homemade system

bigstink41 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 15 City: mesa, az

i have just gotten a new tower on my boat. i am looking to put a loud ass system in it but not into buying the boos speakers that cost 500 a pair. so i was planning on putting up 4 6x9's. if anyone else has a speaker set up that they made that is loud as hell tell about it and the amp. cause i wanna hear this system acros the lake.

Hyperryd · Addict Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 604 City: Central Cali

Two 15's under the bow, three amps with two thousand watts of power, 2- 6x9s, 6- 6 1/2"s, four tweeters, and a 10 disc MP3 player gets the job done. Of course I had to put in two Optima deep cycle batteries and a 150 amp alternator to keep up. Everyone on the lake listens to whatever I want. Have fun doing your own.

grady · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 547 City: d-block

Hyperryd, looks damn good...which mtx subs r those? thunder8000s? i was thinkin bout puttin sum thunder6000 10s to replace to kenwoods...how do urs sound?

Hyperryd · Addict Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 604 City: Central Cali

They are the 8000s. They sound great. I had 6000s and hated them, don't waste your money. I don't know what MTX did to them but the 6000s are real weak.

grady · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 547 City: d-block

o i c...thanx for the info man cuz i was seriously thinkin about gettin sum...guess my kenwoods will do Smile

i always heard the 8000s hit hard as hell and ive heard sum before and they sounded really sweet...never heard the 6000s but i figured they would sound similar...but o well...thanx again

bigstink41 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 15 City: mesa, az

thanks man that system kicks ass. does anyone else wanna share

bigstink41 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 15 City: mesa, az

hyperryd how many watts you got running your tower speakers, cause i wont do any speakers in my boat except a 12, should i go ahead and buy some sony xplod 6 1/2's?

bigstink41 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 15 City: mesa, az

or get the xplod 6x9's? let me know

Hyperryd · Addict Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 604 City: Central Cali

I'm running 150 watts to the tower with a high pass crossover. If the tower speakers are all you have, 6x9"s would be considerably louder, but they would also be heavier. To accomodate the larger speakers the enclosure will be bigger and some towers don't like that much weight without a lot of flex. Your boat, your choice! I personally would run some other speakers in the boat as well. I figure the tower speakers are for everybody else on the lake, but the speakers in the boat are for you. I turn down my tower when we are parked and rock out the boat. It's easier to bullsh*t with friends without a speaker right at ear level.

bigstink41 · Newbie Joined: 02 Jun 2003 Posts: 15 City: mesa, az

what can flex do to a tower? we just bought one of the new models from skyline so thats should hold pretty tight. are your speakers 150 watt max power or are you running them at the rms? sorry for all the questions i just want this system to kick ass, i already found the speakers i am gonna get for the tower, they are the new sony xplod for about 100 a pair.
Does anyone else run 6x9 tower speakers that know are way louder?
thanks for all the help everyone Smile

elite wakeboarder · Newbie Joined: 05 Jun 2003 Posts: 6

In a boat tweeters are a waste, the sounds imaging is way to open. I have 4 tower speakers two facing back two forward with a 1050 rf powring it. Then i have two jl audio subs with 1000bd rf powering them then just 4 pioneer 3 way premier speakers with a 750x rf powering them. Pioneer premeir mp3 headunit with the 4 volt preout (only way to go for good pur sound). Very loud and sounds very good! best of all it never overheats in 110 plus river heat

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Jun 05, 2003 3:30 pm Post subject:

Hyperryd havent you had that Tige up for sale for a while now?

Hyperryd · Addict Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 604 City: Central Cali

Not quite a month. I've had two buyers, but when it comes time to pay there is always a BS problem. Hopefully it will go soon, I have about three different people trying to get loans at the same time. I guess the first one with the money wins.

ccryder · Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 21 City: Modesto, CA

My profile shows the enclosure that I built for my tower set up. Very happy with it, let me know if you are interested in something like it.