Fusion MS-RA770 Upgrade?

[shawnrw]

Hello,

Has anybody upgraded the stock head unit (Fusion MS-RA70) to the Fusion MS-RA770? I have a 2022 Moomba Makai and the head unit place is smaller, wondering if it could be modified to fit.

Thx

[HFarr]

What is the advantage of the 77 over the 70?


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[MLA]

Wifi, color screen, 4 zone and a woofer output p/zone, DSP if thats your bag.

[shawnrw]

The main driver is the airplay feature... My phone blows up for work stuff all the time and when connected through airplay it won't stop the music, etc. if I need to do a call. First-world problems ....

[shawnrw]

If anybody is interested, I've updated the plate via CAD to accept the larger RA-770 radio. 3D printing one now to test fit, etc.
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[Zog]

How quickly do these new radios boot up? I have the Fusion MS-RA205 and it seems to take a while, which means when my brother in law drives the boat he doesn't want to turn off the engine between riders since it will leave him with a gap in music time between the radio booting and reconnecting with bluetooth. I have thought about bypassing the ignition switch with the radio, but this radio also has a problem with the volume intermittently becoming uncontrollable and shooting through the roof, so I thought I might kill two birds with one stone...

[MLA]

How quickly do these new radios boot up? I have the Fusion MS-RA205 and it seems to take a while, which means when my brother in law drives the boat he doesn't want to turn off the engine between riders since it will leave him with a gap in music time between the radio booting and reconnecting with bluetooth. I have thought about bypassing the ignition switch with the radio, but this radio also has a problem with the volume intermittently becoming uncontrollable and shooting through the roof, so I thought I might kill two birds with one stone...

Regardless of head unit, Id pull the unit's switched ignition from the key and relocate to a switch.

[Holdmybeer]

Regardless of head unit, Id pull the unit's switched ignition from the key and relocate to a switch.

THIS! MLA is not wrong. Having the constant power and switched power both on the ignition acc. is what popped my radio.

[Zog]

Regardless of head unit, Id pull the unit's switched ignition from the key and relocate to a switch.

I will probably do that once I pull the boat out. All my panel switches are occupied, so I need to locate one loose somewhere. Should be a fun project!

[Buckeye]

So, how hard is it to switch out a 70 for a 770. I'm looking because I have no zone control for the front. My cabin and front speakers run off one channel / amp. my towers and sub of the other amp. But I do not have the ability with the 70 to have separate volume control for the front vs the cabin. Does this make sense? other possible solutions?