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05-08-2010, 09:09 PM
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So the depth is the problem for the 7.7's on the 38 ? I am assuming that will stand to be correct in the 32 fever as well???? I was just about to pull the trigger on a couple sets of the 7.7s for my boat, and put in the logo lights spots. . . .
05-11-2010, 08:23 AM
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I have a 32 and no matter what you will have to cut out behind the logo light for the speaker motor. Unless you can find something that is only 1.25" deep.
Look at yours close and the measurement for the motor diameter, on mine the support for the wire run had to be trimmed, not a big deal on the port side but on the starboard it is holding a lot.
You want to make the hole big enough to vent the speaker into the gunnels, even 6.5’s need a fair amount of free air behind them so you don’t load the driver.
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The logo lights leave a black rim, my 6.5’s don’t cover it.
I have a 32 and no matter what you will have to cut out behind the logo light for the speaker motor. Unless you can find something that is only 1.25" deep.
Look at yours close and the measurement for the motor diameter, on mine the support for the wire run had to be trimmed, not a big deal on the port side but on the starboard it is holding a lot.
You want to make the hole big enough to vent the speaker into the gunnels, even 6.5’s need a fair amount of free air behind them so you don’t load the driver.
BTW
The logo lights leave a black rim, my 6.5’s don’t cover it.
05-11-2010, 11:16 AM
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I hear a lot of good things about the JL audio marine speakers. Would it do any good to run them straight off a 50W x 4 deck (22 RMS), or is it not worth spending the $$$ on them if I'm not going to run a larger amp to push them?
05-11-2010, 11:53 AM
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Amps seem to be pretty reasonable these days so i would not run them off the head unit only. I listened to a set of 7.7's yesterday in my partners bass boat with a small amp and was overly impressed, cannot believe the sound he is getting out of those. Another friend called me over to his house on saturday to listen to his new setup that he was very proud of . He had 4 west marine speakers , a Kicker marine amp and two bazooka self powered marine tubes. Bass response was pretty ok , and the volume was loud , but honestly it sounded really bad compared to the JL audio that i have heard. (didnt have the heart to tell him) , although he is a cheapskate . With another 250 to 300 added to his budget I think he would have been a lot happier.
05-11-2010, 12:23 PM
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I am running my JL 6.5s in my cabin on the head unit power and the rest on a JL MHD 900/5. The pair in the cabin I didnt want extremely loud anyway. They sound great with just the deck power. But they really shine when you put some power behind them. I am running 2 JL 10's and two 7.7's in the bench seat enclosure without baffles and they rock and have a pair of 6.5's in the factory locations. Love the set up!!
