New Stereo

Our 95 Ski Nautique still had the factory Clarion AM FM with a Cassette player in it. I decided it was way past time to upgrade, not looking for the 2000 watt systems you see in many boats I just wanted a better stereo able to play my ipod music. Found a Kenwood AM FM Marine unit with Bluetooth for less than $100 bucks, best 100 I have spent in a long time. I almost bought 4 new speakers to match but I am glad I did not. The factory Clarion Speakers sound great. The unit has 50 watts per channel, more than I ever use and syncs with our Cel phones, Pandora, Bluetooth and the Ipod. It also allows charging a cel phone.
I think this model has been out a few years already but I am impressed and it is a nice upgrade so I had to share. I should have done this long ago. And it bolted right in with no changes other than hooking up the wire harness, the wire harness even used the same color coding.
( now I just hope it holds up a while ) I should also include I am not impressed with the AM pick up, it works but not as good as the factory Clarion unit.

Don't feel bad Mark,N3 put a new Clarion in mine with pretty much the same spec's as yours, AM not so hot either. I also have been using my iPod not the phone

Since dropping in the new radio in my boat the radio hardly ever gets used. The girls wanna listen to their music so the Bluetooth link is really cool. My Ipod is always there but gets out voted as the girls don't like Dad's music. I have actually used the CD player once or twice as I made an MP3 disk with my Fav's.

Gary...you actually own an Ipod?

Morfoot wrote: Since dropping in the new radio in my boat the radio hardly ever gets used.

Me too. Dropped in a whole new system last year and we seldom use it.

Sounds like a nice system except the phone calls in the boat. Having the wife able to call me when I'm in the boat would SUCK!

I have not loaded up a memory stick with music yet but it is set up for that, great idea, much smaller than taking the Ipod.

I actually installed the mike for the phone under the steering wheel. No wife to worry about but has come in handy when CCFans showing up late to the lake call to ask...Hey Man....where y'all at?

Never thought about a USB memory stick...Good Idea!

I dropped some new Polks in the front that I ordered online from Fry's Electronics. Non marine as well but silicon cones. No need to amp up mine either... I'll leave that to the CCFans with towers.

I was thinking about a stereo install in the SN2001 and did not like the options of cutting etc. So I tried using my bluetooth on phone and bought a wireless "Bluetooth Jam Classic "speaker and was very impressed,good sound and plenty loud enough. You can place it anywhere very small and whenever you are finished just take it out and recharge it. $29:00 No more batteries and no cutting on boat.

I kinda wish the fartbox muffler had a better sound to it...

I've thought many times about trading it in on a y pipe... anyone do that? soundbite wanted...