2017 AR210 direct radio and speaker replacements

[CP88]

Hi all,
We just purchased a 2017 AR210 and we are looking at replacing the stock stereo and speakers. Can someone point me in the right direction please?
Thanks

 

[HangOutdoors]

You are going to have to be more specific. How much is your budget? What are you trying to achieve? If you want amps you will need at least one additional battery. You have to consider how you are going to charge the additional batteries after use. Also you would need to put in another boat switch with an ACR most likely, depending on what is in there right now with an additional battery or so.

Also some other specifics such as, do you want tower speakers, do you want a Sub woofer, are you adding any more speakers or just the stock 4?

The more specific on what you want to achieve with a sound upgrade, the more advice we can give you.

 

[CP88]

Yes, should have been more specific. For now just replacing the stock head unit and 4 speakers. Eventually, adding some tower speakers as well. We are just trying to hear it outside the boat.

 

[HangOutdoors]

The stock Head Unit is fine. the Head units do not supply alot of power. To hear it outside the boat you will need at least an Amp and some speakers. And depending on how long you play the radio, you will most likely need a second battery. You don't want to drain down your primary starting battery.

I am preparing to upgrade mine and it is about $1700 for a decent system. 6 speakers, 1 Subwoofer, and an Amp. For higher end it can up thousands. I already have a second battery to power it. You could probably get a system down around $1k or so with 4 speakers and bit less amp etc. Lot of threads here on it.

To switch out the speakers without an amp you won't get much, and you will be dissappointed.

 

[CP88]

The stock Head Unit is fine. the Head units do not supply alot of power. To hear it outside the boat you will need at least an Amp and some speakers. And depending on how long you play the radio, you will most likely need a second battery. You don't want to drain down your primary starting battery.

I am preparing to upgrade mine and it is about $1700 for a decent system. 6 speakers, 1 Subwoofer, and an Amp. For higher end it can up thousands. I already have a second battery to power it. You could probably get a system down around $1k or so with 4 speakers and bit less amp etc. Lot of threads here on it.

Thank you for the recommendation. We also have a second battery already. I will look into adding the amp and speakers.

 

[HangOutdoors]

Kicker 6.5's are a good mid range speaker. Some other will chime in here. I am doing the LED ones in charcoal.

Creative Audio - Marine Speakers

 

[CP88]

Kicker 6.5's are a good mid range speaker. Some other will chime in here. I am doing the LED ones in charcoal.

Creative Audio - Marine Speakers

I was looking at those in white though. Thanks

 

[HangOutdoors]

4 Ohm

 

[CP88]

4 Ohm

Do you know if those are direct replacements?

 

[HangOutdoors]

Size, yes they are.

 

[CP88]

Size, yes they are.

Thanks

 

[Pokes1789]

Hi all,
We just purchased a 2017 AR210 and we are looking at replacing the stock stereo and speakers. Can someone point me in the right direction please?
Thanks

Literally doing this exact thing now. Over the fall I upgraded the interior speakers with new infinity 6.5” speakers with a matching inifinty amp, next week I’ll be getting 2 8” Rockford fosgate M1 tower speakers with a 10”M1 sub, I’m replacing the stereo deck with a fusion MS-ra210 along with the nrx-300 for the swim platform remote. Adding extra amps and already installed the second battery over the fall off season with ACR. You need to have your idea planned out it can ballon in price quickly. I didn’t even go all out and sitting just creeped above $2k

 

[Pokes1789]

The infinity set up I got from a member on her and did it over the fall when I installed the 2nd battery. That audio upgrades was about $400 and it made a huge difference on the interior sound!

 

[CP88]

The infinity set up I got from a member on her and did it over the fall when I installed the 2nd battery. That audio upgrades was about $400 and it made a huge difference on the interior sound!

I just purchased some Kicker speakers and amp for now. Will install them when they come in.

 

[212s]

I just purchased some Kicker speakers and amp for now. Will install them when they come in.

A decent amp with a real 50w/ch or more and 4 Kicker speakers will sound pretty good plus louder than the stock system. No need to change the head unit if it has RCA line level outputs, unless there's something wrong with it.

 

[CP88]

A decent amp with a real 50w/ch or more and 4 Kicker speakers will sound pretty good plus louder than the stock system. No need to change the head unit if it has RCA line level outputs, unless there's something wrong with it.

Thank you for the recommendations.

 

[jamesk]

Just FYI. I added and amp, speakers and sub but was getting noise in my system.
I tried (3) different infinity head units (315) and they all made noise....I even contacted infinity and they pretty much acknowledged this as well.
I switched to a fusion ra670 head unit and the noise is gone and really like the unit.
I could turn my music on pause with the infinity units and you could hear the noise/hiss, I also found them cumbersome to use.
Fusion now has a 210 unit that is better priced....I have my music on USB sticks, that is one of the reasons I went with my unit.
The $50 wireless remotes are awesome as well, I have 4 of them.

 

[SamN44]

Just FYI. I added and amp, speakers and sub but was getting noise in my system.
I tried (3) different infinity head units (315) and they all made noise....I even contacted infinity and they pretty much acknowledged this as well.
I switched to a fusion ra670 head unit and the noise is gone and really like the unit.
I could turn my music on pause with the infinity units and you could hear the noise/hiss, I also found them cumbersome to use.
Fusion now has a 210 unit that is better priced....I have my music on USB sticks, that is one of the reasons I went with my unit.
The $50 wireless remotes are awesome as well, I have 4 of them.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077Y5DLBB

Pick one of these up to eliminate the hissing noise if it comes back.

 

[jamesk]

Yes, I tried a ground loop noise reducer and that did not work.
I also hooked it up to my car system and sent the unit to an engineer at Infinity.
I am sure there is always some noise but it is a matter or how much and how much it bothers you.
Every time there was a pause in the music, I could hear it.
The fusion I replaced it with has much less if any noise/hiss.