I am looking at putting in speakers and deck into my 96 challenger. I am not looking to spend to much cash in this department. Today i picked up 2 pairs of exile xs 65c. Along with that i got a Sony Marine Package (DSXMPACK11) which comes with a marine deck and and 1 pair of marine speakers. I bought all of this because it was on sale and i can return it if needed. My concern is that the exile speakers claim to be marine but are made of titanium and not enclosed around the magnet and spider. I don't know a whole lot about speakers but i feel like the titanium is a bad choice due to the fact that the boat is so open.
The sonys are rated at 160W peak and the exiles are 200W peak. Im just wondering if it would be smart to take back the two pairs of exiles and buy 1 pair of extra sony speakers to add to the ones with came with the deck. the sony is a cheaper option because i only need one extra pair, but i don't know if i will lose sound quality if i where to use them instead of the exiles.
Just looking for advise.

marine speakers
Started by bondorules, Aug 12 2011 12:08 AM
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 12:08 AM
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Posted 24 November 2014 - 11:28 PM
Pay careful attention to the sensivity rating when looking into purchasing any speaker.
Many times people get caught up in the wattage numbers when sensitivity plays just as an important role.
A speaker with 91dB of sensivity is TWO TIMES better than a speaker with 88dB. It will take twice the power to get a speaker with 3dB less sensivity to produce the same output sound pressure.
Many manufacturers of lower quality speakers with low sensivity ratings will tout higher wattage handling.
In the end, making a speaker selection decision based on the power ratings alone, can end up just wasting precious battery juice.
JBL has a good line of lower cost marine speakers that will sound great without wasting battery.
Many times people get caught up in the wattage numbers when sensitivity plays just as an important role.
A speaker with 91dB of sensivity is TWO TIMES better than a speaker with 88dB. It will take twice the power to get a speaker with 3dB less sensivity to produce the same output sound pressure.
Many manufacturers of lower quality speakers with low sensivity ratings will tout higher wattage handling.
In the end, making a speaker selection decision based on the power ratings alone, can end up just wasting precious battery juice.
JBL has a good line of lower cost marine speakers that will sound great without wasting battery.
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