New Speakers

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

well im new to the forum and guess i posted to the wrong thread earlier but i just bought myself a set of Krypt 6.5" Hlcd speakers for $250. lookin at getting a set of cans for around $150 (any suggestions). and once we get our boat out of storage im gonna try to hook them up to a hifonics amp.

anyone know an easy/stylish way to wire them to a krypt tower?
ps. not a krypt fanboy just good stuff cheap Smile

oh and here is our boat

Bambamski · Posted: Feb 28, 2011 11:47 am Post subject:

where are you getting cans for 150 bucks? When I was looking at speakers for my boat the cans were running about 900 bucks almost for two. I ened up getting the wetsounds speakers which sound amazing. What I find if you don't get some good cans, they sound very hollow and don't project at all.

bmock50 · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jan 2011 Posts: 117 City: Dodge City

Diy wake has blemished cans for 80-95 a piece if you're like me and don't care about a few spots. You have to buy clamps though.

http://diywake.com/shop/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=71&cat=Blemished+Items

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

I got my cans from diywake they were 160 a pair. I like em and its been almost 3 years

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

I was going to buy some off ebay. there are a set of illusion x going for 140 and a set of hydro wakes. now i dont know if they are good brands but they look good. quality is important though so maybe ill look into those sites.

edit: they are the same site duh and they are the illusion x i was looking at on ebay for 120 but clamps are from 30-50 so i may get ones with clamps just to have it all said and done

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

well ive been speaking with bullet lines and i have to say, im prob gonna just order everything from them.

question for you guys that know how to wire these. whats the best way to wire a switch to this so i can have them off for normal boat use and on for wakeboarding.

dizzlestoy · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 305 City: dallas

You can run a switch from amps remote line, or you can buy the bullet line eq..
http://www.bulletlines.com/Krypt-KMA-4200-Wakeboard-EQ-p/4555.htm

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

oh yeah duh! i forgot about the remote line haha. and i would love the eq but even with the discounts bullet lines is giving me im broke and still havent gotten the amp hahaha

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

Back again guys and trying to wire my new krypt 6.5" hlcd speakers to my krypt tower.

does anyone have picures or video of how they wired their tower? the knuckles are prob gonna have to be jumped but im worried about how exposing the wire like that will look?

fd2blk · Criminal Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 82

I don't have the same tower but I did just wire mine this winter. I drilled mine with a uni-bit and fed the wire with welding wire from my mig gun. Once I fed the wires through I stuffed loom up into the holes so the wires would be protected. On the exit I ran loom to a through deck wire seal from west marine. Not sure how much detail you can see but here are a few shots.

From the front

Here is the link to the wire seal
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=35103&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=10109&subdeptNum=10611&classNum=10612

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

Thanks for the reply, i appretiate the link, can you show me a better picture of the wire seal? ive actually just gone ahead and done it with about 5 holes in the tower and one in the boat because the tower i have has knuckles that i have to jump. imo it doesnt look too bad except the jump from the front bar to the cross bar. (pics to come when it quits raining)

now i just dont think my amp is big enough for the speakers Embarassed

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

sorry for the cover but here is my install so far. thanks for all your help guys

mseller · Outlaw Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 220 City: Charleston

good decision on putting the speakers on the outside...when i had my four winns i put them both in the middle and hit my head quite a few times...where'd you decide to drill into the boat?

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

yeah my dad is 6'4" so even the tower itself was a problems haha. but we dirlled into it just above the rear tower mount. far enough from the mount that it shouldnt weaken anything. but close enough to the tower to hide it

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

Looks good. How does it sound and what kind of power are you running to them?

dominus · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2011 Posts: 12

im powering them with a hifonicse100.2 but its not enough. currently i have them wired to 400rms at 8ohm but im thinking 100rms at 4ohm would prob. do them more justice.

currently they are about 20% louder than our other "in-boat" speakers and project a lot further so im hoping at 4ohm they are louder and then next year i will prob get another set and a bigger amp and really have something to talk about