Marine stereo upgrades

Ryan- the Sony head unit I have puts out 52x4. I think I may take your advice and save the money, I could always add an amp later. I checked with Crutchfield (one of my favorite retailers)I don't think they are offering the buy one get one half off anymore. the Infinity speakers I was looking at were $149 a pair. I ran a froogle search (on Google, great way to compare price) and found them for $86.50 at hookedontronicsbuys.com

Word to the wise: it pays to shop around for this stuff online. Froogle is a great tool for this.

just did a lil comparison of my own

polk audio db 650 6.5"
sensitivity 92 db
6-60 watts rms
2 way crossover built in
marine use
80.00 a pair right now.....total 160

infinity kappa 6.5"
sensitivity 91 db
8-75 watts rms
marine use
149.99 a pair.........total 300.00

the infinitys are not worth the extra 140.00. plus imo i hate the "marine white" grillz...just someething to think about, save your money on the eternal amp, and the 140.00 on the speakers and put towards a quality amp or subwoofer.......powered subs are a little weak on a boat setup!..ok im done!

Ryan, I found the Infinity speakers here for $86.50. I appreciate your input and I think the Polks are real nice, but I have to go with the Infinity's. I have two pair of component Kappa's in my truck and they are fantastic. I prefer the white grills, they match the interior of my boat, that was another deciding factor for me.
you are probably right about the powered sub being a little weak for the boat. I will give it a try. if it's not enough i'll look for something else.

Thanks

eric you got me confused!

Hurculiner works great on sub boxes . The $ 29.00 small can will coat a box easy .I dab it on with a brush . I just did the inside of my wifes Jeep . It seems to make the ba$$ hit harded if you coat the box in this stuff . Randy I screw my amps the the box . Shorter wires & it stays dry . I also do this in my cars . The only bad thing is it makes it easy for a thief to grab both . I did use the battery for power & ground , then for power to the cd I ran it to the amp power wire . Used the ignition key for the on wire . No issues so far . Dan

Just notice this,Polk db650 are the same speakers CC puts in their new boats.

no problem-glad to see you got a great deal on the polks!........and saved some money!. yea i do not like the looks of the marine white grillz at all, i think the black grillz look much better...i mounted mine a few days ago(take out all interior before winter) and the look slick..

wow i thought i got a great price from crutchfield!.......randy, what lakes do you go to, seeing that your in canton?

Old Speakers


New Polk db650


Sony Head unit


8" Bazooka


Inside of Bazooka(I sprayed circuit board with lacquer to help protect it) after seeing the inside of this thing, I think it will be upgraded in the future, not bad for now


Solderer and shrink tube on each connection

jbear, yeah, they are all pretty crowded on the weekends, but during the week it's not too bad. it will have to do until I wise up and move back down south!

Thanks jbear, you don't have to rub it in... it's about 30 here

I know, I had my kerosene heater going in the garage the other night, equivalent of pissing on a bonfire...

I was just looking at where you are at on the google map, you have a lot of lakes near you! I lived in Boca and in Jupiter Fla. in my early teen years, lived right across the street from the ocean. I loved it!
I have in laws in Palm Bay. If we ever make a trip down I will be sure to stop by for a couple cold ones!

randy-i live in chippewa lake so i dont travel to far unless i make it a week or weekend......but salt fork tappan pleasant hill ohio river are all fun cool places within an hr from you(besides the river).........portage is cool for some bar hoppin/live bands and food.....skiing zone is as big as my backyard!...........never been to west branch in ravenna............

Randy, I would let you use my lake rights but somebody ruined it, (aurora shores) Monday through friday no one is on the lake, even the weekends its pretty slim with boats. we have a 18ft limit on the lake but it is unlimited HP. I dumped a 26' baha and buzzed the lake (twins open exhaust) well that was the last time i did that
West branch on the weekend's is a frenzy its great if the family wants to tube

Same polks I put in my '65, although I hade to mount them on spacers, there was not quite enough room behind the panels before the magnets would hit the hull. All of the marine speakers were much too deep. I need to add a Small powered sub and crossover to let the polks work better. I am out of room, and won't add any more weight up under the dash. maybe a little ported enclosure under the back seat?