Speaker replacement

[WSEK643]

If a receiver has a 2 watt audio output to the original speaker and it goes bad can it be replaced with a 5 watt speaker without hurting anything in the radio itself?

Thanks, WSEK643

[BoxCar]

The wattage refers to the power the speaker can handle. What tou need is to match the size and mounting.

[WRYZ926]

Also double check to see what ohms the original speaker is and match it with the new speaker. Most are either 4 ohms or 8 ohms.

[WSEK643]

I was gonna replace it with a external speaker and wire it straight to the wires from the internal speaker and remove the internal speaker so it would help ventilate the radio, the tiny fan can't pull cool air in if it has no vents to allow that, it has no vent holes anywhere on it. Preventive maintenance .