When it comes to entertainment on the water, Prestige Car Audio and Marine is the ultimate destination in the New Orleans area for marine audio upgrades. Our marine entertainment systems look and sound amazing. We carry the best marine entertainment products available. Our attention to detail, reliable installations and incredible customer service bring our clients back to us year after year. Let’s look how this sets us apart from our competitors.
Marine-Specific Products
Many car audio manufacturers claim to build marine products. In many cases, these products are just white or silver versions of their automotive products, with no real differences in functional or reliability. We use products that are water-resistant, designed to handle exposure to harsh UV rays, and can put up with the vibration and pounding that the marine environment experiences daily.
One of our top brands is JL Audio. Their marine amplifiers and speakers are the industry reference for performance and reliability. They offer component and coaxial speakers designed for cockpit installation or use on wakeboard towers. Each and every speaker, from their 1-inch tweeters to their 8.8-inch coaxial speakers and 10-inch subwoofers, is tested to ensure it will not fade, chalk, yellow or crack when exposed to intense UV light or saltwater. Another feature that further sets them apart from the competition is the optimization of each speaker for infinite baffle or small enclosures. This ensures that we can get the most performance possible in each and every installation location.
The Best Installation
Working on a boat is much different from working on a car or truck. We need to be conscious of the intense vibrations and harsh impacts that marine audio products experience. Our installations are designed to ensure that everything stays in place, even if the boat flips upside-down. We never rely on gravity to hold the products we install in place – we mount everything reliably and securely.
When it comes to the hardware we use in marine installations, only stainless steel fasteners are acceptable. We do any fabrication using a material called Starboard. Unlike wood, Starboard is a High-Density Polyethylene that is completely impervious to water damage. A benefit for us is that we can work with it as if it were wood. It can be cut on our table saw, and it can be shaped with our routers.
We choose the wiring we use for speakers and amplifiers specifically for its corrosion-resistant properties. We solder each and every connection, and protect them with heat-shrink tubing for the best possible reliability. secure harness wire harnesses carefully to ensure that they will never get pulled out of a component, under any circumstance.
Design Practices
When we start a marine entertainment system design, we analyze the layout of your boat and how it will be used. How loudly do you want it to play? How many people will be operating the system, and from where? This allows us to recommend the correct number of speakers, where we should install them and how much amplifier power they require. We can install remote controls in locations that make the system easier and more convenient to use.
Stop By Today To Discuss Your Next Marine Audio Upgrades
At Prestige Car Audio and Marine, we live and breathe marine entertainment. We invite you to drop by today and see the fantastic mobile entertainment display in our showroom. We’d be happy to discuss your marine audio requirements, check out your boat and create a custom quotation for making your time spent on the water more fun.
Give us a call at 504-833-2824 or contact us here for more information about any of our products or services.
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