My stereo install

[evil0ne]

I hope to update this as it pans out.

CMD5
WS420
2 485s
3 pairs of XS650s
ARC 300.4
ARC 900.6

[CP3]

that system is going to be sweet. not to mention loud

[chpthril]

Sweet, cant wait to see and hear, EvilOne

[evil0ne]

So a little good news and a lot of bad news. The good news is the amps arrived. The bad news is the weather was lousy today so nothing got done. The really bad news is that my buddy and the Arc dealer vetoed my decision for a 300.4 and sent me a 300.2. They are saying that the 300.4 bridged will be too hot and too powerful for the 485s but is willing to swap it if I insist. For the same money I'd rather have the 300.4 but the heat is the only thing that I'm not certain about. What do you all think?

[dogbert]

They know their amps, so I'd go with what they recommend.

[wetsounds1]

Evilone,

Call them up and have them send you the 300.4!! They are WRONG. WAY WRONG.

You NEED the 300.4. Trust me. If they have a problem with it, have them call me. It seems they have never installed our speakers before. I am running 440 watts into EACH 485 on my boat. The 300.4 will do 350 watts to each. RMS rating for the 485 is 300 watts.

Just by looking at the specs, the 300.2 does 180x2. Not even up to our RMS rating. So even someone who has never installed our speakers should be able to look at specs and match RMS ratings. I always run more than RMS ratings as well to make sure you have some good headroom.

Tim
Wet Sounds

[evil0ne]

Looks like we're back on. The 300.4 is on its way and should be here by Thursday. Too late for this weekends camping trip but it will be done by October.

[wetsounds1]

Sweet. You will be

Tim
Wet Sounds

[evil0ne]

Update. Still waiting on the 300.4 to show up, hopefully it will be in by tomorrow. All the speakers and amps are out. Found out the sub is an older W3. The new headunit is in. It is a little smaller then the CMD5 so there are some exposed screws just to the right and left of the headunit now. The CCA-IPOD connector is tiny, I don't know how it will work compared to the big box they had before. The Tweeters were epoxied in so they aren't coming out. The LED's fit in the tweeter pod but don't really have a way to mount, I'll get you some pics later. The XS650s are a pain in the butt, an even 1/4" bigger on all sides; we're going to be cutting the holes tomorrow. Check the pics below.

[evil0ne]

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[talltigeguy]

Those 485's look real mean up there!!!! I can't wait to hear them.

[da.bell]

That looks nice. You might win the cold water reunion this year.

[Lunchbox]

Very nice... How does that sub sound?

[evil0ne]

Very nice... How does that sub sound?

The sub is old and has been in there. It's always sounded ok, we'll see what the Arc power does to it. It was on 2 channels of the PG I had before. It definitely has some power but it will be the weakest part of the system. Tim do you have any ideas on how to rectify that ?

[CP3]

evil Im suprised with you living in vegas you can keep you boat on the street. when I live in henderson my hoa tried to fine me heavily for my boat being on the street for too long and over night. I couldnt even have it in my driveway I appealed and move away before the they could put a lean on my house