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Old May 15, 2017 | 10:55 AM
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The Polk 5 1/4 are cut right into the front of lids and grills painted to match, I know it sounds rigged but it don't look bad. They are marine rated and been working for years like that. I know 6x9's would blow them away but at the time didn't have $ for new lids.
Bro - Get a set of these:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/harley-speaker-lids

and a set of pioneer pro 6900 6X9's less than $200 bucks. Night and day difference!
 
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I'm running four American Bass 6.5 speakers in parallel off the front channels of a pn4.1000d and Pioneer 6900 6x9's on the rear channels. This setup is really loud with decent bass. Bike is 2010 ultra
 
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I'm running four American Bass 6.5 speakers in parallel off the front channels of a pn4.1000d and Pioneer 6900 6x9's on the rear channels. This setup is really loud with decent bass. Bike is 2010 ultra


Is that a better amp than a RF PBR 300x4?
 
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Originally Posted by Quickrunner1
Is that a better amp than a RF PBR 300x4?
soundstream pn4 1000d will eat that fosgate amp for breakfast and crap it out for lunch
just my 2 cents worth
 

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the pbr 300x4 is not a very good amp.
 
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Old May 23, 2017 | 11:07 AM
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That Soundstream PN41000D is less $ than the PBR on amazon. Something better for less?!? WOW that almost never happens LOL If that will push 6 speakers I could rip out both my amps and would just need to replace the 2 hogtune speakers with some 6.5's. I Could keep my 4 Polks and be done for less that 3 bills.
 
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Old May 23, 2017 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by cpbedor
the pbr 300x4 is not a very good amp.


I know but 5 years ago on the RG site it was all the rage as well as the speakers I got.
 
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Originally Posted by Quickrunner1
I know but 5 years ago on the RG site it was all the rage as well as the speakers I got.
this stuff is evolving faster than i could ever imagane
although you will most likely lose fm reception with this amp
 

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Originally Posted by Quickrunner1
Is that a better amp than a RF PBR 300x4?
wayyyy better! The pn4.1000d is putting out around 230 watts per channel in 2 ohms and 140 watts per channel in 4 ohms. For being a budget system it sounds Damn good!
 
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Old May 23, 2017 | 02:20 PM
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So if I picked up a PN4.1000D and ran my four Polk's (2 in lids and 2 in inner fairing) in parallel on the rear channels what would be a nice yet cost effective pair of 6.5 speakers to run off of the front channels in the stock fairing locations that would handle the power and sound good cranked up?
 
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