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Big Block Power wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:03 pm

Bamabonners wrote: Sun Jun 30, 2019 7:57 pm Tracking says it’s all delivered tomorrow. We’ll start on Tuesday. Hoping yo get it done in two days for the forth.

Side note.... wetsounds pricing is increasing dramatically. They say it related to tariffs. Maybe a good thing that JL is American made....

I thought wet sounds was American made too. Ummm

Actually, just found this article on the price increases: it’s not solely based on tariffs, but it does sound like they are Chinese.

https://www.ceoutlook.com/2018/12/26/we ... r-margins/

I think that's going to affect their sales and not in a good way..

Today was the day!

Here’s the equipment list:
Wetsounds HTX 6 to power the cabin speakers
Wetsounds HTX 1 to power the sub
Wetsounds Revo 6 6.5” cabin speakers (qty 6)
Rockford Fosgate Punch P3 4 ohm dual voice coil 10” sub
Skar Audio 10” ported sub enclosure
Wetsounds wet wire speaker/RGB combo wire (150 foot roll)
Wetsounds fuse block
power distribution blocks (2)
Assorted butt connections, ring connectors, electrical tape
2 RCA splitters to run 4 channel to 6 channels
Wetsounds 6 channel RCA cable
Wetsounds Single channel RCA cable


The pics:

Factory speakers and removal

Under / inside the passenger helm.

Couple things to note :

1) those panels are wood covered in carpet. The 2x4 posts are wood that have been covered in fiberglass. There are more wood panels in the back, on the sides between the engine bay and cockpit. I’ve owned 6 wakeboard boats prior to owning this boat. I’ve not seen wood in a boat.... ever.

2). There’s a whole working 1 Din Rockford Fosgate head unit mounted behind the dash. Not a black box solution, but an actual radio... facing backwards. Really weird, IMO.

Amp install with distribution boxes for power and ground. Both run directly to the battery. Turn on connected to the stereo.

Fuse block mounted on wooden panels covered in carpet. This is port side, behind the battery switch. Again, really surprised they used wood. Yes, we used pimptastic white power wire ground is black.

The wet wire. These Revo speakers have RGB light in them. Although I’m not booking the lights up now, we decided to go ahead and run the speaker/RGB wet wire for future use. Plus, the wet wire handles the watts and gives clean sound. For 6 speakers and a sub, we used one 150 foot roll.

Sub location. This box fits perfectly in the flat spot in the floor between the chimes.

Final pics of Revo 6 speakers. I went with the black with stainless grills. The stainless is an up charge, but worth it in my opinion.

This thing is LOOOUUUUUD! I was amazed at how clean and balanced it is. I’m an audiophile and I love a good balanced stereo. This is the best sounding boat I’ve had (and I’ve had 6 high end wake board boats with large factory installed stereos). The bass is awesome. I’m really impressed with this sub and box combination. Zac, installer and owner of dealership, said it’s one of the best sounding systems he’s put in. Everything went in without issue, even able to use the same speaker screw holes. Mounting location is great to work on because you can pull the board out to do the mounting.

I do plan on installing the second battery and wetsounds RGB controller in the very near future. We just ran out of time today.

I must say a huge thank you to The Boat Guy in Winchester, TN. He’s the local wetsounds dealer and boat repair shop. He sells Centurion boats and has years of knowledge of higher end boats, especially Cobalts and all wakeboard boats. Plus, he knows his stuff on stereos too. If you are in Tim’s Ford Lake area, I highly recommend Zac. He’s a hell of a good guy too.

Last pics.

Very cool congrats. I wish I could hear what it sounds like. I like the black and stainless.

Big Block Power wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2019 9:23 pm Very cool congrats. I wish I could hear what it sounds like. I like the black and stainless.

I wish you could too!!


Forgot to add, we ran 4 gauge power and ground wires.

Nice documentation Bama. A bonus with pics! U da’ man. Enjoy it loud brutha.

That looks really good! Your boat is mine's twin except I have the bimini instead of the tower. I've only added a JL Audio 10" so far. I mounted it on the passenger side although I admit the idea of cutting a whole in my new boat was painful at first. Will probably upgrade the rest in the off season.

Looks Great! Thanks for all of the photos.

Sorry in advance for bringing a four year old thread back to life, but I am planning to add an amp to our base system in our 2022 CS23 and am looking for guidance on install. The 2022 has a Fusion black box (MS-WB670, 4 channel built in amp) and the same 6 RF speakers. How are the four rear speakers wired? Do they split off at the back of the headunit or are they wired in parallel with the speakers located at the port and starboard consoles? I was originally going to do a Fusion 4 channel with DSP for easy programming (since the black box has DSP) but now I am wondering if I should do a 6 channel. Not looking for huge gains, just a bit cleaner sound when turned up while cruising. Thoughts on 4 channel vs 6 channel? The headunit has three sets of RCA pre-outs and is capable of 3 zone control so the volume for each pair of speakers could be separately controlled (currently its only set up for two, with the four rear speakers being zone 2 and the bow being zone 1).