Speaker Upgrade 2017 Road Glide
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Speaker Upgrade 2017 Road Glide
Sorry if this is a beaten subject here. Tried searching to no avail.
Im looking to upgrade the stock fairing speakers in my 2017 FLTRU. Dont really want/need to do an amp. Im not looking for volume, just a better sounding speaker for cruising around town. I noticed theres this weird compression that happens when I try to add any eq to a mix. Dont know if thats coming from the head unit or speakers are just crapping out. Highway speeds, I just wear my headset.
Is there any such animal? Or is it even worth doing? Im knowledgeable in sound design (Im a bass guitarist and work for a bass amp company) so Im pretty knowledgeable about freq response, gain structure, impedance and power ratings, but not so much when it comes to car/bike audio.
thanks in advance
Im looking to upgrade the stock fairing speakers in my 2017 FLTRU. Dont really want/need to do an amp. Im not looking for volume, just a better sounding speaker for cruising around town. I noticed theres this weird compression that happens when I try to add any eq to a mix. Dont know if thats coming from the head unit or speakers are just crapping out. Highway speeds, I just wear my headset.
Is there any such animal? Or is it even worth doing? Im knowledgeable in sound design (Im a bass guitarist and work for a bass amp company) so Im pretty knowledgeable about freq response, gain structure, impedance and power ratings, but not so much when it comes to car/bike audio.
thanks in advance
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I think I found my own answer here… seem like everyone says there’s no sense in replacing speakers without doing an amp. One thread even suggested doing the amp first (if you’re on a budget) and THEN ado the speakers later.
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Havent really given much thought about budget. I know I dont wanna spend a lot of bread for the amount of time I DO listen to the stereo on the bike. Looks like for speakers, an amp and everything needed, Id be just under a grand.
I changed out the stock speakers on my 05 EGC and it seemed like that was a worthwhile investment. I think I only spent a couple hundred bucks on the upgraded H-D speakers back then.
I dont know maybe Im just better off using my headset when I do wanna listen to stuff loud and clean.
I changed out the stock speakers on my 05 EGC and it seemed like that was a worthwhile investment. I think I only spent a couple hundred bucks on the upgraded H-D speakers back then.
I dont know maybe Im just better off using my headset when I do wanna listen to stuff loud and clean.
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