Speakers
 

Thoughts on new speakers and amps? I'm really trying to do this on a budget if possible but I would like like to have a decent system too. Wetsounds? JL?

Mike.

JL all the way!

Mark

Budget and JL really don't go together, but you get what you pay for. Buy once, cry once, go with JL.

Another for JL - they rock.

I had JL on my last boat. Loved it. My buddy put Kicker speakers on his JL amps...sounds awesome. I think I may be putting Kicker on my Donzi with JL amps. Lots more bang for the buck.

i had jl subs and the surrounds didnt last long now i have diamond audio. they have held up and blow the jl stuff away. i found what i wanted and bought everything on ebay wasnt bad price.

D.C. Gold

How big of a system are you putting together? Mb quart has some great stuff for reasonable money.

I went with jl 10 sub and Polk 6 1/2s sounds good and was at a good price

I went to a show this past week and had 2 JL guys push Wetsound. That took me by surprise. I am going to end up with a bit of a mix on my ski boat with Wetsound low and Kicker up top. I have had good luck with Kicker stuff in the past,and intended on a Kicker home run. However, free Wetsound speakers are hard to pass up. Before you ask, a friend won some Wetsound stuff and ended up not using it. Thanks Friend!

Great speakers and the best marine speaker warranty out there(3 years). I have 8 in my cockpit that are 8+ years old.
I also used 6 of the 8ohm 7's for my home theater.
Downside is the price has really gone up. I paid less than $100/speaker when I got mine.

JL subs, focal mid and highs and precision power amps. ;)

My recommendation is to Ignore marine stuff and save on the premium. I've had a lot of systems in boats, cars, golf carts, etc. and even have had a couple competition sound systems in cars so I have some experience. I've never owned marine grade and never had a problem. That's one way to save money. Another is, truly, you don't HAVE to buy super high end stuff to get a rock-in system. Basic alpine, fosgate, kenwood, eclipse, pioneer, JL, etc will get you loud clean music. The basic run of the mill stuff now-a-days is pretty impressive for the cost. I've owned them all - they do the job.

Just my .02

I've had this boat since 07 and it came with 4-10s, a 12 and 2-6.5s. I think I'm going to drop the 12 and add 4-7.7s.

I highly recommend the 8.8s over the 7.7s The difference is night and day as I have both in my boat.

Good clean power is the key to great sound. Spend the money on a good amp and go with a separate amp for the sub. I have Memphis Audio and have been very pleased.

JL is the way to go

Mike, you should look up Rob in Indy. He has a slip on Monroe and has a custom shop on Indy. His last couple Fountains had were pushing over 50 Speakers in each. JL dealer.

http://eliteautoimage.com/index.html

Im running an old school Hifonics zues 5 channel amp, 4 NOS mtx 7"coax's and 2 MTX 10's and it thumps loud.... and was pretty reasonable price wise

JL for sure. Have JL systems in 5 of our boats and love them.

If you're not doing it yourself, + 1 for ROB at elite. He will take care of you

JL if you want dependable year after year performance. The Focals sound clear and LOUD but we had issues after just 1/2 a season. Lost a few. Went back to JL.

Hey Mike, look up "jonyb" here on OSO. He's not active here much, but his business is doing well; and is in your region.
John Bauer
https://www.facebook.com/Proinstallzmobilemarine
http://proinstallzmobilemarine.com/

He's taken great care of a couple friends and members here. His advice is sound, and can supply according to your needs.
He had the exact same boat as a local buddy of mine, and sent him and entire stereo system with wire lengths pre-cut and labelled, the works.