AR-250 Speakers / Stereo

[Jeebus]

Hello, my boat is still in winter hibernation up here in michigan, but im wanting to start gathering parts for audio upgrades. Are all the speakers in the 250 model 6.5" and is there only 6?

Does the factory audio system have RCA outputs to install an aftermarket amplifier? if so, where can i tie into them at?

Thanks for all the help!

 

[LakesideLaw]

following - looking for same to upgrade and add on an amplifier (hopefully straight swap or tie in) in my AR250. Should have it in next couple of days.

 

[TampaJet]

They are 5.5", we replaced all of them with JL M6's. The existing amp was fine (2021 Yamaha AR250).

 

[Gooch]

@tamapajet, when you replaced the speakers, did you have issues upsizing. Specifically, was there any clearance issues going wider?

 

[LakesideLaw]

Wiring? Did you replace the wiring as well or just do a straight swap of the speakers using existing wiring?

 

[Julian]

They are 5.5", we replaced all of them with JL M6's. The existing amp was fine (2021 Yamaha AR250).

Are you sure they are 5.5".....or are you referring to the hole they are installed into? A 6.5" speaker installs into a 5.5" hole.

 

[Gooch]

Thanks Julian, I didn’t know that. I was trying to figure out how a few of the speakers fit if the hole needs to be expanded. Some is the speakers on the 250 are placed where it looks like it would be difficult to make the speaker hole any bigger.

 

[Julian]

Thanks Julian, I didn’t know that. I was trying to figure out how a few of the speakers fit if the hole needs to be expanded. Some is the speakers on the 250 are placed where it looks like it would be difficult to make the speaker hole any bigger.

Yeah....they tailor the speaker areas pretty close in some spots. People have been able to squeeze in larger speakers in some spots, but the 250s are so new I've not seen anyone do that yet.

 

[TampaJet]

Sorry! They are 6.5". It was simple remove and replace.

 

[TampaJet]

Check this thread out, he is digging into the 250 audio system.

https://jetboaters.net/threads/just-started-digging-into-the-2021-sx250-ar250-audio-system.31949/

 

[Joe02]

Sorry! They are 6.5". It was simple remove and replace.

How do the new JLs sound? Big upgrade from stock?

I'm in St Pete, maybe we'll see you at the soundbar.

 

[TampaJet]

Huge upgrade! Shoot me a text next time you’re out. 813-830-8428 Jimmy Falcon

 

[Acewhole]

TampaJet,

Which M6 did you go with? On crutchfield there are a ton of different ones. Also did you use the stock wiring? Thanks

 

[TampaJet]

TampaJet,

Which M6 did you go with? On crutchfield there are a ton of different ones. Also did you use the stock wiring? Thanks

We used these. Yes, stock wiring. There is a model without the LED backlight AFAIR

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[ddonoso]

They are 5.5", we replaced all of them with JL M6's. The existing amp was fine (2021 Yamaha AR250).

You only replaced the speakers?

I want to do the same, I was not sure if that would make a difference.

Did you do something else ?

 

[TampaJet]

They are plenty loud for us without an aftermarket amp.

 

[TampaJet]

The factory installed wet sounds amp has a proprietary wiring harness, there is a forum member that makes an adapter harness for a standard amp if you want to go that route….which is one of the reasons we didn’t want to go aftermarket. The speakers were plug and play and do the job.

 

[Jdorta]

The factory installed wet sounds amp has a proprietary wiring harness, there is a forum member that makes an adapter harness for a standard amp if you want to go that route….which is one of the reasons we didn’t want to go aftermarket. The speakers were plug and play and do the job.

Did the screw holes align for you?

 

[TampaJet]

Did the screw holes align for you?

I think we had to drill one extra mounting hole, took a minute.

 

[Jdorta]

I just was looking at my 2021 AR250 amp and it is strange. My amplifier seems to have 4 input RC channels and 4 output speaker wire channels. The strange thing is that there is a 5th and 6th channel that is labled as an out put with RC jacks. I spoke to an installer today and he told me that the output works as a pass through.

I have been on a separate string on this forum and it appears that most of our boats come with a form of the HTX-4 with four input channels and 4 output channels, and from what I had seen in those strings it seems that they tend to have to pull the system out and rewire the Yamaha harness from the Connext to the amp in order to get to RCA's.

for some reason my 2021 has a Wetsounds with all of the RCA's on it already.

I also checked on my speakers and they are ASA Electronics speakers and not Wetsound speakers. These ASA speakers are mounted using 4 screws. My thought is to try an upgrade set of speakers to replace the ASA's .

I attached some pictures that I took of the back of the amp in my 2021 AR250 (they are not good pictures but should provide an OK visual).

Are your amps in your 2021 AR250's set up differently than the ones in the pictures I just uploaded?