Any recommendations for boat hi-fi?

jonnybuoy

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Am planning to upgrade the hifi on the boat this winter. Currently it's a kenwood car unit. Problem with it is that it's in the galley downstairs and the remote (which is rubbish) won't work from the helm. So what I'm looking for is a unit where there is some some of repeater that can be fitted into the helm.

Kenwood have one (KMR-700U) which looks pretty decent but I can't find any others to compare with. Anyone got a unit that they'd recommend? (Or indeed anyone got the KMR-700U?).

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I've used various car type hi-fi's in the past but have to say that I'm really happy with the Fusion unit on my new sports cruiser. I use an Ipod with my wifi but two got wet on previous boats so the Fusion fully waterproof unit is perfect.

I would always recommend either having the unit close to the helm or at least a cut off switch for the cockpit speakers as you may need to listen to or tx on the vhf or listen to lock controllers.
 

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I've got the fusion unit, located in the saloon, with two wired remotes - one at the helm, and one at the stern sunpad. Saloon speakers are driven directly by the fusion unit, and in the cockpit I've got 4no 8" alpine speakers and a 10" alpine sub, all driven by an alpine marine amp. All works well and sounds nice, although the fusion unit does occasionally lock up, which needs a reset to recover from. (I believe this is a fairly common issue with these units).

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Thanks all - I hadn't heard of the Fusion kit, looks from the website to be exactly what I want, will go take a look.
 

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Yes, please throw it in the dock. :D

Never use it before 08:00 hours or after 20;00 hrs unless in your own Marina where your neighbours can get their own back sometime when you have children on board. :p

What's the point of finding a lovely quiet anchoarge to watch the sunset, listen to the Oystercatchers & the waves over a quiet drink & reminices of the day's events when some twassock parks up wind with a load of loud unwanted so-called music?

If I want "party music" I go to a Disco, if I want peace & quiet I go sailing.


And you can keep your underwater lights to yourself too please. :rolleyes:


Yes, I do have a radio on board & the g-kids have MP3 players, but I try to make sure it isn't audible in the cockpit, that way I know I can't be disturbing or annoying someone else with my choice of sounds.
 

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Yes, please throw it in the dock. :D

Never use it before 08:00 hours or after 20;00 hrs unless in your own Marina where your neighbours can get their own back sometime when you have children on board. :p

What's the point of finding a lovely quiet anchoarge to watch the sunset, listen to the Oystercatchers & the waves over a quiet drink & reminices of the day's events when some twassock parks up wind with a load of loud unwanted so-called music?

If I want "party music" I go to a Disco, if I want peace & quiet I go sailing.


And you can keep your underwater lights to yourself too please. :rolleyes:


Yes, I do have a radio on board & the g-kids have MP3 players, but I try to make sure it isn't audible in the cockpit, that way I know I can't be disturbing or annoying someone else with my choice of sounds.
the op gave no indication he was intending to spoil quiet anchorages with "party music" Seaflush. This thread was a request for technical advice.
Ive got to hand it to you though, you're nothing if not consistent.
 

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I too have the fusion on the flybridge and it's nice. As jtb says the wired remotes are nice. All very waterproof. I got the fusion with opening front that you slide iPod into, but I had a 3.5mm jack fitted on the dash too because I suspected (and it's turned out ot be true) that it's much easier to use the iPod on a wandering lead than to dock it inside the Fusion. Bose waterproof external speakers; model name is something like M31, with back boxes

If you want to go crazy and massively treat yourself fit a Beovision5 in the saloon. Truly wonderful bit of kit, very entertaining user interface, and you can put a (non waterproof) beolink wired remote just inside the saloon hatch therefore reachable from helm
 

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Yes, please throw it in the dock. :D

Never use it before 08:00 hours or after 20;00 hrs unless in your own Marina where your neighbours can get their own back sometime when you have children on board. :p

What's the point of finding a lovely quiet anchoarge to watch the sunset, listen to the Oystercatchers & the waves over a quiet drink & reminices of the day's events when some twassock parks up wind with a load of loud unwanted so-called music?

If I want "party music" I go to a Disco, if I want peace & quiet I go sailing.


And you can keep your underwater lights to yourself too please. :rolleyes:


Yes, I do have a radio on board & the g-kids have MP3 players, but I try to make sure it isn't audible in the cockpit, that way I know I can't be disturbing or annoying someone else with my choice of sounds.

bah humbug
 

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What always suprises when thinking about radio receivers me that nobody mentions good ones and rubbish ones. The only reason I mention this is when I lived in France I was 60 miles South of St Malo and I found that my Nissan Patrol would quite easily pick up Radio Jersey, Irish Radio, and obviously Radio 4, all with Shipping Forecasts etc.
But when I sat in my French Car but sold over here) The reception was rubbish, I could perhaps get Radio 4, No Irish Radio. etc.
Although of course many people dont have Radios in Boats to listen to Shipping Forecasts but to listen to music or play CD's, I would still like to buy a good radio for my next Boat. Any reccomendations
 

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Neale on MBM fitted a Fusion in the summer to his Sealine. I have not yet seen a report on this.

I am going to have a look at the JVC B52 at Halfords. This is a DAB head unit with a USB connector for the iPod, plus a remote with a mute button. Our head unit mounts into the galley, which is why I want a remote for the cockpit. Looks to tick all our buttons, but will do a bit more investigating.
 

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I have the fusion which is excellent my only mistake was fitting it on the fb, I'm considering moving it dowstairs and using remotes elsewhere creating different zones with extra speaker sets. I like how the ipod fits neatly inside the unit.
 

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Hi all,

I have a Fusion on the fly bridge, Great to listen to on the move. Best place was the 5km tunnel on the canal on the way to the Med. My AIR GUITAR cd at full belt!

Searush, in an anchorage we use the Kenwood set inside.

The tv and cd player are wired in to the system so we have a sort of "suround sound system". It does work well.

Best wishes,

Paul
 
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