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Greeko 10-28-2013 2:14 PM

Wet Sounds XS-808s and XS-650
 
Hey guys,

I ended up picking up a couple sets of the XS-808s and XS-650s.

I was planning on running them at 2 ohms on a syn 4... Is 100WRMS going to be enough?

Anybody else running more power to them?

Thanks

chpthril 10-28-2013 3:12 PM

i would not hesitate one bit to drive the 808 in-boat with a Syn-4 as you are proposing.

Greeko 10-28-2013 4:10 PM

Thanks Mike,

I was worried 100 WRMS wouldn't be enough for the 8" driver...

brichter14 10-28-2013 5:39 PM

Stuff like this confuses me. If you dont have tower speakers i understand powering your in-boats. But if you do, whats the point? Tower speakers are typically loud enough for everybody on e lake to hear clearly, why do the ppl in the boat need powered speakers? Im just curious and it isnt directed at anybody in particular.

h20king 10-28-2013 6:11 PM

Ben it is not about volume it is about sound quality. With the system set up properly you can control the volume of the in-boat speakers separate from the tower speakers

brichter14 10-28-2013 6:21 PM

Through the ws 420 or just wiring towers to rear and in boats to front and fading through the headunit. Idk, i have infinity in-boats with just headunit power to them and they sound fine at any volum that is worth listening to.

To each their own i suppose

chpthril 10-28-2013 6:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brichter14 (Post 1850839)
Through the ws 420 or just wiring towers to rear and in boats to front and fading through the headunit. Idk, i have infinity in-boats with just headunit power to them and they sound fine at any volum that is worth listening to.

To each their own i suppose

Not everyone wants in-boats that to just sound fine. Personally, when im in the boat, I would much rather listen to 6-8 fill-range amplified in-boats, in stereo and a nice sub, over any tower speaker, any day.

tn_rider 10-29-2013 3:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chpthril (Post 1850840)
Not everyone wants in-boats that to just sound fine. Personally, when im in the boat, I would much rather listen to 6-8 fill-range amplified in-boats, in stereo and a nice sub, over any tower speaker, any day.

This.

Try amplifying your inboats. It's night and day. More of a full sound. More mid bass punch. Your inboats will really come alive.

bruizza 10-29-2013 9:20 AM

I have 808s and 650s and while 100w will make them sound okay if you really want to get the most out of them put 200w to each. I have my 808s run off a syn 2 with 200w going to each. I then have 6 xs 650s running of 2 channels of an SD6 so the 6 of them share 1170w so 195w a piece. The sound is AMAZING. At a minimum I would run your 650s off the syn 4 you have and get another amp for your 808s if you want to get the most out of your system.

Greeko 10-29-2013 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruizza (Post 1850938)
I have 808s and 650s and while 100w will make them sound okay if you really want to get the most out of them put 200w to each. I have my 808s run off a syn 2 with 200w going to each. I then have 6 xs 650s running of 2 channels of an SD6 so the 6 of them share 1170w so 195w a piece. The sound is AMAZING. At a minimum I would run your 650s off the syn 4 you have and get another amp for your 808s if you want to get the most out of your system.

Thanks Bruizza,

That is the response I was looking for. I have a Syn 4, and I guess if i picked up a Syn 2 or Arc KS300.2 that would power the 650s with 100WRMS and 808s with 175WRMS. This option will run me around $350.

I was thinking about going for either the SD line or Possibly the Rockford T1000/800-4ad but then I am stuck with a Syn 4 amp and have to buy an expensive D class amp. This option will run me around $550-700..

Thanks for the help...now decisions lol..

bruizza 10-29-2013 1:38 PM

I realized mine aren't getting quite what i said. I had originally just taken my extra 2 channels of 585w and just divided by 6. TigeMike pointed out to me this is basically impossible so I asked my installer what he did. So my bow is wired in 4 ohm stereo so each bow xs 650 gets 185w a piece. The cabin 650s are wired in parrallel at 2ohms and thus get 145w a piece. Regardless my interior is crazy loud and clear.

Greeko 10-29-2013 3:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bruizza (Post 1850975)
I realized mine aren't getting quite what i said. I had originally just taken my extra 2 channels of 585w and just divided by 6. TigeMike pointed out to me this is basically impossible so I asked my installer what he did. So my bow is wired in 4 ohm stereo so each bow xs 650 gets 185w a piece. The cabin 650s are wired in parrallel at 2ohms and thus get 145w a piece. Regardless my interior is crazy loud and clear.

That sounds about right. How warm do the Sinister amps get?


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