Atom Ant 0 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Yes indeed - good point AC will do so over the weekend! Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Replacement Sony cockpit speakers now installed over weekend. Combined soundcheck of speakers and taste-test of first bottle of rum of the season proved successful. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Ah yes my new ones are JBL Marine speakers. Sound better than the Fusions and hopefully will last longer too. Where did you get them AA?? Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I bought them from a place in Tauranga - sorry Smithy, cant even remember the name of the place, but they were on special & going for a bloody good price, been in the boat a year now, good as gold. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yeah the crew were not impressed with my sound system on the coastal.. Or maybe it was my choice of music.. All 70s hippy sh*t.. Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Nah, just more than happy to give the skipper sh*t about it. Didn't really have a problem with the music delivery system (apart from the buzzing of the cockpit locker) ... the hassling was more entertainment value than anything else. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Troublr is, where the speakers are located, the helm gets blasted and no-one else hears a thing!! Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Maybe the answer is more speakers?? Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yeah, I was thinking that! Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Maybe the answer is more speakers?? To keep you both happy, perhaps a little more creative thinking is required. The helmsman seems to have his OWN speakers but pity the poor hard of hearing crew . . . So have a set of speakers mounted near the bow, another 2 sets beside the mast (P&S both being L&R's) and a third set on the aft transom. NOW THE TECHNICAL BIT: An old simple tiller pilot WIND vane should be mounted say convienently on the pushpit aft. Technical connection opportunity for an engineer. Then as the APPARENT wind angle changes, then the different sets of speakers are powered up as appropriate. Close Hauled = BOW speakers and sounds drift aft to rail meat Beam Reach = MAST speakers to keep spinnaker trimmer happy at the shrouds, with a gravity switch for Port or Starboard AUTO selection / switch over Running = AFT speakers carry the sounds forward towards the kites. Crew now happy . . . . but still thirsty Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Troublr is, where the speakers are located, the helm gets blasted and no-one else hears a thing!! PARDON WHAT YOU SAYING SPEAK UP Link to post Share on other sites
Grinna 2 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 It could all be just an elaborate cover up for the selective hearing on the part of the skipper "I don't like what I'm hearing from the crew so I'll pretend the music drowned it out". The addition of more speakers would just add to the overall distribution of questionable 70s music throughout the aquatic maritime realm. Apparently fish, waves and birds need to hear more ABBA. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 It could all be just an elaborate cover up for the selective hearing on the part of the skipper "I don't like what I'm hearing from the crew so I'll pretend the music drowned it out". The addition of more speakers would just add to the overall distribution of questionable 70s music throughout the aquatic maritime realm. Apparently fish, waves and birds need to hear more ABBA. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I put the damn ipod on random and it keeps coming back to my one ABBA album. Credibility is completely stuffed now... Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Maybe the answer is more speakers?? To keep you both happy, perhaps a little more creative thinking is required. The helmsman seems to have his OWN speakers but pity the poor hard of hearing crew . . . So have a set of speakers mounted near the bow, another 2 sets beside the mast (P&S both being L&R's) and a third set on the aft transom. NOW THE TECHNICAL BIT: An old simple tiller pilot WIND vane should be mounted say convienently on the pushpit aft. Technical connection opportunity for an engineer. Then as the APPARENT wind angle changes, then the different sets of speakers are powered up as appropriate. Close Hauled = BOW speakers and sounds drift aft to rail meat Beam Reach = MAST speakers to keep spinnaker trimmer happy at the shrouds, with a gravity switch for Port or Starboard AUTO selection / switch over Running = AFT speakers carry the sounds forward towards the kites. Crew now happy . . . . but still thirsty I think you are talking about "Equilibrium" now. Push button everything.. Nothing wriong with the Marshall's fridge!! No need for thirsty crew.. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Nothing wriong with the Marshall's fridge!! No need for thirsty crew.. But has it been piped chilled directly to the rail and winch stations yet or do the crew still have to get up, move, un-balance the trim and go below Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Nothing wriong with the Marshall's fridge!! No need for thirsty crew.. But has it been piped chilled directly to the rail and winch stations yet or do the crew still have to get up, move, un-balance the trim and go below Good point. I guess I will need port and stbd outlets as well.... Another topic for tech talk.. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 The sound engineer did, he said your ears aren't that good so don't get carried away or fixated. Besides the screaming coming off some of those Supertanker 34's means you probably will never hear the stereo anyway Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Someone mentioned JBL speakers before. I just spied these on trademe if anyone is interedted. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 889368.htm Hmm, pity I couldn't get a commision from trademe seeing as I keep posting links to auctions Err.. Have we got to the part where the sound engineers can recommend a good set of speakers. Sound engineers can say words like cheap, good quality and sounds awesome. But never in the same sentance or refering to the same item I have access to some awesome speakers that I use to use in wet environments like indoor swimming pools, but they are all really expensive and too big and powerful for the average boat. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Someone mentioned JBL speakers before. I just spied these on trademe if anyone is interedted.http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 889368.htm Hmm, pity I couldn't get a commision from trademe seeing as I keep posting links to auctions Err.. Have we got to the part where the sound engineers can recommend a good set of speakers. Sound engineers can say words like cheap, good quality and sounds awesome. But never in the same sentance or refering to the same item I have access to some awesome speakers that I use to use in wet environments like indoor swimming pools, but they are all really expensive and too big and powerful for the average boat. Translation: Wheels said "MY BOAT AND SPEAKERS ARE BIGGER THAN YOURS" Link to post Share on other sites
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