mikeski |
11-09-2005 3:04 PM |
Luca, <BR> <BR>When I was running in salt the common practice was to blast everything with fresh water after every day. To find a mounting place that wouldn't get blasted with fresh water it probably wouldn't get enough circulation for cooling. <BR> <BR>To answer Rod's question. Yes, they actually do make marine amplifiers. They just epoxy coat the circuit boards and plate the connections a little better. Not much different from a technology standpoint, as Adam mentioned, maybe a couple years behind. <BR> <BR>In the mainstream marketplace there is not a huge demand for high output marine amplifiers. In reality it's a very small niche market. I believe that Clarion, JL, and Infinity all make marine specific amps. <BR> <BR>Most of today's (new school) amps are sourced from China with less than ideal fabrication standards. On the flip side they are fairly cheap. I am using a couple HiFonics car amps right now, they are cheap and seem to do a decent job. They are somewhat disposable, probably not a bad choice if you budget a replacement every 3 or 4 years. The car amp should live through the humidity.
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