6 1/2" marine speaker

[twanger]

Which do you prefer? Loudest? Most rugged? With and Without a sub? How many to get good sound?

[Christian]

I have had the infinity's in the past and like them a lot, I recently switched out to the Memphis and I think they have a better sound.

I have 6 pairs of the Infinity's I will be putting up for sale this weekend if you are interested. 75 a pair plus shipping

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-n4H98QvvKxF/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=marine&i=108602M

[beef2k]

How necessary are marine speakers? If I am putting speakers somewhere where they won't get wet, do I need to worry about it?

[Jkgstuff]

good question beef, I would like to know the same thing, becasue the car audio ones can be much cheaper and possibly sound a little better.

[twanger]

Good Question. I do however like the white colors of the marine speakers on white boat panels.

[cabin fever]

I have infinity 6.5 "non marine" speakers in my crownie. They were in it when I bought it. Sound great, and I havn't had any problems with them except for the dam grills coming off.

[hitechdavid]

I have Alpines in my 32' and Infinity's in my 38'. My 32' also has 2-10" subs and 1000watt amp. The Infinity's still kick ass over the Alpine system.

Marine speakers have a polymer cone that is waterproof and have better seals to the voice coils. If you know they absolutely will not get wet, go with the regular speakers.

[GVL]

I've got the Memphis in my boat, they have great sound and can handle alot of watts, they're three years old and still pounding [smilie=1074.gif]

[Rip5]

Try Polk DB650's. Excellent in a boat.

[BDiggity]

I have Kickers last yrs KM60's in mine, but now they have some new KM620's. JL Audio also makes nice 6.5s. I wanted the JL's but they werent out when i was making my purchase.

[OLDDIRT]

Try Polk DB650's. Excellent in a boat.

I went with Polk momo's carbon fiber series, I like them a lot.

If your boat is stored at a dock/lift you may want marine speakers because of the amount of dew/condensation that is present.jmo

[Bradly]

Lets not forget about the humid jungle that is created when you cover a boat with wet carpet.

I use a standard headunit, and marine speakers whenever possible. My headunit is protected (except from flying cookies now and again) and I like the features of the standard automotive models.

I have 6.5 Sony Marines in my Crownline, and they sound fine in my opinion. We replaced the JBL's in dads boat. The factory ones were absolute crap.

[dang_jayhawker]

As long as you do not use paper cones they will last for a while. I have always used automotive speakers. The one marine radio I had died after one season so I replaced it with an automotive radio. You can buy a lot of white paint for the grills when spend nearly half the price for marine stuff.

[ptextreme]

Infinity marine hands down the best sound for the money.

[John P]

We've had Infinity's in the past, sound quality does diminish after using them a while. Fusion Encounter Series is a great speaker and half the price of Infinity. We've done a side by side sound test and the Fusion has far better sound quality. [smilie=twocents.gif]

[AMER3]

shooter friday night and we can ck out all are stereo's



i have all sony in my boat 32 6.5 4- 12" subs and 6000watt. [smilie=1062.gif] [smilie=eck02.gif] [smilie=eck02.gif]

[eddie]

We put 24 6.5 Diamonds and 5 Alpine amps in Uncle Charlie's boat and it sounds pretty good.... You have to paint the speaker grill to get them white

[twanger]

John I talked to Matt recently and he suggested the sony's 2way with the clarion subs. I have the standard sony 6.5's w/o the tweeter. My concern is the mounting hole. I don't want to cut my 5" holes out, and with Matt's suggestion on the Sony's they would drop right in. I was looking at JL but they are expensive. I want to freeair a 10" but I can't find the right location. I am about 1 mile from you guys at the lake and I told Matt I would like to hook up and see what you guys think. I would purchase from you and need help cutting the hole.

[AMER3]

we will see you shoot out weekend then and ck it out.

[BINGO]

We've had Infinity's in the past, sound quality does diminish after using them a while. Fusion Encounter Series is a great speaker and half the price of Infinity. We've done a side by side sound test and the Fusion has far better sound quality. [smilie=twocents.gif]

Fusion, Fusion, Fusion..............I concur!

Fusion has great marine and car audio speakers. If you can find the Fusions that have a tweeter you can aim it makes a big difference in the amount of sound directed at the listener.
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[skeeler]

I really like the MB Quartz marines, a little pricey, but sound clean, loud, and take a ton of power.