MonacoMike
Well-Known Member
- Sep 15, 2009
- 14,721
- Boat Info
- 2000 Cruisers 3870
8.2 Mercs
- Engines
- 85 Sea Ray Monaco 197
260hp Alpha 1
I am at the beginning stages of trying to decide what I need, want, and can afford. I am trying to learn about what is out there and what it can do. What is just gratuitous technology and what will be convenient to have 5 years from now.
My boat has 4 areas with speakers, the cockpit currently has two 6 1/2 in the side of the arch and overhead in the arch. There are two speakers in each the main salon area, the main fore stateroom area and the rear stateroom area.
My thinking now is we will not have any sound in the rear stateroom area and will have two zones, the cockpit and the salon/main stateroom combined as they are open to each other. This is subject to change as I learn more.
One of my friends has a Wet Sounds system that is just unreal in sound volume and clarity with 6 speakers and sub in the cockpit of a Chap 327 SSX, I want close to that in the cockpit, though not sure where additional speakers would go. In the cabin we like to listen to jazz, piano and classical, looking for crisp clarity here but do not need near the volume.
I have no idea how to even begin to to select components such as speakers, amps, subs, and how they need to be paired. Then the head question comes up, what do I need to stream and bluetooth? What other features are cant miss?
I am sure I will add additional questions as I go through this. My goal is to put this in place over the winter for next season...
MM
My boat has 4 areas with speakers, the cockpit currently has two 6 1/2 in the side of the arch and overhead in the arch. There are two speakers in each the main salon area, the main fore stateroom area and the rear stateroom area.
My thinking now is we will not have any sound in the rear stateroom area and will have two zones, the cockpit and the salon/main stateroom combined as they are open to each other. This is subject to change as I learn more.
One of my friends has a Wet Sounds system that is just unreal in sound volume and clarity with 6 speakers and sub in the cockpit of a Chap 327 SSX, I want close to that in the cockpit, though not sure where additional speakers would go. In the cabin we like to listen to jazz, piano and classical, looking for crisp clarity here but do not need near the volume.
I have no idea how to even begin to to select components such as speakers, amps, subs, and how they need to be paired. Then the head question comes up, what do I need to stream and bluetooth? What other features are cant miss?
I am sure I will add additional questions as I go through this. My goal is to put this in place over the winter for next season...
MM