakers in almost any car — classic, vintage, or even brand new. Their RetroMod Series speakers feature extremely shallow baskets designed to fit into a wide variety of standard speaker locations. They may look old school, but RetroSound builds their speakers from the ground up, using the latest techniques and materials.
Retrosound R-483N

The right speakers for your vintage vehicle

RetroSound makes it easy to replace the factory speakers in almost any car — classic, vintage, or even brand new. Their RetroMod Series speakers feature extremely shallow baskets designed to fit into a wide variety of standard speaker locations. They may look old school, but RetroSound builds their speakers from the ground up, using the latest techniques and materials.

Sturdy materials, detailed sound

Each R-483N 4"x8" speaker features a powerful neodymium magnet and a low-carbon steel frame that form a strong foundation. The sturdy pulp composite woofer with its Santoprene surround delivers powerful performance while standing up to heat and humidity. Dual Mylar dome tweeters broadcast detailed highs without sounding shrill, and the speaker's low profile helps increase installation options. These speakers were designed to fit in these vehicles:

  • 1967-71 Ford Mustang with stereo factory radio
  • 1966 Ford Thunderbird with Quadrophonic 8-track factory radio (requires 2 pairs, one set for each door)

Although efficient enough to play well with any receiver alone, these RetroMod speakers can handle the high power from aftermarket amplifiers to deliver your music with plenty of impact. Replace your wornout old 4"x8"s with these updated RetroSounds, and your tunes will sound new again, just like your classic ride.

Grilles are not included; the factory grilles should be suitable for most applications.

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Product highlights:

  • 4"x8" 2-way speakers (pair)
  • pulp composite woofer cone with Santoprene surround
  • Mylar dome tweeters
  • handles up to 25 watts RMS (50 watts peak power)
  • frequency response: 65-21,000 Hz
  • sensitivity: 87 dB
  • top-mount depth: 1-5/8"
  • grilles not included
  • warranty: 1 year
  • MFR # R-483N

What's in the box:

  • Two 4x8 Speakers
  • Two 15' Lengths of speaker wire (each has female quick-slides on one end and bare wire on the other)
  • Eight 1-1/8" Self tapping screws
  • 8 Speed clips
  • Owner's manual

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More details on the RetroSound R-483N

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Features & specs

General
Speaker Size 4X8
Design 2-way
Tweeter Design Dual Domes
Impedance (Ohms) 4
Tweeter Composition Mylar
Woofer Composition Pulp Composite
Woofer Surround Santoprene
Parts Warranty 1 Year
Labor Warranty 1 Year
Specifications
Sensitivity (1W at 1 meter) 87
Sensitivity at 2.83 volts N/A
Frequency Response 65 - 21k Hz
Minimum RMS Wattage ---
Maximum RMS Wattage 25
Peak Power Handling (Watts) 50
Top-mount Depth (Inches) 1 5/8
Bottom-mount Depth (Inches) 1 15/16
Cutout Diameter or Length (inches) 0
Mounting Height (Inches) 0.287
Frame Width 3.979
Frame Length 7.971

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Features

Woofer: The speakers feature rigid pulp composite cone woofers with Santoprene surrounds. The woofers use Neodymium magnets to achieve their shallow depth, so they fit in tight factory locations.

Tweeters: The two tweeters are low profile Mylar domes.

Compatibility: Although we haven't seen the cars to research, RetroSound's website shows the R-483N fitting in these cars:

  • 67-71 Ford Mustang with stereo factory radio
  • 66 Ford Thunderbird with quadraphonic 8-Track factory radio

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Do they come with jumper wire ?
john  Nov 02, 2023
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Greetings John. Thank you for your question. Jumpers are not included or needed for most vehicle applications. We provide vehicle specific adapters for most vehicles if we have those. For most classic vehicles those are not available. All you need to do then is connect one positive wire, and one negative wire to the speaker terminals, and leave the other two not connected. Im not quite sure why they actually put 4 terminals on these, unless you wanted to jump off these to add another separate tweeter.
hogan  Nov 02, 2023 (Staff)

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