Budget stereo build 2008 Avy

[Troy 234]

Oh. OK. So the bottom portion where it mounts to the boat is a solid piece with a 1/2" hole through it.  So getting all the speaker wire through the 1/2" hole was a little tricky but with 2 people not bad at all. I did have to drill a hole through the boat but when I took the bolts out and moved the tower mount out of the way the rubber piece left a spot on the hull that had a perfect spot to drill the hole. Sorry I didn't get any pictures of that when I did my install.  When you loosen the tower mounts and move them, you will see and it is really straight forward.  You have my cell number now if you want to call and talk. 

Edited March 29, 2019 by Troy

[Troy 234]

Well guys, 

The Rockford amp didn't work out. It had a popping sound any time I turned a switch on or off and a bad whine with the blower motor running, no alternator whine. Roswell amp had no popping or whine. I troubleshot it for weeks, I think it was just a weird impedance issue with my stereo's RCA's.  I ended up swapping to an ARC Audio KS300.4 for the in boats and downfires.  I had to rearrange my amp rack and do a bunch of swapping around, to make the wiring work (I didn't have anymore power and ground 4ga). I should be done with all the moving around and rewiring tonight and post more pictures. Shout out to Scream Marine for working with me on troubleshooting and swapping amps out. I think the ARC sounds better also.

[Nick213 583]

I like arc amps, I had 5 of them in my avy and there still rock solid to this day as from what I heard from the guy that bought it off me!

[h20king 794]

Love arc audio. I have used them in the past and would not hesitate to use them again. 

[Troy 234]

Well I got everything moved around and re-wired for the ARC Audio amp. 

 

[Troy 234]

Out with the old Sony stereo from 2008 and in with a new Kenwood with Bluetooth, 4v pre-amps and HD radio. Just installed tonight. Will work on tuning tomorrow hopefully. 

 

[Troy 234]

So I rebuilt my Downfire mounts.  This way I can move them a little farther outboard and give me more room between the speakers. My original ones are for sale if anyone wants to add Downfires to a tube tower. 

Pictures in next post. 

[Troy 234]

[Troy 234]

Redid my sub box this weekend. Moved it from the observers compartment to under the helm. Cut the hump out and built a box to fit there. 
 

[Troy 234]

JL Audio 12w3. 1.75 cu. ft. Ported enclosure tuned to 30hz. Love the JL sound. Very happy with the outcome. Only complaint is that now the dash rattles.