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Jeep Wrangler YJ
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<blockquote data-quote="RangerRick" data-source="post: 433879" data-attributes="member: 19360"><p>Boat wake board tower cans with 6.5" 2-way marine grade speakers or 6x9" 2 or 3-way marine grades in them. Waterproof, firmly mounted behind the passengers in the back seats or off to the sides over the wheel wells depending on what roll bar you have in the YJ or CJ since they are virtually the same design. A marine sub if you want big bass......</p><p></p><p>Get and use a marine grade stereo.</p><p> Now I use high end units that use NMEA2000 ( marine CAN bus network system) and have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.x and LAN network connectivity. This way you can control the stereo with your Android/Apple phone, tablet or PC easily at camp without even getting up out of your camp chair. The FUSION has something called "party bus" which allows other FUSION stereos on the wireless network to control programming from each other when joined on the same network. This makes it possible for other Jeeps to control the sound from ALL the stereos on the network. Especially if you have a broadcast transmitter like I have that can send FM Stereo to everyone around you. Very cool in a campsite with a dozen Jeeps all synced up simulcasting together!</p><p></p><p>Wi-Fi will produce the best audio quality in streaming mode off the cell network or an internet connection to your devices. Bluetooth is never very good if you are a critical listener as it is just too lossy and compressed sounding to the critical ear. Also, Wi-Fi will have increased range and can be shared with anyone if you install an on-board networked router which is best of all for camping and networking. Your tunes and movie library can update when you pull into the garage or car park automatically at your home network anytime. Think how newer vehicles have a built in Wi-Fi internet router connections for their entertainment systems and maps to work in your garage or going down the road.</p><p></p><p>Any really good high end marine head unit will be IP67 rated and take direct spray or rain water without issue. Boards are epoxy coated to help reduce or eliminate corrosion and a Jeep is a harsh environment like a boat or UTV so they work great for this application. They can also take wired or wireless remotes that can be mounted near the back seat for rear passengers or the camp cook working from the tailgate to control the entertainment.</p><p></p><p>I usually mount waterproof tweeters in the dash where the original YJ or CJ speakers were. I have YJ half doors on my CJ-7 and someone cut the panels for 6x9's to fit in them years ago. They sound great because of their relatively large size compared to the wimpy dash speakers but if you have virgin door panels, don't cut, just use the wake board cans on the roll bar or a sound bar above your head instead of hacking up your stuff. </p><p></p><p>I still have a 5.5 Gen Burr-Brown iPod classic with 512Gb of Micro SD storage conversion kit installed in it. I like the interface and it works well with the USB port on the marine stereo I use. It holds thousands of songs and videos to boot. My 5G Galaxy Note phone has 2Tb of storage and I also have Sirius-XM satellite radio for even more program choices. There are also USB ports to play thumb flash drives directly from the head unit so no issues with quantity or quality of program content ever.</p><p></p><p>Marine amplifiers are a must as well mounted high up under the dash where they can't get wet unless the Jeep was completely drowned and then you would have much bigger problems to worry about....</p><p></p><p>RR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerRick, post: 433879, member: 19360"] Boat wake board tower cans with 6.5" 2-way marine grade speakers or 6x9" 2 or 3-way marine grades in them. Waterproof, firmly mounted behind the passengers in the back seats or off to the sides over the wheel wells depending on what roll bar you have in the YJ or CJ since they are virtually the same design. A marine sub if you want big bass...... Get and use a marine grade stereo. Now I use high end units that use NMEA2000 ( marine CAN bus network system) and have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.x and LAN network connectivity. This way you can control the stereo with your Android/Apple phone, tablet or PC easily at camp without even getting up out of your camp chair. The FUSION has something called "party bus" which allows other FUSION stereos on the wireless network to control programming from each other when joined on the same network. This makes it possible for other Jeeps to control the sound from ALL the stereos on the network. Especially if you have a broadcast transmitter like I have that can send FM Stereo to everyone around you. Very cool in a campsite with a dozen Jeeps all synced up simulcasting together! Wi-Fi will produce the best audio quality in streaming mode off the cell network or an internet connection to your devices. Bluetooth is never very good if you are a critical listener as it is just too lossy and compressed sounding to the critical ear. Also, Wi-Fi will have increased range and can be shared with anyone if you install an on-board networked router which is best of all for camping and networking. Your tunes and movie library can update when you pull into the garage or car park automatically at your home network anytime. Think how newer vehicles have a built in Wi-Fi internet router connections for their entertainment systems and maps to work in your garage or going down the road. Any really good high end marine head unit will be IP67 rated and take direct spray or rain water without issue. Boards are epoxy coated to help reduce or eliminate corrosion and a Jeep is a harsh environment like a boat or UTV so they work great for this application. They can also take wired or wireless remotes that can be mounted near the back seat for rear passengers or the camp cook working from the tailgate to control the entertainment. I usually mount waterproof tweeters in the dash where the original YJ or CJ speakers were. I have YJ half doors on my CJ-7 and someone cut the panels for 6x9's to fit in them years ago. They sound great because of their relatively large size compared to the wimpy dash speakers but if you have virgin door panels, don't cut, just use the wake board cans on the roll bar or a sound bar above your head instead of hacking up your stuff. I still have a 5.5 Gen Burr-Brown iPod classic with 512Gb of Micro SD storage conversion kit installed in it. I like the interface and it works well with the USB port on the marine stereo I use. It holds thousands of songs and videos to boot. My 5G Galaxy Note phone has 2Tb of storage and I also have Sirius-XM satellite radio for even more program choices. There are also USB ports to play thumb flash drives directly from the head unit so no issues with quantity or quality of program content ever. Marine amplifiers are a must as well mounted high up under the dash where they can't get wet unless the Jeep was completely drowned and then you would have much bigger problems to worry about.... RR [/QUOTE]
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