Quote Originally Posted by wdhigh View Post
Ive got same setup in my hightide. Not rockin, but decent. Best part is only thing exposed on my setup is volume control. If they go bad they are like $17, I know because I managed to cut the cable.

Marine stereos are usualy no better than their automotive counterparts. Only one I had any luck with was the big polyplaner head unit, but its like $250-$300.
fyi- you can use the poly planar mp3 set up w/o the volume control installed and control it from the ipod/mp3 player.

marine units are much better suited for marine use. The boards are treated to prevent corrosion and often epoxy sealed. don't know about the cheap ebay stuff.