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Chasing Rays wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:55 pm Forgot that detail. I do not have a tower. Thoughts on the JL head unit?

xlint89 wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:56 pm Hate to say it, but BBP is prob right. $3k isn't going to do it most likely. Try contacting James Taylor at Creative Audio and tell him you're a member here, and he will get you a decent discount as well as help you pick stuff out.

I had a basic Fusion head unit on the last boat and it did well. Around $300 and had blue tooth. Nice thing about Fusion is the wireless remotes for about $50 ea. You can place them anywhere you want. They also have a wired version if you want to go that route too.

I presently have the JL Media Master 100 BE. Got it for just under $600. The wired remote for it is $120 and another $25 for the cable to connect it. So far I like it. I needed a lot of RCA inputs for all the amplifiers I'm running for my stereo set up.

JL 6 1/2" M3 speakers are about $200 a set and they sound quite good with decent power sent to them. (75W - 100W).

If you want ease of install get the JL M800/8 to power your 6 1/2" speakers. It can run all 8 if you get the transom speakers, or all 6 and have 2 channels left over to power your subwoofer. Priced around $800

A JL 10" subwoofer will do OK with the 180W-200W the M 800/8 can provide it, but it won't have a ton of bass if that's what you're looking for. About $200 for it. And infinite baffle (free air) speaker will do OK, everyone will recommend an enclosure for the best performance from the 10" sub. Which will be an additional cost. UNLESS, you get the JL 12" sub, which is infinite baffle, but really kicks ass. It costs around $700 and requires a lot of power to run it, Say a 600/1 amplifier at another $500.

You then need to get all the RCS's, speaker wires, plus the battery cables and fuses or breakers for the amp. Depending on where you mount your amp and how far the wires need to be ran can cost anywhere from $200-400 for this stuff.

Finally, you're going to want large batteries to run the stereo and start the boat. These can range from $150 to $300 each depending on what you want.

The next question is, who's doing the installation? If you're doing it, it will save a lot of $$, but will be a lot of work. And hopefully you know how to set up an amplifier. Otherwise, paying someone to do it for you will be prob around $800.

As you can see that $3k price range is really not much for what you're looking to do.

The thing you got going for you is James taylor at Creative Audio with the Cobalt Chat discount, and the JL Audio speakers they are clearing out being sold at good prices.

Good luck and keep us posted please.

xlint89 wrote: Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:56 pm Hate to say it, but BBP is prob right. $3k isn't going to do it most likely. Try contacting James Taylor at Creative Audio and tell him you're a member here, and he will get you a decent discount as well as help you pick stuff out.

I had a basic Fusion head unit on the last boat and it did well. Around $300 and had blue tooth. Nice thing about Fusion is the wireless remotes for about $50 ea. You can place them anywhere you want. They also have a wired version if you want to go that route too.

I presently have the JL Media Master 100 BE. Got it for just under $600. The wired remote for it is $120 and another $25 for the cable to connect it. So far I like it. I needed a lot of RCA inputs for all the amplifiers I'm running for my stereo set up.

JL 6 1/2" M3 speakers are about $200 a set and they sound quite good with decent power sent to them. (75W - 100W).

If you want ease of install get the JL M800/8 to power your 6 1/2" speakers. It can run all 8 if you get the transom speakers, or all 6 and have 2 channels left over to power your subwoofer. Priced around $800

A JL 10" subwoofer will do OK with the 180W-200W the M 800/8 can provide it, but it won't have a ton of bass if that's what you're looking for. About $200 for it. And infinite baffle (free air) speaker will do OK, everyone will recommend an enclosure for the best performance from the 10" sub. Which will be an additional cost. UNLESS, you get the JL 12" sub, which is infinite baffle, but really kicks ass. It costs around $700 and requires a lot of power to run it, Say a 600/1 amplifier at another $500.

You then need to get all the RCS's, speaker wires, plus the battery cables and fuses or breakers for the amp. Depending on where you mount your amp and how far the wires need to be ran can cost anywhere from $200-400 for this stuff.

Finally, you're going to want large batteries to run the stereo and start the boat. These can range from $150 to $300 each depending on what you want.

The next question is, who's doing the installation? If you're doing it, it will save a lot of $$, but will be a lot of work. And hopefully you know how to set up an amplifier. Otherwise, paying someone to do it for you will be prob around $800.

As you can see that $3k price range is really not much for what you're looking to do.

The thing you got going for you is James taylor at Creative Audio with the Cobalt Chat discount, and the JL Audio speakers they are clearing out being sold at good prices.

Good luck and keep us posted please.

jhnmdahl wrote: Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:58 pm I’d think about it in stages then - maybe do the head unit and sub(s) “next year” and do the amps, main speakers, and wiring first.

Note there are some cheap Bluetooth receivers that may tide you over with your head unit, but you may not want to throw money at something you know you’ll replace. See https://creativeaudio.net/mbt-rx/ for example.

John

Pablo wrote: Sun Jun 12, 2022 12:50 am to do it right your looking at 12-15 easily.............