Speakers....Lids or lowers ?????
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From: TEXAS
Originally Posted by travelingypsye
So you are saying that you can hear your 8/10's facing your rear wheel at speed? I am sure that they can be heard at 30-40 mph but at 60+ I find it hard to believe they can be heard. I can hear mid/highs from my lids but the lows are gone and that is with them facing my head in the lids. It would be hard pressed for me to believe they can be heard facing the wheel inside the bag.
It's basic physics fellas. If u enjoy the parking lot or low speed around town then that frames up an entirely different conversation.
To each their own.
T
I'm also a 100% solo rider and had lids for a couple of years. Sounded awesome when stationary, but at 65+mph down the road, the sound quickly disappeared. I then bought some speaker lowers, added some 6.5" PA's, and the sound to the rider improvement was dramatic. I promptly removed/sold my lids. At that time, my H-D was my regular tourer and I welcomed the additional saddlebag capacity. To me, the lowers vent enough to not overwhelm me with heat. Just my .02
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I'm also a 100% solo rider and had lids for a couple of years. Sounded awesome when stationary, but at 65+mph down the road, the sound quickly disappeared. I then bought some speaker lowers, added some 6.5" PA's, and the sound to the rider improvement was dramatic. I promptly removed/sold my lids. At that time, my H-D was my regular tourer and I welcomed the additional saddlebag capacity. To me, the lowers vent enough to not overwhelm me with heat. Just my .02
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From: Fond du Lac WI
So you are saying that you can hear your 8/10's facing your rear wheel at speed? I am sure that they can be heard at 30-40 mph but at 60+ I find it hard to believe they can be heard. I can hear mid/highs from my lids but the lows are gone and that is with them facing my head in the lids. It would be hard pressed for me to believe they can be heard facing the wheel inside the bag.
up in the air and personal preference. I don’t have experience with 10s so I can’t speak
for them.
Last edited by FrenchieM; Apr 28, 2019 at 09:31 AM. Reason: Added text
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From: Fond du Lac WI
It really is fascinating to see guys make recommendations to daily riders that stuffing 8s or 10s inside ur bags facing the wheel w/o lids has a significant impact on ur audio experience at 60+.
It's basic physics fellas. If u enjoy the parking lot or low speed around town then that frames up an entirely different conversation.
To each their own.
T
It's basic physics fellas. If u enjoy the parking lot or low speed around town then that frames up an entirely different conversation.
To each their own.
T
at 60+ as well. I don’t know how many people enjoy cruising down a straight slab at 60+ for very long anyway
so for most the slower twisties is preferred where you may or may not hear anything from lids or bags depending
on ones ears.
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6th Gear
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Thanks guys. That is what I was looking for before jump in something kind of pricey … Now what speakers options do you guys think for those lower's? The 6.5 RF in my fairing sounds really good but $300 for an extra set kind of hurt. I know there's some other option out there that work really well with the RF amp.
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I got my lowers off ebay painted black and ready to go. Since you have coax in the fairing, a good set of mid range will blend well with your fairing. I am running a set of hertz sv 165's as they dropped right in the lower pods, get real loud without a bunch of powe and blend well with my fairing setup.