atfritz
03-17-2006, 02:26 PM
Got a quicky question about getting good sound out of a stereo on a houseboat. Currently i have 6 speakers on my boat. 2 inside, 2 on front deck, and 2 up on the top. I am running them all from the front channels of my HU which is only a 50X4 so when i turn the music up to any decent volume there is a ton of distortion.
What i was planning on doing was adding 3 amps to control each set of speakers so that i can turn amps on and off as needed. If i am on the front deck and inside there is no reason for the amp powering the speakers up top to be on so i can turn them off independentally. I also was going to add a one channel amp to power a sub to give myself some bass to scare away some of the damn carp that like to munch on the bottom of my boat during the night.
My questions are these:)
1.) I was going to add 3 50X2's and 1 200X1 to power the speakers. How do i hook up multiple amps if i only have 1 or two preouts from from my HU? I am a newb so i am at a loss of what to use to connect multiple amps.
2.) With a 200X1 amp what is the maximum size sub i should get? Or should i get something along the lines of 200X2 and go for two subs or a single channel higher wattage amp for 1 sub.
3.) I was going to add a deep cycle battery to my bank of batteries to solely power the stereo and amps. It will be on a charger the whenever i am at dock or with the generator running. How long should i expect the radio and amp to run while the battery is not charging? Would it drain immediately or would i get a decent timeline out of it?
Any help i could get would be greatly appreciated. I will try not to bug everyone too much with my questions. Thanks
What i was planning on doing was adding 3 amps to control each set of speakers so that i can turn amps on and off as needed. If i am on the front deck and inside there is no reason for the amp powering the speakers up top to be on so i can turn them off independentally. I also was going to add a one channel amp to power a sub to give myself some bass to scare away some of the damn carp that like to munch on the bottom of my boat during the night.
My questions are these:)
1.) I was going to add 3 50X2's and 1 200X1 to power the speakers. How do i hook up multiple amps if i only have 1 or two preouts from from my HU? I am a newb so i am at a loss of what to use to connect multiple amps.
2.) With a 200X1 amp what is the maximum size sub i should get? Or should i get something along the lines of 200X2 and go for two subs or a single channel higher wattage amp for 1 sub.
3.) I was going to add a deep cycle battery to my bank of batteries to solely power the stereo and amps. It will be on a charger the whenever i am at dock or with the generator running. How long should i expect the radio and amp to run while the battery is not charging? Would it drain immediately or would i get a decent timeline out of it?
Any help i could get would be greatly appreciated. I will try not to bug everyone too much with my questions. Thanks