northshore
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- Jan 17, 2011
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- Boat Info
- 1989 340 Sundancer
Raymarine E90W Radar/Chartplotter
- Engines
- Twin 454 Mercruiser 340's
The speaker layout on my 340 is one pair in V berth, one pair in the galley/dinette area, and one pair in the cockpit.
The pair in the galley/dinette are is always live. A switch at the helm controls whether the cockpit or V berth is hooked in to the other channel.
For the wife and I the audio volume and sound quality in the cabin is about a 8 out of 10 and I have no very compelling reason to screw with it.
And in the cockpit maybe a 6 or 7 out of 10 only because its open and when running we could use a bit more volume and a bit more bass.
But again not anything that I was really in a big rush to change.
Then a friend offered me a his old 8" sub woofer.... (he's going bigger)
As I only want to put the sub woofer in the cockpit area and I have very easy access to the speaker lines in the cockpit can any one make a recommendation for a small amplifier that will accept non-line level (what is the right term for this?) inputs and drive the small sub woofer?
Not looking for audiophile quality here, but dont want to bring garbage aboard either.
Head unit is a Kenwood DDX319 with 22 watts x 4 in to 4 ohms.
Speakers are 6 in Kenwood - dont have the specs, but the sensitivity is middle of the road if memory serves.
Thanks in advance,
-Mike
The pair in the galley/dinette are is always live. A switch at the helm controls whether the cockpit or V berth is hooked in to the other channel.
For the wife and I the audio volume and sound quality in the cabin is about a 8 out of 10 and I have no very compelling reason to screw with it.
And in the cockpit maybe a 6 or 7 out of 10 only because its open and when running we could use a bit more volume and a bit more bass.
But again not anything that I was really in a big rush to change.
Then a friend offered me a his old 8" sub woofer.... (he's going bigger)
As I only want to put the sub woofer in the cockpit area and I have very easy access to the speaker lines in the cockpit can any one make a recommendation for a small amplifier that will accept non-line level (what is the right term for this?) inputs and drive the small sub woofer?
Not looking for audiophile quality here, but dont want to bring garbage aboard either.
Head unit is a Kenwood DDX319 with 22 watts x 4 in to 4 ohms.
Speakers are 6 in Kenwood - dont have the specs, but the sensitivity is middle of the road if memory serves.
Thanks in advance,
-Mike