I'm so novice I couldn't really tell you if this is valid or not, but a few of the local sticks who are good enough to win tournaments with it, told me- "If you're not gonna get the better stuff, I'd tell you don't get it at all."

What they meant was this: Shopping online, I was gonna be able to get a 93SV and the old LVS32 for $1,700 total.
They persuaded me I would be so dissatisfied with the lower-end stuff that I'd feel like I had wasted that money.

Now, in total disclosure, I haven't been in a boat with the older transducer or a lower pixel graph, so I really don't know if their advice was hyperbole or not. But I spent a full day in the boat with a guy who has the LVS34 and the 8612xsv graph, and it was FAR beyond my expectations. I swear you could see the fish blink their eyes That 8612 is 1920 x 1080 pixels. He gets a boat deal on all that stuff through Sylacauga Marine though, so it's easy for him rig out top of the line that way. I'm pretty proud of my setup though, my 106SV is 1280 x 800 pixels and I couldn't really tell a difference between his and mine. Seriously, I noticed the other day that I can literally see the pressure wave from a fish moving (picture slow motion video of a bullet). Crappie would turn sideways and you could see their fins and tell it was obviously crappie vs bass. I was throwing a 1/16 crappie jig, and could see it hit the water and go all the way to fish that were 40' deep.

So I'm wondering the if the less expensive LVS32 and 93SV are capable of that? If so, that would be a FINE purchase for anyone.

You have one? I read about it on another forum, looked it up, and decided I had to have one. I've never actually seen one; is it stable in the up position? My boat only runs 30, and I'm wondering if I can leave it in the up position when using the outboard or if I gotta let it down each time.
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I have the triple stack cause I wanted my head units side by side and not stacked. It is very solid. I have a routine so I don't leave it up when traveling most times unless I am not going very far. The main reason I got it was for the neck strain but would not have an issue of running with it up. The fact it rotates is what finally sold me on it since real estate is at a premium up front. Rotating it allows me to mount it where it is and still bring in the ulterra but more importantly it lets me tuck in behind the center console and still see when its a chilly 17 degrees in the morning. Otherwise....for safety reasons I would have to stand and that meant I would get to enjoy the full brunt of the the days weather.


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I'm so novice I couldn't really tell you if this is valid or not, but a few of the local sticks who are good enough to win tournaments with it, told me- "If you're not gonna get the better stuff, I'd tell you don't get it at all."

What they meant was this: Shopping online, I was gonna be able to get a 93SV and the old LVS32 for $1,700 total.
They persuaded me I would be so dissatisfied with the lower-end stuff that I'd feel like I had wasted that money.

Now, in total disclosure, I haven't been in a boat with the older transducer or a lower pixel graph, so I really don't know if their advice was hyperbole or not. But I spent a full day in the boat with a guy who has the LVS34 and the 8612xsv graph, and it was FAR beyond my expectations. I swear you could see the fish blink their eyes That 8612 is 1920 x 1080 pixels. He gets a boat deal on all that stuff through Sylacauga Marine though, so it's easy for him rig out top of the line that way. I'm pretty proud of my setup though, my 106SV is 1280 x 800 pixels and I couldn't really tell a difference between his and mine. Seriously, I noticed the other day that I can literally see the pressure wave from a fish moving (picture slow motion video of a bullet). Crappie would turn sideways and you could see their fins and tell it was obviously crappie vs bass. I was throwing a 1/16 crappie jig, and could see it hit the water and go all the way to fish that were 40' deep.

So I'm wondering the if the less expensive LVS32 and 93SV are capable of that? If so, that would be a FINE purchase for anyone.

I'm late and slow at joining as well...I already have a uhd unit... but is the Ls32 set worth trying versus the 34? the 32 is on sale now for about $1000 vs $1600..