Goatro Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thought I would breathe some new life in the stereo system. Fishing won’t be the same at the island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Very nice! How many amps are you going to run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Jazzy Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Sweet! You'll love them and be the talk of the town😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatro Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 One amp. JL 600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWoodham Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 I did the same last year. You will be happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 12 hours ago, Goatro said: One amp. JL 600. Is that 4 - 8.8’w and 2 - 10’s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilemaker Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 What are the size on the speakers. If the four larger ones are 8.8 they will truly need to have 200 watts to reach their potential. The amp can be bridged to run 2 of the 8.8 and still run the 7.7. You will then need a 400 amp bridge to run the other 2 8.8. The 8.8 will work as you plan but once installed unhook one pair of of the 8.8 and bridge the other pair. You will hear the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatro Posted July 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 4 - 8.8 2 ways and 2 - 7.7 2 ways. No subs. Decided i didn't want to go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilemaker Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 If you add another amp and bridge the 8.8s you can use the low pass filter and really get better sound from the 8.8s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Jazzy Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 Yea what smilemaker said. I've got one pair of 8.8's bridged to a m400 and it rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Not telling what to do, but the 8.8’s will over power the 7.7’s to the point on drowning them out. You’ll achieve better sound and be a hell of a lot louder if you return the 7.7’s and the 600/6, and put that cash to an 800/8. Run the 800/8 bridged to 200w x 4 to run the 4 - 8.8’s. It will hump, I promise! If you’re near NE FL, l’ll let you hear mine. I also have an HPS, so the acoustics will be similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatro Posted July 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 I hear what ya saying. I haven't finished the install. I may try out what you saying. But there were JL 6.5 installed in the console already. So i put some 7.7's in there place. I think this will be all I need for awhile. Thanks for the heads up. When i hook up the amp i'll give it go. Hope it doesn't overwhelm me and make me buy another amp. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatro Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 It’s all in. Pretty much rocks. More than I could imagine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Looks good! As long as you're happy with it, and the ladies enjoy it, that's all that matters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCPD199 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 On 7/13/2019 at 11:44 AM, smilemaker said: What are the size on the speakers. If the four larger ones are 8.8 they will truly need to have 200 watts to reach their potential. Now I thought (and still do!) the same; but, I spoke to the JL rep at the iCast show and he said all they need is 100 watts. Again, not disagreeing with you, just tell you what the rep said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilemaker Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Not disagreeing that they only need 100 watts to work, but to reach their full potential they need 200 watts. A 22 te pathfinder only needs 150 hp to function adequately but put a 250 sho on it and you have a different animal. Neither should stop you from making the decision that is best for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 17 hours ago, smilemaker said: Not disagreeing that they only need 100 watts to work, but to reach their full potential they need 200 watts. A 22 te pathfinder only needs 150 hp to function adequately but put a 250 sho on it and you have a different animal. Neither should stop you from making the decision that is best for you. That's right. I did just that before I set up as I designed my system to run....I ran them at 100w/ea. before I bridged them to 200w/ea. Sure they work, and are loud, but when you put the juice to them, it's literally incomparable. The one thing I don't care for with it bridged, is the low volume hiss that's typical of a poor ground. Once a little music is going, you can't hear it, but it annoys my inner OCD. And yes, the ground is solid and clean. Why stop at a 250 SHO, when you can tune it to 330?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatro Posted July 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 I decided to drop this off at the shop and let those guys handle the install. I normally do this myself. But I let someone else handle it. What if I bridge the amp and put 2 speakers on one side. Will that make too much resistance and fry the amp. Now you got me thinking about installing another 600/6 and bridging all the speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilemaker Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 When you start hooking speakers together you change the resistance and need to know what you are doing and how it relates to the amp. I would use as is for now and later get a 400/4 to bridge 2 of them and run the other 2 bridged from the main amp. Depending how much you want to experiment you can use the low pass filter on one set to kick out the highs and midrange and give it a little more gain to increase the base. Not as good as a sub but will improve the lows some. Would not do both sets as you might loose too much midrange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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