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Over the years Marine Electronics Installers has developed a niche with 12V Audio Systems in the marine industry.

The size and scope of what your 12 Volt Stereo demands can vary depending on your desired needs. MEI uses only top tier products to complete your ideal marine grade stereo system. Fusion, JL Audio, Wet Sounds, JBL, Pioneer, Clarion, Poly Planar, Odyssey Battery, Brute Force Battery, Charles Charges are just some of the marinized brands we carry. If you don’t see what you’re looking for just let us know and we can work with you to achieve the ultimate 12v Sound System for your boat.

Having a low voltage stereo system has plenty of advantages

Low power draw and consumption means your Marine Battery can conserve power to run other vital operations. Starting your engine is definitely a high priority (A#1) after a day at the sandbar or anchored up on a reef fishing and diving. What good is showing off all day on your beautiful boat if it won’t start.

MEI will help you design your Marine Stereo system properly. This will not only greatly reduce your risk of killing your battery but there are other hazards associated with improper installation of your 12v Stereo system.

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A proper 12v Marine radio will come equipped with a marine CD player.

Boat stereo systems have certain criteria that must be met in order to assure your desired listening needs are accomplished. Bluetooth Marine Stereo allows you and your guest the ability to pull music from any bluetooth device (Smart Phone, Tablet, iPod). A waterproof marine stereo with waterproof marine speakers generally covers the basics when designing newer more modern marine audio systems.

Marine Audio Visual covers more than just CD Players.

Marine CD players have been marinized to absorb the vibrations and whatever rough weather comes their way. With major advances in audio technology in the past few years, your Music is no longer subject to adverse weather conditions or choppy waves. Airplay, Bluetooth and many other streaming technological advances give you a multitude of options for your listening needs. Docking stations for your iPhone and Android smart devices make this technology seamless.

Never has listening to your favorite music been made so user friendly while out on the high seas or at the dock. Fusion Docking stations have the True Marine stamp as they have been heavily tested and designed for the marine market. They accept smart phones (Apple, Android & Windows), media players and USB devices so you can operate a variety of devices from a Fusion Uni Dock.

3 separate adaptor cables come included with the Fusion UNI-Dock (1 x USB [Universal Serial Bus] - Apple 30Pin, 1 x USB - Apple Lightning, 1 x USB - Micro USB). This allows for the most user friendly connections for the absolute widest range of supported devices. SONOS, Bose and SpeakerCraft have great options for your marine speakers. Combining them with the proper technologies is imperative. Sirius XM, DirecTV Sonic Tap and Crestron make great products that have been specifically developed to let you listen to whatever, whenever and wherever.

Having the right 12v marine battery with a marine battery charger is a safe bet.

Back up your safety procedures by having a duplicate 12v deep cycle battery. Most decent marine batteries carry a 24 to 36 month warranty. A marine starting battery is a bonus luxury used mainly at docks and dry storage marinas. Charles Charges is a great marine battery charger whose mainly philosophy is developing and delivering a full lifetime of electrical power. MEI recommends certain top brands for deep cycle marine batteries.

You can go to the box stores and attempt at saving some money by purchasing a lesser proven marine brand that hasn’t been properly marinized.

Odyssey Battery & Brute Force Battery gives your boat a sizeable advantage over the competition.

These 2 companies do the best job of combining what you need most in a 12v deep cycle marine battery - starting power and deep cycle power. Delivering sturdy starting power again and again coupled with the ability to overcome deep and frequent depths of discharge (DOD) without the loss of power. In layman’s terms more power and reserve capacity.

The best marine stereo is made up of multiple 12 volt components (12v radio, 12v amplifier, 12v audio amplifier, 12v stereo amplifier, 12vdc power supply, 12v speakers, 12v powered speakers, dc regulated power supply, 12v amp, 12v switching power supply). MEI makes all of these different marine electrical parts communicate harmoniously to produce the most reliable sound system for your boat.