JL Audio Marine Head Unit

JL Audio is showing its first marine head unit at he CES show in Las Vegas this week.

Now available at SWAT here.

The new head unit MediaMaster MM100S does not include chip amplifiers, as used in most marine source units. Instead it uses “audiophile quality” preamp-level audio circuits in an 8-channel architecture with 4V RMS outputs.

The design allows system building flexibility for four zones including a subwoofer zone. This allows separate volume control for three areas aboard the boat, creating a suitable listening environment in each zone simultaneously. 

The CD delete media player includes an AM/FM/weather band tuner with Bluetooth audio streaming with AptX CODEC and full control of play/pause and track up/down functions.

It is SiriusXM ready, just add a Sirius SXV300V1 for access, and NMEA 2K compliant so it can network with other marine electronics.

The MM100S will ship sometime in March at $549.99 suggested retail price, and it will be on view in Las Vegas this week at The Palms Casino and Resort.

Here are the system configurations supported by the unit:

• Main Audio Zone features bass, midrange, treble and balance controls.

• Audio Zone 2 is a full-range zone with independent bass, midrange, treble and balance controls, plus absolute or relative volume control.

• Audio Zone 3 can be assigned as a Subwoofer Zone or as a 3rd Full-Range Zone with independent bass, midrange, treble, balance controls, plus absolute or relative volume control.

• Audio Zone 4 is a fixed level zone
• Zones 1-3 feature a zero-clipping audio circuit design, with self-limiting tone controls to prevent speaker system damage.