JL Audio Upgrade for our 95 252
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Re: JL Audio Upgrade for our 95 252
I went with this one from JVC. My brother had the same one installed last year and it is a great unit that is super easy to use. We can pair up to 5 phones at once so everyone can get in on being a DJ.
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Ok thanks. I just got my distortion meter today. So it's time to get it tuned.
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They tuned mine pretty darn close to exactly what I wanted. As soon as I get the boat back we are going to go find a good spot away from people and see what we need to do to tune it. I don’t have a fancy meter though.Big Block Power wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:27 pm Ok thanks. I just got my distortion meter today. So it's time to get it tuned.
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Nice install ! Very fair for all the labor that went in! Radio on the driver side?? Like a normal boat should be ? And you can see it? Crazy.
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What’s the toggle switch for next to your rear port speaker?
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What’s the toggle switch for next to your rear port speaker?
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Thank you. I’m very pleased with it.cmattj wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:22 pm Nice install ! Very fair for all the labor that went in! Radio on the driver side?? Like a normal boat should be ? And you can see it? Crazy.
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What’s the toggle switch for next to your rear port speaker?
That toggle is for the engine hatch.
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May that's all you found was a big switch. Really disappointedcmattj wrote: Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:22 pm Nice install ! Very fair for all the labor that went in! Radio on the driver side?? Like a normal boat should be ? And you can see it? Crazy.
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What’s the toggle switch for next to your rear port speaker?
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Yeah May. I expected so much more. 
GrEAt job Shuruff! You guys are going to rock it this summer! And thanks for the kudos, but I didn't do anything other than present a different viewpoint from a different angle. You made all the decisions!
Btw, you have two batteries on a Perko, right? Get in the habit of switching them so those big amps don't drain your batteries out in a long afternoon. Keep one battery fresh for starting, then when you pull out switch it back to charge while underway. And maybe think about an on onboard charger for the next project!
GrEAt job Shuruff! You guys are going to rock it this summer! And thanks for the kudos, but I didn't do anything other than present a different viewpoint from a different angle. You made all the decisions!
Btw, you have two batteries on a Perko, right? Get in the habit of switching them so those big amps don't drain your batteries out in a long afternoon. Keep one battery fresh for starting, then when you pull out switch it back to charge while underway. And maybe think about an on onboard charger for the next project!
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We DO have two batteries on a switch. We were already in the habit of switching it last year so that will be easier to remember. The stereo is hooked up to battery #2 so it will only play in the 2 or "all" position. I'll definitely switch things around to make sure we are getting charged back up, and so we have a good, full battery to get home on. Fortunately these JL amps don't gobble power like some others do.Ytmsn wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:28 am Yeah May. I expected so much more.
GrEAt job Shuruff! You guys are going to rock it this summer! And thanks for the kudos, but I didn't do anything other than present a different viewpoint from a different angle. You made all the decisions!
Btw, you have two batteries on a Perko, right? Get in the habit of switching them so those big amps don't drain your batteries out in a long afternoon. Keep one battery fresh for starting, then when you pull out switch it back to charge while underway. And maybe think about an on onboard charger for the next project!
I do think an on-board charger is going to be an addition this year. I almost had them add it when they were doing everything else, but the bill was starting to scare me.
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Re: JL Audio Upgrade for our 95 252
Hi
Could you share the JL audio parts list you used for this project?
Thanks
Could you share the JL audio parts list you used for this project?
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Sure. Let me go through everything and I’ll get back to you.pcarp wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:25 pm Hi
Could you share the JL audio parts list you used for this project?
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We used 3 pairs of MX650CCXSGWHpcarp wrote: Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:25 pm Hi
Could you share the JL audio parts list you used for this project?
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1 pair of MX770CCXSGWH (transom)
2 M10IB5SGWH (Subs)
1 M800/8v2 amp
1 M600/1 amp
There’s some other connectors etc listed but that’s the main stuff.
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Bigblock, tell me more about your distortion meter. Are you making sure you can drive your speakers into distortion, AC/DC style, to get that sweet sound you’ve been missing? 
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https://youtu.be/SOARCaGU47sjhnmdahl wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:47 am Bigblock, tell me more about your distortion meter. Are you making sure you can drive your speakers into distortion, AC/DC style, to get that sweet sound you’ve been missing?![]()
My head unit I can go to 50 before it distorts. So I set everything at 49. There's a couple of diff freq he gives you to set the gains too. I went with louder vs best sounding. The best sound wasn't very loud. I know where it is on the gain though. I'll recheck again in the future. It's pretty easy.
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[youtube][/youtube]Big Block Power wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:37 pm I wet with louder vs best sounding. The best sound wasn't very loud.
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.akorcovelos wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:52 pm[youtube][/youtube]Big Block Power wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:37 pm I wet with louder vs best sounding. The best sound wasn't very loud.
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