Stereo amp How-To on hooking up one more temp speaker

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  • rickharp
    • Dec 2004
    • 70

    • Jupiter, FL

    • 2014 210 and 2013 200CB

    Stereo amp How-To on hooking up one more temp speaker

    2008 Air Nautique 211 Team, hoping to hook up one large PA style speaker that I can direct to shore for a Memorial day parade, playing patriotic music...

    wondering if anyone knew off hand the best way or place to plug it in or hook it up. I recall one large amp and one smaller amp under the glovebox. I didn't really want to hook up two of these large speakers (about 40 in high, 24 wide, 14 deep). Thanks for any advice.

    option might be to unbolt my tower speakers and turn them too...
  • TravisFling
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Mar 2008
    • 889

    • London, Ohio

    • 1989 Ski Nautique 2001

    #2
    Connectors

    do you have speakon connectors for your tower speakers per chance?
    Travis Fling
    Choctaw Lake
    Current - 1989 Ski Nautique 2001

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    • rickharp
      • Dec 2004
      • 70

      • Jupiter, FL

      • 2014 210 and 2013 200CB

      #3
      Originally posted by TravisFling View Post
      do you have speakon connectors for your tower speakers per chance?
      they are hard wired.

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      • Mikeski
        1,000 Post Club Member
        • Jul 2003
        • 2908

        • San Francisco, CA

        • Current 2005 SV 211, due for upgrade! GS22 or GS24 perhaps? Previous

        #4
        The PA speaker should be 8 ohm so you can easily bridge a car audio amp to drive the speaker.

        Option 1. add a dedicated amp from an unused or Y'd RCA output from the head unit
        Option 2. disconnect the tower speakers at the amp and bridge the power to the single speaker
        Option 3. disconnect a pair of boat speakers from the amp and bridge the output to the single speaker
        Option 4. replace stock tower speakers with Wetsounds and let them rip, you should hear them just as well as the PA speaker... (seriously)

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