Show your tower set ups

[Scarpp]

Were you able to mount your tower speakers? I am interested in seeing an AR250 with the tower speakers mounted on the smaller pipe which doesn’t have a clean run down to the base of the tower. It looks like the easiest path is to fish the wire through the larger pipe on the front of the tower.

The system is getting installed this week. I will post the pics when I pick up the boat.

 

[84rzv500r]

Definitely not trying to hijack this thread, but the world needs to know more about that Rolls Royce in your garage, Farny.

Back on topic, here are the JL's the P/O had installed on my boat.
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wow nice boat !!

 

[SCP1]

Well I decided to go with fusion ra-770 head unit, 4 -6/1/2 inch kickers. 2 - 8 inch kickers. 2 - 11 inch kicker tower speakers with horns and a ROCKFORD FOSGATE t-1000-4AD amp. Should be ok to start. Things ad up quickly. I can upgrade later if I want.

How do the tower speakers sound? Really considering these but looking for some feedback.

 

[SCP1]

On 195s (less headroom than yours) I went with 4 8” towers. If I had your boat I would start with 2 10’s then maybe add 2 more. If money is no object - either the kicker Horns, or the WetSounds rev 10s

Do you have 8” Kicker Tower Speakers? If so what’s your thought just looking at one pair. I don’t need to be the loudest boat on the water. Did this help at all in the boat as well? I would want to utilize the swivel mount so when at a sand bar I could turn them forward.

 

[Farny]

Do you have 8” Kicker Tower Speakers? If so what’s your thought just looking at one pair. I don’t need to be the loudest boat on the water. Did this help at all in the boat as well? I would want to utilize the swivel mount so when at a sand bar I could turn them forward.

The kicker towers perform really well. Love the swivel mount! Just be sure you are giving them the amp support of 150w rms each. Give them enough power and the mid bass really wakes up in those speakers. One pair KTM8s originally worked just fine for me - I ended up adding 2 more only so I could enhance the experience for water sports over the engine noise.

they will allow you to hear inside the boat better for sure while under way,, but putting an amp to the cabin speakers helps a ton for the under way in boat listening.

If you want to project and really get loud kicker is now making an 8” horn btw.

 

[SCP1]

On 195s (less headroom than yours) I went with 4 8” towers. If I had your boat I would start with 2 10’s then maybe add 2 more. If money is no object - either the kicker Horns, or the WetSounds rev 10s

Can you swivel the ones you mounted on the side to the front of the boat?

 

[Farny]

Can you swivel the ones you mounted on the side to the front of the boat?

Yes I can turn all 4 to the front- think of the lower ones reversed at 180 in this pic

 

[SCP1]

Yes I can turn all 4 to the front- think of the lower ones reversed at 180 in this pic
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Last question, should I add two more cabin speakers (up by the driver and passenger seats) or go with these towers? I guess my question is once you put power to your speakers, can you hear it well when cruising without your towers. This is really want I want to accomplish, the towers do offer a little more flexibility. However the towers are way more expensive than just adding two more cabin speakers. I am adding an amp, which has plenty of power, so that is not really a concern.

 

[Farny]

Last question, should I add two more cabin speakers (up by the driver and passenger seats) or go with these towers? I guess my question is once you put power to your speakers, can you hear it well when cruising without your towers. This is really want I want to accomplish, the towers do offer a little more flexibility. However the towers are way more expensive than just adding two more cabin speakers. I am adding an amp, which has plenty of power, so that is not really a concern.

On a budget- If the goal is listening inside the boat- add powered cabin speakers, if the goal is sandbar listening- go with the towers. I really only turn on my towers for water sports and sand bar.

 

[84rzv500r]

Same here I was after cabin quality at cruise and only added the tower cans as i got a GREAT deal here on the board and the towers made a big difference on the hatch cover and swim platform behind the boat... I purposely did not put speakers in the bow seating area. I may add two more 8" tower cans when I get the stripper pole done...

Wetsounds head and remote $300
NVX Class D WATERPROOF amps $700
6 x 6.5 kickers $350
2 x 6.5 kickers & tower cans $150
2 x 10" kicker free air subs $400
so $1900 total... rounded up... and i did it in stages.. over the last 6 months

 

[RC250]

This is 4 REV 12's on a 2022 AR 250

 

[Farny]

This is 4 REV 12's on a 2022 AR 250

LOUD!!!! Can’t compete with that at the sand bar!

 

[RC250]

LOUD!!!! Can’t compete with that at the sand bar!

You would be surprised by the sound systems in my area boats with 10 to 12 rev 10's is normal

 

[SCP1]

I have everything except the amp. For some reason sonix is taking forever to ship the amp. I have everything else ready to go!

Do you have pictures installed? How do the Kicker horns sound?

 

[1rjclark]

RGB Rev 10s with UV lights in the cabin

UV lights in the tower

 

[cachatz24]

Definitely not trying to hijack this thread, but the world needs to know more about that Rolls Royce in your garage, Farny.

Back on topic, here are the JL's the P/O had installed on my boat.
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What year is your boat? I have an 05 230. I was wondering if the tower speakers get in the way of the canopy?

 

[CaptRedbeard]

What year is your boat? I have an 05 230. I was wondering if the tower speakers get in the way of the canopy?

It’s an 06 210. I’ve since modified the Bimini, but here’s a pic of before, with the stock Bimini setup:

Here’s the new version, where I modified the stock frame and canvas to attach on top of the wake tower. Got tired of hitting my head on the Bimini when getting in and out of the boat from the swim platform.

 

[cachatz24]

It’s an 06 210. I’ve since modified the Bimini, but here’s a pic of before, with the stock Bimini setup:View attachment 209249

Here’s the new version, where I modified the stock frame and canvas to attach on top of the wake tower. Got tired of hitting my head on the Bimini when getting in and out of the boat from the swim platform.
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Wow, I guess there’s more room up there than I thought between the canopy and the tower

 

[SCP1]

The system is getting installed this week. I will post the pics when I pick up the boat.

Did you end up posting pictures? Are you happy with the 11’s?

 

[OB WI]

The system is getting installed this week. I will post the pics when I pick up the boat.

I picked up a pair of the 11’s also. Can you share a pic of them installed? Was curious if you can get access to the back upper tube so they can be out of the way when you stand up?