2002 Marine Product Buyer's Guide

If you own a boat and want to have a nice stereo setup on the water like you have on land then you need products specific to the marine environment. Sure you could try installing some spare audio components you have left over from your old vehicle; it may even work for a while, but how well will it hold up against the different environmental conditions. Marine specific audio gear is treated to withstand the moisture and outdoor climate that it will be exposed to as you cruise the lakes, rivers and even oceans. There are other considerations as well. The kind of speakers as well as the accessories such as wiring need to be thought over carefully. After all, you're not going to install a typical speaker component set in an open boat. Wherever you go, you want to take the tunes to add to the fun. Might as well do it right with the right stuff. The following is a listing of products manufacturers make for people who love music in their boats as much as in their cars. There's everything from head units to speakers to accessories. We hope readers will find this a helpful listing to guide them in their product choices.

ACCELE ELECTRONICS, INC.	55
ALPINE	55
ALUMAPRO	55
AUDIOBAHN	55
AUDIOFORMZ, INC.	56
AUDIOMOBILE	56
BOSS AUDIO	56
BOSTON ACOUSTICS	57
CASCADE AUDIO ENGINEERING	57
CLARION CORP. OF AMERICA	58
DYNAMAT	58
FUSION	58
INFINITY	60
JBL	60
JENSEN MARINE	60
JVC	62
KENWOOD USA CORP.	62
KICKER	62
KVH INDUSTRIES, INC.	64
MAGELLAN	64
MB QUART	64
MEMPHIS CAR AUDIO	64
MIT CABLES	66
PHOENIX GOLD	66
PIONEER ELECTRONICS	66
PYLE PRO AUDIO	68
SCOSCHE INDUSTRIES	68
SONY ELECTRONICS INC.	68
SOUNDGATE	70
STINGER ELECTRONICS	70
TURBOSTART BATTERIES	70
ULTRA LINEAR	70
UNIDEN AMERICA CORP.	71
VOYAGEUR	71
X-STATIC CORP.	71