Marine Stereo

[silverslayr]

I am looking music for my boat, I only want I-pod hookup and Sirius ready.
Not looking for cheap. Does this exist or am I just wishing ? If not any input would be great..

 

[PondTunes]

Re: Marine Stereo

Kenwood kdc232mr
http://kenwoodusa.com/Car_Entertainment/Marine/KDC-232MR

Let me know if you need help pricing one.

 

[SHEP#1]

Re: Marine Stereo

How about the Kenwood Mr-400 The marine Version, has Ipod and Sirius and an MP3 capable CD player.

Works great!

 

[TD_Maker]

Re: Marine Stereo

Silver,
Just put a new unit in my boat. And like you, I was baffled about what to put in my new boat. You will notice that the "marine" units are more costly than the Auto units, and generally, you get much less for the money.

However, there are some interesting "Marine" units if you want to spend the $350-$400 dollars it takes to get one. Clarion and Sony both have a completely waterproof units ready to install (no face plate needed) with all of your requirements. But damn, they are really expensive.

I finally settled on a Kenwood 200 Watt Automobile unit with CD player, input jack, and Sirius ready. I purchased a really nice waterproof face plate to protect it. I paired it all up with 4 waterproof speakers. It sounds AWESOME, and i think I have around $200 bucks tied up. The Sirius sounds GREAT when trolling 20 miles offshore when radio signals are scarce.

 

[Andy in NY]

Re: Marine Stereo

depending on the application, an automitive unit can work and save a bunch of money... but it all depends on what it is being used in.

i chose to go with an automotive unit, because:

1) i had a teeny tiny budget
2)i got a great package deal becuase i had neither a head unit or speeakers and needed both
2)i will be boating on a small, very calm lake


i picked up a sony xplode system, head unit with cd player that plays mp3's and has an ipod port on the front and came with 4 speakers, remote and even a free hat! (its a crappy hat though)

for $95 if it doesnt last me that long... oh well.

 

[PondTunes]

Re: Marine Stereo

For the record the MR in the part number stands for marine when talking about Kenwood units. The 232mr is marine grade.

There is a lengthy comparison of the various options at this thread: http://forums.iboats.com/showpost.php?p=1533799&postcount=11
Perhaps It will help you decide what you want.

 

[jspringator]

Re: Marine Stereo

What about a non DIN unit that I can mount below the dash? I only need pre-amp outs; no real speaker power needed.