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  • pholmstr
    • Apr 2013
    • 12

    • Portland, Oregon

    #1

    G23 Tower Speakers

    Hey all - just about to finalize order on a new G23!

    I am pretty confident about everything except for tower speakers - I am coming from Malibu and have always gotten 4 speakers (Exile surf 9") because the mounting made head clearance no issue. I am 5'10" and never worry about bonking my head since the speakers on Malibu are more on the sides.

    With Nautique the speakers are straight across the top of the tower, so I worry about head clearance for the center 2 speakers. Because of this I was only going to order 2 speakers. Any opinions on this? Coming from 4x 9" speakers and going to 2x 8" on such a big boat I feel looks a little anemic, I am sure they will sound just fine.

    I would consider 2x Rev 10" but I really don't like the look of the grills on them.
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  • XBIGPUN66
    Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
    • Oct 2012
    • 455

    • WI

    • 2014 SAN 210 TE. NSS. Pro ballast.
    #2
    Clearance for four factory speakers is good in my 210. At least equal to my buddy's 2012 Malibu.

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

    Ian S
    2014 SANTE. NSS. Pro balllast. Boatmate trailer
    2004 SANTE. 4000 lb ballast, 2013 graphics (prev). Ramlin trailer
    2009 Moomba Outback (prev). Boatmate trailer

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    • pholmstr
      • Apr 2013
      • 12

      • Portland, Oregon

      #3
      Has anyone mix and matched 8.8 and 7.7 speakers to give more clearance in the center? Not sure how much an inch would really matter?

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      • MLA
        1,000 Post Club Member
        • Dec 2009
        • 1312

        • Lake Wylie NC Area

        #4
        Coming from 4x 9" speakers and going to 2x 8"
        Ill start by clearing up some misinformation. The exile speaker is an 8" just like the Wet Sounds icon-8, JL 8.8., Kicker KM8, rockford M282, roswell has an 8". Bazooka has an 8". Powerbass has an 8, Memphis as well. Sure there will be differences in their physical specs, but at the end of the day, they are in the 8" speaker class. The "9" designation is used for one reason.

        Yes, there will be a difference in going from 2 pair of 8" coaxials to a single pair of 8" coaxials. So, add a 2nd pair and you will be right where you where. Also worth noting that the JL 8.8 tower pod is just about an inch less in hang height as compared to the 8" exile.

        I would consider 2x Rev 10" but I really don't like the look of the grills on them.
        Wouldnt it be cool if a new grill design was coming.................

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        • heel5man
          • Aug 2016
          • 150

          • Lake Keowee SC

          • 2018 G23
          #5
          It's worth considering going with 2 because of the issue you mentioned. I went with four and we constantly have folks hitting their heads, including me.


          Sent from my iPhone using PLT Nautique

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          • markj
            1,000 Post Club Member
            • Apr 2005
            • 1194

            • NorCal

            • Current: 2015 230 Sold: 2005 SAN 210 1991 Barefoot
            #6
            You can always pull the stainless face plates off the Rev10's so the grills blend in. They're just kind of glued on.

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