Amplifier Mounting Location - Post your pics

[mcp9044]

I liked only having to run the speaker wires for the four cockpit speakers a foot and half VS all the way back to the batt compartment, but you have to run the power and ground up to the helm. Also makes me nervous having a lot of electronics back by the fuel line. Just me probably not a big deal either way.

 

[Ronnie]

Compartment forward of the helm. 4 amps powering 13 speakers including a sub woofer and 6 speakers with LEDs.

I believe that the primary benefit of keeping the amps near the batteries is that the power leads are shorter an don’t need to be a thick. The down side is that the speaker leads may need to be longer since the battteries are located in a corner of the boat whereas the head unit is closer to the center (at least in my model year).

 

[Wrecked Rooster]

All three of my amps are by the batteries. (2 stock and one extra). 2 Polk amps stacked at the bottom of the pic, and one wetsounds on the right. (and since I took this I've put terminal covers on all the posts)

Have you had any issues with your amps being mounted where the batteries are? I was originally going to mount at the helm, but it's cheaper to run RCA cables from the head unit to the battery compartment over running 1/0 tinned OFC from the battery compartment to the helm.

 

[Julian]

Have you had any issues with your amps being mounted where the batteries are? I was originally going to mount at the helm, but it's cheaper to run RCA cables from the head unit to the battery compartment over running 1/0 tinned OFC from the battery compartment to the helm.

None at all.

 

[Zizzou 192]

Hilarity ensues.

 

[captainhook]

I put mine behind the helm too. I wanted them in the most dry location I could put them and thought this was the easiest place to make it clean.

 

[Robminning]

Front helm storage area

 

[Sapps]

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