Does Your Boat Need Built-In Remotes For Audio System?

Are Audio System Remotes Obsolete?

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One in the stateroom, head, two in salon, 6 in cockpit not including the MFD's, all for fusion RA770. Three tablets for Sono's, not to mention my phone for both and watch for fusion. I don't have an addiction, I'm ok ...
 
For our little boat compared to most of yours, I installed the ANT at the swim platform and a MS-NRX300 at the helm. Then I have the Fusion radio NEMA 2000'd to the Garmin MFD. I also have a Garmin watch with Fusion Link. Then of course there's the iPhone. I need a bigger boat.
 
I have a big block 454 (blubada blubada) that makes beautiful music at idle. And when on plane I can’t hear shit over that engine.
Stereo remote? What is this technology that you speak of?
 
Shenanigans77 said:
Remotes are for old folks interested in reverse mortgages. Yelling at us youngsters to get off their lawn. Probably still have a rotary dial phone. Its 2022! :p
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Sarah, get me Tom Selleck..
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On the Sundeck while standing in the water I use the wired fusion remote near the transom I bought the wireless remote for the bow and use the app while at the helm.
 
I can see the value in the stick on BT remotes available today. My disdain for remotes is aimed at the old wired units that required a 3 inch hole. When a model would be discontinued, the replacement would invariably be significantly different in size requiring either an bigger hole or an adapter plate. I typically stream the music from I heart radio App so I need to use my phone anyway to change the channel so its there to adjust volume as well. It is a PITA when a call comes in or I need to leave the boat because the music leaves when I do. I am just too cheap to pay another 10 bucks a month to add the boat to the XM account.
 
Shenanigans77 said:
Remotes are for old folks interested in reverse mortgages. Yelling at us youngsters to get off their lawn. Probably still have a rotary dial phone. Its 2022! :p
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I have no idea what you're talking about, but I trust Tom Selleck and I have the number to that bank he talks about posted next to my wallphone.

But seriously, at one point I wanted to install remotes all over the boat, now I can go a month without even taking the cover off my NRX remote. The day I want to reclaim that spot on the dash, the NRX is hitting the market.
 
MonacoMike said:
For years I have had this, almost obsession, that I had to have audio system remotes for my boats. I see many others asking questions about remotes often here. “Will this head unit work with my remotes”, is often asked. It with the evolution of Bluetooth do remotes even have a function on todays boats?

My case in point, my new fusion works great all over my boat and even on the dock, my only music source will be one of our phones or pads, running the Fusion app is no big deal and I have controls that no remote can do on my phone.

Then add to it the option, if one wants, to have the head unit connected to the display units at the helm and I see no need to have remotes any longer. Do you? What exactly does the remote do for you that you cannot live without?

I feel liberated to be free the shackles of the remotes and love the freedom of a full Bluetooth system…
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Ill argue this, you are not free from remotes. Your remote is just wireless now.
 
Unfortunately the stick on Fusion remotes won't work with my AV650, so the phone app it is. Unless I'm at the helm where I have a wired remote and it wired up to my Raymarine as well.
 
KevinC said:
Just run the SXM app for the same music.

-Kevin
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I do that with the wife’s phone,( she has XM in the Maserati and the Landrover ) same problem with using phone app, phone needs to be at the boat. It really is a first world problem that I am sure we will be able to endure!:p
 
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