Is an AMP Required?
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Is an AMP Required?
OK so I picked up a set of complete bags with bagger audio speaker lids and every all together locally for $200 and SMOKING deal..
Then I purchased a HAWG Wired DCS120 amp and wiring kit brand new from ebay for $100 shipped, another smoking deal.
Now heres the thing, Im not a huge music guy, I bought this all because it was too good to pass up and my wife(she barely rides with me any way) has a hard time hearing the radio when we are cruising 60-90. I can hear the radio just fine and its normally more than enough for me. Can I just run the bag speakers off the fairing speakers and have a noticeably louder set up for my wife? Or is the Amp 100% necessary? The reason I ask is because I only have $300 into the whole set up, and being Im a wheeler and a dealer I know I could almost triple my investment if I sell it. I would much rather put the money into parts I actually WANT..The bags and speakers are used so I have no problem using them, but the amp kit is brand new and if not 100% necessary I would rather keep it new so I could get more money out of the whole kit.
Whats your suggestion?
Then I purchased a HAWG Wired DCS120 amp and wiring kit brand new from ebay for $100 shipped, another smoking deal.
Now heres the thing, Im not a huge music guy, I bought this all because it was too good to pass up and my wife(she barely rides with me any way) has a hard time hearing the radio when we are cruising 60-90. I can hear the radio just fine and its normally more than enough for me. Can I just run the bag speakers off the fairing speakers and have a noticeably louder set up for my wife? Or is the Amp 100% necessary? The reason I ask is because I only have $300 into the whole set up, and being Im a wheeler and a dealer I know I could almost triple my investment if I sell it. I would much rather put the money into parts I actually WANT..The bags and speakers are used so I have no problem using them, but the amp kit is brand new and if not 100% necessary I would rather keep it new so I could get more money out of the whole kit.
Whats your suggestion?
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what type of bag speakers. The stock radio I think only pushes 22w per channel. That's not much for a larger speaker. You won't hear it on the highway at those speeds. If the call is 100.00 bucks, then use the amp.....you'll get much more sound from what you have an easily worth the 100 bucks.
Now if you want to do it right. That's a 2 channel amp, and you have 4 speakers. Sell it and for 100 bucks you can get other 4 channel amps (Power Acoustik or Soundstream) that can push all of your speakers for the same cost. Only caveat is you might lose FM reception with these two other amps.
Now if you want to do it right. That's a 2 channel amp, and you have 4 speakers. Sell it and for 100 bucks you can get other 4 channel amps (Power Acoustik or Soundstream) that can push all of your speakers for the same cost. Only caveat is you might lose FM reception with these two other amps.
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OK so I picked up a set of complete bags with bagger audio speaker lids and every all together locally for $200 and SMOKING deal..
Then I purchased a HAWG Wired DCS120 amp and wiring kit brand new from ebay for $100 shipped, another smoking deal.
Now heres the thing, Im not a huge music guy, I bought this all because it was too good to pass up and my wife(she barely rides with me any way) has a hard time hearing the radio when we are cruising 60-90. I can hear the radio just fine and its normally more than enough for me. Can I just run the bag speakers off the fairing speakers and have a noticeably louder set up for my wife? Or is the Amp 100% necessary? The reason I ask is because I only have $300 into the whole set up, and being Im a wheeler and a dealer I know I could almost triple my investment if I sell it. I would much rather put the money into parts I actually WANT..The bags and speakers are used so I have no problem using them, but the amp kit is brand new and if not 100% necessary I would rather keep it new so I could get more money out of the whole kit.
Whats your suggestion?
Then I purchased a HAWG Wired DCS120 amp and wiring kit brand new from ebay for $100 shipped, another smoking deal.
Now heres the thing, Im not a huge music guy, I bought this all because it was too good to pass up and my wife(she barely rides with me any way) has a hard time hearing the radio when we are cruising 60-90. I can hear the radio just fine and its normally more than enough for me. Can I just run the bag speakers off the fairing speakers and have a noticeably louder set up for my wife? Or is the Amp 100% necessary? The reason I ask is because I only have $300 into the whole set up, and being Im a wheeler and a dealer I know I could almost triple my investment if I sell it. I would much rather put the money into parts I actually WANT..The bags and speakers are used so I have no problem using them, but the amp kit is brand new and if not 100% necessary I would rather keep it new so I could get more money out of the whole kit.
Whats your suggestion?
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You don't need any music, the only sound you need is the sound of the open road...some goof ball said that somewhere on here. Anyways, run the amp, your wife will thank you later...
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LOL that was good . I was wondering where you were going with that.
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ok heres another thing...I have stock speakers up front, adding rear 6x9 bag speakers and the amp is a 2 channel...Install the amp and run the speakers off the fronts like I was going too?