A pair of Pro 80s or a Pro 485

(davez71) · (davez71) **Join Date: Oct 2007** 07-01-2008, 2:23 PM

Which one would be the loudest. If i had to choose one which one would be the best bang for the buck..

(acurtis_ttu) · (acurtis_ttu) **Join Date: May 2004** 07-01-2008, 2:30 PM

pair of 80's.

(showtime) · (showtime) **Join Date: Nov 2005** 07-01-2008, 2:37 PM

I second the 80's.....

(trickyboarder08)

it's all about the 485!!!

(trickyboarder08)

But, you can't go wrong with either.

(mikeski) · (mikeski) **Join Date: Aug 2003** 07-01-2008, 6:58 PM

They are about the same from a loudness standpoint but the 485's sound better. If all you care about is being loud save a few bucks and get the Pro-80's. For me it's more about SQ.

(tanner) · (tanner) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 07-01-2008, 10:20 PM

Sound Q. in the open environment of a boat! That's almost funny Mike!

But in all seriousness.... the 485's do sound soooo good!

(chad52) · (chad52) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 07-02-2008, 8:01 AM

Pro-80's will be more flexible with your tower mounting. Due to the curvature of my tower, I had to make a spreader bracket to mount my 485 on my Titan tower.

(bwood) · (bwood) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 07-02-2008, 9:02 AM

The guys at wetsound will tell you that two pro 485's are the best you can get.I have them hooked up to a 1000 watt mtx amp and they sound pretty nice. Upload

redneckonaboard06 07-02-2008, 9:21 AM

The Pro 80's are def. loud. But I still think the Pro 485's are worth spending the dough on. I have a pair of them and there is nothing else like them

(helinut) · (helinut) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 07-02-2008, 10:48 AM

On the Illusion tower it looks like you can only mount the 485's on top of the tower. Is this correct? I'd hate to cut my bimini for speakers...

(wetsounds1) · (wetsounds1) **Join Date: Jan 2006** 07-02-2008, 11:03 AM

For the Illusion. To do the 485's, you have to go on top. You can go under on the crossbar but they would be hanging about face level. So 2 pairs of 60X's are the most popular for the Illusion. You can also do a single 80X. Or a pair of 80X with the regular 80's with the swivel's on the cross bar.

Tim
Wet Sounds

(uofamox) · (uofamox) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 07-02-2008, 3:53 PM

Two 485s on top with a ws420 and you cannot go wrong. I can crank them up when we ride and turn down the horns when we tie up. Upload

Tim how about the new amps?

(wetsounds1) · (wetsounds1) **Join Date: Jan 2006** 07-03-2008, 5:42 AM

mox, Nice pics!!

I have a few 6 ch and few 2 ch available now. Will be mass shipping in 3 weeks. small 2 ch, 4 ch and sub mono will be shipping in 6 weeks.

There is a shot on the main page of our site. I will get some info up soon. But if you take a look at the pic on the site, you can see the finish. All Polished Stainless!!!

Tim
Wet Sounds

(hatepain) · (hatepain) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 07-03-2008, 10:14 AM

Stop posting pics at the end of sentences it F's up the whole thread.

(Message edited by hate&pain on July 03, 2008)

(chas) · (chas) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 07-04-2008, 7:57 PM

Just do both

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