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Old May 5, 2016 | 06:23 AM
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What speaker setup would perform just as good if not better than the biketronics 7.1 speakers. Would components be a better option or coaxials. I have the biketronics 7.1 now and 1 is blown. Been down almost 3 weeks with out tunes waiting on warranty. I have been looking at hertz just because thier is a dealer closer to me. Maybe a should just go to bestbuy to buy a set of backup speakers for 100$ just in case I have a problem again.
 
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How the heck did you blow a 7.1? What amp? BT should get you one pretty quick.

From what I've read the Focal KRCs seem to be bad a$$ in the fairing. Just an option.
 
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Biketronics amp with line leveler.
 
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Biketronics amp with line leveler.
What bike and HU?
 
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Old May 5, 2016 | 07:51 AM
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2015 streetglide stock head unit.
 
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Old May 5, 2016 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Tstreet15
What speaker setup would perform just as good if not better than the biketronics 7.1 speakers. Would components be a better option or coaxials. I have the biketronics 7.1 now and 1 is blown. Been down almost 3 weeks with out tunes waiting on warranty. I have been looking at hertz just because thier is a dealer closer to me. Maybe a should just go to bestbuy to buy a set of backup speakers for 100$ just in case I have a problem again.
Lifetime transferable warranty. Use it.
 
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2015 streetglide stock head unit.
Ok. Two things come to mind on the blown 7.1.
One is a defective speaker. The other is, are the BT Line Levelers set to the default settings? If the gains are set to high this could cause distortion which can kill a speaker quickly. Below are a couple of pics of the default settings. Take a look at your LL and let us know what you find.
 
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Old May 5, 2016 | 09:17 AM
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What speaker setup would perform just as good if not better than the biketronics 7.1 speakers. Would components be a better option or coaxials. I have the biketronics 7.1 now and 1 is blown. Been down almost 3 weeks with out tunes waiting on warranty. I have been looking at hertz just because thier is a dealer closer to me. Maybe a should just go to bestbuy to buy a set of backup speakers for 100$ just in case I have a problem again.
I replaced my 7.1's with a set of Hertz MPX 165.3 Mille Pro's co-ax. To me they sound good, and they have a power rating to match your amp.
 
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The settings are set at default. The speaker distorts out crackling sound.

I looked at the hertz mille pro, I heard they don't have the volume going down the road.
 

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The settings are set at default. The speaker distorts out crackling sound.
Ok thanks. The distorting speaker was the one you sent in for warranty?

I looked at the hertz mille pro, I heard they don't have the volume going down the road.
Here's a review by Gann on the Mille Pros.
 
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