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Old     (Greeko)      Join Date: May 2013       10-28-2013, 2:14 PM Reply   
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
Old     (chpthril)      Join Date: Oct 2007       10-28-2013, 3:12 PM Reply   
i would not hesitate one bit to drive the 808 in-boat with a Syn-4 as you are proposing.
Old     (Greeko)      Join Date: May 2013       10-28-2013, 4:10 PM Reply   
Thanks Mike,

I was worried 100 WRMS wouldn't be enough for the 8" driver...
Old     (brichter14)      Join Date: Jul 2010       10-28-2013, 5:39 PM Reply   
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.
Old     (h20king)      Join Date: Dec 2009       10-28-2013, 6:11 PM Reply   
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
Old     (brichter14)      Join Date: Jul 2010       10-28-2013, 6:21 PM Reply   
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
Old     (chpthril)      Join Date: Oct 2007       10-28-2013, 6:28 PM Reply   
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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.
Old     (tn_rider)      Join Date: Dec 2009       10-29-2013, 3:45 AM Reply   
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Originally Posted by chpthril View Post
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.
Old     (bruizza)      Join Date: May 2009       10-29-2013, 9:20 AM Reply   
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.
Old     (Greeko)      Join Date: May 2013       10-29-2013, 11:18 AM Reply   
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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..
Old     (bruizza)      Join Date: May 2009       10-29-2013, 1:38 PM Reply   
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.
Old     (Greeko)      Join Date: May 2013       10-29-2013, 3:06 PM Reply   
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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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