Recent content by slorente

Awesome, thanks! I just read that as well. That will reduce complexity (and cost) a little. It says that I won't be able to use the fader. Is that the fader on the amp or on the head unit? I want to make sure that the gain controls still work since on the cabin speakers, I will have more...

Thanks for all the help so far. I am still unclear on the first 2 questions: 1. Is it ok to use y-adapters to split the 4 channels of pre-outs from my deck to 8 channels going to the 2 4-channels amps? Is there a better way to do this? 2. Is it ok to run all 6 pairs of "cabin" components...

The sub enclosure is the one thing I haven't planned yet. It's also the one thing I'll probably have someone else do.

I know that there are many other brands that would work well in boats and possibly sound better. All I was saying is that Kicker is MY only choice becuase of the reasonable price that I can get it for and, more importnantly, their support and willingness to cover warranty for marine...

I have never used Kicker in car audio but it's my only choice for boats. It's loud, relatively inexpensive, and Kicker stands behind their products 100%; even for marine use.

Thanks for the help! So instead of the y-adapters, I would just plug 2 channels into 1 of the 2 pairs of inputs on the amp? I'm not sure if Kicker is any different than other brands but I though that they actually have 2 seperate internal amps on their 4-channel amps (seperate networks).

yeah, unfortunately they are 3 ohm They did that to get more power out of the amps. Does you no good though when you want to double up. I was originally told they were 3 ohm by the stereo shop where I bought them and then verified with Kicker tech support. Sorry, no pics of the new one...

Matt, I think that the Kicker components are 3ohm not 4ohm. So, running them together in parallel will drop the ohm load to 1.5 which the amp can't handle. The boat has factory locations for 4 pairs of components in the main part of the boat and then another 2 pair in the bow. That's why the...

Hey guys, I'm new to the forum but not to car audio systems. I just traded in my Mastercraft boat for a new one that has MANY more factory speaker locations. I am going to upgrade the whole system and I have some questions. I also posted a Visio diagram of the system to make it easier to...