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<blockquote data-quote="merlinjet" data-source="post: 8674546" data-attributes="member: 676935">Ok, settling in on reality here, I&#039;ve come up with a new plan:Replace existing Seaworthys with Kicker 6.5&quot;s in the cabin and bow and add the Kicker IB Sub. These would all be powered by a Polk 5000.5 amp. Add 2 x Kicker 8&quot; cans to the tower powered by a Polk 2000.2 amp. All these controlled from an Exile ZLD 3 zone controller with BT receiver. This makes the replacing the HU/remote a waste of time and money. The Kicker 8&quot; replacement I planned for the rear cabin 6.5&quot;s became a real pain trying to match amps to their power demand (150w) and integrate them with the bow 6&#039;5&quot;s as a zone. So, I&#039;m going the KISS route and sticking with 6.5&quot;s for now all around; will add 2 more 6.5&quot;s midship next year, maybe. Now I&#039;ll have 3 zones; cabin, tower, sub, all managed from the ZLD. All this comes in right about at my budget...includes some refurb stuff from Polk but I&#039;m OK with that.Better plan?<a href="https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/Im...7PAD5K5_DL.PDF" target="_blank">https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/Im...7PAD5K5_DL.PDF</a><a href="https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/Im...7PAD2K2_DL.PDF" target="_blank">https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/Im...7PAD2K2_DL.PDF</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="merlinjet, post: 8674546, member: 676935"] Ok, settling in on reality here, I've come up with a new plan:Replace existing Seaworthys with Kicker 6.5"s in the cabin and bow and add the Kicker IB Sub. These would all be powered by a Polk 5000.5 amp. Add 2 x Kicker 8" cans to the tower powered by a Polk 2000.2 amp. All these controlled from an Exile ZLD 3 zone controller with BT receiver. This makes the replacing the HU/remote a waste of time and money. The Kicker 8" replacement I planned for the rear cabin 6.5"s became a real pain trying to match amps to their power demand (150w) and integrate them with the bow 6'5"s as a zone. So, I'm going the KISS route and sticking with 6.5"s for now all around; will add 2 more 6.5"s midship next year, maybe. Now I'll have 3 zones; cabin, tower, sub, all managed from the ZLD. All this comes in right about at my budget...includes some refurb stuff from Polk but I'm OK with that. Better plan? [URL="https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/Im...7PAD5K5_DL.PDF"]https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/Im...7PAD5K5_DL.PDF[/URL][URL="https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/Im...7PAD2K2_DL.PDF"]https://pdf.crutchfieldonline.com/Im...7PAD2K2_DL.PDF[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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