Im lost without the PW thread!!!!

[skippabcool]

Then traveling Monday through Wednesday next week

[Iwndr]

I'm thinking of taking Thursday and Friday off also

[Fiveflat]

get rid of that stock stuff

Well at first I thought it was all good until My nephew and better riders started riding behind my boat at 80' and complained they couldn't heard the stereo. Plus I'm getting tired of having the in-boats blasting my eardrums too, I need an EQ I think. {SIGH}

[Iwndr]

Well at first I thought it was all good until My nephew and better riders started riding behind my boat at 80' and complained they couldn't heard the stereo. Plus I'm getting tired of having the in-boats blasting my eardrums too, I need an EQ I think. {SIGH}

I don't know how mine sound, the wife always turns them way down when I ride

[philwsailz]

So how dumb am I...

I thought my tower speakers were lousy horns, turns out they are just 6.5" alpine coax speakers. No wonder my riders keep saying it's not very loud out there...

hmmmmm.....

[philwsailz]

Well at first I thought it was all good until My nephew and better riders started riding behind my boat at 80' and complained they couldn't heard the stereo. Plus I'm getting tired of having the in-boats blasting my eardrums too, I need an EQ I think. {SIGH}

you need better volume control.... as in zoned control. You don't need an EQ for this....

[Fiveflat]

you need better volume control.... as in zoned control. You don't need an EQ for this....

Riveting, chap! Please tell me more!

(Not being sarcastic...)

[philwsailz]

Riveting, chap! Please tell me more!

(Not being sarcastic...)

You can use something simple. the PAC LC-1 is a passive device that allows you to insert a volume control for any zone, (like in-boats) between your head unit and the in-boat amp. SImilarly one can be added for the towers.

For a very slight more money, the Kicker ZXM-RLC provides an active line-driver gain section. It has two remote controls that you mount wherever you want, so functionally it works like a pair of LC-1 controls, but the nice thig is that the RCA cables are not extended to your desired control positon.

The ZXM-RLC box is mounted right next to your amp(s) and a pair of phone cords conenct the remotes to the box. IT is a voltage-doubling line driver so you can turn your amp gains down for more noise-free operation while still giving you max output from your amps.

Connect ZONE 1 to your in-boat amp and connect ZONE 2 to your tower speaker amp. Two knobs, right at the helm, with easy control for each zone seaparately. Crank the towers and turn the in-boats off, or vice - versa.....

[philwsailz]

Equalizers are usualyl only dostortion generators. Most people never use them right and don't know or won't listen to someone who tells them the correct way to use them.

The classic graphic-EQ smiley face tends to fool our ear into thinking it is the best, but that classic shape is the WORST at robbing your stereo of all dynamic headroom....

Leave the EQ out of your stereo; less knobs to get wrong....

[Fiveflat]

Thank you Phil! Honestly I hate fooling with the knobs on an EQ but I thought that was the only way to get good fade. I'll look into those other parts!

[Fiveflat]

Wow, check out this yacht

www.wider-yachts.com

[philwsailz]

Thank you Phil! Honestly I hate fooling with the knobs on an EQ but I thought that was the only way to get good fade. I'll look into those other parts!

A fader is just two ganged volume knobs..... It is more intuitive to have separate controls...

BTW, you will really like the Kicker, hint hint...

[Fiveflat]

A fader is just two ganged volume knobs..... It is more intuitive to have separate controls...

BTW, you will really like the Kicker, hint hint...

but but but... can I mix Alpine and Kicker?

I'll make my local stereo shop hook me up. I don't want to do it myself on my brand new boat.

[Bruizza]

Morning hoes.

[Bruizza]

Had a great wakeboarding session last night. Hoping to get in another tonight.