Basic Stereo Questions

[jmitchell]

Sorry if these sound like basic questions, but I need some answers for my stereo setup (2010 Z1 with "Tower of Power"):

Here's the boat...2010 Tige Z1

1. With the Tower of Power setup, what are the spec's for the tower speakers I currently have from the factory? I believe they are Pro 60's, but want to verify.

2. Once I verify #1, I want to order some speaker sox's for them to protect from the elements. Is there any difference from Wetsounds sox to Speakersox.com? The difference in price is $80/pair or $60/pair. Any other known sox products or where to find these discounted?

3. I haven't gotten a chance to play with settings yet, but is there an easy way to adjust the output of just the tower speakers separate from the cabin speakers? Right now, with volume up to 30, the sound is defening loud in the cabin and still can't hear the tower speakers from the wakeboard position. How do I turn cabin speakers down and tower speakers up at the same time?

Thanks

[Iwndr]

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...=gain+settings


Phil is the man for setting gains, do a search and you will find more.

[Timmy!]

Looks like you have Pro 60's. Can you verify which amp(s) you have? If you have 2 amps, you might be able to use the Fade knob on the stereo to adjust the volume output between the 2 sets of speakers depending on how it's setup.

[chpthril]

From the pics, they look like the Pro60's, whats the hang height on them? The pro80's are about 13"

Your amp settings should be set to the optimal settings if its the factory installed system and wasnt tinkered with after delivery to the dealer.

What you need is a zone controller like the Wet Sounds Ws-420.

http://www.wetsounds.com/pages/products/WS-420.html

Good looking ride

[jmitchell]

Thanks, I searched some but I guess I should have dug deeper.

I do have two amps of which I will verify, but according to Tige.com the two amps that come with the "Tower of Power" are noted in the link below...(also talks about speakers as Pro 60's but there is no indication on the speakers themselves)

Tige & Wetsounds setup

[jmitchell]

chpthril, thanks that is good info. So you're basically saying there is no way to turn down the cabin speakers separate from the tower's? I am picturing my stereo in my car like most cars you can put all the sound in the front right speaker if you so desire. I just figured you could adjust this factory stereo in a similar "simple" fashion.

I will check hang height tomorrow. What is hang height on 60's?

[skippabcool]

I do not know if this will work but an option is the Kicker ZXMRLC.

[chpthril]

chpthril, thanks that is good info. So you're basically saying there is no way to turn down the cabin speakers separate from the tower's? I am picturing my stereo in my car like most cars you can put all the sound in the front right speaker if you so desire. I just figured you could adjust this factory stereo in a similar "simple" fashion.

I will check hang height tomorrow. What is hang height on 60's?

Hang height on the 60's is like 9"

The head-unit does have front/rear fade and can be done to fade between tower and cabin, but its not a true zone volume control. The last 2010 I was in, The front and rear RCA outputs were going to the Syn6 powering the in-boats and sub and the non-fade was going to the Syn2 for the tower speakers. You would have to do some rerouting possibly, but heck give it a try and see what happens when you fade front/rear.

[tnvolgrad]

Another option is to add another amp - if you have to spend $300 on a device you can simply add a second amp to power the tower speakers. I have a 5 channel amp to run the sub/cabin speakers and an independent amp to run the towers. The head unit fader allows me to push more power to the cabin or the tower by adjust the fader in this set-up.

Not sure what you currently have in terms of amplifiers, but if you have to spend more money to achieve what you are looking for then this may be another option for you.

[jmitchell]

Thanks all for the good info. I see alot of boats on the forum with tower speakers, what is everyone else doing to hear the sound while wakeboarding and not going def in the cabin?

[chpthril]

Another option is to add another amp - if you have to spend $300 on a device you can simply add a second amp to power the tower speakers. I have a 5 channel amp to run the sub/cabin speakers and an independent amp to run the towers. The head unit fader allows me to push more power to the cabin or the tower by adjust the fader in this set-up.

Not sure what you currently have in terms of amplifiers, but if you have to spend more money to achieve what you are looking for then this may be another option for you.

The Tige Power O Tower option comes with two amps: The Syn6 powers the 6 XS-650 in-boats and the XS10Fa sub under the helm. The Syn2 powers the tower speakers. SO hes got the amps and plenty of power, just needs an effective way to control them independently.

Just an FYI about the head-unit fade: It doesnt increase the output in any way above the set volume level, it simply decreases the half you are fading away from. In other words, if you set the head-unit on "center" fade and the volume was set on 25, when you fade all the way to the rear, the rear get quite, but the front stayed at the same volume level. This is why I stated above thats its not a true zone volume control.

[bspot]

Sorry if these sound like basic questions, but I need some answers for my stereo setup (2010 Z1 with "Tower of Power"):

Here's the boat...2010 Tige Z1

1. With the Tower of Power setup, what are the spec's for the tower speakers I currently have from the factory? I believe they are Pro 60's, but want to verify.

2. Once I verify #1, I want to order some speaker sox's for them to protect from the elements. Is there any difference from Wetsounds sox to Speakersox.com? The difference in price is $80/pair or $60/pair. Any other known sox products or where to find these discounted?

3. I haven't gotten a chance to play with settings yet, but is there an easy way to adjust the output of just the tower speakers separate from the cabin speakers? Right now, with volume up to 30, the sound is defening loud in the cabin and still can't hear the tower speakers from the wakeboard position. How do I turn cabin speakers down and tower speakers up at the same time?

Thanks

I got the speaker sox ones from speaker sox. They are nice. I would recommend them.

[dingleberry]

2. Once I verify #1, I want to order some speaker sox's for them to protect from the elements. Is there any difference from Wetsounds sox to Speakersox.com? The difference in price is $80/pair or $60/pair. Any other known sox products or where to find these discounted?

I'm pretty sure that the WetSounds sox are SpeakerSox brand, just with the WS logo on them.

[Timmy!]

If you need help figuring it out, I work in Loveland and would be more than willing to come help you out. Also, if you want to get a WS420 and hook that up, call Ryan over at Liquid Powersports http://liquidpowersports.com/ which is in Ft. Collins and he can get you all hooked up locally (or make the trek down to WWS and they will too). He deals on stuff too from what I have heard, you just have to ask or you will pay retail.

[jmitchell]

I'm pretty sure that the WetSounds sox are SpeakerSox brand, just with the WS logo on them.

Thanks, I kind of figured that out by seeing that Speakersox.com is the OEM supplier for Wetsounds and other companies. Thanks for your response, the sox are on their way!!!