I'm thinking of mounting the new speakers in the inspection port covers in the transom. I hate cutting holes in my boat! I'll wait for the Defender sale to shop for speakers, but I rarely sail with the stereo on, so I'm not looking to spend big bucks.
Joel On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 8:17 PM, Rich Knowles via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 8 or 4 ohms will make very little difference in sonic performance. The > amps' outputs are much lower impedance so the speakers are in a bridging > configuration. > > Rich > > On Sep 8, 2014, at 19:50, Sylvain Laplante via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > One thing to remember is that most boat audio systems are 4 ohms and it is > better to use speakers with same impedance ( 8 ohm will take too much juice > ). > Sometimes you only discover it after everything is installed :-) > > Sylvain > C&C27MkIII > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Joel Aronson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Monday, September 8, 2014 6:25 PM > *Subject:* Stus-List Stereo finally works > > After three years my stereo is fully functional. I replaced the old > stereo with a Sony unit after I bought the boat. One of the 2 interior > speakers worked and the 2 cheapo West cockpit speakers worked. > After spending way too much time, I finally figured out that the speaker > wire was to corroded to carry a signal. Initially, I replaced most of the > wire with household wire. DON"T USE HOUSEHOLD SPEAKER WIRE. That lasted > about a season. I finally replaced all of the wire with marine grade wire. > Then I discovered that the rubber around the speaker cones disintegrated. > I bought 5 1/4 inch car speakers that fit into the enclosures for the cabin > speakers, and then found out the cockpit speakers did't work. Turns out > someone twisted and taped the connections. New crimp connectors fixed > them. > > Finally, 4 working speakers! > Now, need to upgrade the cockpit speakers. > > Joel > 35/3 > The Office > Annapolis > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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