What's the highest number of QUALITY speakers you've seen run off this puppy and still sound awesome? And when I say quality, mean:

Hertz
Focal
Biketronics
JL's
Infinity Kappa

I'm wanting to run 4 Biketronics 6.5's and a set of Pioneer TS-D6902R's and would like to keep it to one amp. Really trying to keep my saddlebags clear.

 

The responses to this are going to be subjective at best I'm afraid. Me personally think JL and Focal suck until you get into the higher end speakers. No way in hell I'd pay $400 for a pair of speakers just because of a name that don't sound or are even capable of reproducing sound waves any better or any more effectively, and in some cases worse than the $110 competitors. There's a LOT of good quality speakers out there these days. The days of 1 or 2 manufacturers dominating the audio scene are well over with.

Given specifics such as high quality input source, excellent voltage input, etc. :

I can put 4 quality speakers on that amp and make it sound great at pretty much any volume.
I can put 6 quality speakers on that amp and make it sound great at pretty much any volume
I can put 8 quality speakers on that amp and make it sound great at pretty much any volume.

It's very possible to put 24 speakers on that amp in a very specific wiring configuration and make it sound great. Won't have much for volume, but it will sound great.

The flip side of that coin is if it's not setup correctly, those same 4, 6, 8 speaker setups can absolutely sound like chit at any volume as well.

But to answer your question and regardless of the manufacturer of the amp, you simply need to ask yourself what it is you're specifically trying to accomplish.

What you've mentioned above IMO as long as your power is proper, you have a good/clean input source signal, your gains are set properly; that amp will drive the setup you're after very effectively. If you're referring to the (4) 6.5" being in the fairing and lowers then wire them in parallel @ 2ohm load on front channels of amp, and run the Pioneers off the rear channels.

I can't emphasize enough the gain settings, especially where ohm loads at amp channels are different. Do them separately. Disconnect input to rear of amp and adjust fronts, then disconnect front inputs to amp, plug rear inputs back in and adjust rear, then plug it all back up.

 

Good to see some info about this map. I know everyone likes it but just haven't seen much about it.

 

BadBoy - our godfather UN basically laid it out for you.
the max I would go is 4 4 ohm speakers (2 parallel on each channel) and 2 for the lids (2 ohm preferred; I know the Pioneers are 4 ohm - consider the JBL P963's - see my signature I REALLY like them)

UN and Gannicus both - I assume - have experience with BT speakers on Soundstream or RZ amp ("basically the same amp"). maybe others will chime in.
at 2 ohm you would throw ~115 watt (clean power in my bench test) at 2 speakers, so ~60 Watt each.

 

There's nothing I can add to the eloquent response that Nutz gave and I agree 100% with everything he said. But I can tell you this. I've had that amp on every speaker the OP mentioned and then some. And the bottom line is. . Set up properly that amp will deliver great quality sound with any speaker. The dam thing makes cheap speakers sound good. . .lol

 

Thanks for the input guys. I'm gonna give it a try and see how it turns out. Worse case scenario I end up not being happy and spend another 100.00 or so and get a second unit and end up with a surplus of power......win......win.

Gannicus........you started on the yellow cone project yet?

 

Oh Yes. . . As we speak. Working on a Street Glide for a friend right now. Going to start on mine next week. Just picked up some brand new BT 6 x 9's from a member here and ordering the pros from Bill @ Biketronics today. The BT's will be going in the Hog tune lids and the yellow cone pioneers in the saddlebags. Here I go again. . . LOL

 

Bang on Sir...........bang on. Lol

 

Just got the RZ4-2000. Comfortable wiring up everything, just haven't figured how to hook up to factory SGS radio. Is there an easy way or Video/ pictures? Thanks