Does Your Boat Need Built-In Remotes For Audio System?

Ditto that! I do not miss remote units in the least. I love my fusion system. It is only wired to speakers in the aft deck and bridge areas and I have a separate entertainment suite in the salon that also has BT. No need for those remotes. On other boats that I had in the past with Clarion systems, I often had reliability issues with the remotes and it seems like when I needed to replace them they would have been discontinued anyway.
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Short answer is, i vote FOR remotes... Self preservation

apologies for the cross post
http://clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/clarion-xd1.106705/#post-1325415

 

After one season running my Fusion head unit with just the app I was about to dump the entire product line. Well...maybe not that dramatic. But I could not stand unlocking my phone every time I wanted to change the volume. Shoot, when I'm on the boat I intentionally try to keep my phone OUT of my pocket and away from me.

There's no better money spent than on those stick-on Fusion remotes. I have two, could not live without 'em.

 

Mike, we have a remote on the bridge at the front seating area that has never been touched. The phone controls that. However I use the remote by the salon door often as I usually forget my phone on the bridge and use it for volume control.

 

I enjoy having Bluetooth remotes for my Fusion system.

 

You can change the volume with the side buttons on your phone without unlocking the screen. I have an ra-770 and dont use bluetooth but control it over wifi instead. Much longer range.
My apple watch works great for selecting playlists and volume from in the water if we happen to be anchored out in a swimming hole as well

 

This was two...maybe three seasons ago but I'm pretty sure I did not have that capability with my iPhone? I added the sticky remotes the year they were released and haven't looked back. I guess I should try my side buttons this weekend, just for kicks. Thanks for the tip!

 

May or may not be the cause but my side buttons on my iphone are setup for volume only. Cannot change ringer volume from them

 

Remotes go with being a guy…. Shouldn’t even be a question

 

I have a fusion remote at the helm. A lot of folks also stick one on the swim platform area as well, since they are completely self-contained. I would not want to rely solely on my iPhone as it it often engaged in other unrelated tasks.

 

I have two wired remotes, 2 handheld remotes, and my phone as a remote.

 

Mine is also hooked to my network through my axiom mfd if need be.

 

Remotes are for old folks interested in reverse mortgages. Yelling at us youngsters to get off their lawn. Probably still have a rotary dial phone. Its 2022!