Audio Upgrade Update... Not 56k Friendly lol...

[fearthisinc]

Ok.. Well picked the boat up and took her out today with all the upgrades..Well there arent many upgrades but why not share lol.. Anywy.. Here is a list of what the boat has...

• Jensen MSR3007 Headunit (OEM Radio)
• Jensen MWR100 Wired Remote
• Jensen Sirius Sat Radio
• Jensen IPOD Direct Cable
• Alpine PDX-5M Amplifier
• Polk Audio MM651UM Speakers - 2 Pairs
• Kicker 10inch Sub w/ Enclosure
• All marine grade wiring
• AFI Electronic Horn
• Factory / OEM Horn Switch (Only downfall is that I could only find red)

All in all I couldnt be more happy with the system.. The only downfall is that when underway at high speeds you dont feel the bass as much but i figured you wouldnt get much especially since i have it tucked away in the rear storage compartment.. But once you slow down the sub hits hard.. I mean I stopped for a minute and had the radio going and the boat was shaking and you felt it.. The system rocks.. I was stopped pretty far from the dock while others were loading up to go out and i had the radio going and people on the shore were dancing and rocking out and we were a good distance away so you know this thing is loud lol... Cant wait to get the second battery installed so I can shut the motor off and just rock the tunes while swimming.. Just have to decide on the brand of battery.. I know the one in there is huge but better safe then sorry.. plus the guy wired it all up for me so i just have to get the battery and hook up the cables adn good to go.. no running wires... Anyway.. I am sure you are more interested in seeing pics so here they are..

P.S. Just wanna say thanks to all those who gave input when I asked all my questions and flooded the forum with posts... But it was all worth it.. Now just have to see what other upgrades I can do lol.. Thought about lighting but i dont plan on going out much at night.. I did think of doing a cupholder up where i put the remote, not that, that is much of an upgrade lol.. Maybe Ill just have fun with this for now.. But if anyone has ideas lets hear em...

 

[RFoster130]

Looks awesome!!! Glad it turned out the way you wanted. You got a good deal on the install too. If you are anything like me, you will be adding more stuff. just when I think I am done I find something else I want.

 

[fearthisinc]

lol thanks.. yea i think the system turned out way better then i expected. and like you said for the price of the install how could you go wrong.. only 200 for everything.. good thing is that i saw the boat when they had it all apart and the boat looks extremely easy to work on if i ever did decide to do anythign myself.. im thinking that maybe, and i mean maybe, depending on the price i might add some cheap led's to the interior.. just for the sake of having.. but like i said i really dont plan on taking out at night very often if at all... been looking around for any other mods but not much i really think i would like.. not a big fan of bimini tops or towers or anything like that... i dont think there is much more that i can really do lol...

 

[JoeZ]

That seems pretty awesome...very nice project.

For a secondary battery, just make sure you get a battery isolator. This will allow it to charge off of your charging system but it won't discharge the main battery.

I love optima yellow tops for audio systems, but any deep cycle battery with a decent amp hours should do the trick.

 

[SeaDoo Fan]

Looks fantastic! Where did you mount your horn and your satellite radio antenna?

 

[musicman71]

Great job! How did you wire the passenger side extra speaker? I do not seem to understand how I can run the passenger side extra speaker wiring, even after I cout out an appropriate hole. I do not see the easy access from the engine compartment. Any advise would be appreciated.

 

[musicman71]

The Polk mm651 UM look (and I am sure sound) great. How did you attach/screw them in the original Jensen locations/holes? It looks on you picture that you have some kind of plates to accommodate the smaller mounting diameter of the Polks in the place of a bit larger diameter Jensens (or any other original factory speakers).

 

[Keller1490]

All looks good. Did you run the ground to the amp back to the battery, or is there another place where you can grind the amp?