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- Aug 1, 2010
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- Boat Info
- 2004 Sea Ray 280 Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin 4.3 Liter Mercruiser w/Alpha One Gen 2 Drives
Can anyone recommend a replacement Bluetooth stereo for the stock Clarion that comes standard on a 2004 280 Sundancer?
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Can anyone recommend a replacement Bluetooth stereo for the stock Clarion that comes standard on a 2004 280 Sundancer?
While the fusion bt100 is the blackberry of blue tooth, all the other major players are running more current formats. JL, Kicker, Wet Sounds, Metra/Cerwin Vega, Memphis all offer universal BT's with better streaming.The dongles and modules work on older head units fine but I believe they stream in a2dp which is of lesser sound quality than the newer aptx technology. If your not an audiophile you may not mind but I like to get the most out of my bazillion dollar JL speakers and amps
While the fusion bt100 is the blackberry of blue tooth, all the other major players are running more current formats. JL, Kicker, Wet Sounds, Metra/Cerwin Vega, Memphis all offer universal BT's with better streaming.
Craig,If your looking for plug and play.
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Thanks! I looked into that one. It was between that and the Fusion.If your looking for plug and play.
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Thanks! I’m leaning in that direction instead of paying $150 or more for a new receiver.All you need is a $40 Bluetooth adapter for the clarion. Just put one on mine and it's older than yours
Thank you!I added the Fusion BT-100 to the AUX in of my 2004 Clarion - works great and simple job.
-Kevin
Thanks I ordered it online from Amazon.I have the same Clarion you have likely in my 2004 340 Sundancer. I added BlueTooth to it and love it, Got mine from Crutchfield.com This is the one I got.
JL Audio MBT-RX
Marine-rated Bluetooth® adapter
I've installed the same thing in two other boats now after mine, everyone loves it. Just don't make the mistake of buying an adapter that is battery powered, they are out there, and since you have +12 in the boat for the head unit (Clarion) to operate anyway, there's no advantage to the portability of a battery powered adapter. This JL comes with like 6 foot of cable so you can route it up closer into the cockpit if you want more range. Mine works from anywhere on the boat (30 foot range is spec for BlueTooth anyway). It's if you are on the dock that you might want more range to reach your lounge chair Good Luck. It's easy to install as others said, no need for new radio.
While the fusion bt100 is the blackberry of blue tooth, all the other major players are running more current formats. JL, Kicker, Wet Sounds, Metra/Cerwin Vega, Memphis all offer universal BT's with better streaming.
Their MXABTR and MXABTRX are shared with better then half a dozen other labels, so they are good. They offer a bit more user function compared to the hide away universal BT receivers.@Wylie_Tunes: how are the Memphis units? I was looking at their headless unit for my center console since I will basically use just BT and did not want to sacrifice helm space.
-Kevin
We run sirius radio mostly on the boat because of the remote locations we cruise. Only on Lake Monroe like we are at right now do we even have cell signal. Plus, an array radar on a 240 on inland lakes is way over-kill. Sirius weather to my Axiom-9 is a nice work-around. I do want to integrate the head unit to the axiom and would love to have a remote on the transom. I guess I could order a blank plate for the clarion remote on the helm since the axiom is already there. Right now we have patch cord stretched from the SR200 across the cabin door to the aux port on this Alpine.
Anyone have a suggestion for a head unit that will nmea integrate that would have a transom remote?