I have four of these that came with my new Lagoon 450 in 2016... they pretty much all stopped working after 18 months... only one still works. the white membrane is shot on all of them... two of my four were built into the ceiling of the rear deck and had no direct sunlight or water...
Sony's condolences are a poor substitute for a better product...
Year 1 Great, Year 2 one speaker failed. At the beginning of year 3 all 4 have officially bit the dust. Disappointed.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sony.comBy Sony North America Customer Support, August 14, 2018
Hi ChasBish, we're sorry to hear about what happened to the speakers. You may send them to our Sony Facility for repair, please visit https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/service.pl for further details. Regards, Jen
I bought these speakers two years ago. This year when I unwrapped my boat the speakers crumbled. I expected more out of these speakers they sounded great when new but short life span.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sony.comBy Sony North America Customer Support, June 25, 2017
Hi FamG, we regret that the speaker did not live up your expectation. Sony takes into consideration all feedback to improve the performance and quality of our products and services. We're always looking to make Sony better. We will forward this to the proper department. Thank you for sharing your feedback. ~Erin