2 speaker vs 4 speaker
Cruiser
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From: Mo. Valley Iowa
but a BALANCED system you build the fairing and lowers to listen too. you lose a LOT of efficiency installing rears.
I had speakers in my tour pack on my '14. even with a full windscreen in front of me I barely heard them. they were the same speakers that were in the fairing. you would have to pour several thousands of dollars into JUST those placements to even be comparable.
that money spent just in the fairing and lowers you would get 4-5 times the sound and quality. if you wanna spend 2 grand on fronts and another 10 grand on the rears, sure, pay to play... but dollar for dollar.... in the front.
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sure, if you wanna throw in 5,000-6,000 watts and have crazy levels of speakers with magnets so large you lose 90% of your bag space, and the rebuilding of charging systems in order to handle the extra draw from the amps.
but a BALANCED system you build the fairing and lowers to listen too. you lose a LOT of efficiency installing rears.
I had speakers in my tour pack on my '14. even with a full windscreen in front of me I barely heard them. they were the same speakers that were in the fairing. you would have to pour several thousands of dollars into JUST those placements to even be comparable.
that money spent just in the fairing and lowers you would get 4-5 times the sound and quality. if you wanna spend 2 grand on fronts and another 10 grand on the rears, sure, pay to play... but dollar for dollar.... in the front.
but a BALANCED system you build the fairing and lowers to listen too. you lose a LOT of efficiency installing rears.
I had speakers in my tour pack on my '14. even with a full windscreen in front of me I barely heard them. they were the same speakers that were in the fairing. you would have to pour several thousands of dollars into JUST those placements to even be comparable.
that money spent just in the fairing and lowers you would get 4-5 times the sound and quality. if you wanna spend 2 grand on fronts and another 10 grand on the rears, sure, pay to play... but dollar for dollar.... in the front.
Cruiser
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From: Mo. Valley Iowa
ok I must have been looking at an older SD model (only had gain levels), but one thing RF still has that SD doesn't, is the clipping lights, this one thing I wish all amps had, soooo.... yeah, seems the evoX is pulling ahead.
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After hearing a statement like that it don't make sense to keep talking. I'm running around 700 watts total to my rear speakers and can actually drown out the front if I'm not careful.
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Cruiser
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From: Mo. Valley Iowa
what speed are you talking and how much are you pushing to your fronts? cause it sounds like stock front and low speeds
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Originally Posted by Nytar
what speed are you talking and how much are you pushing to your fronts? cause it sounds like stock front and low speeds
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