tower speakers

AIRjordan175 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 42 City: Rockwell

ive come to realize that i need to buy tower speakers

what is the lowest wattage tower speaker i should buy

keep in mind i will be wanting to hear the music clearly while riding

thanks,
blake

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

Why lowest wattage? What type of amp are you going to run? How many speakers are you looking for? What is your budget?

AIRjordan175 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 42 City: Rockwell

sorry about the lack of info

why lowest wattage- what i really meant was "whats the lowest wattage i can have and still hear clearly"

i am on a teenage budget, so lowest price would be great
i figured the lower the wattage, cheaper speaker

i only want two speakers to begin with

and i will buy whatever amp i need

blake

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

Wattage does not equal sound quality. If you want to hear the music clearly, you are probably going to need more than a teenage budget.

My advice, take whatever money you would spend on speakers and put it into a savings account and enjoy the sound of the water while you ride.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jan 20, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:

AIRjordan175, "keep in mind i will be wanting to hear the music clearly while riding"

Is not going to happen with a single pair of co-ax speakers. Unless your budget is 1,500 or so I don't think you'll come close to that goal. I have 4 6x9's on my tower and I still can't hear them all that clearly when riding.

AIRjordan175 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 42 City: Rockwell

ok
it doesnt have to be clear clear, just understandable

and i have been mowing yards for a little over a year, so i have money in my bank account

i plan on saving that money and using the money form the job i will get this summer to buy the speakers

jryoung- im with you on listening to the water, i love it as much as the next guy
but id also love to hear some music every now and then

thank you for your help,
blake

Brit Rider · Posted: Jan 21, 2008 4:38 am Post subject:

AIRjordan175, When on a budget best possible use for the money in my opinion is to just buy a waterproof MP3 player and Waterproof headphones... You get to jam to whatever you want and will be able to hear it all clearly - Everyone wins Very Happy

Budget around 200 bucks for that.

If you really need tower speakers then buy the following:

2 Speaker can kit from here: http://www.diywake.com/shop/shopexd.asp?id=571
Speakers from ebay - go for the best you can afford; brands like Kicker, MB Quart and Polk are good starting points. Go for 1 or 2 way drivers - no more than that.

Buy an amp like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/KICKER-ZX250-2-250-WATT-2-CHANNEL-SUB-AMP-AMPLIFIER_W0QQitemZ260203868299QQihZ016QQcategoryZ39732QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and then be prepared to spend about 50 bucks on wiring Smile

Its going to run you about $500 likely - this is an entry level system but will hold it's own and can be expanded later.

Chattwake · Posted: Jan 21, 2008 5:25 am Post subject:

Cheapest/best bang for the buck would be for you to go with a wetbox that comes with four 6x9's ($350)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wakeboard-Marine-Tower-Speakers-WetBox-4-6x9s-Rockford_W0QQitemZ330205297558QQihZ014QQcategoryZ23807QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and get a a sony xplode 1000 watt amp ($65) http://cgi.ebay.com/SELD-SONY-XPLOD-XM1652Z-2-CH-1000-W-AMPLIFIER-XM-1652Z_W0QQitemZ150205934964QQihZ005QQcategoryZ39732QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

AIRjordan175 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 42 City: Rockwell

thanks for the help guys

ive seen alot of these speakers on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/8-300-Watt-Two-Way-Wakeboard-Speaker-White_W0QQitemZ320208158258QQihZ011QQcategoryZ1498QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

any good at all?

Chattwake · Posted: Jan 21, 2008 11:39 am Post subject:

Look, unless you plan on dropping like 1.5 - 2k on a good set of pod speakers like titans or skylons, you should stick with a 6x9 box like the one I listed. I've had all sorts of speakers on the three different boats I've owned. Currently, I've got Titan Alphas on my BU, and I can't even hear those all that well. To be honest, the only speakers I've ever been able to hear really well were some prototype deals that XTP had that encorporated a horn driver in them. They were the size of freakin toilet bowls though and were so loud that they hurt your ears when you were riding - not to mention absolutly deafened any one sitting behind them in the boat.

Chattwake · Posted: Jan 21, 2008 11:42 am Post subject:

I had one of those wetboxes on an xstar I used to have w/ four 6x9's and a 1300 watt memphis bell amp and it sounded fine.

hco · Posted: Jan 21, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject:

I plan on spending the 600$ or so and getting wetsounds and whatnot. However, we will see, since then I will need to reconfigure sound in my boat, so I would need to get an EQ, and then add a sub in my boat, and looky here, I spend well over 1300$

Brit Rider · Posted: Jan 22, 2008 2:43 am Post subject:

hco, Yup, thats the problem! Even a modest stereo these days runs to $1000 in a flash....

I'd be interested to know how much Grant has actually dropped into his Air Nautique....

Chattwake · Posted: Jan 22, 2008 5:19 am Post subject:

hco · Posted: Jan 22, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:

Something similar to what wetsounds is selling, I want something that allows me to adjust tower speakers separate from interior speakers, and I also like being able to fidget with all the settings. However, I am not sure if I want to buy wetsounds or not, seeing as how I am fairly confident I can find something similar for a much cheaper price (and I doubt it would be good to give me the ability to speak over my tower speakers, I have a feeling complaints of foul language would be filed).

wetsounds1 · Criminal Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 60 City: austin

hco,

The WS 420 is 2 EQ's in one. It not only gives you dual volumes but also dual eq adjustments. So you would have to purchase 2 seperate eq's to be able to do what this one does. So then it becomes a really good value. This is the only EQ like this. I hear you on the mic. That is why I designed the mic plug to easily plug in or out. So you can just unplug it if you have some crazy folks with you! Very Happy

Tim
Wet Sounds

hco · Posted: Jan 23, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

Good stuff to know, thanks for that info Tim. I've got a list of things to buy, but hopefully my raise will be significant this summer, and new tower speakers, head unit, and EQ are at the top of my list.

tgaugh · Criminal Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 82 City: DFW

Until I can get a WS420, I use PAC's to control the sub/tower/cabin independently. It's quick and dirty and was about $60.00 for the PAC's. Since I did not have an EQ, I needed something to turn down the Wet Sounds at times and still keep the sub and cabin pumpin!

noneya · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 796 City: Roxboro, NC

I have 1 NVS Entity 1010 with a 500W zapco amp, you can hear it very clearly behind the boat (ask my neighbors! haha). I kept the 4 speakers in the back of the boat running off the head unit and the 2 bow speakers on a 100W amp..This lets me turn it up where you can hear it while riding but not be blown out in the boat. I have a manual switch so that i can turn off the NVS if I want to just chill and listen on the boat. This setup was about 2 Gs for everything....

My first setup was similiar to what people are saying for an entry system, had 2 skylons and 2 homemades all were 6 1/2 drivers, you really couldnt hear them.

If you want to listen while you ride...$$!

http://www.nvs1.net/

AIRjordan175 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 42 City: Rockwell

my dad has a CNC machine
and he said if i design and buy the metal for board racks
i can make and sell them on ebay or something

so i can get a little extra money that way

hco · Posted: Jan 24, 2008 4:12 pm Post subject:

If you want a pair of tower speakers for relatively cheap let me know, mine are only a season old, and you can kind of hear it behind the boat, but it is more of something in the background rather than something that you are jamming to. Two 6 1/2" cans with MB quart speakers.

AIRjordan175 · Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 42 City: Rockwell

it would have to be more around summer time before i actually purchased them

but how much would you be willing to let them go for

fuel4me · Newbie Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 38 City: lancaster

i work at best buy as a autotech installer. on my boat i put a four channel alpine with 4 alpine type r's and they sound sweet.

Beaver · Posted: Jan 29, 2008 7:22 am Post subject:

I have 2 DBOT 5, 6.5 speakers for sale.
Never been used.
$500