Marine Audio Suggestions?
 

I'm looking around online for a good deck and stereo system to put in my new BlackJack. I don't know too much about marine audio but I have an idea of what I want. I'm thinking at least 3 speakers, one subwoofer, and an amplifier (2 speakers on the front deck facing rearward and a speaker and sub on the console). I don't really want to pay for JL Audio, but I don't want cheap speakers either. Most of the time I'll just be listening to Walton and Johnson while I fish, but I like to crank the tunes every now and then as well. Any advice or knowledge from experience with different marine audio is appreciated. Any BlackJack owner with a stereo setup feel free to chime in as well. Also, i was thinking of letting Bailey's or Jay's do the install...any other recommendations of a place in the Lake Area that does good work is appreciated too. Thanks!

the fusion marine radios hold up really good

I love my Fusion audio.

My Fusion RA 200 pushed 2 JL 770s - no amp - plenty sound for what you want. Stashed the I Phone, I Pod, etc under dash with USB cable and ran it all off of the head unit.

http://www.fusionelectronics.com/mar...eries/MS-RA200

Would go with a Fusion head. I had two Sony's and they were junk...

x2 on the Sony, had nothing but trouble with my last one..

I hate the fusion. Constantly holding moisture behind the display. I've had 2 of them. Both were replaced. My opinion, go to west marine, get a good Sony deck, and some good speakers. The deck will go out within the year. Chances are, it'll be a warranty claim. Salt is a killer.

This! West Marine offers a protection program for like $20 extra bucks. I have the Sony Marine and like it. West Marine has replaced the speakers, no questions asked because they were under their protection plan.

Salt water will kill any brand over time, the warranty is the deciding factor.

You buy a $60,000 bay boat and want to put some $50 speakers in it?
Get the JL Audio and be done with it

Thanks for the input guys, keep it coming. I'm looking to have this boat for a long time so I want a quality system that will hopefully last as long as the boat (it is garage kept and will be taken care of better than a newborn). It's looking like I'm just gonna bite the bullet and go with JL Audio. I was hoping there would be a price effective alternative with similar quality sound and longevity, but I guess you get what you pay for.

fusion

I bought a Fusion 50 and JBL speakers. Just ain't got em in the boat yet.

I had my fusion mounted right above my access door on the console and mounted the fusion wired remote where my speedo was and had no issues with water or moisture. I would always put my iphone in the radio, then put the plastic cover over the radio to avoid scratching the face and roll like that all day long. If the phone rings the radio rings too and your cell phone stays fully charged.

MRD-70 Stereo
 

Check out this little unit. I have this model in my boat.
I thought it would be a nice stereo for my Cape Horn. What makes it neat is the CD player head unit go under dash and a heads up display mounts on the console. Price is pretty good. The head unit is not waterproof,I just undo 2 screws and take it out when the boat goes threw the car wash.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Poly-Planar-...item27b360c5dd

^^^^^ Do that......anyone smart enough to buy a Cape Horn should be listened to!!!

Here is the real ticket!
Use it in the boat and on the street.

What!!
 

OK,why didn't I get that system?
Question:
Is that a guy?
Is he,she,it carrying a purse?
And do you think you can get that little stoner "to sit still
in the back of the boat and hold the stereo?

LOL LOL LOL

Not gonna lie, I've done the ice chest radio on the boat before. I'm just looking to upgrade from that lol

Installed a Fusion 50 yesterday with JBL speakers. Sounds great.

Aint gonna lie either. I rock the ice chest radio everywhere! goes in the fishing boat on the 4 wheeler in all your friends boats that dont have tunes, the camp, the camp fires, the beach. The places are endless. I need to upload sum pics if I can figure that out. Its a 48qt igloo with Jbl marine head unit, and 4, 6 1/2 Jbl speakers. Onboard charger that pugs strait into a wall outlet bluetop gel batt. Alpine mini amp that draws hardly no amps and pushes great for the size of it. Remote, 12vlt. adapter plug for Q beams or cellphone chargers. Things pimped out and sounds bad azz. Every where Ive taken it it gets compliments. Built a half adozen of them for others that had to have one. Fits rite under my leaning post on my boat and is heard loud and clear at full throttle. Only problem is I should have taken out insurance on it and my back, cause replaceing it would be costly, and its like lifting a 48qt ice chest with a case of beer and 40 lbs of ice. Lol !! Dont know how long it plays for exactly, because I never had it die on me. The batt. is 4yrs old and it has been left on all day and all night until the nxt day w/o going dead. Im guessing it'll run 36-48 hrs. :cool: