i only have four in my boat as well i did this for a customer and yes it’s loud! i rplaced the built in boxes in the gunwales with solid surface material and the speakers r mounted there. looks really cool as the rod boxes were cracked up and faded anyway not to mention a pain n the arse. he’s got lots of vertical rod holders. a dozen speakers n each gunwale plus 4 n the console which i had installed previously. crazy! he does have the option of turning off the 24 add ons to conserve batt power for a day of chasing fish instead of women. i still say he’s crazy but he pays cash!
JL 770’s all the way. Nothing better.
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Originally posted by lineman1023I need some advice on marine stereo speakers. I have got 4 6.5 in my boat now but they do not perform like I want. Does anyone have any suggestions on what type of new ones to get?
Another thing… Lineman, where are the 4 speakers located? What type of boat?
Speaker placement is just as important as quality of equipment.
Baker
Old, beat up 17’ McKee
It is a pontoon boat. The speakers are in the four corners.
Faith makes it possible not easy.
I have Infinity 6.5 for 5 years and they still sound as good as they came out of the box and they have taken ABUSE. Rained on all season long, washed, etc. etc. Just keep the connections doused with dielectric grease and they’ll last. I’ve replaced the head unit 3 times, speakers 0.
make sure you are pushing enough WATTS for the speakers, it makes a big difference.
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
like i said power! what kind of head unit r u using?
For what it’s worth I bought a pair of Polk Audio 6x9 and installed with a new high power head unit without an additional amp and they will beat your brains with clear crisp sound. The Polks are also water proof and I have gotten them soaked when washing the boat but they still sound great. Got them from Crutchfield and have not regretted the decision yet. But make sure you have enough power pushed to them or any speaker will sound like a K-Mart blue light special. Good luck.
Rog
“Double Trouble”
2001 Sea Fox 230
2001 Merc 200
I put a Sony deck and speakers in my 17’ Whaler. The speakers sound great and I have had no problems with anything. I didn’t even use a splash cover for the stereo. Two speakers and the stereo for $170.00 not too bad.
Also to get good sound from the speakers it does make a difference where they are mounted.
Freshwater is for drinking.