Are marine CD stereos car stereos in water resistant enclosures or are
the boards and controls sealed.
Are marine stereo speakers high quality car speakers with rubber
surounds and plastic cones, or are they different and how.

I guess the answer is yes and no. At least I have seen "marine" CD and
loadspeakers" that are not protected for water, and I have seen some that at
least look sealed. I have seen loadspeakers being seld in two versions, one
has been treated with something so the cone won't absorb water. I do not
think there are any general rules, you have to look at each case. Maybe
there are some certifications, I do not know.

I have permanently removed my outdoor speakers in case of heavy weather or
capsize (I suppose they would have ended up as big holes in the deck).

Haakon

"m Ransley" wrote in message
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Are marine CD stereos car stereos in water resistant enclosures or are
the boards and controls sealed.
Are marine stereo speakers high quality car speakers with rubber
surounds and plastic cones, or are they different and how.

I've got three years so far out of a very cheap ( nothing cheaper than free
.... ) paper cone speaker that has got a lot of splash and drip - mostly
rainwater. I mounted it in a well painted box, cone down, and gave it
several coats of silicone based water repelling spray - left over from
waterproofing some clothing. When it fails I will decide if I "buy"
another one or go for the real thing.
This is NOT above the deck or where failure would be more than an
inconvenience.
DF

"Haakon Dybdahl" wrote in message
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I guess the answer is yes and no. At least I have seen "marine" CD and
loadspeakers" that are not protected for water, and I have seen some that
at
least look sealed. I have seen loadspeakers being seld in two versions,
one
has been treated with something so the cone won't absorb water. I do not
think there are any general rules, you have to look at each case. Maybe
there are some certifications, I do not know.

I have permanently removed my outdoor speakers in case of heavy weather or
capsize (I suppose they would have ended up as big holes in the deck).

Haakon

"m Ransley" wrote in message
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Are marine CD stereos car stereos in water resistant enclosures or are
the boards and controls sealed.
Are marine stereo speakers high quality car speakers with rubber
surounds and plastic cones, or are they different and how.

I have had several marine stereo,s tape and CD and the unit I have now
(broken, again) is a Jensen CD player, west marine has replaced it on
warranty twice making this the third. My unit is mounted in an instrument
box (with door) under my tee top, no spray hits it, but it's downfall is
just living outdoors. It seems the delicate micro circuits can't stand the
humidity we have in the south. My next move will be either a cheaper car
unit that I can remove and store indoors when not in use or maybe try a
Clarion which people tell me is up living outdoors. So, to answer your
question, I don't know,but when a "marine" stereo player fails from just
humidity you have to wonder if there is any meaningful diference other than
maybe some clear spray sealer applied over a few parts? I hope somebody
weights in on this with a good recomendation on the player, the posters on
speakers made some good points on safety issues.


--
Ron White
My boatbuilding website is:
www.concentric.net/~knotreel

It seems Clarion has a sealed board , but there are so many other
components that cant be sealed that long life is impossible, and
unrealistic.
Speakers are mechanical and deteriorate at a % per hr of use or
exposure . Ex. 20 yr old Ampeg 8 x 10" are 75 % less efficent
than new when compared to a new 2 x 10 for SPL at 1 watt @ 1 mete

Point is speakers lose Effenciency and Frequency response after
break in period . So you also have a replacment date with
speakers, They WEAR out as does anything else . Marine - C