What is a marine stereo?

With excellent sound quality, elegant design and functionality, today's marine stereos not only provide the best music enjoyment thanks to modern sound systems, marine radios are also part of the basic safety equipment on board. This is because you will still be able to receive the latest weather report through your radio, even if you find yourself in a mobile phone reception dead spot at high sea or in a sheltered bay. Multi-band radios are particularly suitable for offshore sailing. These marine radios, when installed correctly, are both waterproof and weatherproof, and, when combined with the right antenna, have excellent reception. So-called Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology optimises sound quality by adjusting it according to playback quality, the environment and the volume. With an app, marine radios can be easily controlled via smartphone..<a href="https://www.svb24.com/en/category/sangean/marine-radios#whatisamarinestereo">Read more</a>

What types of boat radio reception are there?

Signals can be received via VHF (FM) or medium wave (AM). Multi-band radios can receive both long and short wave radio signals. However, these frequencies are being used less and less. The VHF range is a few dozen kilometres, medium wave signals cover several 100 kilometres. Signals can even be received worldwide via short wave. But the marine radio of the future is digital. DAB and DAB+ provide the best sound quality without any noise. More and more stations are using digital radio. An upgrade with external DAB modules is available for earlier models. In addition to USB, AUX and Bluetooth, many devices have integrated WiFi. This means that smartphones or computers can be wirelessly connected to the sound system with little effort. Some radios can also be connected to your boat's navigation system via NMEA2000 and controlled with the chartplotter. The best reception also requires an appropriate antenna.

How do you connect a marine radio?

You should ideally install your radio close to the power supply, speaker cable and antenna connection. A template is usually included with the radio for the cut-out hole to place the radio in. A Multimaster cutting tool is useful for this, but be careful when cutting not to damage any hidden cables. A waterproof installation seal, cable sets and, depending on the model, NMEA2000 cable for networking via SeaTalk with the navigation system are included. Screw the radio into the bracket, connect the cables with clamp connectors, plug in the antenna and you're done!