Stereo help
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Stereo help
Looking to make my stereo a little louder. Not looking to build anything crazy. Boat is a formula 242 has 4 infinity 6.5s under the rear bench and 2 6x9 infinity up front. Also has a 12 inch kicker installed in the bow not connected currently. Radio is a new dual unit. The radio sounds good just hard to hear at speed. So I'm thinking of adding an amp or two. Looking at a cheap Pyle amp of Amazon it's a 8 channel amp so I can run 6 speakers and bridge the other 2 for the sub? Sound like a decent plan? Seems easier then running 6 speakers off 4 channels with a seperate amp for the sub?
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You can get some decent amps for reasonable prices, but remember.....you get what you pay for. Also, if the amp is mounted in the cabin, a marine amp really isn't necessary. I'm a big JL Fan, but there's plenty of other good amps out there.
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Nothing wrong with Sony or Fosgate marine amps, and wont break the bank
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I highly recommend the PPI phantom amps. I have a 900.4 for my mids/highs and the 1000.1 to my subs. System sounds great. I paired the amps up with two brand new Napa deep cycle marine batteries wired together in parallel and I can listen to music as loud as I want all day long. I was on the water 10hrs last weekend in the Las Vegas heat and the batteries and amps never flinched. Pounded hard until we loaded the boat on the trailer.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...PI-P900.4.html
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...I-P1000.1.html
You can probably get away with the 900.5 for the whole system and be happy as a clam.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...PI-P900.5.html
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...PI-P900.4.html
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...I-P1000.1.html
You can probably get away with the 900.5 for the whole system and be happy as a clam.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...PI-P900.5.html
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Get the speakers up where you can hear them..it makes a huge difference. I have 4 6.5" in my cockpit with twin BBC's 4" wide open exhaust. I can hear them no problem at WFO.
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Get them high where you can hear them and you'll be very pleased. Made pods at the helm for my last boat and it rocked.