Looking to replace the stereo in the boat with something that has a
wired remote with display for the helm (the main unit to be installed in
the cabin). I'm looking at the new Boss 2080
(http://www.bossaudio.com/main/695) - plenty of power and a wired remote
included. Anyone have experience with Boss Audio marine stereos. How
do they compare with ASA/Jensen and Prospec/JBL?

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I had a new Boss marine stereo that I installed in my 19" cuddy.
between uses the boat was trailered and had the cover on, but I failed
to remove the drain plug. Some water got in the boat and then it got
hot so there was a high moisture and condensation problem. The
"marine" strereo was junk after that. So much for moisture resistant
boards and circuts. Don't know if this was representative of BOSS or
if any other "marine" stereo could have withstood this any better, so
take it for what it is worth.

Dave Hall


caOn Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:49:26 -0400, Larry Weiss
wrote:

Looking to replace the stereo in the boat with something that has a
wired remote with display for the helm (the main unit to be installed in
the cabin). I'm looking at the new Boss 2080
(http://www.bossaudio.com/main/695) - plenty of power and a wired remote
included. Anyone have experience with Boss Audio marine stereos. How
do they compare with ASA/Jensen and Prospec/JBL?

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

On Apr 21, 6:18�am, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:49:26 -0400, Larry Weiss penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Looking to replace the stereo in the boat with something that has a
wired remote with display for the helm (the main unit to be installed in
the cabin). *I'm looking at the new Boss 2080
(http://www.bossaudio.com/main/695) - plenty of power and a wired remote
included. *Anyone have experience with Boss Audio marine stereos. *How
do they compare with ASA/Jensen and Prospec/JBL?

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I'm not familiar with this brand, but it seems the current trend in
radios is to move away from CDs towards use of media like the iPod. I
don't have a stereo on my boat, but we've thought about installing one
this year.... one feature we can no longer do without is satellite
radio.....


I've been slow to warm up to the ipod phenomenon. Guess I'm just
enough of an old fart that I'm not as adaptable as when younger.

However, there is a device into which you plug an ipod or other
digital storage device that will broadcast the contents a few feet on
a dedicated FM band.
If an old-fashioned (!) CD player has an FM tuner, it's possible to
play the ipod material through a standard stereo system so that more
than one person can listen to the music: (What a concept!)

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:49:26 -0400, Larry Weiss penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Looking to replace the stereo in the boat with something that has a
wired remote with display for the helm (the main unit to be installed in
the cabin). I'm looking at the new Boss 2080




I'm not familiar with this brand, but it seems the current trend in
radios is to move away from CDs towards use of media like the iPod. I
don't have a stereo on my boat, but we've thought about installing one
this year.... one feature we can no longer do without is satellite
radio.....


Boss has been around for a while manufacturing audio equipment for the music
industry, bands, etc. I have a couple of pieces of their equipment. It's
considered decent stuff in the music circles.

I am also familiar with "conformal" PC board coatings and consider it a
"must" for marine applications. Even with it though, I think the majority
of problems that develop are in the connectors, not the PC boards
themselves.

Eisboch

Very few of the average "marine" radios really have water resistant boards
and connectors. It's easy enough to tell without even disassembling them.
Did it have a rubber gasketed connector where the speaker/power cable
plugged in? I'll bet not. I buy car radios for half the price and they do
just as well. It is possible to get real marine radios but they are at the
high end of the pricing. Installing in a location that is more protected
and adding a remote control panel is also a good option.

"Dave Hall" wrote in message
...
I had a new Boss marine stereo that I installed in my 19" cuddy.
between uses the boat was trailered and had the cover on, but I failed
to remove the drain plug. Some water got in the boat and then it got
hot so there was a high moisture and condensation problem. The
"marine" strereo was junk after that. So much for moisture resistant
boards and circuts. Don't know if this was representative of BOSS or
if any other "marine" stereo could have withstood this any better, so
take it for what it is worth.

Dave Hall


caOn Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:49:26 -0400, Larry Weiss
wrote:

Looking to replace the stereo in the boat with something that has a
wired remote with display for the helm (the main unit to be installed in
the cabin). I'm looking at the new Boss 2080
(http://www.bossaudio.com/main/695) - plenty of power and a wired remote
included. Anyone have experience with Boss Audio marine stereos. How
do they compare with ASA/Jensen and Prospec/JBL?

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

On Apr 21, 11:00 am, "James" wrote:

. I buy car radios for half the price and they do
just as well.

agreed. I'm not a big fan of having the "best of the best" and the
latest of the latest" in my boat.

I have a good JBL am/fm cassette (casette doesn't work) , speakers and
140w amp that I pulled out of an 89 Lincoln Mrk 7 which is more than
plenty for my needs. plus where we go boating is about 40 mi from St
louis and I can get about any kind of broadcasting media I can stand,
with power and clairity.

I do have the advantage of storing ,my boats in the dry, too.

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Apr 21, 6:18�am, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:49:26 -0400, Larry Weiss penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


Looking to replace the stereo in the boat with something that has a
wired remote with display for the helm (the main unit to be installed in
the cabin). �I'm looking at the new Boss 2080
(http://www.bossaudio.com/main/695) - plenty of power and a wired remote
included. �Anyone have experience with Boss Audio marine stereos. �How
do they compare with ASA/Jensen and Prospec/JBL?

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I'm not familiar with this brand, but it seems the current trend in
radios is to move away from CDs towards use of media like the iPod. I
don't have a stereo on my boat, but we've thought about installing one
this year.... one feature we can no longer do without is satellite
radio.....



I've been slow to warm up to the ipod phenomenon. Guess I'm just
enough of an old fart that I'm not as adaptable as when younger.

However, there is a device into which you plug an ipod or other
digital storage device that will broadcast the contents a few feet on
a dedicated FM band.
If an old-fashioned (!) CD player has an FM tuner, it's possible to
play the ipod material through a standard stereo system so that more
than one person can listen to the music: (What a concept!)

Boss, Jensen and some of the other units I have seen all have at least
one auxialiary input for Ipods and the like. This Boss unit has two,
one on the front and one in the rear to accomodate an input from a
remote location.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

Tim wrote:
On Apr 21, 11:00 am, "James" wrote:


. I buy car radios for half the price and they do
just as well.


agreed. I'm not a big fan of having the "best of the best" and the
latest of the latest" in my boat.

I have a good JBL am/fm cassette (casette doesn't work) , speakers and
140w amp that I pulled out of an 89 Lincoln Mrk 7 which is more than
plenty for my needs. plus where we go boating is about 40 mi from St
louis and I can get about any kind of broadcasting media I can stand,
with power and clairity.

I do have the advantage of storing ,my boats in the dry, too.


I kind of agree with this James & Tim. We've had a Pioneer automotive
am/fm/cassette mounted in the cabin, out of the weather and the spray,
and it still works fine after 13 years, so I'm not so concerned about
the water resistance aspect. Also, satellite is not so important to me,
especially with the costs of subscriptions. I really just want to
upgrade to something with a wired remote control for the helm, something
car units don't come with. Boss marine units come with the remote
standard, which is why I find them so appealing, but they seem to be
economy priced, so I'm wondering how they sound and hold up to normal
wear & tear.

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

On 21 Apr 2007 06:59:19 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Apr 21, 6:18?am, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:49:26 -0400, Larry Weiss penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Looking to replace the stereo in the boat with something that has a
wired remote with display for the helm (the main unit to be installed in
the cabin). 'm looking at the new Boss 2080
(http://www.bossaudio.com/main/695) - plenty of power and a wired remote
included.
nyone have experience with Boss Audio marine stereos. ow
do they compare with ASA/Jensen and Prospec/JBL?

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"

I'm not familiar with this brand, but it seems the current trend in
radios is to move away from CDs towards use of media like the iPod. I
don't have a stereo on my boat, but we've thought about installing one
this year.... one feature we can no longer do without is satellite
radio.....


I've been slow to warm up to the ipod phenomenon. Guess I'm just
enough of an old fart that I'm not as adaptable as when younger.

My boat AM/FM CD stereo has an ipod connector - I don't have an ipod.
I do, however have an old 1980s Walkman cassette player. It plugs
right into that ipod connector (cable from the headset plug to the
ipod connector at any electronics store) so now I can play all of my
cassettes ;-)

Yeah, I am old....


Dave Hall
However, there is a device into which you plug an ipod or other
digital storage device that will broadcast the contents a few feet on
a dedicated FM band.
If an old-fashioned (!) CD player has an FM tuner, it's possible to
play the ipod material through a standard stereo system so that more
than one person can listen to the music: (What a concept!)

Dave Hall wrote:
On 21 Apr 2007 06:59:19 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Apr 21, 6:18?am, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:49:26 -0400, Larry Weiss penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Looking to replace the stereo in the boat with something that has a
wired remote with display for the helm (the main unit to be installed in
the cabin). 'm looking at the new Boss 2080
(http://www.bossaudio.com/main/695) - plenty of power and a wired remote
included.
nyone have experience with Boss Audio marine stereos. ow
do they compare with ASA/Jensen and Prospec/JBL?
Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"
I'm not familiar with this brand, but it seems the current trend in
radios is to move away from CDs towards use of media like the iPod. I
don't have a stereo on my boat, but we've thought about installing one
this year.... one feature we can no longer do without is satellite
radio.....

I've been slow to warm up to the ipod phenomenon. Guess I'm just
enough of an old fart that I'm not as adaptable as when younger.

My boat AM/FM CD stereo has an ipod connector - I don't have an ipod.
I do, however have an old 1980s Walkman cassette player. It plugs
right into that ipod connector (cable from the headset plug to the
ipod connector at any electronics store) so now I can play all of my
cassettes ;-)

Yeah, I am old....


If you were really old, like Shortwave Snortfisher, you'd be playing
8-tracks.