Tweaks to factory Roswell Audio System

[JsnMR2]

So my 2017 Bennington 2250 GPD was ordered with the Roswell Audi upgrade, as Wetsounds/Kicker combo is no longer available. I still have the Kicker KMC10 deck, but have Roswell RGB lighted speakers, Roswell 10" Subwoofer and Roswell Amplifier. 

What I noticed off the bat was that Bass was almost non existent at lower volumes, and even at moderate volumes and had a plethora of rattles. I decided to handle these issues myself...

-My Audio shop tuned the factory amplfier
-Added sound dampening material in key places under the helm. We had to remove the panel above the gauges for padding. The fish finder also fell apart. The Epoxy holding the "screws" on failed. We fixed that but added some padding being the fish finder as well as it was a rattle source. Also had to insulate the wind shield from the helm itself. 
- I removed a little storage deal that was directly below the steering wheel, and put a vent there instead so that the air had a place to escape. A larger vent would be preferable, but I don't want to hack the boat up. 
- Added a bass control knob. Now, I can add bass at lower volumes, and take it away as I see fit at higher volumes.

Now I'm rattle free. Highs sounder clearer, and bass is deeper. With these tweaks, I feel that the factory Roswell system is adequate and I feel not need to upgrade any of the components themselves. 

 

[Havasu]

Nice.  I've never personally listened to a Roswell system but looking around the net they get pretty good reviews.  The one item I had to add to my Kicker amp was the bass control knob.  I have it tucked behind the throttle so it's pretty stealth.  I installed it because I listen to all sorts of different music at different volumes and it's nice to fine tune on the fly.  I have the amp adjusted so the knob is about 3/4 most of the time so there's headroom to turn up if necessary and turn down if the music is bass heavy.

 

[Michiman]

Glad you didn't just "settle". Jam on my friend...