Tower Speakers

Well they are running a holiday special on new dimension towers and NVS tower speakers at onlyinboards.com that has me pretty interested in buying now. I know this isn't the most stereo centric forum but has anyone had any experience with the NVS tyrant speakers, I am leaning towards a pair of tyrants as being most cost effective however I don't want to buy them and find out that i really should have gotten an Envity and a pair of Addictions or ?

Hey Joe,

The Tyrants are what are on my boat so I am guessing you heard them at GL. They are very powerful and very clear, (well mine were, something is a miss and I need to figure out what) the music projects a long ways back, in fact the further away it seems the better you can hear the music. I have noticed that when slaloming the amount of sound diminishes quite a bit at the turns then almost hits you across the wake. Also keep in mind whatever you are playing will most likely be heard by all your neighbors on the lake so your music selection may need to be altered somewhat as mine was. IIRC used an 850w amp specifically for the tower speakers. A couple things to also consider are if your boat will be stored in a secure location or out of the elements, if you need to take the speakers down after each use look at the new quick release they have available, also keep in mind these things are heavy. I am on a lift under canopy however mine come down if the boat will sit for more than a couple days, if you need to remove them regularly the only way to do it by yourself is with the tower folded, and yes folding the tower with 50lbs of added weight can be a challenge, not impossible but definitely requires some muscle, if yours are going on your closed bow that could also make things a bit more challenging. If you have the speakers up without a bimini below them they are definitely head bangers if you forget they are there.

I am no stereo expert so I leaned on a couple guy's for info, Gotwake (Ken K) is very knowledgeable as is Mikeski over on PN, also Duane at NVS is a really nice guy and will answer all your questions.

Anyways, these speakers rock and would be awesome on your boat, feel free to drop me a line or call if you have any specific questions, again, I am no stereo guru but may be able to answer some of your questions as I did the install/wiring myself.

CQ

quinner wrote: They are very powerful and very clear, (well mine were, something is a miss and I need to figure out what)

LOW VOLTAGE

jbear wrote: Man that is a sweet looking ride quinner...hope I can get a pull behind her sometime soon.

Gotta agree,
Wow that is a nice looking rig Quinner!

CQ: I admit to gettin' soft as to the weather. In Ohio I'd skied easy when the temps were in the 60's and never had a second thought. But ask Eddie (backfoot)...it is easy to get spoiled down here.

john

link to website?

Well, I still don't know anything about NVS speakers, but I now know the owners. Turns out one of them lives about 4 blocks from my home, and the other lives about 5 miles from my office. Small world. Just saw their newest speaker at the boat show. According to Duane, the paint was less than 24 hrs dry. The coolest part was a very sturdy quick disconnect to remove the speaker from the tower in about 10 seconds. Really easy. Also, the new setup, with two massive speakers, weighed only 21 lbs. Oh well, always something new to spend the cash. BKH

Well got the new tower and speakers in the mail yesterday and they look pretty sweet.


As you can see from the packing material everywhere they did a solid job of packing.



They placed a hard PVC pipe around the outside of the pull to ensure it made it intact


This was just to give an example of the quality of the welds.




A couple shots of one of the NVS Tyrant Speakers.




Backing plates and fiberglass included with the tower for istallation.


Couple of shots with the speakers and the tower for reference and spacing.





So far I am very happy with the service, the shipping, and the intial feel of the products I will try to remember to report back when I really get to try them out.

-Joe.

Joe, that 2001 is going to be slamming balls. Thanks for the pic of the truck, gotta get one some day.

Thanks for the comments guys, this is one of those winters where I am not in a hurry for summer to get here since I have so much left to do on the boat(s), if it wasn't for having to keep the whole paying job thing to be able to afford the shop, parts, and tools it would all be easy...