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Old Mar 10, 2018 | 11:50 AM
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If your first post is something along the lines of "I just want slightly better sound than my stock system"...

Run. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Just run. Delete this site from your history and memory.

If not within a month this will be your starting point:

 
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Old Mar 10, 2018 | 12:44 PM
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HAHAHA!!!!!! You forgot to add that this shix is more addicting than crack! BTW which in the pic is now "for sale"?
 
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Old Mar 10, 2018 | 12:55 PM
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Shoot all that stuff is installed in the bike with the exception of that one lone AD Designs CX621 sitting up top. The first set I got from them for the rears had a bad tweeter out of the box. They promptly sent me a new one and all was well. That bad one came in VERY handy once I got the Fairing Factory lowers. This current model AD Designs is selling has a very fat basket and a lot of 6.5" enclosures and speaker spacers will not fit them. Since I had to do some grinding with a Dremel to get them to fit I was glad I was using a bad one to test fit. Getting the lower fairings modified to fit aftermarket speakers and grills was a major pain. That bad speaker didn't look too good once I was done.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2018 | 01:21 PM
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i know that feeling all too well. mine started with - i want to hear it well at speed with my new 3/4 helmet. LOL

down the rabbit hole i went
 
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Old Mar 10, 2018 | 02:05 PM
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Lol!!
 
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Old Mar 12, 2018 | 01:32 PM
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Mine started with I want to spend about 300 and ended up with well im not sure if im 2x or 3x more now but id lean hard on the 3X .....
 
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I stopped at an amp and 2 speakers, I think I am done. Seriously.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2018 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by madmat
I stopped at an amp and 2 speakers, I think I am done. Seriously.
Yeah right, wait till that little grimelim jumps up on your shoulder and whispers in your ear " I think it would be better if you had 2 more speakers and a bigger amp and a etc etc.," Lol. I don't think it ever ends. I wondered what some on here meant when they said chasing a unicorn, now I know.
 
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I started at 4 speakers and an amp and was considering 6 speakers and an amp or two with a 2K budget. Now looking at 6x9 lids to go along with it and even considering 8" subs in each lid. It never ends..... I only have one shot at this and wanna get it right the first time IF I can.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2018 | 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by SN8KBYT
I started at 4 speakers and an amp and was considering 6 speakers and an amp or two with a 2K budget. Now looking at 6x9 lids to go along with it and even considering 8" subs in each lid. It never ends..... I only have one shot at this and wanna get it right the first time IF I can.
A 8" sub or midbass in the lids?
 
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