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Nov 22, 2018 | 08:28 AM

Max-T

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Need some advice on a amp. Setup is 2015 Streetglide 6.5 Boom with DD Aw 6.5 & T28 tweets in fairing Arc moto 6x9 in the lids. What would be the best amp for this setup?

Nov 22, 2018 | 08:45 AM

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If u want to just drop an amp on the amp tray without mods, it's really damn tuff to beat watts the Focal Sport provides, and those speakers at watt hungry.

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Nov 22, 2018 | 11:17 AM

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T's right. Definitely gonna need a lot of power with those speakers! Great speakers but power hungry. The AW's need about 150 watts and the Moto 6x9's need about 200 watts to sound good. You almost need a little JL 280/4 bridged to to power the AW's and a JL 400/4 bridged to power the Moto 6x9's. Or you could just go with T's recommendation and get the focal. Personally I'm a JL fan.

Nov 22, 2018 | 06:00 PM

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Why buy 2 amps when you can power it all off of the Focal FDP sport. Plenty of power for what you need
Dont let the JL fan boys persuade you into not all watts are equal.

Nov 22, 2018 | 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FrenchieM

Why buy 2 amps when you can power it all off of the Focal FDP sport. Plenty of power for what you need
Dont let the JL fan boys persuade you into not all watts are equal.

are you saying all amplified watts are the same?

Nov 22, 2018 | 07:30 PM

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are you saying all amplified watts are the same?

we all all have our components that suite what we need to run our
systems. If we all had the same amp and speakers life would be boring
it’s a little inside banter between some of us. Don’t take it personally

Nov 22, 2018 | 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FrenchieM

I don’t. I don’t have JL amps on my bike....but did years back when most said they were too underpowered for bikes. So I’m just curious for those reading that may not know the inside banter if folks think that amplified power is all the same?

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Nov 23, 2018 | 06:24 AM

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OP, don't go down this rabbit hole brother. It will take u twice as many JL amp channels to get u the watts u need for the speakers u r using. ((Basically 2 JL amps).

I'm a huge fan of most JL stuff but in this case the efficiency & quality of the JL amps are not gonna make up the delta of 100 watts between the Focal Sport and a JL600/6 or JL400/4 JL......

If u don't mind getting 2 JL amps and bridging them, that is some damn good quality wattage.

T