tower speakers

atxwakechic · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 60 City: Austin

We need some tower speakers on our boat... We want something that sounds good and you can her from far away, but we dont want to spend tons of money. We want to keep the budget around 700 and under if possible. We need an amp also... anyone know where to start... Im new to all this speaker stuff. Please help!! Confused

NAW · Posted: Apr 22, 2003 6:50 pm Post subject:

I saw a pic of that X-10, it's dope...If you're looking for 6.5" speakers, look into MB Quartz....check em out at mako-ind.com or wakeside.com, they'll hook you right up Wink

k2_mn · Posted: Apr 22, 2003 7:24 pm Post subject:

Dude for $700 a good car audio shop could cusom fabricate tubes install a sub and amp. I dont know why you all pay such crazy prices for these speakers in a tube... The speakers in the tube are usually less than $100 speakers.
For seven hundred dollars I could make a stereo that I could hear while riding with no tower speakers!

Lyte Skin · Outlaw Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 210 City: San Angelo, TX

i have seen your ride and its very nice.
with that setup you wouldn't want to go with anything cheap. i would save up a little more and get the best you can get.
you have a Cadillac boat why dress it up with Kia parts?

Lyte Skin · Outlaw Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 210 City: San Angelo, TX

make it look like v-drive's

vdrive · Criminal Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 94

here is my tower

vdrive · Criminal Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 94

another

X30rider · Outlaw Joined: 31 Mar 2003 Posts: 150 City: Dallas

i got my Boss 530's off ebay for $800. if you go on ebay you can find some good stuff. last year i also got my 2002 hyperlite 135 premier DNA for $300. good luck hey Vdrive what kind of lights are those, do they work well, and do you know what brand they are. they look pretty good

k2_mn · Posted: Apr 23, 2003 7:02 am Post subject:

Wake chick here is a link to the set up I have and It cost $250 total. I can hear way more than 70 feet behind the boat.
http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=4883

vdrive · Criminal Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 94

x30 they are boss... they arent good for driving... they do light up the wake but i have them pointing forward right now.. I want to add a set of Boss High intenisty lights at some point for the wake.....

Jeff · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 678 City: Long Island

k2 what kinda amp do you have driving the xxl's

k2_mn · Posted: Apr 23, 2003 8:14 am Post subject:

Just a chepo off brand its 200watts. I was worried that it wouldnt push them because they are 8ohm speajers but it will go louder than I will listen to it.

hOUston boarder · Criminal Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 79 City: TX

atx: I have Boss 60's on my X-10. Got them for a pretty good price off of M&M Watersports when they had a special going on last year.

You may look into the 50's, they are under $700. I don't know how good they sound, but if anything close to the 60's, you will be in good shape.

Here is M&M Watersports link. Check ebay also!

http://www.mmwatersports.com/tower.htm

mossy44 · Criminal Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 87 City: Memphis, TN

vdrive - what amps are you running to your tower speakers? i have the same setup and was curious.

vdrive · Criminal Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 94

pg 500.2 at 2 ohms for the 530's and a pg500.2 at 4 ohms for the 60's

B-rad · Posted: Apr 23, 2003 3:37 pm Post subject:

OK, a friend of mine just bought some kickers from liquid audio off ebay for about 200. I could hear them just fine when ridding, very clear. They are only 6.5" speakers and he has them hooked to a 60x2 amp. For about $700 you can get a great sounding system.

Texas · Criminal Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 81 City: Houston

what do you think of these...

Dees · Posted: Apr 23, 2003 9:14 pm Post subject:

we got these Defcon III

vdrive · Criminal Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 94

dees,

I saw your boat with the tint it looks dope.... what was the darkness you went with? do you remember.. I dont want to go to light or to dark, I am digging yours....

ADAM B KENDALL · Outlaw Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 128 City: Smith Mountain

dees,
u tinted ur boat???? let me see a pic. U deff have the phatest boat on wakeboarder.com

Dees · Posted: Apr 24, 2003 8:54 pm Post subject:

ADAM B KENDALL, it was a joint effort but thanks.

B T Lowe · Newbie Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 36 City: Palm Harbor, FL

dees,

I'm seriously considering the DeafCon III, and you're the first person I've seen with them installed.

HOW DO THEY SOUND?

Fishmaster · Posted: Apr 27, 2003 8:51 pm Post subject:

I love the the horns on the diy box, those must throw some serious dB to the rider!

Dees · Posted: Apr 28, 2003 6:01 am Post subject:

B T Lowe, They sound sweet. We thought about going for the IV but decide on the III. They pretty loud/clear with a good amp.

Texas · Criminal Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 81 City: Houston

i think he was talking about the image dynamics

vdrive · Criminal Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 94

tabiggs , monster was talking about the horns.... bt lowe was checking out the defcons......

by the way how does your bos sound?

vdrive · Criminal Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Posts: 94

how does your box sound? is what I meant to type...

Dirty$outhRida · Addict Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Posts: 665 City: Austin, Tx.

check out the defcon series those are sweet

dcolemanVLX · Newbie Joined: 28 Apr 2003 Posts: 6

I just got the Deafcon 4's in the mail and can't wait to hook em up!!! I went ahead and spent the extra 400.00

coachsambo · Newbie Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 16 City: austin Texas

I also got the liquid audio speakers. I got two pair for about 350. I can really hear them behind the boat. Homemade but not wallet breaking. Its really all you need. Unless you want to impress people with money, what it will cost you to get anything else. Try e-bay on them. I am your teacher and I recomend them. Hire me and I will hook them up for you for 50 bucks. Here are some pics of mine.

coach

atxwakechic · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 60 City: Austin

hey coach whats up? How long do you think it would take you to do all the install? And is it good quality?? Whats up with the towels under the clampy things? is that normal, could it look any better? Thanks.

Dees · Posted: Apr 30, 2003 8:55 pm Post subject:

probable for protection. it could look better, just get balck towles

coachsambo · Newbie Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 16 City: austin Texas

Do you mean it looks bad. Well, the towels are there for two reasons. A, to prevent any scratching, since my tower is black, if your tower is silver, you dont need them. Also the towers on supra's are pretty thin. Their circumfrence is small, so I need a spacer. I was going to use rubber from a tire tube, but I didnt have one and got impatient. Want to hookem up right when I got them. I could probably do the intallation, but I am not a professional. It will not look crappy, but I cant make any quick discontions for the tower, though you could lay the tower down if you needed to, just not take it off the boat completely, which most people dont do. Its all a hobby for me. What can I do to save Money. Teachers have little anyway Very Happy

NAW · Posted: May 01, 2003 6:33 am Post subject:

coachsambo,
Yeah, but you teachers have the summers off!!! Mr. Green

I'm jealous!

As far as the clamps go, that's why the top tower accessory mfg's have incorporated a system that prevents scratching on powdercoated, painted and polished towers. Clamps like those will scratch a polished tower....so be careful.