For any Fusion Marine Hifi fans

[jonnybuoy]

They've just released the 700 series. Looks great, wifi connectivity (so can drive from your iphone etc.) plus full NMEA functionality. Looks great. Not available in the UK until June (I'm on the waiting list )

http://www.fusionelectronics.com/marine/products/700-series

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

Very nice. Any info on prices yet?

Cheers
Jimmy

 

[jfm]

Excellent. Thanks for the info. I'll be ordering one! June is only next month!

 

[jonnybuoy]

Very nice. Any info on prices yet?

Cheers
Jimmy

The head unit retails at roughly £525 but if you shop around you can get it for £475. They make you pay for the remote app though as well ($30).

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fusionlink/id520377783?mt=8

 

[jfm]

Will the remote app (on an iPad, say) control the thing directly device to device, without there being an ethernet hub or something in between?

 

[jonnybuoy]

Will the remote app (on an iPad, say) control the thing directly device to device, without there being an ethernet hub or something in between?

I'm told by my tecchy mate that you will have to plug a wifi router up its @rse end to get the iphone/pad to talk to it.

 

[jfm]

Hmmm. Suspected as much. I have a wireless printer on the boat but despite contrary assurances of yoof in PC World who sold it to me it too needs a hub. I have a wireless hub in the form of a little mifi thing (which works a treat) but I dont know if it will function as a hub in this scenario (I've yet to set up the printer wirelessly; seems too much faff, so I usb cable it)

Also I'm wondering if the fusion has to be Cat5 cabled to the hub, rather than being wifi itself, which would mean the mifi hub wont work.

Ah well, no worries, the colour screen is nice!

 

[taormina]

plenty of stereos working direct from smartphones, have one myself, Bose, plenty more coming on the market, uses bluetooth, some of them as small as the fusion,i like the fusions, have one myself, mind u may have to wait untill price comes down...

 

[ACE]

Excellent. Thanks for the info. I'll be ordering one! June is only next month!

I'm off to Houston on Monday and back into the UK 24th i notice they have a stockist in Houston, if you need me to pick one up and take it back let me know.....