I have always enjoyed music when out on the boat so many years ago I installed a rather high end stereo system. I have speakers in the cockpit and below in the cabin which I can control independently of each other. Whilst the stereo, a rather nifty bosch unit works well I rarely listen to the radio or play CD's on it preferring instead to listen to my own selection from a large ipod. I once calculated that I have enough music on it to transit the Atlantic without having to play the same song twice. The point of all of this is that if like me you don't really need the radio then this new amp and speakers from
Prospec Electronics could fit the bill. This package comes with a Milennia MILMA100 amplifier, a SEAMINI2 auxiliary adaptor and two SeaWorthy SEA5582BB marine speakers for a touch under $100.
Installation is simple and only requires small cutouts for the speakers and the auxiliary input. The speakers hook into the amplifier while the auxiliary adaptor plugs into an input also located on the amplifier. Now, any portable media device with a headphone jack can be plugged into the auxiliary adaptor and music can be enjoyed.
The MILMA100 amplifier has fully marinized circuit boards to keep salt and corrosion away from the critical circuit path and an on board high/low filter. The 45 watt peak amplifier is two channel, so two speakers can be hooked up. Featuring a small footprint, its overall size is
4-3/8" L x 3-3/16" W x 1-9/16" H.
Available in black or white, the SeaWorthy speakers offer 75 watts per channel and feature an integral, all plastic grill. Each speaker's overall size measures 5-3/4" W x 2-1/2" D x 5-3/4" H but of course you could always use any other suitable speakers. The bit that I like about a set up like this is that the amp is hidden so with so many electronics vying for space in the bridge, chart table or whatever the only thing that you see is the small input jack.
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