Stereo system install 2013 Yamaha 242LS

[Cowboy Casey]

I wanted to start out with a very nice looking install and BIG, with lots of base.. I spent several months deciding on everything from batteries, cables, amps, speakers, chargers and layout..

I knew we had the room to go big, we took about 12 inches away from the enclosed head and ended up with 4.7 cubic feet of air space to work with.. I decided to use 2 DD Audio 1500 as the are lighter (20 pounds each) and can handle up to 1000 watts RMS each and can be configured with carbon fiber for water resistance. Each speaker was hand built in OKC with carbon fiber and composite cones, composite dustcaps, supercharging.

I used 8 Polk Audio 6.5 MM651UM speakers wired in parallel then series to the amp, this kept the ohm's the amp see's to around 3 ohm's. I ran the 2 speakers on the deck in series and the 2 in the bow in series and then connected them in parallel to the amp and the same with the other 4. 2 speakers were installed down low near the drivers and passengers side. The Polk Audio DB1001 tweeters are wired directly to the stereo and receive all of its power, they are the only thing connected to it besides the RCA connections to the AMP's.

All AMP's are fed sound/signal from the wet sounds WS420 EQ/sound processor.

The DD Audio M1 1700 Watt mono block amp was used to power the sub's, they are wired to a 1 OHM load and each speaker is getting about 800 to 1000 watts. the C5C was bridged and used to power the 6.5's at a 3 OHM load and each speaker is getting about 150 AMPS.

Each amp has its own 10,000 watt stinger capacitor feeding power, that way they always have enough power to work at there rated power output. I added these after the install because the amps were only getting about 11 volts directly from the batteries, now they receive 12.7 Volts (14.2 when plugged in and charging).

We used 00 gauge wire for everything, connecting the battery banks and the run to the capacitor's. From the capacitor we used 4 gauge to the amps.. All battery banks have 300 amp fuse's on the positive and negative leads within 12 inches of the batteries.. I connected 2 batteries together for each bank and each bank runs 1 amp. I installed 2 Guest chargers, 1 for each bank of batteries and a pig-tail off of 1 for the boat battery during winter. I have 6 batteries total, 5 are grounded together but the stereo and engine batteries are completely separate.

2 DD audio 12 800 watt sub's
http://www.ddaudio.com/products/mobile-audio/woofers/1500-series


box front by cowboycasey, on Flickr


box back by cowboycasey, on Flickr


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8 6.5inch polk audio 100 watt speakers
http://www.polkaudio.com/products/mm651um


2014-03-04 18.07.47 by cowboycasey, on Flickr

2 10,000 watt stinger digital capacitor's
http://www.stingerelectronics.com/productDetails.aspx?ProductId=533&CategoryID=11



2014-03-04 18.11.23 by cowboycasey, on Flickr

1 DD audio 1700 watt monblock amp
http://www.ddaudio.com/products/mobile-audio/amplifiers/mono-block-amplifiers/m1c


2014-03-04 18.10.18 by cowboycasey, on Flickr

1 DD audio 140 watt per channel 4 channel amp bridged
http://www.ddaudio.com/products/mobile-audio/amplifiers/full-range-amplifiers/c-series/c5c


2014-03-04 18.09.56 by cowboycasey, on Flickr

1 WS420 wetsounds EQ
https://wetsounds.com/pages/products/WS-420.html


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4 group 31 deep cell batteries to power it all
http://www.batteriesplus.com/produc...-Boat-Deep-Cycle-Battery-Xtreme-SLI31MDC.aspx


2014-03-04 18.04.55 by cowboycasey, on Flickr


2014-03-04 18.06.56 by cowboycasey, on Flickr

2 guest dual 12 amp chargers dedicated to each set of batteries and 1 pig-tailed off for the boat batteries during winter..
http://www.marinco.com/product/12-amp-dual-output-ics-battery-charger


2014-03-04 18.05.08 by cowboycasey, on Flickr


2014-03-04 18.18.47 by cowboycasey, on Flickr


2014-03-04 18.08.17 by cowboycasey, on Flickr

these are from the tweeter install in the tower, I had to dremmel/file some to get them in.. It is a very tight compression fit but they have stayed there with no issues..


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2013-04-24 18.01.06 by cowboycasey, on Flickr

The limit is 20 for pictures so there are many more that are on my Flickr stream..

 

[Bruce]

Awesome setup!

 

[PEARCE]

Dude! That is awesome and sounds loud! The only two things that are common with our systems is that we have the same Polk 6.5's and they're installed in a Yamaha boat.

 

[cybuch]

I like!! Nice to see someone else who likes huge bass on their boat!

I went BIG too!

 

[Cowboy Casey]

@cybuch I love that you put a 200 AMP alternator on your boat and I have always loves MB Quart, i have had them in every vehicle I owned until now.. VW comes with as close to an MB Quart as you can get...

 

[cybuch]

@Cowboy Casey, that was a fun mod! But totally worth it!! Love the wet sounds EQ, have you had a chance to use the output and run another boat off your system? That's the coolest part

 

[DCB-270]

Looks nice Casey. I'll have to get your advise on my future upgrades.

 

[Cowboy Casey]

thanks Dan I can definitely help in any way I can... I'm good at spending money, just ask the wife...

Cybuch, I have not had the chance to use it yet, I cant wait till someone else has 1 to use it..

 

[cybuch]

@Cowboy Casey, just ask if anyone has an aux in. That's what I do!

 

[Cowboy Casey]

I updated and added some pictures..

 

[OperationROL]

1 WS420 wetsounds EQ
https://wetsounds.com/pages/products/WS-420.html


2014-03-04 18.17.11 by cowboycasey, on Flickr

How did you secure the 420 on the inside?

 

[DCB-270]

I think he might have sold his boat.

 

[OperationROL]

I think he might have sold his boat.

I believe you're correct, but I was hoping he would still chime in. I ended up going with the standard mount under the steering column area, but I really like the thought of having only the face visible like CC did.

 

[DCB-270]

Yea he does nice work.