[Rhodes22-list] Best Location for Stereo Speaker Installation

[budconnor]

Dave,
  two other options are ...
  - There are some small Maxima speakers and enclosures that fit inside the 
coaming storage areas.
      That's what I have and they sound ok.  Search site:rhodes22.org Maxima  
  you should find 
      the link I posted listing an ad for them.   They stay dry and are out 
of the way.
  - Also, you could mount some mondo speakers up under the seats inside the 
coamings facing down.   
    (The coamings are the big hollow empty things your rest your back on 
while your are sitting in 
     the cockpit.  Crawl under the cockpit seat and look up, you will see 
lots of great useable space.)

In either case, the wires are easy to run back to the cabin.  I keep my 
stereo behind the sliding mirror.

Good luck!
-Bud


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Culp" <daculp at gmail.com>
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:24:46 -0500
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Best Location for Stereo Speaker Installation

> Hi list:
> 
> I did a search of the archives because I thought for sure someone had
> probably done a stereo speaker installation before and discussed it.
> Nothing came back in results except for Rummy's recent discussion of stereo
> drain on his battery.
> 
> I have picked out two possible sites to install the speakers:  The best
> place for what little sound quality you can expect in the cockpit of a
> sailboat will probably be in the cabin bulkheads on each side of the
> companion way door facing the cockpit.  The wires can be hidden there
> between the bulkhead and liner and it is in close proximity to the
> electrical switching panel in the cabin and the stereo unit.  The other
> location I thought of which is not as good but would less unsightly in the
> cabin would be in the lazerette under the seats on each side.  The sound
> wouldn't be nearly as good, but I wouldn't have to cut the cabin liner to
> accommodate the speaker magnets.
> 
> The stereo unit itself is going to mount where the old VHF used to be.
> 
> Anyone with stereo speakers already mounted or any experience mounting a
> stereo system in the Rhodes, I would appreciate hearing them.
> 
> I have two flush mount 6.5 inch speakers from West Marine and a nice Sony
> CD/CDR/MP3 ready to mount.  The unit will drive 4 speakers but I only want
> two unless someone knows better.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David Culp
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