Thoughts on stereo install

[loc82]

What are your tower speaker goals, wake range projection or near field sound quality?.

near field quality. I won't be doing much wakeboarding initially. My kids will but they don't care about the music just yet

[russellsmojo]

Did you consider exile?


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[loc82]

Did you consider exile?


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I haven't. I don't know much about Exile and narrowed it down to WS and JL based on the amount of discussion I've come across online on different forums

[MLA]

i feel like a young Jedi being schooled by Yoda when you respond lmao. thank you though for clearing that up

Schooling, ive not yet begun

[MLA]

1 pair JL M880 LED towers (125W 4ohm) Recommended on JL site 125w-200w continuous power.

6- JL MX650 LED 6.5 coaxial (60w 4 Ohm) Recommended on JL site 75w-100w continuous power.

1- 12 in Wetsounds XXXv2 in a custom box 1000w RMS @2ohms

By themselves, top notch products here.

JL Audio M1000/1V2 1000wx1 @2 ohms For the subwoofer

JL Audio M800/8v2 200w x 2 bridged for the M880 towers and 100w x 4 for the tower speakers and 4 of the MX650's

the remaining two bow MX650's will run off the head unit.

Paired with these amps is where the red flags start to pop up.

As note, the Wet Sounds XXX is a 2 ohm DVC, so its only going to be a 1 ohm or a 4 ohm woofer. So the only safe config for the 1000/1 would be @ 4 ohm, netting 600W rms to the XXX. about 1/2 of what it deserves. I would suggest the JL MHD1200/1 or the new Kicker KXMA1200.1.

with a pair of speaker bridged on 4 chnls of an 800/8, this leaves 4 chls remaining. Four 4 ohms speakers would be 75W rms, not 100W. Not a real audible difference, but a difference none the less.

the remaining two bow MX650's will run off the head unit.

I would not put any in-boats on the head unit. With a woofer like the XXX power to its potential, you are going to need all the mid-range you can muster.

I would consider more speakers, larger speakers and more wattage for sure. I would suggest the Revo-6 and at least 100W rms to each or the JL M series. Amp wise, the Wet Sounds HTX-6 or Syn-DX4.

This leaves a proper amp for the tower pods. The HTX-4 in 2 chnl mode = 300W rms potential.

Moomba boats wont support an IB woofer. Doesnt have anything to do with thump.

[KG's Supra24]

Tons of options. It may help breaking it down into zones. Rough outline ....

Subwoofer:
Level 1: JLw6 or WS xs12 (600 watt range)
Level 2: WS XXX or JLw7 (1200 watt range)

Interiors:
Level 1: Maintain Kicker; give them power (50-75 watt range)
Level 2: JL M650s or WS XS650 (125 watt range)

Towers:
Level 1: JL M880s or WS Icon8's (200-300 watt range)
Level 2: WS Rev10 (300-400 watt range)

There are, of course, many other options at each level. But using the equip that has been mentioned, that's a generic breakdown. The amp selection will be driven by what you are looking for from each zone. You want to push the equip you buy to it's potential or it's a waste. In your original setup, you essentially have Level 1 power for Level 2 speakers.

[loc82]

Tons of options. It may help breaking it down into zones. Rough outline ....

Subwoofer:
Level 1: JLw6 or WS xs12 (600 watt range)
Level 2: WS XXX or JLw7 (1200 watt range)

Interiors:
Level 1: Maintain Kicker; give them power (50-75 watt range)
Level 2: JL M650s or WS XS650 (125 watt range)

Towers:
Level 1: JL M880s or WS Icon8's (200-300 watt range)
Level 2: WS Rev10 (300-400 watt range)

There are, of course, many other options at each level. But using the equip that has been mentioned, that's a generic breakdown. The amp selection will be driven by what you are looking for from each zone. You want to push the equip you buy to it's potential or it's a waste. In your original setup, you essentially have Level 1 power for Level 2 speakers.

KG and MLA you guys are the shit!!! That's what I was hoping to get out of this post. Back to the drawing board.

[jmvotto]

Kyle and Mike.

Great work should someone be checking returns instead of the forum , btw you the brains and dusty the brawn in the bromance of stereos too?

[russellsmojo]

Don't forget a wet sounds eq to make it all work!


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[KG's Supra24]

Kyle and Mike.

Great work should someone be checking returns instead of the forum , btw you the brains and dusty the brawn in the bromance of stereos too?

hahaha, going back to work