audio upgrade help
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From: mentor ohio
Any suggestions on an amp that will power the speakers I picked that wont require a DSP and wont interfere with FM signals. I figure I have those two big *** antennas on the back I might as well use them if I can. Or at least an amp that works for the speaks and doesnt require a DSP .
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Any suggestions on an amp that will power the speakers I picked that wont require a DSP and wont interfere with FM signals. I figure I have those two big *** antennas on the back I might as well use them if I can. Or at least an amp that works for the speaks and doesnt require a DSP .
majority of people on here do not listen to the radio much at all. Usb drives, Apple Music, Pandora etc seem to be the popular way to listen to music. The stinger, Arc Moto 600.4, Focal FDP Sport will all work for those 4 speakers without a DSP.
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FM is only as good as the signal from the radio stations. You may have to compromise on something here. I would say a vast
majority of people on here do not listen to the radio much at all. Usb drives, Apple Music, Pandora etc seem to be the popular way to listen to music. The stinger, Arc Moto 600.4, Focal FDP Sport will all work for those 4 speakers without a DSP.
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FM is only as good as the signal from the radio stations. You may have to compromise on something here. I would say a vast
majority of people on here do not listen to the radio much at all. Usb drives, Apple Music, Pandora etc seem to be the popular way to listen to music. The stinger, Arc Moto 600.4, Focal FDP Sport will all work for those 4 speakers without a DSP.
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The ARC and Focal can be found for less, but they are still going to be more than the Stinger. Let's try to get this back on track. You have a budget of about $1000, you already have a aftermarket head unit correct? How many speakers are you going with, 4 or 6? Fairing, lowers and tour pack? All 6.5? You want to do all this with one amp?
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The ARC and Focal can be found for less, but they are still going to be more than the Stinger. Let's try to get this back on track. You have a budget of about $1000, you already have a aftermarket head unit correct? How many speakers are you going with, 4 or 6? Fairing, lowers and tour pack? All 6.5? You want to do all this with one amp?
I was looking at the stinger amp and people like the amp but were complaining how its all ran off pig tails and how its a pain to wire up. But that shouldnt be a big problem
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yes I have the head unit. Im going with 4 speakers for now. Fairing and lower fairing. I was going with the hertz sv165 which are 6.5 for the lowers and bt7p1 by bicktronics which are 7.1 for the fairing.
I was looking at the stinger amp and people like the amp but were complaining how its all ran off pig tails and how its a pain to wire up. But that shouldnt be a big problem
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I would suggest the Hertz HCX or maybe the DB Drive wdx6moto or the new DB Drive wdx6moto-G2 for the fairing with the Hertz sv165's in the lowers with the Stinger amp. If you want to go with 6 speakers you may want to look at the Polk MM652's if wiring all 6 speakers off one amp. You can do any of this and stay under your budget and it would be a fairly easy install.
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With the budget you have set out you could get the Arc Moto 600.4 if you research your speaker choice. At four ohms it is a tiny bit stronger than the Stinger and has proven to be kind to FM. I do not know of anyone reporting back on the Stinger amps RF interference. I realize a lot of folks do not listen to FM but this build is about what YOU want, not us. You might could get some Polk or Hertz 6.5s for about $150 a pair and you would still have enough left over for pods and the grills for them. Also you would need the 6.5 to 5 1/4" adapters for the fairing. I think they run a little over ten dollars.
A possible build list could be:
Arc Moto 600.4 amp - $500 - $600
Polk MM 652 6.5" marine speakers - about $150 per pair - $300 total
Lower speaker pods - $75
Lower speaker pod grills (Chinese CVO knock offs) - $20
Speaker rings to adapt 6.5" speakers to fairing - $15
8 gauge wire and connectors and such - $40 or so
That comes to about $1050 RETAIL (this Is assuming you are still looking at just the front four speakers).
The smart folks can tweak this as needed (they can probably tell you where to get the big ticket items cheaper). I just wanted to give a rough idea of how you might could do your build and still keep FM.
A possible build list could be:
Arc Moto 600.4 amp - $500 - $600
Polk MM 652 6.5" marine speakers - about $150 per pair - $300 total
Lower speaker pods - $75
Lower speaker pod grills (Chinese CVO knock offs) - $20
Speaker rings to adapt 6.5" speakers to fairing - $15
8 gauge wire and connectors and such - $40 or so
That comes to about $1050 RETAIL (this Is assuming you are still looking at just the front four speakers).
The smart folks can tweak this as needed (they can probably tell you where to get the big ticket items cheaper). I just wanted to give a rough idea of how you might could do your build and still keep FM.
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