Fusion NRX300 Wired Marine Remote for Apollo Stereos

If you've ever wished you could skip a track or bump the volume without walking back to the main stereo, the Fusion NRX300 is the fix. It's a wired remote that mirrors control of your Apollo stereo from a second location, so the flybridge, the cockpit, or the swim platform all get the same command over your music. You wire it in, and it just works. No pairing, no dropouts, no fuss.

This remote is built for the Apollo family. It pairs with the MS-RA670, MS-RA770, MS-WB670, MS-WB675, MS-BB100, and MS-RA210 series stereos. If you're running a black-box MS-BB100 tucked out of sight on a center console, the NRX300 becomes the face of that system, giving you a real display and real buttons right where you stand at the helm. That's the kind of setup where a second control point stops being a luxury and starts being the thing that makes the whole install usable.

You get a 2.6-inch monochrome LCD that's optically bonded to the lens. That bonding kills the air gap behind the glass, so there's less internal glare and better contrast when the sun's overhead. It's a clean, no-nonsense readout. Track info, source, volume, and the zone you're controlling, all easy to scan at a glance. It's a monochrome display, so don't expect album art, but for quick control at a second station that's exactly what you want.

Now the zones. The NRX300 controls up to four audio zones, with localized volume on each zone and global source selection across the boat. So you can drop the volume at the bow while the cockpit keeps thumping, then switch the whole boat from Bluetooth to the radio in one move. On a bigger boat with speakers spread across the deck, that kind of zone control is what makes an audio system actually feel finished instead of just loud. Set it once for the way you cruise, and you rarely have to touch it again.

Here's a nice bonus. Connect the NRX300 to your boat's existing NMEA 2000 network and it'll display data from your compatible marine electronics. Wind, depth, speed, heading, position, ETA, and water temperature all show up on the remote. It's not meant to replace your chartplotter, but having depth and speed glanceable at a second station is genuinely handy when you're running the boat solo and don't want to keep turning around.

Install is plug-and-play. Fusion includes a 20-foot (6-meter) drop cable and a T-connector for the NMEA 2000 backbone, so you're not hunting for extra parts before you can wire it up. Flush mount it with the included gasket and four self-tapping screws, cap the screws with the two covers for a clean finish, or integrate it into the helm for that premium flat look. A dust cover and full documentation round out the box. One tip worth following: make sure your Apollo stereo's firmware is current before you bring the remote online, or you may see button lag until everything's updated to the same version.

Because it carries the True-Marine name, the NRX300 has been through the wringer. IPX7 waterproof rating, plus testing against salt fog, temperature swings, vibration, and UV exposure. That's the stuff that quietly kills lesser electronics on an open boat. We still tell folks to put a little dielectric grease on the connectors at install. It's cheap insurance against corrosion after a few seasons of washdowns and spray.

So who's this for? Anyone running an Apollo stereo who wants a second control point, and anyone building a hidden black-box install who needs a proper interface. Because it's wired, you'll run a cable during install, but that's the trade that gives you a rock-solid link with nothing to re-pair. Simple, tough, and right at home on the water.