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Starting my sound system update journey. Please bear with all the questions that will follow

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@toddaltpeter Thank you, I am writing this all down. I am anything but an electrician, so we will see how it goes. A side question, if I run two LED strips under the seating pads, can I still connect to the courtesy switch with them too?
 

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You should be fine. LED's don't draw very much power. I'm not sure what the fuse amperage is that protects the courtesy lights. I would be surprised if it was a problem.
 

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How much better is the M series amps vs the MX on the JL brand? Wondering if better to go with two MX 280/4 or one M600/6? Priced new is not much different. M is just a bit more
 

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And so it begins. This M600/6 will drive 8 speakers. 6 polks and 2 JL M3 650. These last two will be added at mid cabin.

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ideally you want to solder but it’s not needed. Get some heat shrink female connectors
 

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Any recommendations regarding wire strippers crimpers?

Don't need the absolute best but don't want garbage either
 

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No this is what you need: Female Disconnect .250 14/16 Gauge Pack of 20 - Merchandise

Size to what wire you are using, 14 for normal speakers, 12 or 10 for subs.
My 2 cents, 14AWG for normal speakers is way over kill.... I just rewired my whole boat and put JL M6 7.7 speakers in and ran 16AWG which was still probably a little over the top. For my M6 10 woofer I ran 14AWG. No issues

As far as wire strippers go really any of the ones off amazon will work, if you want a recommendation try These. I have a set that's probably 15 years old that is not near as good as those and works great.
 

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My 2 cents, 14AWG for normal speakers is way over kill.... I just rewired my whole boat and put JL M6 7.7 speakers in and ran 16AWG which was still probably a little over the top. For my M6 10 woofer I ran 14AWG. No issues

As far as wire strippers go really any of the ones off amazon will work, if you want a recommendation try These. I have a set that's probably 15 years old that is not near as good as those and works great.
Good to know. I'll go with 16. Thanks
 

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I tend to go overboard with my wires, used 12 gauge for tower and cabin, speakers. using 8, 4 and 1/0 on all other connections.
 

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Another question. Are there marine grade RCA cables or are they all the same? Like we use tinned for speakers.
 

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Thanks. I got the Klein combo.

Does anyone know what these RCA Aux in on the back of the Fusion RA70N are connected to?PXL_20220511_122102012.jpg
 

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I also bought two of those kits, only used the things for the power wire though. Junked the RCA's and speaker wire, for me the RCA's were too long and I was unsure of the quality.
Didn't use the speaker wire either. Will try the RCA's and replace if needed.
 

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I've bought all cables via KnuKonceptz but haven't decided on RCA yet
 

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KnuKonceptz makes RCA's that are good. I also agree with the comments of oversizing cables.
 
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