Audio quality bike started vs not started?
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Oh boy does it increase the voltage (by 16 volts when on 4th click of AVC) I found that out the hard way.
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I thought they all sounded different on vs off.
When you have bike running and you shut it off with the run/stop switch it doesn't sound richer/fuller when off?
Mine does, and you are saying yours doesn't?
Interesting...
When you have bike running and you shut it off with the run/stop switch it doesn't sound richer/fuller when off?
Mine does, and you are saying yours doesn't?
Interesting...
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It's all about sales. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into a dealer and there's a sales guy standing there with someone showing how great the BOOM II crap sounds on the floor with the bike turned off.
Wanna have some fun? Walk up to the sales guy and ask about the different bin files engine on vs. engine off and ask him to start it to prove it. It's a blast when the customer gets to hear the difference and the sales guy is standing there looking really pissed off. It's about as much fun when they give you the old "we can't start bikes indoors" line.
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Originally Posted by roussfam
I guess I'm not understanding the problem... you're saying your system sounds better when the bike is not running??? Just a heads up. You might get some interesting responses.
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That is correct and that is why the gains should be set with the bike running.
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Has anyone confirmed with the J&M flash configuration if there still is a difference with the bike running vs not running?
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Exactly. Right after I bought my new Rushmore in May 2015 I noticed the same thing once I got it home and had time to play around with all the bells and whistles.
Since the 2015 RG was still fairly new a lot of folks thought I was crazy when I tried to explain that the audio sounded different when the bike was on accessory than when the bike was started. The difference was staggering.
Just learned to live with it, but as others have said do all tuning with the bike running.
Since the 2015 RG was still fairly new a lot of folks thought I was crazy when I tried to explain that the audio sounded different when the bike was on accessory than when the bike was started. The difference was staggering.
Just learned to live with it, but as others have said do all tuning with the bike running.